Overview
The Transition and Recovery Officer will be responsible for the development, management, and implementation of IOM initiatives related to early recovery, community stabilization, and creating environments for durable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the development and implementation of transition, recovery, and stabilization programming.
- Provide operational management, guidance, and technical supervision to staff.
- Establish and maintain relationships with UN Agencies, humanitarian organizations, government, and community interlocutors.
- Identify priorities and contribute to the development of new projects and activities.
- Monitor progress against strategic objectives and programme benchmarks.
- Develop IOM’s early recovery, transition, and durable solutions strategy.
- Participate in relevant donor or partner meetings, briefings, and conferences.
- Provide regular updates on programme implementation, achievements, and challenges.
- Represent IOM at technical working groups and support IOM’s lead of relevant clusters.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- Five years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree, or seven years with a University degree.
- Experience in programme coordination, including operational and managerial experience in transition, recovery, and durable solutions.
- Experience managing stabilization, recovery, or resilience programmes in fragile and complex settings.
- Experience working in post-disaster/emergency zones and in high-risk environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in thematic areas relevant to project development.
- Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, donors, national and international institutions, UN agencies, Non-governmental organizations, and local communities in a multi-cultural setting.
- Experience with gender and issues around gender-based violence.
- Familiarity with financial and administrative management.
- Experience with livelihoods programming is a must.
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.
