Switzerland: Information Management Support Intern

Organization: International Organization for Migration
Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 05 Sep 2014

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Background

As an important function of its mandate, IOM is the Cluster Lead Agency for Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) for natural disaster-induced displacement situations under the 2005 IASC Humanitarian Reform. The IOM CCCM HQ team supports colleagues in the field and drives innovation and the development of tools and best practices. The team works closely with other international and UN organizations, including the CCCM Cluster co-lead UNHCR. Internally, the team benefits from the expertise of other IOM departments and units, including counter trafficking, gender coordination, research, donor relations, migration health, and information technology and communications.

Context:

The Information Management Intern will work under the direct supervision of the Global CCCM Cluster Coordinator, and under the overall supervision of the head of IOM’s Preparedness and Response Division (PRD).

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Provide assistance in drafting concept notes, project proposals and strategy papers in line with IOM and donor formats.
2. Regularly liaise with IOM’s field colleagues, partners and donors for updates, events, developing best practices and lessons learned and other initiatives.
3. Assist in the strengthening of information management tools at the global level including the development of indicators.
4. Provide information management support for the global CCCM cluster as necessary.
5. Represent CCCM team at inter-agency meetings concerned with information management, displacement monitoring, and analysis of information gaps.
6. Support the capturing, storing and sharing of knowledge.
7. Manage content on internal and external platforms for sharing knowledge.
8. Assist the information management officer in data entry, database use, maintaining the internal information management filing structure and troubleshooting.
9. Generate and regularly update internal and external documents for IOM’s field offices, donors and partners.
10. Provide support to on-going projects related to information management as needed.
11. Assist in providing remote support to country missions on information management tools, methodologies and best practices.
12. Assist in building internal IOM capacity related to information management.
13. Assist with the tracking and reporting of surge deployments and liaising with country missions in need of surge capacity.
14. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

a) Advanced Degree in Human Rights, Political or Social Science, International Relations or Law, or other relevant field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field;

b) Experience in the field of humanitarian assistance a plus;

c) Excellent written and oral communication skills;

d) Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses required for the development, implementation and evaluation of projects;

e) Personal commitment drive for results, efficiency, and flexibility;

f) Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team;

g) Proficiency in at least two of the following is a plus: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), statistical software (Stata, SAS, R, SPSS), Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), or Geographic Information Systems software (ArcGIS or equivalent).

Personal Development

The incumbent will acquire technical knowledge in the area of activities of CCCM and information management and will gain experience working in an international multi-cultural environment, with an intergovernmental organization.

Languages

Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic is highly desirable.

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV and writing sample to cccminternship@iom.int by September 5, 2014.

This internship position is for 3 months with the possibility for extension. A monthly subsistence allowance is provided.

Due to the high number of applicants, we will not be accepting any inquiries regarding the position. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.