Deadline: 23 November, 2023

Location: Juba, South Sudan

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is seeking to fill the position of Programmes Coordinator.

IOM is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Programme in South Sudan
• Coordinate with neighbouring countries to support cross-border implementation of DTM activities
• Develop a strategy for DTM South Sudan to support both humanitarian response and transition and ensure its relevance as the situation evolves
• Oversee the implementation of the DTM portfolio in South Sudan according to the global DTM methodology
• Collaborate closely with IOM programme units, the South Sudanese government and humanitarian and transition partners to optimise the use, relevance and impact of DTM, particularly in relation to rapid response missions, programme planning and linkages to transition programming
• Liaise with relevant government authorities, United Nations (UN) agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), donors and other stakeholders to position DTM on matters related to displacement data collection and management
• Oversee the drafting of all required DTM reports and information products, including, but not limited to, analytical and statistical reports, mobility tracking profiles, maps, conflict and displacement analyses, flow monitoring reports, and other relevant products
• Ensure the integration of IOM’s data protection principles and best practices on humanitarian data protection and ethical use of data across all DTM data management, sharing and dissemination activities
• Supervise and manage programme staff, build capacity, develop and organise appropriate training for data collection teams and programme staff on issues related to DTM operations
• In collaboration with ITC, oversee compliance of the information management systems and infrastructure of DTM as per IOM I.T. policies, standards and best practices for high performance, reliability and information security
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned

Requirements

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Business or Public Administration, Humanitarian Affairs, Conflict Studies, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience
• Or university degree in any of the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience
• Experience with displacement tracking and monitoring, capacity building and information management
• Experience working in hardship duty stations
• Ability to work with staff from different backgrounds and in multi-component programmes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong management and coordination skills and experience in humanitarian and transition settings
• Knowledge of Open Data Kit (ODK), KoBoCollect applications, BRaVe and use of PDAs is an advantage

To apply and for more information, click here.

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