Senior Field and Operations Associate (Gaza Response)

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization focused on migration, is recruiting a Senior Field and Operations Associate for its Gaza response. Reporting to the Senior Programme Coordinator and directly to the Programme Coordinator of the Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) unit, the post plans, coordinates and quality-assures field operations and data collection for the NPM programme in the country office, working with the regional office and headquarters.

Key responsibilities

• Research, compile, analyse and present NPM data on national, regional and international developments, legislation and other documents to inform programme planning.
• Monitor budget expenditures, verify fund availability and keep records of approved project budgets and their revisions.
• Lead and coordinate field activities and data collection, supervise multi-location field teams, assign workloads, support recruitment and onboarding, deliver training and ensure adherence to SOPs and quality assurance requirements.
• Take part in operational coordination meetings, liaise with local authorities, humanitarian partners, clusters and UN agencies, and prepare weekly and ad-hoc operational updates.
• Lead data collection monitoring visits and project assessments, and conduct quality control of collected data with the Information Management team.
• Prepare correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, narrative and financial reports, and follow up on status reports to donors.
• Document good practices and lessons learned, help develop SOPs, policies and concept papers, and train reporting staff and enumerators on data protection and ethical data use.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field with five years of relevant experience; or high school diploma with seven years of experience.
• Experience in data/information management and team coordination, and in liaising with governmental authorities, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Experience working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups; prior work with international humanitarian organisations is an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (oral and written).

Required skills

• Verifying, cleaning and processing data, and conducting data analysis.
• Microsoft Office, Access and Google Earth; familiarity with mobile data collection tools and GPS is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Gaza and the West Bank.