Programme Officer, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) (P)

The Programme Officer will support all aspects of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme coordination, implementation and monitoring in Venezuela. The role involves coordinating data collection, analysis, reporting, and capacity building related to displacement and population mobility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of DTM activities and field assessments, involving multi-layered data collection techniques to gather timely information about displacement, population mobility, movement flows and returnee assessments.
• Participate in the development and implementation of data collection and analysis exercises in alignment with the DTM strategic and operational plan in the country.
• Identify gaps and areas for improvements and propose solutions to improve data collection and analysis procedures, effectiveness and efficiency of the methodology and the processes to maximize performance and contextualization of DTM field activities.
• Develop information products on DTM, including, but not limited to, the analytical and statistical reports, displacement profiles, maps, infographics, guidelines, lessons learnt, and other relevant products.
• Assist in managing the field reporting mechanism used by the DTM operations in the country and ensure that daily updates are cross-checked with the field teams and both uploaded and disseminated on a daily basis.
• Facilitate the integration of cross cutting and mainstreaming issues including on disability inclusion, protection mainstreaming, accountability to the affected population (AAP), gender perspectives and attention to specific women/girl's and children’s rights issues (vulnerable groups) within DTM activities.
• Support the integration of IOM’s data protection principles and best practices on humanitarian data protection and ethical use of data across all Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) data management, sharing and dissemination activities. Bring issues of non-compliance to the attention of the supervisor.
• Follow up on logistical and administrative arrangements for DTM implementation and reporting; coordinate updates to work plans, expenditures, and budget allocations. Provide information and assist with arrangements required for the recruitment of project staff and service providers.
• Organize and deliver trainings and support capacity building of the DTM field staff, operational partners, Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and government authorities.
• Participate in meetings and engagement with partners and local authorities on matters related to displacement data collection and management.
• Undertake duty travel, as required related to project implementation, coordination, staff training and liaison with partners.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Political or Social Science, International Law, Humanitarian Affairs or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in the field of emergency response and humanitarian assistance and the implementation of early recovery activities.
• Experience in data collection, research, and report writing.
• Experience working with data protection guidelines and principles.
• Experience in project implementation in a humanitarian context.
• Experience writing technical documents, translating/planning specifications to technical briefs for data capture/analysis, and compiling diverse datasets.
• Knowledge of UN, IOM, international organizations' and NGOs mandates and programmes in the area of humanitarian assistance to IDPs and conflict affected populations.
• Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS and other GIS-related software; is an advantage.
• Demonstrated computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office package (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledge of graphic design using Adobe suite of tools.
• Expertise of data collection tools e.g. Kobo and ODK.
• Fluency in English and Spanish (oral and written) required.
• Working knowledge of French is an advantage.

Skills

• Emergency Response
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Early Recovery Activities
• Data Collection
• Research
• Report Writing
• Data Protection Guidelines
• Project Implementation
• Technical Writing
• Data Analysis
• UN Humanitarian Mandates
• IOM Programmes Knowledge
• GIS Software
• Esri ArcGIS
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Power Point
• Outlook
• Graphic Design
• Adobe Suite
• Data Collection Tools
• Kobo
• ODK

Languages

English, Spanish, French