Junior Professional Officer – Programme Officer (Emergency and Stabilization)

Position Title: Junior Professional Officer – Programme Officer (Emergency and Stabilization)

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Classification: Professional Staff, Grade P2

Type of Appointment: JPO, One year with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 31 December 2020

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 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:

1. Participate in the development of new strategies as opportunities emerge especially related to the emergency and community stabilization fields in the EHoA Region.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Draft Regular Situation Reports and other relevant reports for IOM, and any special reports covering IOM activities in EHoA Region.

8. 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.

9. Assist in the quality control of donor reports and updates as part of overall reporting requirements for the emergency programmes in EHoA Region.

10. 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.

Note

This post is open in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of United States of America therefore this post is open to nationals of United States of America only.

Accredited Universities are the ones listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database

(https://whed.net/home.php).

Required Competencies:

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 2

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.

• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/about-iom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.pdf

Competencies will be assessed during a competency-based interview.

Other:

• Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile. For this staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible.

• The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.

• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment or visa requirements and security clearances.

• No late applications will be accepted.