Place Title: Regional Venture Growth Officer
Obligation Station: Dakar, Senegal
Classification: Skilled Workers, Grade P4
Kind of Appointment: Fastened time period, one yr with risk of extension
Estimated Begin Date: As quickly as potential
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 discipline of migration, works carefully with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental companions. IOM is devoted to selling humane and orderly migration for the advantage of 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 functions from the non-represented member nations of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, functions from certified and eligible first-tier candidates are thought of 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 of first-tier candidates:
- Inside candidates
- Exterior feminine candidates:
- Candidate from the next non-represented member states:
Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Botswana; Cabo Verde; Comoros; Congo (the); Cook 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; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu
Second tier candidates embody:
All exterior candidates, besides candidates from non-represented member states of IOM and feminine candidates.
Context:
The IOM Regional Workplace for West and Central Africa (WCA) in Dakar, Senegal covers and helps 20 Nation Workplaces throughout the West and Central Africa Area. The important thing accountability of the RO WCA is to formulate regional methods, processes and programmes in step with the general priorities and insurance policies of the Group and to offer strategic and programmatic steerage and assist to nations inside its area. To this finish, the Regional Venture Growth Officer helps to coordinate and facilitate the total vary of RO WCA assist and institutional high quality assurance associated to Venture Cycle Administration (PCM) and Outcomes Primarily based Administration (RBM).
Below the general supervision of the Regional Director (RD) of the Regional Workplace for West and Central Africa, and beneath the direct supervision of the Senior Regional Liaison and Coverage Advisor and in shut coordination with related RO Models, the Regional Venture Growth Officer will carry-out the next duties and obligations.
Core Features / Obligations:
Venture Cycle Administration (PCM)
1. Coordinate the Venture Growth, Venture Cycle Administration (PCM) and Outcomes Primarily based Administration (RBM) by offering capability constructing, coaching, and basic assist to the Regional Workplace (RO) and Nation Workplaces (CO) within the Area.
2. Develop and conduct regional and nation degree trainings on Venture Growth, Venture Administration, Reporting, and PRIMA, primarily based on the IOM Venture Handbook and RBM ideas, in coordination with the Workplace of Technique and Organizational Efficiency in Headquarters.
3. In coordination with the Regional Thematic Specialists (RTSs) and Regional M&E and Threat Officer (ROMERO), present technical and substantive inputs to COs on challenge improvement whereas making certain that related programmes, initiatives and techniques are results-based and aligned to IOM world and regional methods and frameworks.
4. Coordinate and supply recommendation and steerage for the event of regional challenge proposals and cross-thematic challenge concepts, in addition to conceive and develop initiatives in nations the place IOM will not be current, restricted presence or capability to develop proposals, in shut collaboration with RTSs.
5. Consider coaching wants and coordinate coaching initiatives for the IOM Venture Handbook and PRIMA.
6. Present steerage to COs on inter-agency programme and challenge improvement with particular reference to the United Nations (UN) and UN Belief Funds.
Institutional Processes
7. Guarantee clean challenge proposal endorsement and donor report overview processes, in collaboration with related RTS and/or designated endorser.
8. Coordinate the IOM Growth Fund (IDF) processes within the Area.
9. Function the Regional Gender Focal Level for the RO on gender mainstreaming in challenge design and supply.
10. Guarantee the applying and use of the Strategic Outcomes Framework (SRF) in initiatives, in shut coordination with the Regional M&E and Threat Officer, in order to make sure Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs), International Compact on Migration (GCM), as the inspiration for challenge improvement.
11. Improve efficient IOM data administration on the regional degree on challenge improvement and reporting, together with challenge improvement and reporting monitoring, knowledge seize and evaluation, utilizing present IOM platforms and instruments, in coordination with the Innovation and Data Administration Workforce in Headquarters.
Useful resource Mobilization
12. Present recommendation and steerage to Nation Workplaces with RTSs as related on learn how to match potential donor pursuits, reply to donor requires proposals, and to observe by the entire utility process.
13. Map, monitor and disseminate data on donor priorities, pursuits, funding developments and related partnership alternatives, in shut collaboration with RTSs the place cross-thematic precedence is obvious, in coordination with Useful resource Mobilization (RMD) and Non-public Sector Division.
14. Improve useful resource mobilization by non-public sector mapping, engagement and regional coordination, rising donors and coordinate additional donor briefings, outreach and promote diversification of donor funding and partnership engagement within the area.
15. Coordinate with related items in HQ to make sure clean collaboration, data alternate and knowledge movement and act as focus for challenge improvement and reporting associated initiatives as and when required.
16. Carry out such different duties as could also be assigned.
Required {Qualifications} and Expertise:
Schooling
- Grasp’s diploma in Political or Social Sciences, Enterprise Administration, Worldwide Relations, Legislation or a associated discipline from an accredited educational establishment with seven years of related skilled expertise; or,
- College diploma within the above fields with 9 years of related skilled expertise.
Expertise
- Expertise in Venture Cycle Administration (PCM) and Outcomes Primarily based Administration (RBM);
- Expertise within the discipline of migration points, together with operational and discipline expertise, IOM challenge improvement, administration and reporting;
- Expertise in liaising with governmental authorities, donors, academia, different nationwide/worldwide establishments and NGOs;
- Expertise of regional points within the West and Central Africa a definite benefit; and,
- Lived expertise as a migrant or migration-affected personnel, particularly from nations which have massive IOM operational footprint.
Expertise
- Data on proposal writing;
- Data on IOM challenge administration;
- Data on totally different donor agreements;
- Data on challenge cycle; and,
- Glorious staff constructing abilities with a monitor report in staff coordination and constructing belief.
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 French is required (oral and written). Working data of Portuguese is a bonus.
Proficiency of language(s) required shall be particularly evaluated through the choice course of, which can embody 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 way in keeping with organizational ideas/guidelines and requirements of conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrates means 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 individuals really feel protected, revered and pretty handled.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators degree 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 ends in a service-oriented and well timed method. Is motion oriented and dedicated to reaching agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing data: Repeatedly seeks to study, share data 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 complicated issues in an informative, inspiring and motivational manner.
Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators degree 3
- Management: Offers a transparent sense of course, 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 pondering and imaginative and prescient: Works strategically to understand the Group’s targets and communicates a transparent strategic course.
- Humility: Leads with humility and exhibits openness to acknowledging personal shortcomings.
IOM’s competency framework will be discovered at this hyperlink.
https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/about-iom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.p df
Competencies shall be assessed throughout a competency-based interview.
Different:
Internationally recruited skilled workers are required to be cell.
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 numerous obligation stations.
Really useful candidates endorsed by the Appointments and Postings Board will stay eligible to be appointed in the same place for a interval of 24 months.
The checklist of NMS nations above contains 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 and who wouldn’t have prior expertise outdoors the obligation station’s nation as workers member within the Skilled class can’t be thought of eligible.
Appointment shall 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 shall 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 functions shall be accepted.
How one can apply
candidates are invited to submit their functions HERE by 09 April 2024 on the newest, referring to this commercial.
IOM solely accepts duly accomplished functions submitted by the IOM e-Recruitment system. The web instrument additionally permits candidates to trace the standing of their utility.
Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
For additional data please check with: www.iom.int/recruitment
Posting interval:
From 27.03.2024 to 09.04.2024
No Charges:
IOM doesn’t cost a payment at any stage of its recruitment course of (utility, interview, processing, coaching or different payment). IOM doesn’t request any data associated to financial institution accounts.
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