Overview
The National Project Officer will manage, coordinate, and oversee the activities of the BiH Solidarity Fund Program, ensuring implementation in line with IOM policies and donor requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the overall implementation of the Project(s), including financial, administrative, and technical aspects.
- Provide operational management, guidance, and technical supervision to project staff.
- Monitor progress against Project’s strategic objectives and provide advice for improvements.
- Oversee the establishment of a common Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework.
- Identify priority areas for project development and contribute to new project proposals.
- Supervise project staff, Consultants, and Implementing Partners (IPs).
- Plan, develop, organize, and deliver capacity building activities.
- Monitor and oversee compliance with project partners, staff, and implementing entities.
- Liaise with Government entities, IPs, UN agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Oversee coordination with other units in the Country Office.
- Ensure adequate information management on project activities, including visibility.
- Produce quality progress Financial, Narrative, and other reports.
- Oversee the elaboration and dissemination of reports for donors, government, and stakeholders.
- Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, steering committees, and technical working groups.
- Represent the Country Office at relevant UN working groups.
- Undertake duty travel as required.
Required Experience
- Seven years of relevant professional experience with a Master’s degree, or nine years of relevant professional experience with a University degree.
- Experience in programme conceptualisation, development, 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.
- Sound and proven understanding of internal and international migration issues in the country and in the Region.
- Experience in organizing consultations, workshops and seminars with high level 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.
