VAC-11769 Project Assistant (Youth Empowerment Outreach)

Since the inception of IOM in 1951, Movement Operations have been and continue to be a fundamental pillar of the Organization’s work. The organized movement of persons in need of international migration assistance is a primary mandate of the Organization and a cornerstone of IOM’s operations. This mandate has resulted in the international transport of more than 15 million migrants and refugees worldwide. Movement Operations departments in various IOM missions, coordinated under the division of Resettlement and Movement Management (RMM) in the Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE) at IOM’s Geneva Headquarters, are responsible for all aspects of travel for migrants and refugees under IOM’s auspices, in accordance with the various framework agreements with resettlement and receiving Governments and partners across the spectrum of the Organization’s programmes.

1.In synergy with relevant IOM Libya Units (Protection,
Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
(MHPSS) and Migrant Resource and Respond Mechanism (MRRM) coordinate implementation
of outreach activities towards youth, including in migrants’ communities across
Tripoli, to identify migrants interested in benefiting from YESS services.
These include, inter alia, language and soft skills training initiatives, job
fairs, cultural events among others

2.Arrange meetings with youth volunteer
organizations, civil society network and Embassies of Third Country Nationals
(TCNs), community leaders and migrants to disseminate information on YESS and
other IOM Migrant centred services in Tripoli;

3.Maintain and nurture working relationships with
relevant LMI stakeholders, including local authorities, civil society, UN
agencies, international and national NGOs;

4.Organize various outreach events to raise awareness
about the services available at the YESS centre in Tripoli.

5.Organize various social mixing events to enhance
confidence, trust, and social bond between the Liban and migrant community.

6.Organize and deliver capacity building training on
Job readiness, business management and entrepreneurship to YESS graduates and
other unemployed youths.

7.Support the YESS M&E focal person on data
collection during various assessments including satisfaction survey, pre and
post (knowledge/skill) assessment and others.

8.Support the organization of other initiatives at
the YESS including inter-ministerial meetings, one migration management
trainings and labour migration facilitation advocacy workshops

9.Support in developing and managing all visibility
materials related to YESS services

10.Monitor the referral pathways, both internally to
other IOM services as well as external referrals, for quality services
provision for YESS beneficiaries;

11.Conduct periodical monitoring surveys among YESS
beneficiaries to assess relevancy of project interventions;

12.Monitor and manage Community Mobilizers mechanism
across the city, to allow wider reach of Libyan youth and migrants to YESS
services;

13. Provide
    regular feedback on work being
    accomplished to the LMI Management and keep supervisor immediately
    informed of any issues that arise
14. Demonstrate professional, impartial
    and unbiased during all interactions with migrants and colleagues per the
    IOM Code of Conduct and instruction on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation
    and Abuse (PSEA.)
15. Maintain and ensure the confidentiality
    and integrity of all relevant paperwork in line with standards of conduct
    and data protection rules. Alert the management of any non-compliance to SOPs or codes
    of conduct by IOM staff members or partners.
16. Perform such other duties as may be
    assigned.

LMI Project Officer

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies:

Behavioural 

Accountability

•Accepts and gives constructive criticism

•Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies

•Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs

•Monitors own work to correct errors

•Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation

•Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work

•Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients

•Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries

•Keeps clients informed of developments and setbacks

Continuous Learning

•Contributes to colleagues’ learning

•Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills

•Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas

•Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area

Communication

•Actively shares relevant information

•Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures

•Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience

•Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience

Creativity and Initiative

•Actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services

•Expands responsibilities while maintaining existing ones

•Persuades others to consider new ideas

•Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems

Leadership and Negotiation

•Convinces others to share resources

•Actively identifies opportunities for and promotes organizational change

•Presents goals as shared interests

•Articulates vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments

Performance Management

•Provides constructive feedback to colleagues

•Identifies ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers

•Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations

•Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures

•Holds directly reporting managers accountable for providing fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluation

Planning and Organizing

•Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others

•Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others

•Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers

•Identifies risks and makes contingency plans

•Adjusts priorities and plans to achieve goals

•Allocates appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members

Professionalism

•Masters subject matter related to responsibilities

•Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities

•Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation

•Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress

•Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity

•Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts

•Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

Teamwork

•Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment

•Contributes to, and follows team objectives

•Gives credit where credit is due

•Seeks input and feedback from others

•Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate

•Actively supports and implements final group decisions

•Takes joint responsibility for team’s work

Technological Awareness

•Learns about developments in available technology

•Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions

•Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work

Resource Mobilization

•Establishes realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs

Technical

•Delivers on set objectives in hardship situations

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