La crise dans le Bassin du lac Tchad est le résultat d’une combinaison complexe d’une multitude de facteurs, y compris un conflit armé impliquant des groupes armés non étatiques, des niveaux extrêmes de pauvreté, un sous-développement persistant, et des bouleversements climatiques, qui ont conduit à des déplacements de populations importants. Au 30 septembre 2022, le Cameroun, le Tchad, le Nigeria et le Niger accueillaient 5 828 247 individus affectés par la crise, dont des Personnes déplacées internes (PDI), des réfugiés et des retournés (anciennes PDI et retournés de l’étranger). 74 pour cent d’entre eux (soit 4 339 352 personnes) se trouvaient au Nigéria, 11 pour cent au Cameroun (653 316 personnes), 9 pour cent au Tchad (512 411 personnes) et 6 pour cent au Niger (323 168 personnes).
The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 30 September 2022, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,828,247 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp) and Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and.
74 per cent of the affected population (representing 4,339,352 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (653,316 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (512,411 individuals) and 6 per cent in Niger (323,168 individuals).
La République centrafricaine (RCA) a été témoin de volatilité incessante depuis deux décennies. La dernière crise atteignant le pays a débuté en 2012, suite à une prise du pouvoir accouchée dans la violence, et a depuis évolué en un état d’insécurité et de fragilité permanentes, découlant d’une crise complexe de long-terme qui s’est étendue dans les pays voisins. La crise a conduit au décès de 506 personnes en 2022 (au 30 avril) et a déclenché des déplacements massifs de populations dans les sept pays touchés par la crise. Cette dernière est caractérisée par des rivalités pour le pouvoir parmi les élites du pays, l’absence d’institutions étatiques et d’investissement d’argent public, des tensions inter-ethniques et inter-religieuses et la lutte pour le contrôle de ressources.
Au 30 septembre 2022, 3 722 410 individus étaient déplacés, dont 654 688 Personnes déplacées internes (18% de la population déplacées), 1 880 785 Retournés (anciennes PDI) (51%), 446 625 Retournés de l’étranger (12%) et 740 312 Réfugiés dans les pays limitrophes (20%). En RCA, les Retournés anciennes PDI représentent la plus grande population affectée (63%), tandis que les PDI représentent 22 pour cent de la population atteinte dans le pays et les Retournés de l’étranger 15 pour cent de la population déplacée présente dans le pays. Les réfugiés centrafricains résident principalement au Cameroun (347 937 individus, soit 47% des réfugiés), la République démocratique du Congo (211 953 individus, soit 29% des réfugiés) et au Tchad (124 488 individus, soit 17% des réfugiés).
The Central African Republic, which has experienced continuous volatility for the past two decades, has been riddled by a crisis which ignited in 2012 with a violent takeover of power and has developed into a complex protracted state of permanent insecurity and fragility which has spilled over into neighbouring countries. The crisis has led to the death of an estimated 506 people in 2022 (as of 30 April) and triggered significant displacement of populations in the seven affected countries. The crisis is characterized by power struggles amongst elites, the absence of state institutions and public investment, religious and ethnic tensions and disputes for the control of key resources.
As of 30 September 2022, 3,722,410 individuals were displaced, including 654,688 Internally Displaced Persons (18% of the displaced population), 1,880,785 Returnees (former IDPs) (51%), 446,625 Returnees from abroad (12%) and 740,312 Refugees in neighbouring countries (20%). In the Central African Republic, the largest displaced population consists of Former IDP Returnees (63%), while IDPs represent 22 per cent of the displaced population present in the country and Returnees from abroad represent 15 per cent of in-country displaced people. Refugees from the Central African Republic are primarily hosted by Cameroon (347,937 individuals, or 47% of refugees), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (211,953 individuals, or 29% of refugees) and Chad (124,488 individuals, or 17% of refugees).
Sep 18 2022
- Mobility Tracking
- Event Tracking
The DTM Emergency Event Tracking (EET) is deployed to track sudden displacement and population movements, provide more frequent updates on the scale of displacement, and quantify the affected population when needed. As a subcomponent of the new Mobility Tracking methodology in Sudan (Round Four), and activated on a need basis, EET utilises a broad network of key informants to capture best estimates of the affected population presence per location – a useful tool for humanitarian response planning and design.
Jul 30 2022
- Flow Monitoring
IOM, through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring tool, collects data at key entry, exit and transit points to better understand population movements across West and Central Africa. The monitoring of population flows allows for the quantification and qualification mobility flows and trends, migrant profiles, and migratory experiences and routes.
