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Generic responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyse internal displacement by conflict, violence and disasters in a sub-region

• Upload data on internal displacement into IDMC database in strict adherence to IDMC’s standards for frequency, consistency and accuracy

• Contribute to the analyses of displacement trends in the sub-region

• Contribute to the technical development of IDMC’s monitoring tools

• Maintain and expand IDMC’s network of partners in the sub-region

• Support efforts to strengthen partners’ capacities to monitor and analyse internal displacement

• Support institutional projects when necessary

Specific responsibilities:

• Data and analysis

• Detect internal displacement events for the sub-region by conducting thorough monitoring of all displacement situations reported by different sources, including national and local government institutions, UN agencies, regional organisations, national and international NGOs, research institutes, media, etc.

• Collect, triangulate and curate data and information related to events triggering displacement.

• Upload all data collected onto IDMC’s database, adhering to the standards agreed upon within the Monitoring Team, and propose recommended estimates for each event.

• Ensure that caveats and limitations of a figure or a source are clearly documented.

• Identify displacement trends and analysis including documenting data gaps and challenges.

• Provide weekly updates on the key situations driving internal displacement in the sub-region.

• Connect and engage with data providers and other data partners to assess the method and validity of the data obtained.

• Contribute to the drafting and review of a range of IDMC reporting products, such as the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID), Mid-Year Update, regional reports, Quarterly Snapshots, Figures Analyses, country profiles, blogs, research reports, technical papers, talking points, etc.

• Identify gaps, trends and questions in the region that may require further research, partner engagement or capacity strengthening.

• Partner engagement

• Act as IDMC’s sub-regional expert and lead on displacement data-related engagement with governments, UN agencies, civil society, and academia.

• Support the peer review of reporting products by in-country and regional partners.

• Identify opportunities to increase the visibility of partners’ data and work – e.g., through IDUs, Global Repository of Good Practices, or participation in IDMC research.

• Support the dissemination of findings and analysis with relevant actors in the sub-region.

Capacity strengthening

• Identify opportunities and support efforts to strengthen governments’and other partners’’ capacities in view of addressing data gaps and/or improving the quality of available data. This may involve providing feedback to data collection tools; advocating for the collection or reporting of certain displacement metrics or indicators; preparing capacity strengthening materials; supporting the organisation of capacity strengthening workshops; and/or facilitating peer learning opportunities between partners.

• Work in close collaboration with the capacity strengthening team in implementation of any capacity strengthening-related activities to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, consistency of delivery of services and monitoring, evaluation of these services.

• Support capacity strengthening team in in-depth capacity strengthening activities in the sub-region as relevant.

Other responsibilities

• Provide user feedback on information management tools and processes.

• Where appropriate, travel to support projects, capacity strengthening, or partner engagement.