Mixed Migration Assistant
Yemen – Taiz (Dhubab) & Lahj
Who are we?
The Danish Refugee Council
assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide
emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter
future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and
in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities,
we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful
integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return
home.
The Danish Refugee Council
was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international
humanitarian organization with more than 6500 staff. Our vision is a dignified
life for all displaced.
All of our efforts are
based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality,
participation, and honesty and transparency.
About
the role
Overall purpose of the
role:
The Protection
Monitoring Assistant (IM) - Mixed Movement will support DRC's protection
monitoring activities for migrants and other people on the move in Taiz
(Dhubab) and Lahj under the supervision of the Protection Team Leader. The role
combines field-based protection monitoring and information management (IM),
including safe and inclusive data collection, data management and analysis, and
the production of dashboards, reports and other information products, to inform
programme adaptation, referrals, coordination, and advocacy, in line with
protection principles and data protection standards.
Main
responsibilities:
Protection monitoring and information management:
·
Support the development, testing,
update and roll-out of mixed-movement protection monitoring tools,
methodologies, sampling approaches and field guidance, as directed by the
Protection Manager or Team Leader.
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Maintain Kobo/ODK tools, trackers
and monitoring databases, ensuring proper version control and documentation.
·
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, in coordination with the Protection Team Leader.
·
Support the triangulation of
collected information with community focal points, service providers,
coordination partners and other reliable sources, and document key limitations
and information gaps.
·
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; promptly flag
significant or emerging trends.
·
Produce monthly dashboards,
statistical summaries and other information products, using relevant
disaggregation.
·
Contribute to quarterly analytical
reports and thematic briefs on mixed-movement protection concerns, in
collaboration with the Protection Team Leader and Protection Manager.
·
Process information for reports,
briefings, presentations, donor updates, proposals and advocacy products as
requested by the Protection Manager or Team Leader, ensuring that findings are
accurate and actionable.
·
Support the application of the
Protection Analytical Framework and Protection Information Management (PIM)
principles in data collection, management and reporting.
·
Ensure all protection data is
handled in accordance with data protection, confidentiality, informed consent,
data minimization, and responsible information-sharing practices.
Field protection monitoring and referrals:
·
Conduct and support regular field
protection monitoring at migrant landing, resting and transit locations in Taiz
(Dhubab) and Lahj, in line with approved workplans and security guidance.
·
Facilitate FGDs, KIIs and direct
observations with migrants, host communities and service providers using age-,
gender- and diversity-sensitive approaches.
·
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 to support early and timely
identification of emerging protection risks and locations of concern.
·
Refer protection concerns, sensitive
disclosures and requests for assistance to designated DRC staff through
established channels.
·
Document and communicate feedback
from migrants and affected communities to support accountability, program
adaptation and appropriate follow-up.
Quality assurance and capacity building:
·
Conduct routine data quality checks
to review the completeness, consistency and duplication of data.
·
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 and triangulate findings before analysis
or dissemination.
·
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 for future programming.
·
Coordinate with the MEAL team on
tools, relevant indicators, reporting requirements and required technical
support.
Other:
·
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, including data protection, confidentiality, informed consent, and
information-sharing protocols
·
Perform other relevant tasks
requested by the line manager within the scope of the role.
Experience and
technical competencies:
- 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.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in information
management, statistics, information systems, social sciences, development
studies, protection or another relevant field.
Languages:
- English - Fluent,
reading and writing
- Arabic - Fluent,
reading and writing
Key
stakeholders: (internal and external)
·
DRC Protection/Mixed Movement team
·
Relevant DRC Programme and Support Departments
·
Community members
·
I/NGOs, UN agencies and government services
·
Relevant coordination mechanisms, including the
Refugees and Migrants Multi-Sector (RMMS) mechanism, Mixed Migration Working
Group (MMWG), and Protection Cluster.
All
DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
·
Striving for
excellence: Focusing on reaching
results while ensuring efficient processes.
·
Collaborating:
Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
·
Taking the lead: Taking ownership and
initiative while aiming for innovation.
·
Communicating: Listening and
speaking effectively and honestly.
·
Demonstrating
integrity: Upholding and
promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation
to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual
exploitation, abuse and harassment.
Contract length: July 31, 2027
Start date: ASAP
Duty station: Taiz
(Dhubab) & Lahj.
Salary and conditions will
be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s National Terms of Employment.
Application process
All applicants must upload
a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.
Applications sent by email will not be considered.
'Female candidates are encouraged to apply'
Closing date for
applications: Aug 25, 2026, recruitment process is
planned to start in maximum 2 weeks after the closing date.
For further information
about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.