Overview
The Mixed Migration Assistant will support DRC's protection monitoring activities for migrants and other people on the move in Taiz (Dhubab) and Lahj. The role combines field-based protection monitoring and information management, including data collection, management, analysis, and the production of information products.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development, testing, update and roll-out of mixed-movement protection monitoring tools, methodologies, sampling approaches and field guidance.
- Maintain Kobo/ODK tools, trackers and monitoring databases.
- Consolidate data from focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), direct observations, arrival and movement monitoring, service mapping and other approved tools.
- Conduct weekly data cleaning and validation.
- Support the triangulation of collected information with community focal points, service providers, coordination partners and other reliable sources.
- Monitor and analyze data to support the identification of changes in migrant arrivals, routes, protection risks, priority needs, access to services and barriers to assistance.
- Produce monthly dashboards, statistical summaries and other information products.
- Contribute to quarterly analytical reports and thematic briefs on mixed-movement protection concerns.
- Process information for reports, briefings, presentations, donor updates, proposals and advocacy products.
- Support the application of the Protection Analytical Framework and Protection Information Management (PIM) principles.
- Ensure all protection data is handled in accordance with data protection, confidentiality, informed consent, data minimization, and responsible information-sharing practices.
- Conduct and support regular field protection monitoring at migrant landing, resting and transit locations.
- Facilitate FGDs, KIIs and direct observations with migrants, host communities and service providers.
- Collect and document information on migrant arrivals and onward movements, changes in routes, protection risks, priority needs, coping mechanisms, service availability and barriers to accessing services.
- Maintain regular communication with community focal points along migration routes.
- Refer protection concerns, sensitive disclosures and requests for assistance to designated DRC staff.
- Document and communicate feedback from migrants and affected communities.
- Conduct routine data quality checks.
- Provide practical support to staff and data collectors on tool use, data quality, confidentiality and safe data management.
- Follow up with relevant staff on incomplete or inconsistent information.
- Support capacity-building sessions on protection monitoring, mixed-movement analysis, Kobo/ODK, Excel, PIM, data protection and responsible data use.
- Contribute to monitoring plans, activity tracking, lessons learned, donor reporting, concept notes and proposals.
- Coordinate with the MEAL team on tools, relevant indicators, reporting requirements and required technical support.
- Ensure adherence to DRC's Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) policy, protection principles, do-no-harm approach, safeguarding, Code of Conduct and PSEA policy.
- Comply with DRC guidelines and policies.
- Perform other relevant tasks requested by the line manager.
Required Experience
- Minimum of two years of practical experience in protection monitoring, information management, research, migration or mixed-movement programming, preferably with an NGO or humanitarian organization.
- Understanding of protection risks affecting migrants and other people on the move in the Yemen context.
- Practical experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, including FGDs, KIIs and direct observation.
- Experience using Kobo Toolbox, ODK or other similar data collection and management platforms.
- Strong skills in data cleaning, validation, analysis and visualization using MS Excel; experience with Power BI or other analytical software is a strong advantage.
- Ability to produce dashboards, reports and information products.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage respectfully with diverse groups.
- Ability and willingness to conduct regular field travel to remote, coastal and migration-route locations in Taiz (Dhubab) and Lahj.
- Commitment to AGD mainstreaming, PIM principles, and responsible information sharing.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in information management, statistics, information systems, social sciences, development studies, protection or another relevant field.
