Senior Project Assistant –Durable Solutions

Context:

Under overall guidance of the head of the division TRD , under direct supervision of Durable Solutions National Officer in close coordination with the Ninewa Durable Solutions National Liaison Officer and in correspondence with Team leaders and Field Officers in the governorates, the Durable Solutions Area Coordinator is responsible for supporting the implementation on the ground of all activities related to the durable solutions interventions in areas of displacement and in areas of return or relocation.

The Transition and Recovery Division (TRD) within IOM Iraq works to remove the initial obstacles to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) return and reintegration in Iraq’s post-conflict areas and lay the foundation for longer-term recovery, economic development, and reconstruction in general.

The position is based in Mosul office, with at least 60% of time spent roving across governorates based on operational needs.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

IOM Operations

1. Work closely with all IOM divisions and programmes operating in the area of responsibility and maintain updated knowledge and information on all IOM activities in the area.
2. Liaise with authorities and security actors for Durable Solutions operations ahead of and during implementation in the area of responsibility in coordination with relevant Programme Coordinators and team leaders.
3. Assist programmes to manage any bottlenecks encountered with local communities, local authorities, or security, and identify opportunities to strengthen programme relevance; ensure that emerging issues or opportunities are flagged to the DS National officer, the DS Programme Coordinator, as well as to the Head of Office and Heads of Divisions and Units.
4. Liaise, along with relevant programmes and units, with local authorities, security actors and the community for the purpose of activity coordination and access; ensure an open line of communication with relevant KIs to stay abreast of changes in the operating environment.
5. Facilitate meetings with local authorities and key informants for all IOM divisions operating in the area. Ensure that IOM’s engagement with government partners is well-coordinated across programmes.
6. Keep all IOM TRD as well as other divisions working in Ninewa, particularly in Tel Afar, informed about context analysis and developments. Inform IOM on location selection and other approaches to ensure that assistance is delivered equitably across ethno-religious groups represented in the location, in line with needs assessments.
7. Support IOM Divisions and Units without existing programmes in Tel Afar to organize scoping missions to the area and meet with key counterparts to discuss needs on the ground.
8. Organize periodic team meetings with all staff working in Tel Afar to share information, new instructions and allow staff to give feedback and listen to any concerns.

DS Coordination and Liaise/on

9. Assist the Ninewa National Liaison Officer in coordinating with the government counterparts on durable solutions matters.
10. Support the effective information sharing between the Durable Solutions Coordination team and different government departments, local authorities, and area-based stakeholders to support the work of the Durable Solutions Technical Working Group and the Returns Working Group.
11. Provide support to advocacy efforts and messaging, and alert on issues related to durable solutions and obtain inputs from government departments local authorities and displacement affected communities.
12. Assist in collecting, analyse and use data and feedback to identify opportunities to improve the relationship with government, local authorities, and other relevant partners.
13. Assist the Ninewa National Liaison Officer to provide support to Ninewa ABC and surrounding non-ABC areas eg Tel-Afar.
14. Perform other duties as may be assigned.

While this vacancy is open to both Internals and Externals, priority shall be given to qualified Internal applicants.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via a link:

https://iraqdatacenter.iom.int/Vacancy/Apply/SVN2023IRQ299

For an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.