Overview
The Project Assistant (PxD/AVRR) will support the implementation and monitoring of reintegration projects for returned migrants, strengthening local actors' capacities for rehabilitation and reintegration support services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall support to the day-to-day implementation of reintegration projects.
- Provide rehabilitation and reintegration support to returned migrants.
- Provide technical and administrative support to relevant state and non-state actors.
- Support liaisons with relevant governmental, non-governmental, international organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Distribute travel allowances and return grants to returning migrants.
- Contribute to review conditions of business plans and carry-out field visits to monitor activities.
- Assist with the development of beneficiary profile and needs assessment formats and ensure documentation and filing in a database.
- Collect, prepare and present information through periodic and ad-hoc monitoring reports.
- Facilitate the entry of returning migrant data in MiMOSA and/or other relevant database.
- Support the monitoring of reintegration of beneficiaries related activities.
- 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.
Required Experience
- Completed University degree 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 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.
Qualifications
- Completed University degree from an accredited institution in International Relations, Social Science, Economics, Migration studies, Law, Humanitarian Affairs, or related field.
- High School diploma.
