Overview
The Regional Peace, Recovery and Solutions Officer coordinates and supports the implementation of institutional policy and programmatic approaches in Country Offices across the Region, providing technical oversight and thematic expertise to promote evidence-based programming.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate building the capacities of COs in the Region through training and expert thematic guidance.
- Participate in regional meetings/working groups and develop country-specific or regional initiatives.
- Coordinate regional knowledge management activities.
- Coordinate the review, endorsement, and monitoring of project proposals and reports developed by COs.
- Coordinate the mainstreaming of transversal best practices and risk management.
- Monitor Country Offices comply with minimum standards for programming.
- Maintain regular coordination with relevant HQ Departments, Divisions and Offices, as well as Global Offices.
- Monitor and assess PRD-related contextual developments and trends in the Region.
- Provide technical and thematic expertise to COs on complex situations.
- Facilitate coordination, prioritization and operational planning relevant to PRD in the Region.
- Coordinate and support the development of regional, multi-country and cross-border programmes and projects.
- Coordinate resource mobilization in the region relevant to PRD.
- Coordinate the development of regional thematic guidance notes, information sheets and policy documents.
- Coordinate the development and maintenance of partnerships in Region.
- Promote the use of a data-driven and evidence-based approach to IOM programming in the region.
- Undertake travel to COs in the region to advise and guide the development and implementation of PRD-related activities and support risk monitoring.
- Guide and facilitate the integration of cross cutting priorities in CO programming related to PRD.
- Ensure the continued functioning of the RO Humannitarian Response and Recovery Unit by managing and responding to requests from internal or external partners in the absence of the Regional Thematic Specialist.
Required Experience
- Demonstrated experience in peace and recovery, and related areas relevant to project development and management, thematic capacity building, and liaison.
- Experience working in non-OECD countries managing peace and recovery projects.
- Experience in liaison, resource mobilization, and advocacy with governmental and diplomatic officials, national and international institutions and organizations, civil society, and private sector actors.
- Experience working in an international, inter-governmental, or non-governmental organization, United Nations, or government.
- Experience in the design and implementation of capacity building on peace and recovery.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Social Science, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least five years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with at least seven years of relevant professional experience.
