Overview
Provide technical leadership and programmatic expertise to IOM Madagascar for the effective implementation and roll-out of Community-Based Planning (CBP). Support the adaptation of CBP training materials and ensure the process is inclusive and conflict-sensitive.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and programmatic expertise to IOM Madagascar for the effective implementation and roll-out of the CBP.
- Provide technical training to IOM Madagascar staff on CBP methodology and support them to deliver a CBP training to government counterparts.
- Adapt CBP training materials to Madagascar context and ensure the process is inclusive, conflict sensitive, and promotes the participation of women, youth, elders, IDPs, and host community.
- Provide technical guidance to IOM staff during the roll-out of CBP in the communities, ensuring alignment with IOM’s CBP manual.
- Support the establishment of the Core Facilitation Team (CFT) composed of community representatives and local authorities.
- Ensure the CBP process is conflict sensitive and inclusive of IDPs and host communities.
- Provide on-spot mentorship to IOM staff in Madagascar throughout the CBP process.
- Support the documentation of CBP process, outcomes, and lessons learned during the pilot phase.
Required Experience
- Master’s degree with five years of relevant professional experience; or University degree with seven years of relevant professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience in community-based planning, participatory approaches, or local governance processes.
- Proven track record in facilitating inclusive dialogue and participatory decision-making with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in conflict-sensitive programming, peacebuilding, or social cohesion initiatives in fragile or displacement-affected contexts.
- Prior experience working with government counterparts, local authorities, and community representatives in multicultural settings.
- Experience in capacity building and training of staff and partners on participatory methodologies.
- Familiarity with durable solutions frameworks, humanitarian-development-peace nexus, and displacement dynamics.
- Knowledge of IOM’s community-based planning methodology or similar participatory planning tools is an asset.
- Experience in environmental or climate change adaptation planning in community settings is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Peacebuilding, or a related field from an accredited academic institution.
- University degree in the above fields.