In The Gambia, DTM conducts Flow Monitoring activities at several important transit locations in:
1) Barra(FMPs are located at the ferry terminal and the main garage);
2) Farafenni(FMPs are located at Farafenni main garage, Farafenni Ballan-Ghar garage, Farafenni McCarthy and Sanjally garage, Farafenni turntable garage and the truck garage);
3) Basse(FMPs are situated at the main garage and the bus station in Basse Santa-Su) and
4) Brikama (FMPs are located at the main garage and the Bus station).
These activities enable DTM to monitor the movements of passengers within, out of and towards The Gambia as well as the movements of those passengers transiting The Gambia. This report presents the key results from the Flow Monitoring Survey conducted from the 1st to the 31st of July 2022 excluding weekends and national holiday; with data collected for 20 days. The report presents data collected on flows, routes, departure, destination and demographic profiles of travellers observed at the FMPs.
Oct 04 2022
- Mobility Tracking
- Event Tracking
L’objectif de l’outil de suivi des urgences est de rassembler des informations sur les mouvements significatifs et soudains de populations ainsi que sur des urgences sécuritaires et climatiques. Ce tableau de bord présente les informations sur les personnes affectées par la montée des eaux du fleuve Logone ayant provoqué des inondations durant le mois septembre 2022 dans vingt-cinq (25) localités de l’arrondissement de Kai Kai, et quatre (04) localités de l’arrondissement de Maga dans le département du Mayo Danay, dans la région de l’Extrême-Nord du Cameroun.
Environ 445 ménages (soit 2781 personnes) ont été affectés et déplacés dans plusieurs localités dans le même arrondissement. Les populations affectées par la montée des eaux sont notamment exposées aux maladies zoonotiques, comme le paludisme. Pour le moment les populations sinistrées ont trouvé refuge en famille d’accueil et d’autres ont entrepris, avec l’accompagnement des autorités locales, l’aménagement des lieux de relocalisation temporaire (écoles et églises). Suite à ces déplacements, les besoins prioritaires des populations sont l’accès aux vivres, la restauration des abris ainsi que la provision d’articles non alimentaires, l’eau, hygiène et assainissement, ainsi que les soins de santé.
Aug 31 2022
- Flow Monitoring
In August 2022, a total of 27,005 movements were observed across five of Ethiopia's flow monitoring points (FMPs). This represents an 11% increase in daily average movements in comparison with July 2022 when an average of 784 movements per day were observed.
Outgoing movements during August have continued to be higher (82.3%) than incoming movements (17.7%). A total of 22,231 outgoing movements were observed of which 10,026 (45.1%) were heading towards Saudi Arabia, 2,928 (13.2%) were going to Djibouti, 1,783 (8%) were travelling towards Kenya, 1,602 (7.2%) to Yemen, 1,455 (6.5%) intended to reach Somalia, 993 (4.5%) headed to the United Arab Emirates, and 870 (3.9%) to Sudan while remaining movements were travelling to several Southern Africa, Middle Eastern, European and North American countries.
At the same time, 4,774 incoming movements were observed, of which 1,784 (37.4%) had originated from Sudan, while 1,327 (27.8%) came from Djibouti, 894 (18.7%) from Kenya, 546 (11.4%) movements from Somalia, 196 (4.1%) from Yemen and the remaining from United Republic of Tanzania and South Sudan. Almost all of these were Ethiopian nationals who were likely returning home.
Reporting directly
DTM Web Development Officer
Overall supervision
Senior DTM Coordination Officer
Duty Station
Geneva, Switzerland
Number of positions
1
Starting Date
As soon as possible
Type
Consultant
Closing Date
2023-01-22
Status
Open
I. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has been IOM’s main operational tool for tracking and monitoring the movements and evolving needs of displaced populations since 2004. It has been systematically deployed in medium to large-scale humanitarian response operations in the last eight years, including in all Level 3 emergencies.
The Global DTM Support Team, based in headquarters (Geneva, Switzerland), assembles expertise in operations and coordination, methodology and concept development, mapping and Geographic Information Systems, statistical analysis, database and application system development, and data and information management. The support team has been critical in providing remote and onsite support to DTM field implementation. The team provides a full range of support from the initial development and setup to continuous support on operations, staff deployment, data management, mapping, database systems, and development of information products. At the global level, the team is also striving to enhance the DTM by working on a multitude of initiatives exploring further integration of innovative technologies, improving capacity building components, and designing more streamlined processes.
