Under direct supervision of the Head of Programmes, the Programme Coordinator (Humanitarian Response and Recovery (HRR)) will be responsible and accountable for coordination of IOM’s operations in response to the HRR challenges in IOM Chad.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and monitor the implementation of all operational and administrative aspects of emergency-related projects, ensuring effectiveness, coherence, integrity, and the application of the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Work in close collaboration with the Chief of Mission (CoM) to ensure that all the components of the emergency response and the regular recovery and development activities operate in a coherent and mutually supportive manner.
- Ensure adequate IOM’s Response Preparedness by:
• Improving coordination in the response preparedness capacity of programmes.
• Verifying and facilitating alignment of programmatic response preparedness with inter-sector common planning frameworks.
• Coordinating the implementation of the preparedness efforts envisaged by IOM at different sectors. - Keep abreast of humanitarian policies, international standards and best practices relating to the emergency field; recommend how cross-cutting issues including gender, age, education, disability, environment and protection can be better incorporated for further enhancement of the cross-border humanitarian response.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of all emergency project reports according to IOM and donor formats as required. Coordinate preparation of regular updates, project summaries, lessons learnt, press releases and other relevant materials.
- Guide and supervise staff responsible for the implementation of emergency projects. Coordinate training for staff on emergency response to promote a common understanding and knowledge of ways and means to strengthen the humanitarian response.
- Identify new opportunities for emergency response and participate in the development of emergency project proposals in coordination with the Resources Management Unit, Department of Humanitarian Response & Recovery (DHRR), the Regional Office, and Program/Project Managers.
- Ensure the provision of timely, accurate, standardized, and adequate information to all relevant stakeholders regarding movements, new displacements, mobility trends, and conditions in return/relocation areas, paying special attention to the situation of vulnerable groups. Liaise with donor representatives and periodically brief them on current and planned programs in order to mobilize necessary financial support.
- Participate actively in various fora, including inter-agency coordination groups, and meetings with governmental authorities, non-governmental organizations, donors, and other stakeholders.
- Undertake duty travel relating to need assessments, emergency project monitoring, liaison with counterparts, problem-solving, and new project development, as required.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
- Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Business, or Public Administration or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
Experience
- Demonstrated managerial experience in fields related to IOM emergency programming, including emergency coordination, Non-Food Items (NFI)/ shelter, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), protection, transition & recovery, or preparedness and response, in conflict/post conflict, Hardship Duty Stations is mandatory;
- Demonstrated experience in managing a large number of teams across several diverse emergency response and humanitarian assistance thematic areas;
- Proven managerial and administrative experience in emergency programmes in conflict, post-conflict, and complex emergencies in hardship locations in varied regions is required;
- Experience in managing programmes within or supporting the Office of the Under-Secretary -General (USG) of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is highly advantageous;
- Demonstrated experience in coordination and humanitarian experience is mandatory;
- Practical experience in IOM project management, including administrative and financial management, procurement and Human Resources (HR) procedures, and internal control procedures;
- Experience working in an emergency context and ability to liaise with government officials, donors, UN personnel, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), and other stakeholders;
- Demonstrated experience in non-family hardship duty stations is mandatory; and,
- Demonstrated experience in implementing Humanitarian Principles in complex conflict/post conflict emergencies in IOM is highly advantageous.
Skills
- Demonstrated judgment, ability to extract, interpret, analyse and format data and make decisions rapidly to resolve operational problems;
- Ability to work with minimum supervision;
- Emergency Response and Induction Training (ERIT) and Senior Emergency Leadership and Coordination (SELAC) trainings are advantageous;
- IOM Programme Management and Humanitarian Expertise in complex post-conflict hardship locations are desired;
- Capacity to work effectively in high-pressure, rapidly changing environments;
- Excellent communication, negotiation and coordination skills;
- Demonstrated knowledge of IOM Project Management Handbook, WAVE, Project Information and Management Application (PRIMA);
- Demonstrated computer skills, including proficiency in the MS Office package (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); and,
- Familiarity with WAVE is highly recommended.
Languages
For this position, fluency in English and French is required (oral and written).
Working knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.