Chief, Humanitarian Protection Unit

Place Title : Chief, Humanitarian Safety Unit

Obligation Station : Geneva, Switzerland

Classification : Skilled Workers, Grade P5

Sort of Appointment : Fastened time period, one 12 months with chance of extension

Estimated Begin Date : As quickly as attainable

Closing Date : 09 April 2024

Established in 1951, IOM is a Associated Group of the United Nations, and because the main UN company within the subject of migration, works intently with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental companions. IOM is devoted to selling humane and orderly migration for the good thing about all. It does so by offering providers and recommendation to governments and migrants.

IOM is dedicated to a various and inclusive work surroundings. Learn extra about variety and inclusion at IOM at www.iom.int/diversity.

Purposes are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, notably certified feminine candidates in addition to purposes from the non-represented member international locations of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, purposes from certified and eligible first-tier candidates are thought-about earlier than these of certified and eligible second-tier candidates within the choice course of.

For the aim of this emptiness, the next are thought-about first-tier candidates:

1. Inside candidates
2. Exterior feminine candidates:
3. Candidate from the next non-represented member states:

Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Botswana; Cabo Verde; Comoros; Congo (the); Prepare dinner Islands; Dominica; Fiji; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Holy See; Iceland; Kiribati; Lao Folks’s Democratic Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu

Second tier candidates embrace:

All exterior candidates, besides candidates from non-represented member states of IOM and feminine candidates.

Context:

The Safety Division inside IOM leads on the Group’s overarching targets on safety consistent with the next goals of the brand new Strategic Plan:

• Goal 1: Saving lives and defending individuals in humanitarian crises and conditions ofvulnerability;
• Goal 2: Driving options to displacement by addressing root causes, supporting transitions and selling sturdy options; and,
• Goal 3: Facilitating pathways for normal migration.

Safety can be a cross-cutting precedence of the Strategic Plan as enabler for the Goal 3 on common pathways and that IOM adheres to the very best requirements of safety mainstreaming, and accountability to affected populations throughout its operations and programmes.

In keeping with the IASC definition and Principals’ assertion on the Centrality of Safety in Humanitarian Motion, IOM is dedicated to inserting safety on the core of all its actions, and can proceed working with companions and stakeholders in the direction of frequent safety outcomes. The Safety Division will assist this dedication by offering strategic steering, technical assist, capability constructing and coordination on safety points, each internally and externally.

The Humanitarian Safety Unit (HPX) is positioned inside the Safety Division and works very intently with Migrant Safety Unit (MPX). HPX is accountable for all safety interventions in contexts of emergencies, crises and transition, generated by conditions of violence, battle, or catastrophe, local weather change or environmental degradation, that intention to deal with safety dangers by stopping or responding to precise or potential violations of rights outlined by related worldwide devices together with human rights, refugee and humanitarian legislation.

Underneath the general supervision of the Deputy Director Normal for Operations and direct supervision of the Director, Safety Division, the Chief, Humanitarian Safety Unit can be accountable for the Division’s humanitarian safety portfolio. Particularly, they are going to be accountable for main and advancing IOM’s international migrant humanitarian safety coverage and programming associated to migrants in susceptible conditions. This consists of IOM’s dedication on humanitarian response inside IASC aiming to guard migrants and displaced individuals from violence, exploitation and abuse notably on Baby Safety, Gender-Primarily based Violence, and anti-trafficking coverage and programming.

Core Features / Obligations:

1. Handle the humanitarian portfolio on safety together with growing methods, globalpolicies associated to the safety and help of migrants in susceptible conditions, together with victims of exploitation and migrant kids. Contribute to the rollout of the brand new IOM’s Strategic Plan and the Safety Division International Technique along with offering recommendation and assist to the event of Regional and Nation Workplace Methods.
2. Signify IOM and promote its coverage imaginative and prescient and technique with the IASC, Grand Discount 2.0 discussion board, governments, civil society, and the personal sector, in addition to media organizations. Promote and facilitate inter-agency collaboration and contribute to related UN processes, such because the Inter-Company Coordination Group towards Trafficking in Individuals (ICAT), the UN Community on Migration, and the 2030 Growth Agenda.
3. Advise and supply substantial and technical inputs and steering to governmentalcounterparts and inner stakeholders notably Regional Thematic Specialists (RTS) and Nation Places of work within the improvement of humanitarian safety programmes and proposals that fall inside the Unit’s purview by main capability improvement to develop workers capability and professionalize IOM’s experience on safety mainstreaming and specialised safety providers in humanitarian settings.
4. Contribute and strengthen compliance with insurance policies and dedication on Safety fromSexual Exploitation and Abuse measures and its operational implementation and coordination with safety providers.
5. Guarantee common liaison with, and take part in, conferences with governments, internationalorganizations, and personal sector companions to set frequent insurance policies and requirements, promote cooperation, and lift funds for brand new programmes and initiatives.
6. Keep abreast of humanitarian safety points and authorized framework for migrants and IDPs byaddressing rising points, in shut collaboration with Regional Places of work, Nation Places of work, and related HQ Departments and Divisions.
7. Have interaction and actively take part in related worldwide and regional fora and forge regionalpartnerships to advocate for key safety and mandate points whereas partaking in cross-cutting protection-related issues together with combined motion, inner displacement and local weather change/disaster-related displacement responses.
8. Lead the Unit’s priorities and actions. Direct and monitor the work carried out by the Unit typically and supply direct supervision of related workers members.
9. Carry out such different duties as could also be assigned.

