IOM Junior Professional Officer - Programme Officer (Emergency and Stabilization) Jobs in Kenya
IOM Junior Professional Officer - Programme Officer (Emergency and Stabilization) Jobs in Kenya
Context: The IOM Regional Office for East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) provides direct support to the thematic work of the Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE), covering the Organization’s crisis-related work, which includes preparedness, response, risk reduction and prevention, and support to recovery, transition processes and population movement operations. The Region has been affected by large-scale refugee and migrant movements, protracted conflict and humanitarian need, including the wide-ranging impacts of conflicts in South Sudan and Somalia, and pockets of instability and fragility, often fuelled by the effects of widespread environmental degradation and climate change.
The Regional Office oversees the programming in the following IOM Country Offices: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the United Republic of Tanzania. The Junior Professional Officer will engage with colleagues in Country Offices in the Region, to draw lessons from successful practices and support strengthening of IOM’s programme management, coordination and implementation, related to emergency and post crisis needs. This will serve to improve regional oversight, capacity building and reporting needs and priorities overall.
Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director, direct supervision of the East and Horn of Africa Senior Regional Emergency and Post Crisis Thematic Specialist (EPC RTS) and the technical oversight of the Director of DOE, the successful candidate will support emergency and stabilization programming in the East and Horn of Africa Region.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
Participate in the development of new strategies as opportunities emerge especially related to the emergency and community stabilization fields in the EHoA Region.
Coordinate the mapping of emergency and stabilization programming in the EHoA Region, identify innovative approaches and analyse best practices emerging to support learning across Country Offices in the Region.
Support the EPC RTS and Country Offices in assessment and development of concepts for proposals for emergency, recovery, stabilization and transition programming for the East and Horn of Africa Region.
Contribute to the support and oversight of management, coordination and promotion of all activities related to disaster preparedness and risk reduction, emergency response and post-emergency recovery and stabilization, in the Region.
Assist the EPC RTS in overseeing and managing all activities of the EPC Unit, including research and analysis for stronger programming approaches at the Regional and Country Office levels.
Assist with the establishment and review of administrative and operational requirements during emergencies in EHoA Region, and initiate actions to fulfil and monitor those requirements.
Draft Regular Situation Reports and other relevant reports for IOM, and any special reports covering IOM activities in EHoA Region.
In coordination with the EPC RTS, support IOM’s engagement in, and participate
in, the Humanitarian Country Team, Inter-cluster and other multi-agency mechanisms in the countries in the Region, as needed.
Assist in the quality control of donor reports and updates as part of overall reporting requirements for the emergency programmes in EHoA Region.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Coaching and Learning Elements
As an integral part of the IOM assignment the Junior Professional Officer will:
• Gain experience in a UN Organization, including management and international cooperation activities, as well as understanding the dynamics of regional and international initiatives and working groups.
• Gain experience in migration policies of the region and of relevant migration governance strategies and responses.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of IOM operation and activities.
• Be able to draft and finalize reports, concept notes and project proposals.
• Gain experience in working with governmental, non-governmental and United Nations institutions.
• Enhance negotiation skills in a multilateral setting.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, Law, International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
• Minimum of two years of work experience either on project development, project management, database management, project monitoring and evaluation relevant to emergency and community stabilisation;
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting.
Skills
• Advanced English writing, communication and negotiation skills;
• Ability to collect and analyze data on emergency and community stabilization topics; and
• Computer/software literate, preferably knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat and
Photoshop with experience of maintaining a website.
Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.
For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of French or Spanish is desirable being a second official language of the organization (i.e.) in addition to English though not required. Knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; IOM Junior Professional Officer - Programme Officer (Emergency and Stabilization) Jobs in Kenya
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