For more information, please see:
http://www.internal-displacement.org/vacancies
IDMC's online database provides comprehensive information and analysis
on the situation of IDPs displaced by armed conflicts and violence in
some 50 countries, with regard to their rights under international law,
as restated in the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The
database was set up in 1998, following a request of the Inter-Agency
Standing Committee.
Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre
advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally
displaced in line with international standards, and for an improved
protection of IDPs' rights among national authorities, donor states,
international organizations and other stakeholders.
IDMC carries out training activities, based on the Guiding Principles
and other relevant international standards and policies, to support
local, national and regional capacities to provide protection and secure
durable solutions to IDPs.
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Purpose of the Position
Responsible for country specific monitoring and advocacy for: Western
Africa (including Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal). Two countries
will be added to the portfolio.
Position's tasks and responsibilities
1. Country profiles and database
- Responsible for creating and regularly updating country profiles on
internal displacement. The publishing of updated profiles should be in
line with IDMC's updating schedule, quality standards and individual
work plans.
- Responsible for updating country pages to ensure that they are current
and reflect events which have an impact on internal displacement as they
unfold.
- Responsible for monitoring IDP-related developments and the broader
political context. Relevant information is collected in the database and
used for analysis and advocacy work.
2. Advocacy
- Responsible for developing and implementing advocacy strategies for
specific countries, in line with agreed priorities.
- Advocacy using UN and Regional human rights mechanisms, including
drafting submissions, preparing statements, and liaising with diplomatic
missions.
- Actively support fundraising initiatives to cover the costs of
advocacy activities, as required.
- Join and participate in relevant groups and coalitions to develop and
implement joint advocacy activities with partner organisations.
3. Networking
- Responsible for networking with organisations at the national,
regional and international level to identify advocacy targets and
allies, locate focal points for continuous information exchange and
update and expand contact lists and country and regional distribution lists.
- Identify opportunities for and implement activities aimed at involving
civil society organisations in monitoring and advocacy.
- Review and provide comments on relevant IDP-related external papers.
4. Publications and other external information
- Responsible for providing information and drafting assigned sections
in the yearly Global Overview.
- Contribute regularly to IDMC's News Alert.
- Respond to IDP related country-specific queries and interview requests.
5. Field research / missions
- Prepare and conduct field missions to identify information sources,
conduct research, collect data and information, cross check information
and analysis and inform database and advocacy work.
- Produce special country reports when agreed.
B. Other tasks and responsibilities
- Engage in internal IDMC planning processes and external positioning of
IDMC
- Provide support to and work closely with the Training and Protection
Department:
a. IdentifytargetgroupsfortrainingonIDPprotectionforeachcountryand
thematic area covered, with a particular focus on selected priority
countries
b.
Participateincountryspecifictrainingactivitiesasanexpertresourceperson,
with a view to reinforce IDMC's advocacy messages and strengthen IDMC's
network of contacts in the countries covered
- Support efforts to increase the number of users of the webpages
- Any other responsibility deemed necessary or as delegated by the Head
of the Monitoring
and Advocacy Department
Requirements
- Master's degree in social science, human rights, law or other relevant
field
- Three years of work experience relating to forced migration
- Proven research, analytical and documentation skills
- Experience and / or knowledge of humanitarian or human – rights
issues in Western Africa, in particular Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal.
- Demonstrated experience in advocacy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- Knowledge of French (written and oral) is a requirement
- Field experience in an IDP or refugee context is an asset
Application The deadline for applications is Tuesday 25 January 2011.
Please send a cover letter and your CV in English to the following address:
Norwegian Refugee Council – Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Chemin de Balexert 7-9 CH-1219 Châtelaine (Geneva) E-mail:
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Fax: +41 22 799 07 01
The salary offered is in the range of 81,500 – 93,500 CHF annually,
depending on education and experience, subject to taxation and social
deductions.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be informed of the
status of their application and invited to participate in a written
recruitment test.
Please note that this position is not an international one and that IDMC
staff and consultants are subject to Swiss labour and migration laws.
Regarding applicants who are not already authorized to work in
Switzerland, while IDMC facilitates the process of applying for a work
permit, the criteria for obtaining one from the Swiss authorities differ
according to nationality. For more information on the Swiss work permit
regime, please consult the website of the Geneva authorities at
www.geneve.ch/permis
for more information
http://www.internal-displacement.org/vacancies
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