Mixed Migration Center Specialist at Danish Refugee Council

Responsibilities:

Research, Data and Publication Management

• Lead on conceiving new research projects and developing research ideas with DRC and partners according to programmatic and policy needs, feeding into the coordination of the MMC ESA research agenda;
• Engage actively in the region with key policy and programmatic partners to keep abreast on the latest mixed migration trends and information needs;
• Take ownership of and coordinate workflows of MMC research projects, overseeing research methodology and tool creation processes, data collection and analysis, including coding and labeling qualitative data analysis;
• Coordinate, supervise and contribute to the drafting and roll-out of MMC briefing and research papers, articles, policy briefs, information requests, and other research outputs;
• Develop a qualitative data management system.

Policy and Programming Engagement

• Coordinate and contribute to the planning and convening of research dissemination events and other activities to engage policy and programmatic audiences;
• Scan for and participate in key policy events and meetings to strengthen MMC’s visibility and impact on policy actors;
• Extend and strengthen the network of MMC’s relationships with policy actors;
• Support MMC engagement with programming actors in the region.

Grants Management & Proposal Writing

• Lead on identifying and tracking new grant opportunities for MMC (independently or in coordination with DRC country offices and in the region);
• Coordinate and contribute to the development of grant proposal narratives and other grant documentation in grant application stages;
• Take ownership of and coordinate the development of research ideas and concepts into project proposals, serving as a focal point for relevant partners;
• Coordinate relevant grants and reporting throughout research project cycles, taking leadership in team workflows.

Capacity Building & Training

• Supervise and train staff on MMC reporting of its research activities and administration (including assets) on a quarterly or as-needed basis;
• Train staff on MMC editorial guidelines through peer-review processes and serve as a research on migration theory;
• Provide support to country missions in projects involving migration data, mainly through assistance in the organization and facilitation of migration data collection and analysis;
• Provide training to DRC and MMC staff on research methods and related software applications (such as NVivo).

About you

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD or Master’s degree in development economics, migration or refugee studies, other social sciences.
• At least five years’ experience working in a research, academic and/or policy context;
• Demonstrated experience in managing and supervising data and research project flows and qualitative analysis techniques including the use of relevant software applications (such as NVivo);
• Demonstrated experience in working with and analyzing qualitative data;
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating and producing relevant research products, preferably on migration and/or humanitarian issues;
• Demonstrated understanding of migration policy actor needs, and experience in policy engagement;
• Demonstrated understanding of current mixed migration debates and dynamics in the region is an asset;
• Demonstrated experience in grant management and donor engagement is an asset;
• Previous experience working with international NGOs or humanitarian agencies.

Languages

• Full professional proficiency in English and French