International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Established in 1951,
IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of
migration and 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.
PROJECT COORDINATOR (PSYCHOSOCIAL)
Location: Maiduguri
Classification: Professional Staff, Grade P2
Type of Appointment: Special short-term graded, Six months with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
CONTEXT
The
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been implementing
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) projects in North East
Nigeria since 2014.
The projects seeks to address the psychosocial
needs of the displaced populations and their host community, as affected
by the on-going emergency.
Under the overall supervision of the
Chief of Mission, and under direct supervision of the Project Manager
(Mental Health and Psychosocial Support), the successful candidate will
contribute to the implementation of the Mental Health and Psychosocial
Support projects in North East Nigeria, as part of the emergency
response.
More particularly, s/he will be responsible for the following duties:
CORE FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure
implementation of psychosocial support activities through overall
coordination of the psychosocial support (PSS) mobile teams on the
ground, including participating in the recruitment of team members,
supporting their deployment and tracking of activities to ensure
achievements of targets.
Provision of technical and managerial
oversight to the PSS teams through provision of weekly supervisions, on
the job training and field monitoring of the activities to ensure
quality standards are met are in line with the relevant guidelines and
project indicators.
Provide direct managerial oversight to the project assistants supervising the PSS mobile teams.
Provision of direct counselling support, either directly or as in service supervision for the teams.
Develop
in coordination with the project officer a capacity building plan for
the PSS mobile teams, and coordinate its implementation.
Liaise and
coordinate with relevant stakeholders such as government actors, UN
agencies, NGOs and civil society in relation to the project activities,
including representing IOM in relevant sector working group meetings.
Ensure
consolidation of reports from the PSS teams and provide inputs for
weekly and bi weekly reports as well as for any other relevant documents
being developed.
Ensure the maintenance of a proper documentation and filing systems of the project activities.
Participate
in the development of new projects in coordination with the project
officer based on identified needs during project implementation.
Monitor
and provide suggestions regarding the integration of cross-cutting
issues such as protection, gender, child protection, counter trafficking
and other vulnerable groups are included in the project implementation.
Undertake duty travel to very challenging areas when necessary.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education:
Master’s
degree in Psychological Counselling 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:
Experience
in coordinating humanitarian programmes, providing psychological
counselling to war affected individuals and/or related field;
Participation to IOM corporate training in MHPSS an asset;
Preferably within the International Humanitarian Field and within the organizations of the UN Common System.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required.
DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES:
Behavioral:
Accountability - takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms;
Client Orientation - works effectively well with client and stakeholders;
Continuous Learning - promotes continuous learning for self and others;
Communication - listens and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience;
Creativity and Initiative - actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services;
Leadership and Negotiation - develops effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders;
Performance Management - identify ways and implement actions to improve performance of self and others;
Planning and Organizing - plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;
Professionalism - displays mastery of subject matter;
Teamwork
- contributes to a collegial team environment; incorporates gender
related needs, perspectives, concerns and promotes equal gender
participation;
Technological Awareness - displays awareness of relevant technological solutions;
Resource Mobilization - works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.
Other:
Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile.
Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
The
list of NMS countries above includes all IOM Member States which are
non-represented in the Professional Category of staff members. For this
staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s
country cannot be considered eligible.
Appointment will be subject to
certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment,
accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security
clearances.
Note
In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of
your application on your personal application page in the IOM
e-recruitment system.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
DUE DATE: 9 March, 2017
Job at the International Organization for Migration(IOM)
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