Head of Programmes

Place Title : Head of Programmes
Responsibility Station : Quito, Ecuador
Classification : Skilled Workers, Grade P3
Kind of Appointment : Mounted time period, one yr with chance of extension
Estimated Begin Date : As quickly as potential
Closing Date : 25 January 2024

Established in 1951, IOM is a Associated Group of the United Nations, and because the main UN company within the area of migration, works carefully 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 companies and recommendation to governments and migrants.

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

Functions 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. Inner candidates
2. Candidates 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 Individuals’s Democratic Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu

Second tier candidates embody:
All exterior candidates, besides candidates from non-represented member states.

Context:

Based in 1951, IOM – the Worldwide Group for Migration – is the main intergovernmental group within the area of migration and works carefully with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental companions. IOM is devoted to selling protected and orderly human migration for the good thing about all. That is achieved by offering companies and steering to governments and migrants.

IOM Ecuador seeks to supply protected, orderly, and dignified migration help to the assorted migrant populations inside the territory, with a concentrate on the safety of people and offering a coordinated emergency response for migrants from Venezuela, and inside the framework of the US-funded initiatives on protected mobility.

Below the general supervision of the Chief of Mission, the direct supervision of the Deputy Chief of Mission, and in shut coordination with the Subject Coordination Officer, Head of PSU, the Head of Programmes will likely be answerable for offering technical, programmatic, administrative, and logistical help for the administration of IOM Ecuador’s completely different programmes.

Core Features / Tasks:

1. Oversee the efficient improvement and implementation of the assorted initiatives of IOM Ecuador by exercising administrative, operational, and monetary administration duty for related initiatives.
2. Present operational administration, steering, and technical supervision to nationwide and worldwide workers, aiding on programmatic technique and implementation, together with the place to focus programme sources and operational challenges as they come up.
3. Set up, preserve, and additional broaden robust relationships throughout UN Businesses, humanitarian organizations, authorities, and neighborhood interlocutors, and with a broad vary of different native pursuits towards the profitable implementation of IOM’s Programmes.
4. Determine the priorities arose in the course of the implementation of the Programmes and coordinate the design and contribute to the event of the brand new initiatives and actions based mostly on stable outcomes framework and in response to rising developments and priorities, in addition to donor pursuits and necessities, in shut coordination with the COM, Regional Workplace, related Models at HQ, in addition to with Authorities counterparts and different related public/personal sector’s companion organizations.
5. Be sure that the important thing programmatic instructions are shared with worldwide stakeholders, together with donors, to maximise influence, decrease overlapping and stimulate funds mobilization for the brand new programmes.
6. Guarantee well timed and high quality preparation and submission of all programme studies, in shut coordination with the Head of PSU, Deputy CoM of CO in response to necessities of IOM, donors and related stakeholders.
7. Coordinate and handle the elaboration and compilation of programme updates/briefs for donors, authorities, and different related stakeholders, by guaranteeing compliance with donor necessities and procedures.
8. Monitor progress in opposition to strategic aims, programme benchmarks, and supply recommendation with respect to enhancements and corrections; oversee the institution of a standard Monitoring and Analysis (M&E) framework that comes with common reporting necessities and influence analysis methods, in shut coordination with M&E Officer of CO.
9. Be sure that the aims set in programme paperwork and budgets, M&E frameworks and work plans are compliant with IOM’s organizational insurance policies and donor’s contractual necessities, pursuits, and expectations.
10. Oversee the manufacturing of visibility/communications supplies in shut coordination with Public Info Officer/Focal Level of the CO.
11. Information, monitor and follow-up with related workers in help of CO’s strategic inputs and key selections, together with substantively contributing to the CO’s improvement of the nation programme.
12. Take part and have interaction actively at related donor or companion conferences, briefings, and conferences on the worldwide and nationwide degree.
13. Supervise and supply technical help to all related Programme workers. Mentor and help workers, conduct related trainings and make sure the capability constructing of Programme workers.
14. Coordinate the event, dissemination and common replace of evaluation and monitoring instruments. Draft Commonplace Working Procedures (SOPs) for Programme actions, if required.
15. Oversee the event and upkeep of information assortment and evaluation mechanisms for IOM’s ongoing or new programmes and share related info with companions inside the humanitarian neighborhood.
16. Undertake journey duties nationally or internationally, as required, together with the common visits to Sub-Workplaces, to coordinate, develop and/or help programme implementation.
17. Carry out such different duties as could also be assigned.

