Senior Operations Officer (P)

Overview

The Senior Operations Officer will support the management, oversight, and coordination of IOM’s Operations, contributing to the development and implementation of IOM’s strategy and ensuring operational excellence.

Tasks Summary

• Develop, contribute to and promote IOM’s strategy; support strategic planning, results orientation and operational excellence.
• Contribute to ensuring the appropriateness and effectiveness of programmes.
• Support key stakeholders on the development of appropriate policies, strategies and advocacy messages.
• Advocate for and promote risk management procedures.
• Provide overall leadership and oversight to IOM’s programme operations and technical support functions.
• Participate actively in the strategic development of new programmes.
• Ensure strong engagement on operational aspects of IOM’s response with donors, agencies and other stakeholders.
• Liaise with the Programme and thematic support leads to contribute to high quality programming.
• Coordinate the selection and recruitment of relevant staff; supervise the work of directly reporting staff.
• Lead on partnerships with actors contributing to the response.
• Collaborate with the Regional Office and relevant Headquarters (HQ) colleagues in the coordination and implementation of high-level meetings.
• Participate actively in the UN crisis coordination architecture, represent IOM and ensure alignment of IOM Strategic Plan and the Humanitarian Response Plan.
• Play an integral role in crisis coordination discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively pursue opportunities for joint programming.
• Liaise with OCHA and UN/Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and other coordination mechanisms.
• Oversee relevant programme support in accordance with IOM's rules and procedures.
• Facilitate knowledge generation and management.
• Contribute to the knowledge products development and knowledge service delivery.
• Conduct regular field visits Country Offices and build strong working relationships with local or regional stakeholders.
• Contribute to the country offices, Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and risk mitigation and management mechanisms are in place.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Experience Requirements

• Master’s degree with seven years of relevant professional experience; or University degree with nine years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in the Middle East and North Africa region.
• Experience in country or field-level humanitarian programmes with displaced populations, both internal and refugee, with programmatic and coordination roles.
• Experience in liaising with inter-agency mechanisms and stakeholders, including within the UN family, Government and donors.
• Experience in developing strategic products for knowledge and information management in a high-pressure environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Significant experience in general management as well as project and resources management.
• Significant experience in diplomacy, fundraising, and public relations, as well as in liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities and international institutions.
• Experience in delivering large and diverse programmes in complex settings in a range of migration programming, both in the context of emergency and development programming.

Qualification Requirements

• Master’s degree in Development, Political or Social Sciences, Law, International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution.
• University degree in the above fields.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required (oral and written).

Languages Preferred: • Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Contract Duration: • Up to 9 months • 6 months

Work Modality:

Remuneration: