Natural Disasters Displacement Advisor Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Vacancy: Natural Disasters Displacement Advisor Location: Geneva, Switzerland Starting date: As soon as possible Duration: 2 years Background The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is the leading global monitor and an important advocate for the rights of internally displaced people (IDPs). IDMC 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. IDMC has also started to monitor displacement in situations of natural disasters and to analyse the protection needs and responses towards disaster-displaced populations. Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, IDMC 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 organisations 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 for IDPs. Job purpose • Support consistent and quality monitoring and analysis of disaster-induced displacement; • Contribute to developing IDMC’s knowledge of disaster-induced displacement; • Contribute to IDMC’s work to influence policy and practice to strengthen IDP protection in situations of natural disaster; • Represent IDMC’s position on climate change and disaster-induced displacement as delegated. Reports to • The Natural Disasters Displacement Advisor is part of the Policy and Research Department and reports to the Natural Disasters Senior Advisor. Duties and responsibilities • Articulate, review and adapt IDMC’s quantitative and qualitative methodology to monitor disaster-induced displacement globally and at country level; • Develop tools and provide guidance to Country Analysts to monitor disaster-induced displacement in the countries that they cover; • Develop tools and guidance for monitoring and analysis in relevant country situations which are not currently covered by IDMC; • Carry out monitoring, research and analysis in agreed-upon areas to inform IDMC’s knowledge on the scale and scope of disaster-induced displacement and protection gaps; • Monitor outputs to ensure consistency and quality in IDMC’s disaster-induced displacement monitoring and analysis work, with a specific focus on protection and legal issues; • Contribute to processing and analysing findings from IDMC’s monitoring and analysis work to inform advocacy messages and strategies; • Contribute to the review and development of IDMC’s disaster-induced displacement strategy and its implementation; • Contribute to monitoring disaster displacement-related developments at national and international levels to inform IDMC’s monitoring, analysis and advocacy work; • Identify knowledge gaps where IDMC can add value at national level and propose strategies to fill them; • Contribute to developing contacts and exchange with relevant stakeholders to identify and position IDMC with relevant advocacy targets and allies; • Develop systems to maintain and manage disaster – induced displacement data and information; • Contribute to designing and maintaining IDMC’s website up-to-date on all issues pertaining to disaster – induced displacement; • Represent IDMC / NRC in relevant external fora as delegated; • Contribute to funding applications and reporting on disaster-induced displacement activities and outcomes. Internal collaboration • Collaborate with staff from other departments to ensure that publications and advocacy messages take into account knowledge and advocacy objectives of IDMC’s disaster-induced displacement work ; • Collaborate with other departments to ensure mainstreaming of protection into IDMC’s products and a rights-based approach; • Collaborate with staff from the Policy and Research Department to promote knowledge and findings from the disaster-induced displacement work and to contribute to a common approach within the department. Accountability • The Natural disaster displacement Adviser will be held accountable and be performance appraised against duties and responsibilities outlined in this Job Description; • The Natural disaster displacement Adviser will be held accountable and be performance appraised against his or her contribution to team work and synergies within the department. Qualifications and competencies • Master’s degree in social science, human rights, law or other relevant field • At least 3 years of work experience on forced displacement, including in disaster situations • Expertise in analysis of human rights protection frameworks and risks in situations of natural disasters • Proven research, analytical and information management skills • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English • An adaptable team player with strong interpersonal skills • Knowledge of or fluency in other languages is an asset APPLICATION The deadline for applications is Friday 7 October, 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: recruitment@nrc.ch Fax: +41 22 799 07 01 The salary offered is in the range of 81,567 – 93,549 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 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