Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation of the programme at regional level and facilitate decision-making in a timely, harmonised/coherent and informed manner at the level of the action.
• Lead the planning and implementation of regional activities and lead stakeholder engagement and partnership development at regional level and actively identify resource mobilization opportunities to complement, amplify the impact and strengthen the sustainability of RE2CLID initiatives.
• In coordination with the Managing Missions and Global Office (GO) Brussels, engage regularly with the European Commission on the overall programme strategy and orientation, participate to Regional Steering Committees, and provide high level guidance on the development, implementation and adjustment of programme activities.
• Work with Managing Missions to ensure alignment with donor requirements and compliance with IOM’s institutional project management policies and procedures, including financial management, human resources, reporting, visibility, and risk management protocols.
• Ensure the development and use of harmonized systems, procedures and tools for the planning, implementation and monitoring of the project, including budgets, and annual workplans; provide capacity development to missions on their use, and provide troubleshooting in coordination with Cluster Management missions and relevant RO and GO Units.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and support to implementing missions, conduct regular in-country deployments and ensure the integration global policy directions and thematic innovations into RE2CLID programming, in coordination with Managing missions.
• Identify needs for additional technical and programmatic support and mobilize internal and external resources as necessary in close coordination with the Managing missions, Regional Thematic Specialists, Regional Resource Management Unit, the Global Office and HQ Units.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in international development, International Relations, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Disaster Management, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least seven years of relevant professional experience: or,
• University degree in the above fields with at least nine years of relevant professional experience.