International Organization for Migration Regional Programme Specialist Jobs in Kenya
International Organization for Migration Regional Programme Specialist Jobs in Kenya;Regional Programme Specialist, Regional Responses to Climate Displacement (RE2CLID)]The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the UN Migration Agency, with 175 member states committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with partners, governments, and civil society to:
Assist in meeting the operational challenges of migration and human mobility.
Advance understanding of migration issues.
Encourage social and economic development through migration.
Uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.
The RE2CLID (Regional Responses to Climate Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa) programme seeks to enhance the resilience, self-reliance, and protection of displacement-affected communities living in areas at risk of disasters, environmental degradation, and the adverse effects of climate change.
Under the direct supervision of the Regional Deputy Director for Operations and the overall supervision of the Regional Director for East Horn and Southern Africa, the Regional Programme Specialist will provide overall strategic and technical coordination of the RE2CLID programme, ensuring harmonized, coherent, and technically sound implementation across participating countries.
The incumbent will lead regional activities, supervise the Regional Support Team, act as the principal focal point for regional organizations, and serve as the primary liaison with the European Commission and other institutional partners at the regional level.
Responsibilities
Coordinate implementation of the programme at the regional level and facilitate timely, harmonized, coherent, and informed decision-making.
Lead planning and implementation of regional activities and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
Develop partnerships and identify resource mobilization opportunities to strengthen programme sustainability and impact.
Engage regularly with the European Commission and participate in Regional Steering Committees.
Provide strategic guidance on programme development, implementation, and adjustment.
Ensure alignment with donor requirements and compliance with IOM project management policies and procedures.
Support financial management, reporting, visibility requirements, human resources, and risk management processes.
Promote harmonized systems, procedures, and tools for programme planning, implementation, monitoring, budgeting, and work planning.
Build the capacity of missions on programme systems and provide troubleshooting support.
Provide day-to-day technical guidance and support to implementing missions.
Conduct regular country deployments and integrate global policy directions and innovations into programme implementation.
Identify needs for additional technical and programmatic support and mobilize internal and external expertise.
Promote protection-sensitive and inclusive programming, including the prevention of gender-based violence.
Ensure meaningful participation of women, children, youth, persons with disabilities, displacement-affected communities, and marginalized populations.
Support development of area-based approaches, localization strategies, and sustainability plans.
Facilitate coherent communication and information sharing across programme clusters.
Conduct cross-cluster trend analysis and promote institutional learning.
Supervise the Regional Support Team and monitor programme progress.
Support problem-solving and escalate unresolved issues for senior-level decision-making.
Convene and lead the Internal Programme Committee to ensure strategic alignment.
Participate in RE2CLID Senior Management Team meetings.
Represent IOM and RE2CLID at regional and global forums.
Lead programme advocacy, visibility, and communication efforts.
Coordinate with media and communications teams to highlight programme achievements
and lessons learned.
Serve as the primary liaison with regional organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, development banks, and other strategic partners.
Promote institutional coherence and synergies with other IOM programmes and initiatives.
Guide cluster managing missions on progress reporting, briefings, lessons learned documentation, and knowledge management.
Ensure implementation of baseline, midline, and endline assessments.
Perform any other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Education
Master’s degree in International Development, International Relations, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Disaster Management, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least seven (7) years of relevant professional experience; or
University degree in the above fields with at least nine (9) years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
Significant experience in programme management and coordination, including multi-country or regional programmes focused on disaster preparedness, disaster response, displacement management, disaster risk reduction, and durable solutions.
Extensive operational experience in displacement contexts resulting from disasters and conflict.
Significant experience designing and implementing area-based and localization strategies.
Extensive experience coordinating multi-country programmes and leading multicultural teams.
Experience managing technical support structures and cross-country programme support functions.
Strong expertise in displacement management, emergency preparedness, emergency response, disaster risk reduction, durable solutions, climate change adaptation, and environmental governance.
At least six (6) years of experience in displacement, crisis, and post-crisis settings.
Skills
Proven expertise in designing and operationalizing “whole of displacement” approaches across the humanitarian, peace, and development nexus.
Demonstrated experience managing large-scale donor-funded programmes, particularly European Union-funded initiatives.
Strong expertise in donor relations, strategic planning, reporting, and programme visibility.
Proven ability to lead partnership development and policy engagement with governments, UN agencies, regional organizations, and civil society actors.
Familiarity with regional cooperation mechanisms relevant to programme implementation areas.
Strong strategic leadership and coordination skills in complex multi-stakeholder environments.
Capacity to analyse and synthesize technical and policy information into actionable strategies and plans.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and evolving operational environments.
Excellent communication, negotiation, diplomacy, and stakeholder engagement skills.
High proficiency in digital collaboration platforms, spreadsheets, databases, and knowledge management systems.
Languages
Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
Working knowledge of Portuguese is an advantage.
Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) is an advantage.
Language proficiency may be assessed through written and/or oral evaluations during the recruitment process.
How to apply
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