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Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Director, SLO in Addis Ababa, the direct technical supervision of the JLMP Programme Coordinator at the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa and the administrative supervision of the Chief of Mission of IOM Nigeria as relevant, and in regular technical oversight of the Sr. Regional Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion Specialist (ROWCA) in coordination with the Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs at the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) Secretariat, the Programme Officer (JLMP/ECOWAS) will be responsible and accountable for:

• Provide technical support on advocacy efforts to coordinate emerging opportunities for the Country Offices (CO) covered under JLPM to contribute to labor migration and mobility, while proactively alerting relevant COs on needs, gaps, and strategic opportunities to strengthen positioning on labor mobility and related cross-cutting areas.
• Provide support in streamlining and implementing JLMP activities in the ECOWAS region in close coordination with the ECOWAS Secretariat and the JLMP Programme Technical Committee and Programme Steering Committee in accordance with the planned the work plan.
• In close collaboration with the IOM Regional Office (RO) in Dakar and the JLMP Coordinator AUC in Addis Ababa, support the ECOWAS Commission in analysing and formulating appropriate responses in the area of labour mobility and related sectors.
• Participate in expert meetings and relevant consultative forums at the ECOWAS and work to increase awareness about the JLMP Programme.
• In close coordination with the Sr. Regional Labour Migration and Social Inclusion Specialist in ROWCA, provide support for communication, report writing and resource mobilization to relevant institutions at the ECOWAS and MS level on Labour Migration issues.
• In close coordination with relevant unit in RO in Dakar, assist in strengthening and support the ECOWAS migration programme portfolio in the operationalization of the ECOWAS Migration Policy Framework at regional and national levels.
• Provide support to advance the labour migration portfolio within ECOWAS and affiliated entities, through capacity building, partnership building, communication, report writing and resource mobilization.
• Contribute to strengthening linkages and coordination of the JLMP Programme with other thematic areas, units and specialized institutions within the ECOWAS and its development partners on issues related to labour migration.
• Maintain good working relationships with key interlocutors engaged with migration policy issues within and beyond ECOWAS.
• In close coordination with the Sr. Regional Labour Migration and Social Inclusion Specialist in ROWCA, contribute to regular Labour Migration policy analysis at the ECOWAS and MS level, provide technical support in managing the JLMP Programme, its implementation, and its monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide assistance to decision makers at ECOWAS and the Member States level for the adoption and mainstreaming of JLMP Programme activities and initiatives through relevant policy organs.
• Contribute to enhancing the coordination between ECOWAS, AUC, the JLMP Programme Support Unit (PSU), the JLMP Implementing Partners and other labour migration actors within and beyond the ECOWAS region.
• Provide support in the coordination o of Labour Migration and Social Protection Working Groups of the Social Dialogue Forum and support the revamping of the labour migration working group under the Migration Dialogue for Western Africa.
• Support monitoring of programme implementation by providing inputs to the designated M&E Focal Point monitoring Programme implementation including collecting data, updating indicators, and drafting brief progress notes in line with the JLMP Strategic Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

(2020-2030) framework.

• Perform such other relevant duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education

• Master’s degree in Development Economics, Political Science, Business Administration, Project Management, Public Administration/Management, 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.

Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.

Experience

• Proven knowledge and experience on project management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting;
• Experience in budget formulation, financial management and administration;
• Experience in developing and maintaining partnerships with government counterparts, UN agencies, donors, and NGO partners;
• Experience in working with the RECs, IOM, ECA, ILO and EU on the fields of labour, employment, social protection, labour migration and labour market information systems; and,
• Working experience and collaboration with continental and regional social partners’ organizations (Business Africa, Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Africa); M&E, follow-up on employment, labour and social protection policy frameworks, including MS, RECs and international partners.

