Deadline: 16 February 2016
International Organization for Migration (IOM) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Project Officer in Niamey, Niger. The duration for the post is of 6 months.
The Project Officer will be accountable and responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of border management activities in Niger overall and including with specific focus on the Differ region.
IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Project Officer will perform the following functions-
- Support the overall direction of IOM’s border management portfolio in Niger to promote its effectiveness, coherence and integrity, as well as to build linkages with other border management activities taking place in the sub-region.
- Implement and monitor operational, financial and administrative components/aspects of the project in close coordination with IOM Niger.
- Undertake duty travel, in line with prevailing security restrictions, relating to project assessments, liaison with counterparts, and project implementation, as required.
- Draft and coordinate regular project reports in a timely manner according to IOM Niger and Regional Office (RO) Dakar in donor formats, in close coordination with the project manager as well as the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer based in regional office.
- Facilitate the timely recruitment and training of national and international contractors and consultants in accordance with IOM’s procedures and regulations.
- Support regular monitoring and evaluation of project activities. Ensure proper utilization of standard operating procedures, manuals, guidance notes, M&E tools and methodologies in the implementation of project activities. Identify and recommend the implementation of improvements in project delivery and coordination.
- Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, steering committees, policy and technical working groups, as well as other forums to ensure proper coordination and presentation of border management activities.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, Business Administration, International Relations, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience.
- University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional
- Experience in project development, implementation and evaluation, and/or programme implementation and management.
- Knowledge of project formulation, administration and evaluation techniques and
- Familiarity with immigration and border management methodologies, from both operational and policy perspectives – including inter alia intelligence development and analysis, document fraud and identity management, standard operating procedures at the border and in-country, operation and management of border management information systems, and crisis and risk management – would be an advantage.
- Good level of computer literacy, including database applications.
- Fluency in English and French is required.
- Working knowledge of any regional languages is an advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit IOM.
