Programme Officer (Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) and Research)

The Programme Officer (DTM and Research) manages and coordinates the activities of the DTM and Research Unit in Iraq, overseeing data collection, analysis, and dissemination to support programme design and decision-making. The role involves technical supervision, capacity building, and coordination with government and partners to ensure quality and compliance with data protection standards. Responsibilities Manages the effective implementation of the DTM and Research Unit activities, providing programmatic guidance and technical supervision to direct reports, ensuring quality-assured, timely delivery of outputs consistent with approved project documents and work plans. Determine the CO's priority data, information and evidence gaps, and formulate corresponding DTM and research activities for projects and programme components to enable targeted interventions. Adapt and apply established DTM and research methodologies, sampling approaches, tools and standards to the Iraq context, escalating corporate-level changes as required. Monitor and direct DTM field data-collection and research activities, including data quality assurance, operational risk management, reviewing progress, and field verification visits. Manage the processing, storage and dissemination of DTM and research data, databases, GIS, portals and information products, delivering accessible, reliable data products to stakeholders. Enforce compliance with IOM Data Protection Principles, humanitarian data-protection good practice and research ethics standards, maintaining confidentiality and resolving compliance concerns. Lead technical analysis and quality review of data and analytical products, translating findings into actionable recommendations and advising programme and management teams. Represent the Unit and CO in technical coordination with government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs, partners, and academic institutions, negotiating operational access and data-sharing arrangements. Identify capacity-building needs and design and deliver training on DTM and research methodologies for staff, government authorities and partners. Manage operational implementation and budget expenditure against approved work plans and budgets, providing technical costing inputs and resolving or escalating risks. Formulate technical inputs and draft sections of project proposals and related documents for DTM and research activities, positioning the CO to secure funding. Perform other relevant duties as assigned. Requirements Master's degree in Statistics, Demography, Data Science, Social Sciences, Political Science, International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, Bachelor's degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience. Experience in project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in humanitarian, transition and/or development contexts, including monitoring activitie