Intern - Geographic Information Systems (Gis) (Dtm)

Job Identification (Reference Number)**:16355**
Position Title**:Intern - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)**
Duty Station City**:Berlin**
Duty Station Country**:Germany**
Classification**:Intern, Grade Other**
Type of Appointment **:Internship, four months with possibility of extension**
Closing date**:11 September 2025**

**Introduction**

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, 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.

**Context**

The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has been the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 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 five years, including in all Level 3 emergencies. As of November 2023, DTM has been active in over 95 countries, tracking and monitoring over 14.5 million displaced persons worldwide.

Recent significant scale up of both DTM operations in the field and global development initiatives requires further strengthening of the global DTM OCS Unit to ensure effective and efficient implementation of global projects as well as to maintain and keep improving the quality and expansion of DTM in the field.

Under the overall supervision of the Human Displacement and Mobility Expert (Head of OCS) and the direct supervision of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager, the intern will assist with the operational activities of the Displacement Tracking Matrix team in Berlin, Germany.

**RESPONSIBILITIES
Learning Objectives**
- Develop full understanding of DTM methodologies and spatial data management in IOM.
- Develop technical skills on GIS mapping standards and tools used to support DTM operations at global, regional and country levels.
- Build good knowledge on humanitarian spatial data analysis and the use of GIS tools in emergency context.

**Technical**
- Support Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) workflow including data collection, management, analysis and visualization through the provision of appropriate GIS/mapping tools and products.
- Assist GIS officer with regular remote support to regional and country missions including production of different types of static maps such as atlas catalogs.
- Assist maintaining the IOM web geoportals for global teams and support GIS infrastructure (users, content, branding) for the IOM Geo Portal internal and external.
- Provide input for demographic and geographic boundary information for various IOM databases for emergency response and DTM implementation.
- Assist with developing, testing and deployment of standardized geodatabases for different DTM components and common operational datasets (CODs).
- Support on development of Geo-AI tools (ESRI and/or Open source) for identification of shelters analysis.
- Conducting remote sensing analysis (satellite imagery and Sentinel imagery).
- Developing code Google Earth Engine for environmental and natural disaster analysis.

**Teamwork**
- Assist GIS officer with enterprise data warehouse solution and ensure smooth dataflow from data warehouse to GIS solutions in cooperation with data management team.
- Maintain current information management systems for global and regional data repositories.
- Assist the Data Management team with data collection processes, query, analysis and the overall data management activities to ensure the common spatial data standards and structures are applied and data are managed properly throughout the data management cycle.
- Assist with the preparation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) on spatial data infrastructure and geodatabases developed to ensure sustainability.

**Project support**
- Assist and provide technical and strategic inputs into ongoing information management for external initiatives and partnerships.
- Support development and maintain adherence to design standards for cartographic products in order to unify global, regional, country DTM outputs.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS
Education**

Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.

**Experience**
- Strong Experience in GIS tools specifically ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise and QGIS.

**Skills**
- Knowledge in Database Information Systems development (SQL and Postgres), preferably in geographic data management and query builders;
- Knowledge of assessment and data collection apps (KOBO or ODK);
- knowledge of programming using one or more of the following languages: Python or Java is desirable;
- Excellent writing, communication and analytical skills;
- Delivers on set objectives in hardship situa