Regional Data Analyst (P)
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN-related organization established in 1951, promotes humane and orderly migration. It supports governments and migrants by saving lives, protecting people on the move, addressing displacement, and facilitating regular migration pathways. This role operates within the Regional Data Hub (RDH) under the Deputy Regional Director for Operations and the Regional Thematic Specialist (Data and Research).
Job Purpose
The Regional Data Analyst is responsible for leading the Regional Data Hub's (RDH) work on migration data analysis, focusing on understanding migration and human mobility dynamics across the region. This includes analyzing mixed migration movements, their drivers, trends, and characteristics. The role aims to enhance and strengthen the regional evidence base on migration and human mobility by addressing data gaps through innovation, generating insights, and building foresight and scenarios. The analyst will consolidate primary and secondary data and analysis to support evidence-based decision-making processes for migration, displacement, and human mobility initiatives.
Responsibilities
The Regional Data Analyst will be responsible for locating and defining data analysis process improvements, identifying appropriate data sources, and ensuring accurate data centralization. This includes collaborating with Data Engineers and Scientists to enhance data flows and quality, and coordinating the development of databases and analytics strategies. Key duties involve conducting regional analyses and reports on human mobility dynamics, identifying data gaps, and coordinating the development of tools to address them. The role supports the analysis and validation of migration data across the journey, triangulates data for reporting, and performs in-depth analysis of identified sources. Additionally, the analyst will coordinate the development of analysis and reporting capabilities, provide analytical support to Country Offices, ensure adherence to data protection standards, and integrate disaggregated data for gender-responsive programming.
Work Experience
Required experience includes information management, reporting, data triangulation, and analysis from complex systems. Candidates must have data analysis experience in migration and human mobility, including field experience. Experience with data collection, processing, and analysis for research and policy is essential. Familiarity with self-service analytics tools, database languages (SQL, Python, R), and survey design is desirable.
Skills
The role requires excellent drafting skills and proven ability to analyze statistical information. Candidates must be able to formulate technical requirements, translate planning specifications into technical briefs, and holistically analyze diverse datasets. Demonstrated team-building, information management skills, and a strong understanding of different data analysis methodologies are essential.