Capacity Support Coordinator IDMC

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is a global centre of expertise established in 1998 to monitor and report on the situation of people who become displaced within their own countries as a result of conflicts, violence or disasters.

IDMC has been generating evidence to inform and galvanise action by governments, intergovernmental organisations, aid providers, humanitarian and development actors working at the local, national, regional and global levels to prevent, address and resolve internal displacement. Yet the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) worldwide reaches new records year after year.

The scale of the phenomenon is such that IDMC alone cannot mobilise the evidence and collective action needed to curb the issue. It can, however, share the unique expertise it has acquired and the tailored data collection and analysis tools it has developed over the years to advise and empower others in planning and delivering more impactful and measurable actions.

As part of this strategic objective, IDMC is setting up a team of Capacity Support Coordinators whose role it will be to pass IDMC’s expertise on to governments and other organisations in countries affected by internal displacement and at the regional and global levels, and accompany them in implementing better practices to collect, analyse and report on the phenomenon, and addressing the issue through more impactful preventative measures, responses, policies and durable solutions.

What you will do:

Under the supervision of the Head of Programmes, the Capacity Support Coordinator on Internal Displacement Data Ecosystems will serve as IDMC’s focal point to support governments and other organisations in countries affected by internal displacement in identifying, assessing and proposing options to improve the various sources of information on internal displacement and related issues at the national level. The Capacity Support Coordinator will also be responsible for ensuring that lessons learnt and good practices identified through this work are disseminated at the regional and global level. The Capacity Support Coordinator will be based in Geneva but is expected to travel to countries affected by internal displacement, including post-conflict and post-disaster settings, 50 per cent of the time to ensure adequate follow-up with in-country partners.

The main roles and responsibilities for this position are:

• Through desk-based and in-country research and analysis, undertake assessments of national data systems on internal displacement, identifying available data sources, producers, publishers and users, potential gaps and areas for improvement to ensure a comprehensive monitoring of the phenomenon;
• Generate engagement and work closely with in-country actors to develop road maps for the improvement of national data systems on internal displacement;
• Document and disseminate lessons learnt from these processes at the national, regional and global level through workshops, public events and publications;
• Identify, analyse and document examples of successful practices and methods to collect, analyse and use different types of data to measure internal displacement data across the world
• Advise government and other in-country partners on how to develop and integrate internal displacement objectives and indicators into existing policy and operational frameworks, to ensure the effective measurement and monitoring of displacement risk as well as progress towards durable solutions;
• Raise awareness from governments and other organisations working on internal displacement in affected countries on the importance of collecting, analysing, reporting and using better data to inform more impactful interventions;
• Generate demand for improvements to internal displacement data systems at the national level;
• Develop and provide training on internal displacement data, building on IDMC’s expertise and examples of successful initiatives from around the world, for audiences at the national, regional and global levels;
• Represent IDMC before partners at the national and regional level, and in public events;
• Contribute to fundraising proposals to support the continuity and development of this area of work;

If you are curious and would like to learn more about this opportunity, please see here for the full job description.

What you will bring:

IDMC is looking for a flexible and innovative Capacity Support Coordinator with the ability to make large and/or complex data more accessible, understandable and usable. The successful candidate will possess excellent skills in data visualisation (tools and methods). In addition, we are looking for someone with minimum five years of experience in internal displacement data collection, analysis or management, or a related field, as well as an in-depth knowledge and understanding of displacement data management systems and key metrics, including IDMC data and systems.

In addition, you will have:

• A Master’s degree in geography, Environmental Science, international affairs, displacement, migration, humanitarian or development studies, information science or related field;
• Excellent communication skills and ability to represent the organisation at senior technical and political levels;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and in at least one additional language;
• Proven experience engaging with high level technical and political actors at the national, regional and global levels;
• Experience developing capacity strengthening and training materials for specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• Fundraising experience an advantage;
• Proven networking and relationship management skills;
• Demonstrated commitment and passion about the issue of internal displacement;
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, and successfully delivering on short deadlines.

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to IDMC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.

What makes this position attractive?

• A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advancing practical, data-based solutions to internal displacement.
• An open-ended contract with NRC in Geneva (candidates need to be EU/EFTA citizens or have a valid work permit for Geneva, Switzerland in order to be eligible for this role – please ensure to include this information in your application);
• Salary and benefits according to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions. This position is a grade 7 on NRC Geneva’s 12 grade salary scale, and the starting gross annual salary for this position is 98,496 CHF.
• Flexible working arrangements according to the NRC Geneva Hybrid working policy.
• Approximately 50% travel

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible.