Senior Project Associate (Reintegration) - Affiliate Contractor

About the role

IOM is recruiting an Affiliate Contractor for a Senior Project Associate (Reintegration) position in Dire Dawa, East Hararghe, close to beneficiaries. The role supports the implementation of IOM reintegration assistance in the area, under the Programme Officer (Return and Reintegration) and the National Project Officer (Reintegration and Economic Inclusion), and works with the reintegration hub to link individual assistance, community-based initiatives and livelihood opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead field implementation and monitoring of Community-Based Reintegration (CBR) projects in the area
• Provide technical support to individual and CBR implementing partners
• Support delivery of individual reintegration assistance to beneficiaries
• Assess local market dynamics, including the private sector, to inform reintegration activities
• Coordinate EDF-related activities through the reintegration hub, including follow-up on CBR initiatives and links to livelihoods
• Participate in remote pre-departure counselling sessions and coordinate with sending missions on eligibility, reintegration plans and service fee payments
• Refer migrants to specialized services, follow up cases and prepare field missions for training, procurement and beneficiary monitoring
• Liaise with procurement and finance units, and coordinate with government and NGO counterparts at zonal and woreda levels
• Identify delivery shortfalls and report them to supervisors and sending missions
• Support Community-Based Planning (CBP), capacity development, reporting and project proposal work

Required profile

• High school diploma with six years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree in political/social sciences, international relations, development studies, migration studies, human rights, law or related fields with four years of experience
• Experience working with migrants, refugees, IDPs, trafficking victims and other vulnerable groups, including counselling and referrals
• Experience in return and reintegration, possibly within AVR schemes, or in livelihood or protection programming
• Previous experience with UN agencies, international or local NGOs preferred
• Fluency in English and Amharic (oral and written); working knowledge of Afaan Oromo and/or Tigrigna is desirable

Required skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Organizational and planning skills
• Ability to work independently under pressure and with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
• Good understanding of social protection and migration issues, especially migrants' rights, is a strong advantage