Senior Information Management and GIS Associate – DTM

About the role

IOM Papua New Guinea (PNG) is recruiting a Senior Information Management and GIS Associate for its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) unit. Reporting to the DTM and Solutions & Mobility Index (SMI) Officer, the role provides technical support for DTM information management and GIS activities, including data processing, database and geospatial dataset management, spatial analysis, dashboards and information products, and support to displacement monitoring, emergency event tracking, rapid assessments and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Process, validate and report DTM data using statistical software, and maintain DTM databases, geodatabases and information systems with proper documentation and version control.
• Produce spatial analyses and GIS products, and maintain geospatial datasets such as administrative boundaries, settlement layers and infrastructure data.
• Support field teams on digital data collection platforms, GIS tools and information management processes, and propose improvements to data quality and efficiency.
• Analyse DTM data with the supervisor, M&E Officer and Senior Operations Associate, and develop dashboards and maps, infographics and other visual products.
• Contribute to programme updates and humanitarian coordination meetings, and support capacity building for government counterparts and partners on DTM, data collection, validation, GIS and information management.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. computer science, statistics, international relations, public administration, humanitarian affairs) with five years of experience, or high school diploma with seven years of experience.
• Experience in humanitarian information management, data collection and analysis, population or displacement monitoring, mobility tracking or rapid assessments; DTM or similar systems experience is an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Tok Pisin; all IOM staff must be fluent in one of the organisation's official languages.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office; GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Database management, data warehousing tools and statistical software; R and Power BI are mentioned as advantages.
• Digital data collection platforms such as KoboToolbox or ODK are an advantage.
• Familiarity with mobile data collection, GPS and the geographical context of Papua New Guinea.