Expedited SVN – Project Assistant (PxD/AVRR) at International Organization for Migration - IOM

Job Description

• Applications are welcome from internal candidates. For the purpose of this vacancy, internal candidates are considered first-tier candidates.

Context:

• Working under the overall supervision of the Project Officer (PXD_AVRR), and technical supervision of the National Project Officer (PXD_AVRR), and in close collaboration and consultation with other units within the PxD, the successful candidate will be responsible to assist the implementation and monitoring of the AVRR interventions, with a view to strengthen local actors’ capacities especially at state level to provide improved rehabilitation and reintegration support services.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall support to the day-to-day implementation of reintegration projects under PxD through rights-based approaches.
• Provide rehabilitation and reintegration support to returned migrants in close coordination with the Senior Project Assistant, by preparing, screening filing, and presenting the documentation of vulnerable cases for references and monitoring.
• Provide technical and administrative support to relevant state and non-state actors, including training institutions, involved with providing rehabilitation and sustainable reintegration assistance.
• Support liaisons with relevant governmental, non-governmental (NGOs), international organizations as well as other relevant stakeholders, on partnerships and assistance to migrants in coordination with the supervisor.
• Distribute travel allowances and return grants to returning migrants, as appropriate.
• Contribute to review conditions of the business plan as pertaining to the reintegration programs and raise any issues. Carry-out field visits to the beneficiaries’ business sites to monitor the implementation of the activities. 
• Assist with the development of the beneficiary profile and needs assessment formats and ensure the documentation and filing of all beneficiaries in a database for reference and monitoring including regular update of beneficiaries’ information in MIMOSA. 
• Collect, prepare and present information through periodic and ad-hoc monitoring reports on reintegration activities for evidenced-based programming. Assist in the preparation for the exchange of information to relevant counterparts. 
• Facilitate the entry of returning migrant data as required in MiMOSA and/or other relevant database as required by the project in coordination with the Senior Reintegration Assistance. Prepare data for further processing, analysis and reporting.
• Support the monitoring of the reintegration of beneficiaries related activities when necessary.
• Provide support to the assessment of the qualitative and quantitative impact of grants and community projects.  
• Undertake duty travel as required.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications
Education:

• Completed University degree from an accredited institution in International Relations, Social Science, Economics, Migration studies, Law, Humanitarian Affairs, or related field with two years of related professional experience, preferably in migration related operational and field functions, or 
• High School diploma with four years of related professional experience, preferably in migration related operational and field functions.

Experience:

• Experience in working with migrants and source/transit communities; particularly the socio-economic reintegration of returnees or other groups;
• Familiarity with programmatic issues surrounding return, reintegration and migration management.
• Knowledge of social development issues as well as general migration related issues in the country and the region.
• Proven experience in liaising and building effective partnerships with donors, government authorities, private sector entities, other national/international institutions, and local and international NGOs.

Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Good knowledge of information technology and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and SharePoint.
• Good communication skills (Oral and Written).
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Good knowledge of information technology and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and SharePoint.
• Ability to independently carry out tasks.
• Ability to multi-task and to prioritize required.

Languages:

• For all applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge or fluency in Hausa is an added advantage
• IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.
• Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.