IDMC Data Adviser

Overview

Seeking an experienced Data Adviser to lead global internal displacement monitoring work, overseeing data and analysis production and engaging with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of a monitoring strategy and annual work plans.
• Collaborate with colleagues to determine operational priorities and coordinate team workflows.
• Collaborate closely with the Quality Assurance & Methodologies Adviser to support the effective application of agreed methodologies, standards and quality assurance processes.
• Contribute to the refinement, development and operationalisation of monitoring methodologies and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve monitoring processes and workflows and contribute to their implementation.
• Support the development and production of publications, including the Global Report on Internal Displacement, regional reports and country profiles.
• Support the manager to innovate to advance the quality and efficiency of data production.
• Field and respond to internal queries from the team related to monitoring activities.
• Line manage, coach and support direct reports, and ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Nurture a positive and collaborative team environment.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes for direct reports.
• Identify team capacity needs for direct reports and support planning of resources.
• Ensure the adherence of direct reports to donor regulations and NRC's policies and procedures.
• Lead and coordinate stakeholder engagement in relation to IDMC’s monitoring work.
• Represent IDMC in technical fora and expert groups and develop partnerships.
• Collaborate with relevant colleagues to identify capacity strengthening and technical support opportunities, and support outreach activities.
• Field queries and requests from external actors and direct to the relevant team as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of high-quality concept notes, proposals, and donor reports.
• Contribute to stakeholder engagement plans, tools and other materials.
• Support contextual and political analysis to help situate the data in relevant external publications.
• Back stop for data coordinators during absences.
• Perform other duties requested by the line manager as appropriate.

Required Experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in related fields.
• Strong managerial, leadership and interpersonal skills, including experience supervising staff and coordinating teamwork.
• Experience of working with diverse actors in different regional contexts and levels of seniority, including governments, UN agencies, NGOs, universities and national research institutes.
• Ability and desire to develop networks and engage with new partners.
• Experience of processing and analysing large amounts of data and qualitative information into concise and communicable briefing papers and information pieces.
• Proven ability to connect and work through disparate and complex development problems through clear analysis and conceptual framing.

Qualifications

Minimum Master’s degree in data science, statistics, international development, migration and displacement, humanitarian affairs or disaster risk and climate change: A first-level university degree in combination with sufficient additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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