Under the overall supervision of the Senior DTM Coordination Officer and direct supervision of the DTM Web Development Officer, the incoming DTM Web Development Consultant will be pivotal in the development and maintenance of the DTM global web application platforms and information systems, such as the Global DTM website, and Data Dictionary interface design.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Specific duties and responsibilities will include the following tasks:
- Design, develop, administer, and maintain the various components of DTM Online Portal and ancillary sites. The websites should comply with IOM overall branding guidelines and security guidelines, be functional under bandwidth constraints, compatible with all devices, integrate innovative and dynamic services.
- Manage the design, development and implementation of a scalable system for report indexing and full text searching capabilities on DTM websites and other application systems as needed.
- Design, develop, administer and maintain other web-based systems in support to DTM global and field implementation accordingly as the needs are identified.
- Support the design process and liaise with DTM support team members in headquarters and relevant DTM staff in the field to identify and design corresponding user interface requirements, workflows, and functionalities for systems described in previous points. As needed, create wireframes, storyboards, and prototypes to propose options for implementation.
- Continuously identify, suggest, develop, and implement enhancements and improvements to ensure the systems are up to date and making the best use of the latest technological improvements for better performance.
- Develop corresponding system and functional documentation and user manual for such systems as required, and provide relevant training to DTM and other relevant staff on the use, administration, and maintenance of the systems
- Provide advisory and technical support on-site or remotely to DTM field implementation in identification of relevant solutions and requirements to web-based application needs in the field.
- Ensure that the implementation of the information management systems and application adhere to IOM Data Protection Policy and Information Technology and Communication (ITC) Policies and Standards, including on system and data security.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
III. REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
University Degree in Information Management, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited academic institution with 2-3 years of relevant professional experience.
EXPERIENCE
- Experience of content management systems mainly Drupal 9 or above is required
- Solid understanding of the concepts of user experience, user interface design principles and conceptual design.
- Expert knowledge in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Knowledge of Bootstrap, jQuery and AngularJS.
- Knowledge of industry-standard design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
- Design skills and knowledge and attention to details are essential.
- Previous experience in web development for DTM field implementation
- Demonstrate the qualifications and proven experience in the graphic design and technical implementation of user interfaces in a web-based environment.
- Good Experience of content management systems mainly Drupal 9 or above
- Good experience in web development using PHP and JavaScript
- Practical knowledge of frontend developing by utilizing Ajax
- Experience in using Acquia SiteFactory an advantage
IV. LANGUAGES
For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written).
Working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage.
V. COMPETENCIES
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:
Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
- Inclusion and respect for diversity respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
- Integrity and transparency: maintain high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators
- Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
- Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates must submit updated CV and cover letter (in PDF format and only one file with your name and surname) to dtmrecruitment@iom.int adding Web Development Consultant Geneva in the subject line, no later than Sunday 22nd January.
NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates with Drupal experience, will be contacted and incomplete applications will not be considered
Aug 31 2022
- Flow Monitoring
- Mobility Tracking
The transhumant livestock system is an ancestral practice of pastoralists between Sahelian countries towards coastal countries. These Sahelian countries are faced with vulnerability factors (security crisis, irregular rainfall, competition over natural resources) that threaten their sustainability, weaken their capacity to adapt and provoke tensions between communities that sometimes result in deadly conflicts.
To better understand transhumance movements trends and the impact of vulnerabilities on transhumant communities, IOM has developed the Transhumance Tracking Tool (Transhumance Tracking Tool – TTT) through its Displacement Tracking Matrix DTM, with the Bilital Maroobe Network (RBM) and its members the pastoralist organisations, to monitor transhumance in cross-border areas in countries where RBM operates.
In the framework of this project, the TTT provides an understanding of the dynamics of cross-border transhumance between Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Mali by combining three components: mapping, counting and alerting.
The purpose of the alert system is to identify events related to the use of natural resources, agro-pastoral practices, and disasters in the cross-border area of different countries, to understand the existing conflict resolution methods, and to inform competent authorities to reduce tensions in the municipalities of intervention. This system makes it possible to identify alerts related to a conflict event (event alert) or to a massive, early, late or unexpected movement of livestock (prevention alert) that could lead to conflict. These alerts, once transmitted to the various actors, are used for conflict prevention or actions towards resolutions. This report presents data from the alert tool for the months of July to August 2022