Mixed Migration Assistant

The Mixed Migration Assistant supports DRC's protection monitoring activities for migrants and other people on the move in Taiz (Dhubab) and Lahj. The role involves field-based protection monitoring, information management including data collection, management, analysis, and production of reports and dashboards to inform programme adaptation, referrals, coordination, and advocacy.

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, ensuring proper version control and documentation.
• Consolidate data from FGDs, 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 triangulation of collected information with community focal points, service providers, coordination partners and other reliable sources.
• Monitor and analyze data to identify changes in migrant arrivals, routes, protection risks, priority needs, access to services and barriers to assistance; flag significant or emerging trends.
• Produce monthly dashboards, statistical summaries and other information products with relevant disaggregation.
• 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 ensuring accuracy and actionability.
• Support application of Protection Analytical Framework and Protection Information Management principles in data collection, management and reporting.
• Ensure all protection data is handled according to 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 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 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 and program adaptation.
• Conduct routine data quality checks to review 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 technical support.
• Ensure adherence to DRC's Age, Gender and Diversity 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information management, statistics, information systems, social sciences, development studies, protection or another relevant field.
• 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.
• Fluent in English and Arabic, reading and writing.

Skills

• Protection Monitoring
• Information Management
• Qualitative Data Collection
• Quantitative Data Collection
• Focus Group Discussions
• Key Informant Interviews
• Direct Observation
• KoBo Toolbox
• ODK
• Data Cleaning
• Data Validation
• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• MS Excel
• Power BI
• Dashboard Production
• Report Writing
• Field Data Collection
• Migration Programming
• Protection Risk Assessment
• AGD Mainstreaming
• PIM Principles

Languages

English, Arabic