Required {Qualifications} and Expertise:

Schooling

• Grasp’s diploma in Worldwide Relations, Political Science, Humanitarian Affairs, Financial Growth, Enterprise or Public Administration, Worldwide Research, or a associated area from an accredited tutorial establishment with 5 years of related skilled expertise; or,
• College diploma within the above fields with seven years of related skilled expertise.

Expertise

• Expertise in programme conceptualisation, improvement, monitoring, reporting and analysis; • Expertise in programme improvement and capacity-building actions;
• Expertise in liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities in addition to with nationwide and worldwide establishments; and,
• Expertise in organizing consultations, workshops, and seminars with excessive degree stakeholders.

Expertise

• Confirmed capability to determine and preserve robust working relations with related Authorities counterparts, worldwide organizations, and personal sector entities;
• Familiarity with monetary and enterprise administration;
• Sound and confirmed understanding of inner and worldwide migration points within the nation and within the area; • Glorious management, coordination, and knowledge administration expertise;
• Detailed information of the UN System, NGOs, and different worldwide organizations/establishments;
• Data of migration knowledge, labour migration patterns in South America and talent to barter with authorities authorities;
• Good information of human and monetary sources administration;
• Robust conceptualization, analytical and writing expertise;
• Robust communication, organizational and interpersonal relationship expertise;
• Potential to fulfill deadlines and work below strain with minimal supervision;
• Potential to determine and preserve partnerships with improvement companions, authorities counterparts, UN companies, native authorities, and different related stakeholders;
• In depth information of the broad vary of migration associated topic areas handled by the Group; and,
• Data of UN and bilateral donor programming.

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 and Spanish is required (oral and written).

Working information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, and Russian) is a bonus.

Proficiency of language(s) required will likely be particularly evaluated in the course of the choice course of, which can embody written and/or oral assessments.

Notes 1

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 show 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 according to organizational rules/guidelines and requirements of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates capability to work in a composed, competent and dedicated method and workouts 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 folks really feel protected, revered and pretty handled.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators degree 2

• 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 duty for personal actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complicated issues in an informative, inspiring and motivational approach

Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators degree 2

• Management: Gives a transparent sense of route, leads by instance and demonstrates the power to hold out the Group’s imaginative and prescient. Assists others to understand and develop their management {and professional} potential.
• Empowering others: Creates an enabling setting the place workers can contribute their finest and develop their potential.
• Constructing Belief: Promotes shared values and creates an environment of belief and honesty.
• Strategic considering and imaginative and prescient: Works strategically to understand 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 could be discovered at this hyperlink.

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

Competencies will likely be assessed throughout a competency-based interview.

Different:

Internationally recruited skilled workers are required to be cellular.

Any provide 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 comparable positions in varied obligation stations. Really useful 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 record of NMS international locations above consists of all IOM Member States that are non-represented within the Skilled Class of workers members. For this workers class, candidates who’re nationals of the obligation station’s nation can’t be thought-about eligible.

Appointment will likely 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 in opposition to COVID-19 will in precept be required for people employed on or after 15 November 2021. This will likely be verified as a part of the medical clearance course of.

Vacancies shut at 23:59 native time Geneva, Switzerland on the respective cut-off date. No late purposes will likely be accepted.

The right way to apply

candidates are invited to submit their purposes HERE, by 25 January 2024 on the newest, referring to this commercial.

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

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted.

For additional info please check with: www.iom.int/recruitment

Posting interval:
From 12.01.2024 to 25.01.2024

No Charges:
IOM doesn’t cost a payment at any stage of its recruitment course of (software, interview, processing, coaching or different payment). IOM doesn’t request any info associated to financial institution accounts