Position Title: Programme Officer (Immigration and Border Governance (IBG))

Duty Station: Tunis, Tunisia

Classification: Professional Staff, Grade P2

Type of Appointment: Special short-term graded, nine months with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 05 June 2024

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:

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) and the direct supervision of the Programme Manager for Immigration and Border Governance (IBG), and, in collaboration with relevant Units at Headquarters and the Administrative Centres, the Programme Officer (Immigration and Border Governance (IBG)) will be responsible to support the implementation and monitoring of IOM Tunisia IBG Programme as well as to support the government liaison with relevant stakeholders at the national and sub-national level with regard to the IBG Programme.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. In coordination with the Programme Officers (IBG) and under the supervision of the Programme Manager (IBG), assist in overseeing the day-to-day implementation of IOM’s Tunisia’s Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) projects by contributing to the effective and timely design, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of activities.
2. Update, in collaboration with the programme team, a project-level workplan, and coordinate the maintenance and regular review of project-level workplans.
3. Maintain liaison and working relationships with key stakeholders and beneficiaries, including the government, UN agencies, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), local communities, and donors.
4. Participate in coordination and inter-agency meetings relevant to the project.
5. Coordinate the reporting processes of the project including obtaining necessary reviews and endorsements and completing entry into internal systems.
6. Ensure all project documentation is up to date and entered into the internal systems.
7. In close coordination with Programme Support Unit (PSU), contribute to resource mobilization for the IBG programme by providing technical inputs for the development of new projects, including assisting in drafting funding and project proposals, and monitoring data entry in internal systems.
8. Coordinate the production of communication and visibility tools and materials relevant to the IBG programme.
9. Implement appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools that support adaptive management and internal learning using IOM Tunisia’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning strategy.
10. In close coordination with the Programme Manager and Finance Unit, participate in budget monitoring, including reviewing financial reports and reconciling manual tracking with internal systems.
11. Coordinate and follow-up with the logistics and procurement team to check if project purchases are received and where applicable distributed in a timely manner.
12. Provide updates to the Programme Manager, the Head of Programmes as needed on the overall performance of the relevant projects to facilitate effectiveness, conflict sensitivity, coherence, equity and integrity.
13. Undertake duty travel, in line with prevailing security restrictions, relating to programmeimplementation.
14. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in Development, Political or Social Sciences, Law, International Relations, Security Studies, 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 implementing community-focused humanitarian or development projects is required;
• Experience in managing grants and implementing partners is required;
• Experience in implementing the Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) activities;
• Experience in project development, implementation and management;
• Experience in management and capacity building of staff;
• Experience working with civil society organizations (CSOs) and overseeing CSO capacity building initiatives is an advantage;
• Experience developing training curriculums and overseeing training programmes is an advantage;
• Experience in adaptive management, outcome-based monitoring and evaluation, and programmatic learning models is an advantage; and,
• Knowledge and working experience in the North African region an advantage.

Skills

• Good knowledge of capacity building, training, communication, and visibility tools;
• Excellent organization skills; analytical and creative thinking;
• Strong experience, knowledge and skills in budget monitoring, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and risk management is required;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required;
• Familiarity with community resilience, conflict prevention and peacebuilding frameworks, practices and sensitivities;
• Familiarity with project and resource management;
• Understanding of how to apply risk management and conflict sensitivity in insecure,conflict-affected areas is an advantage; and,
• Knowledge of the region is an advantage.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. All staff members are required to be fluent in one of the three languages.

For this position, fluency in English and French is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of Arabic and/or another official UN language (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.

Notes

Accredited Universities are the ones listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database (https://whed.net/home.php).

Required Competencies:

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• 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.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

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 actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators level 2

• Leadership: Provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the ability to carry out the Organization’s vision. Assists others to realize and develop their leadership and professional potential.
• Empowering others: Creates an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
• Building Trust: Promotes shared values and creates an atmosphere of trust and honesty.
• Strategic thinking and vision: Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.
• Humility: Leads with humility and shows openness to acknowledging own shortcomings.

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.

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

This selection process may be used to staff similar positions in various duty stations. Recommended candidates will remain eligible to be appointed in a similar position for a period of 24 months.

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 background verification and security clearances. Subject to certain exemptions, vaccination against COVID-19 will in principle be required for individuals hired on or after 15 November 2021. This will be verified as part of the medical clearance process.

Vacancies close at 23:59 local time Geneva, Switzerland on the respective closing date. No late applications will be accepted.