Skills

• Knowledge of, and ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses in the field of the project
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
• Proven ability to establish and maintain strong working relations with relevant Government and Non-Governmental counterparts, international organizations, civil society or private sector entities;
• Familiarity with the Labour migration aspects, Labor migration policy and legal frameworks;
• Familiarity with the AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration (better known as the Joint Labour Migration Programme or JLMP) in Africa;
• Capacity to provide technical support in the area of labour, employment and labour migration, labour market information systems, as well as on AU Policy Organs relevant for the project implementation, policy oversight and monitoring (Specialized Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment, Executive Council, Assembly of Heads of States and Government, Pan African parliament, etc.);
• Knowledge of, and ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses in the field of the project;
• Ability to prepare high-quality and technically sound reports;
• Good problem-solving capability;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in either French or English; and,
• Good command of office software, such as MS Office, spreadsheets, databases.

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Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Radiologic Technologist and with the technical guidance from the IOM Teleradiology Center and the overall supervision of the Chief Migration Health Officer or Migration Health Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for processing screening X-ray of the refugees and immigrants in the IOM Health Assessment Programme, and will specifically carry-out the following duties and responsibilities:

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing

Migration Health Division/Radiology

Responsibilities
Tasks to be performed under this contract

• Take good quality chest X-ray images of migrants as requested by Physicians and/or Radiologist in accordance with IOM and international radiographic standards and resettlement countries technical instructions. Take the appropriate additional chest X-ray views using the standard procedures, when requested.
• Explain the X-ray examination procedures to applicants and answer questions. Prepare equipment’s and examination rooms for use, perform proper ID checking, correct biodata entry to CR/DR machines and standard labelling of the radiographic images avoiding substitutions.
• Apply proper radiographic techniques and radiation protection procedures during X-ray taking, including providing pelvic lead shielding for all, double wrap-around lead shielding for pregnant woman, positioning of applicants, collimation of X-ray beam, and use of proper X-ray exposure factors, and monitoring of applicants during the examinations.
• Perform proper processing of digital images on CR/DR machine, review the image quality and repeat when the image quality is not acceptable. Report important/urgent information to Radiologists and/or Physician.
• Contribute to maintaining consistently high-quality chest X-rays in the Radiology Unit through proper utilization of radiographic techniques, checking and correcting technical quality of the images, adherence to technical requirements of resettlement countries and training of staff involved in chest X-ray taking. Take the role of quality assurance focal person for the X-ray Unit, as needed.
• Participate in ensuring the overall radiation safety of the applicants, staff and the public by applying the standard radiation protection rules and regulations, regularly wearing personal radiation measurement badges, assisting the reading of the personal radiation monitoring badge, performing the duties of radiation protection focal person and communicating with the respective authorities, as needed.
• Take part in the regular and timely quality assurance of the CR/DR X-ray machines through proper handling of machines and regular checking of equipment performance and reporting of issues immediately. Contact external and internal technical service providers regarding maintenance service and repair of the X-ray equipment as needed.
• Contribute in optimizing the workflow in the Radiology Unit through applying regular quality control and improvement of the standard operating procedures including identification procedures and correctness of data entry to ensure quick, correct, and smooth X-ray processing and timely delivery of chest X-ray images and reports.
• Prepare daily worklists, barcodes, check the identity of applicants, radiographic counselling, uploading digital Chest X-rays images to e-Medical website, and/or burning images on CDs.
• Prepare statistical summary reports on operational activities of the Radiology Unit, document any other information and properly keep records as needed.
• Communicate with the Radiologist and/or Teleradiology Centers for the reading of the chest X-rays, take the role of the Country Office’s focal person for coordinating the radiology chest X-ray reading workflow and provide the chest X-ray reports to the panel physicians as needed.
• Contribute in implementing infection control measures and maintaining a tidy and neat work environment in the Radiology Unit.
• Suggest additional measures to improve the quality, speed or safety of the radiological procedures as needed.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

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Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education

• University Bachelor’s degree in radiologic technology from an accredited academic institution with three years of relevant experience;

Experience

• Working experience in radiography, especially Chest X-Ray, knowledge of digital radiology machine required;
• Up to date professional license/Board certificate as per the country’s requirement;
• Good computer skill, especially in Microsoft Excel and Word is essential;
• Knowledge and experience in radiology information systems and Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) an advantage; and,
• Experience in screening chest X-ray an advantage.

Skills

• Proven ability to work unsupervised and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Knowledge of radiation and patient safety
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Flexible, adaptable and be able to demonstrate a client-focused attitude to delivery of the highest standards of care
• Demonstrated ability to maintain detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.