Mixed Migration Assistant

Mixed Migration Assistant

Yemen - Taiz (Dhubab) & Lahj

Who are we?

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and - whenever possible - for the fulfillment of the wish to return home.

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 6500 staff. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced.

All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

About the role

Overall purpose of the role:

The Protection Monitoring Assistant (IM) - Mixed Movement will support DRC's protection monitoring activities for migrants and other people on the move in Taiz (Dhubab) and Lahj under the supervision of the Protection Team Leader. The role combines field-based protection monitoring and information management (IM), including safe and inclusive data collection, data management and analysis, and the production of dashboards, reports and other information products, to inform programme adaptation, referrals, coordination, and advocacy, in line with protection principles and data protection standards.

Main responsibilities:

Protection monitoring and information management:

• Support the development, testing, update and roll-out of mixed-movement protection monitoring tools, methodologies, sampling approaches and field guidance, as directed by the Protection Manager or Team Leader.
• Maintain Kobo/ODK tools, trackers and monitoring databases, ensuring proper version control and documentation.
• Consolidate data from focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (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 the triangulation of collected information with community focal points, service providers, coordination partners and other reliable sources, and document key limitations and information gaps.
• Monitor and analyze data to support the identification of changes in migrant arrivals, routes, protection risks, priority needs, access to services and barriers to assistance; promptly flag significant or emerging trends.
• Produce monthly dashboards, statistical summaries and other information products, using relevant disaggregation.
• Contribute to quarterly analytical reports and thematic briefs on mixed-movement protection concerns, in collaboration with the Protection Team Leader and Protection Manager.
• Process information for reports, briefings, presentations, donor updates, proposals and advocacy products as requested by the Protection Manager or Team Leader, ensuring that findings are accurate and actionable.
• Support the application of the Protection Analytical Framework and Protection Information Management (PIM) principles in data collection, management and reporting.
• Ensure all protection data is handled in accordance with data protection, confidentiality, informed consent, data minimization, and responsible information-sharing practices.

Field protection monitoring and referrals:

• Conduct and support regular field protection monitoring at migrant landing, resting and transit locations in Taiz (Dhubab) and Lahj, in line with approved workplans and security guidance.
• 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 and timely 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, program adaptation and appropriate follow-up.

Quality assurance and capacity building:

• Conduct routine data quality checks to review the 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 required technical support.

Other:

• Ensure adherence to DRC's Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) 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.

Experience and technical competencies:

• 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.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in information management, statistics, information systems, social sciences, development studies, protection or another relevant field.

Languages:

• English - Fluent, reading and writing
• Arabic - Fluent, reading and writing

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC Protection/Mixed Movement team
• Relevant DRC Programme and Support Departments
• Community members
• I/NGOs, UN agencies and government services
• Relevant coordination mechanisms, including the Refugees and Migrants Multi-Sector (RMMS) mechanism, Mixed Migration Working Group (MMWG), and Protection Cluster.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC's core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC's values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We Offer.

Contract length: July 31, 2027

Start date: ASAP

Duty station: Taiz (Dhubab) & Lahj.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council's National Terms of Employment.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

'Female candidates are encouraged to apply'

Closing date for applications: Aug 25, 2026, recruitment process is planned to start in maximum 2 weeks after the closing date.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.