Regional Data Analyst at International Organization for Migration – Thailand

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Regional Director (DRD) for Operations, the direct supervision of the Regional Thematic Specialist (Data and Research), and the guidance of the Chief Migration and Displacement Data and Research Analytics Division in the Department of Data, Insights and Policy, the Regional Data Analyst will focus on generating and communicating analyses and insights in support of decision-making processes. The Regional Data Analyst is responsible for leading Regional Data Hub (RDH) work on migration data analysis, focusing on migration and human mobility dynamics, including mixed migration movements, drivers, trends, and characteristics across the region.

The Regional Data Analyst will work within the RDH Team to pursue its core objective to enhance, strengthen, and promote the regional evidence base on migration and human mobility, including by addressing existing primary data gaps through innovation, insight generation, foresight and scenario building, and consolidating primary and secondary data and analysis work in the region covering migration, displacement, and human mobility. This role is open to international and African applicants. Candidates are encouraged to check the official posting for details on visa sponsorship or remote eligibility.

**Data Processing and Data Use**
Locate and define new data analysis process improvement opportunities. Identify appropriate data sources for analytics projects. Ensure accurate and reliable data centralization to support analytical work. Collaborate with Data Engineers and Data Scientists in Headquarters (HQ) or other Missions as available and needed to improve data flows, data quality, etc. Coordinate the development and implementation of databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.

**Data Analysis and Reporting**
Conduct and coordinate regional, sub-regional, geographic and thematic analyses and reports on issues of relevance to the current human mobility and migration dynamics in the region, paying attention to routes, trends, and patterns which may necessitate additional analysis. Identify gaps in migration and human mobility data, specific data needs for local, national, regional, sub-regional and global policymaking, and capacities of relevant actors on migration and human mobility data. Respond to queries on gaps identified by thematic experts. Coordinate the development of tools and mechanisms to complete data gaps, in close alignment with international approaches and standards and existing IOM-supported global mechanisms. Support the analysis and validation of internal, cross-border, and international migration and human mobility data collected at various points along the migration journey - at departure, en route, in destination, and upon return- stranded or in need of assistance, voluntary and forced, humanitarian evacuations, support to migrants on socioeconomic inclusion and reintegration, and strengthening their development contributions to societies. Use existing IOM data from global, regional, sub-regional and national projects and initiatives for data triangulation to enhance cross-thematic data analysis for regional and national reporting within the region and to strengthen evidence-based policy formulation, national and regional humanitarian and development planning and operations. Coordinate and support cross-regional analysis where relevant. Coordinate and support desk reviews and carry out extensive and in-depth analysis of data sources identified under the desk review. Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns, using basic machine learning techniques, qualitative, visualization, narrative, and statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured and unstructured sources of information and data.

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