Overview
The Project Officer (Reintegration) will support the effective coordination and delivery of assistance to returning migrants, strengthening reintegration schemes, and overseeing reintegration activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to oversight and coordination of caseworkers, reintegration assistants and partners.
- Facilitate training and counselling to staff and contribute to a reintegration case management system.
- Support and provide technical inputs for the establishment of national reintegration schemes.
- Provide information and technical assistance for the development of national standard operating procedures (SoPs) related to return and reintegration.
- Coordinate with sending missions to facilitate timely and dignified return of migrants.
- Facilitate the mainstreaming of protection into reintegration activities.
- Assess training needs on reintegration and/or protection issues and capacity building among stakeholders.
- Provide technical assistance, capacity building support and guidance to implementing partners and Government counterpart.
- Assess the possibility to fluent implementation of community projects in areas with high numbers of returnees.
- Monitor and follow up on the proper documentation and reporting of reintegration activities and projects.
- Oversee appropriate data management of reintegration beneficiaries.
- Contribute to the development of project concepts/proposals and resource mobilization initiatives.
- Maintain close contacts with national and state authorities, programme partners, civil society, the international community, and donors.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- Two years of relevant professional experience with a Master’s degree, or four years of relevant professional experience with a University degree.
- Experience in programme conceptualisation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
- Experience in project development and capacity-building activities.
- Experience in liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities as well as with national and international institutions.
- Familiarity with financial and business administration.
- Proven understanding of internal and international migration issues in the country and in the Region.
- Experience in organizing consultations, workshops and seminars with stakeholders.
- In depth knowledge of the broad range of migration related subject areas dealt with by the Organization.
- Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Humanitarian Affairs, Economic Development, Business or Public Administration, International Studies, or a related field from an accredited academic institution, or University degree in the above fields.