Required {Qualifications} and Expertise:

Schooling

• Grasp’s diploma in Worldwide Human Rights Regulation, Political Science, Social Science or arelated subject with ten years of related skilled expertise; or,
• Bachelors diploma within the above with twelve years of related skilled expertise.

Expertise

• At the least ten years (twelve years for bachelor’s diploma holders) of expertise in humanitarianand safety work, with a deal with safety points equivalent to gender-based violence, youngster safety, and displacement, counter-trafficking together with 4 years in managerial capability;
• Expertise in working in numerous areas and contexts, and in main and managing protectionteams and initiatives for numerous organizations; and,
• Expertise in capability improvement on safety, advanced programme improvement andimplementation expertise, together with finances administration.

Abilities

• Wonderful information of worldwide humanitarian and human rights legislation and requirements, and ofprotection ideas and approaches; and,
• In-depth information within the improvement of laws and coverage regarding the safety ofvulnerable non-national teams, equivalent to asylum seekers and refugees, unaccompanied migrant kids, or international victims of trafficking.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. All workers members are required to be fluent in one of many three languages.

For this place, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian, and Spanish) is a bonus.

Proficiency of language(s) required can be particularly evaluated through the choice course of, which can embrace written and/or oral assessments.

Notes

Accredited Universities are those listed within the UNESCO World Increased Schooling Database (https://whed.net/home.php).

Required Competencies:

Values – all IOM workers members should abide by and reveal these 5 values:

• Inclusion and respect for variety: Respects and promotes particular person and cultural variations. Encourages variety and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains excessive moral requirements and acts in a fashion in keeping with organizational ideas/guidelines and requirements of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates capability to work in a composed, competent and dedicated method and workout routines cautious judgment in assembly day-to-day challenges.
• Braveness: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on problems with significance.
• Empathy: Reveals compassion for others, makes individuals really feel protected, revered and pretty handled.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators stage 3

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes efficient collaboration inside and throughout items to attain shared targets and optimize outcomes.
• Delivering outcomes: Produces and delivers high quality leads to a service-oriented and well timed method. Is motion oriented and dedicated to reaching agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing information: Constantly seeks to study, share information and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes possession for reaching the Group’s priorities and assumes accountability for personal actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains advanced issues in an informative, inspiring and motivational manner.

Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators stage 3

• Management: Offers a transparent sense of route, leads by instance and demonstrates the power to hold out the Group’s imaginative and prescient. Assists others to appreciate and develop their management {and professional} potential.
• Empowering others: Creates an enabling surroundings the place workers can contribute their greatest and develop their potential.
• Constructing Belief: Promotes shared values and creates an environment of belief and honesty.
• Strategic pondering and imaginative and prescient: Works strategically to appreciate the Group’s targets and communicates a transparent strategic route.
• Humility: Leads with humility and reveals openness to acknowledging personal shortcomings.

IOM’s competency framework may be discovered at this hyperlink.

https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/about-iom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.pdf

Competencies can be assessed throughout a competency-based interview.

Different:

Internationally recruited skilled workers are required to be cell.

Any supply made to the candidate in relation to this emptiness discover is topic to funding affirmation.

This choice course of could also be used to workers related positions in numerous obligation stations. Really helpful candidates endorsed by the Appointments and Postings Board will stay eligible to be appointed in an identical place for a interval of 24 months.

The listing of NMS international locations above consists of all IOM Member States that are non-represented within the Skilled Class of workers members.

Appointment can be topic to certification that the candidate is medically match for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa necessities, and background verification and safety clearances. Topic to sure exemptions, vaccination towards COVID-19 will in precept be required for people employed on or after 15 November 2021. This can be verified as a part of the medical clearance course of.

Vacancies shut at 23:59 native time Geneva, Switzerland on the respective time limit. No late purposes can be accepted.

Easy methods to apply

To use, candidates are invited to submit their purposes HERE through the IOM e-Recruitment system by 09 April 2024.

IOM solely accepts duly accomplished purposes submitted via the IOM e-Recruitment system. The web instrument additionally permits candidates to trace the standing of their software.

Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted.

For additional data please confer with: www.iom.int/recruitment

Posting interval:

From 27.03.2024 to 09.04.2024

No Charges:

IOM doesn’t cost a charge at any stage of its recruitment course of (software, interview, processing, coaching or different charge). IOM doesn’t request any data associated to financial institution accounts.

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