Introduction

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Project Context and Scope

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), through its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), collects, analyses and disseminates data on population mobility, displacement, returns and the needs and vulnerabilities of mobile and displacement-affected populations. In Burundi, DTM supports evidence-based planning and response in a context marked by the return and reintegration of Burundian returnees, displacement and population vulnerability associated with climate-related hazards, including through the RE2CLID initiative, as well as cross-border mobility and public health risks, including preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

To ensure the continuity and quality of these activities, IOM seeks to recruit two consultants for a period of six months to strengthen DTM's information management and data analysis capacity. Under the direct supervision of the DTM Programme Officer and the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, the consultants will support data collection and field monitoring, data quality assurance, data management and processing, statistical and spatial analysis, visualization, reporting and the production of DTM information products.

The consultants will support the overall DTM portfolio, with their respective positions primarily funded under the Regional Responses to Climate Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa (RE2CLID) project and PRM-funded interventions. Both consultants will contribute to DTM activities based on operational needs and in line with the objectives and requirements of the respective projects.

Funded by the European Union and implemented by IOM, RE2CLID aims to strengthen the resilience and self-reliance of displacement-affected communities facing disaster risks, the adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation. The initiative targets the highly vulnerable Lake Tanganyika Basin across Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania under Cluster 1. The consultancy will contribute to relevant activities under RE2CLID Specific Objectives 1 and 3, particularly by strengthening disaster risk forecasting and governance systems and conducting area-based, multisectoral assessments to inform durable solutions.

PRM-funded interventions support DTM activities related to population mobility, including the monitoring and analysis of cross-border movements, returns and other mobility dynamics. The consultants will contribute to these activities through data collection, information management, analysis and reporting, according to operational needs.

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing

Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), IOM Burundi

Projects: Regional Responses to Climate Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa (RE2CLID) and PRM-funded DTM interventions.

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the DTM Programme Officer and the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, IOM Burundi.