Programme Manager (Community Resilience and Peacebuilding) Full-Time

Context:

IOM-Mozambique is building a new portfolio of activities designed to improve community
resilience and reduce the drivers of conflict and displacement in Cabo Delgado. These activities
will seek to build social cohesion, civil society, support community-police relationships, and
develop livelihood options for marginalized groups. The activities are planned to be
implemented across multiple villages and districts, and will require significant coordination,
networking, and liaising responsibilities in addition to technical, operational and management
oversight.

Under the overall supervision of IOM Mozambique Chief of Mission (COM) and the direct
supervision of the Cabo Delgado Head of Office (HoSO), the successful candidate will be
responsible for the management, oversight, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the community resilience portfolio and the community resilience team and consultants in Cabo
Delgado.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Provide overall direction, coordinate and oversee the implementation r of IOM’s community
   resilience programmes in Cabo Delgado through effective and timely activities conceptualization and design, planning, monitoring and evaluation;
2. Establish and maintain credible partnerships, with key stakeholders and beneficiaries,
   including the government, UN agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Civil
   Society Organizations (CSOs), local communities and their leaders, donors, and. represent IOM in appropriate coordination and operational inter-agency fora relevant to the projects;
3. Identify staffing needs and gaps, oversee the selection and timely recruitment of project staff
   in coordination with the Resource Management Team;
4. Oversee, train, supervise and mentor staff assigned to the community resilience programme;
5. Guide the day to day prioritization and implementation of the community resilience and
   peace-building programme and portfolio;
6. In coordination with the Head of Office (HOO), maintain constant overview of the security
   situation across the province, with particular emphasis on districts where project staff are
   deployed; ensure staff are trained in and adhere to IOM and UN security guidelines and
   protocols on travel, communications and movements;
7. In coordination with project development officer, contribute to resource mobilization through
   the development of new projects, including supporting the drafting of proposals, liaising with
   donors and supporting the production of communication and visibility tools and materials;
8. Ensure regular coordination with other IOM projects and activities, especially where these
   coincide geographically and identify opportunities for complementarity and synergies across
   programmes, including, but not limited to: critical humanitarian needs analysis and response,
   trainings, workshops, study tours, awareness-raising and information campaigns; different
   projects – including those not related to the peace building portfolio should reinforce each other, leading to overall increase in wellbeing and resilience in target communities and districts;
9. Maintain attention to context dynamics and emerging analysis of the evolving situation in the
   area of responsibility region; identify constraints and obstacles to the implementations of
   projects assigned and propose solution;
10. Serve as an expert resource in community resilience, stabilization, peacebuilding, and
    community policing for IOM Mozambique, in technical coordination with Transition and Recovery Division (TRD) and Regional Thematic Specialists (RTSs) (TRD and IBM) and elaborate general and/or specific information on programme activities as requested by donors/external parties, COM, the Regional Office, Headquarters and other relevant counterparts;
11.  Monitor financial reports and expenditures of community resilience projects in to ensure
    consistent management and timely implementation and reporting of the IOM projects to donors;
12. Develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools that support adaptive management and
    internal learning to ensure effective implementation of projects and activities, including hosting of work seminars and visits to field locations as required. Endeavour to build upon existing IOM Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools and methods that have been developed for similar programmes;
13. Provide consistent review, updates and technical advice to the Head of Office and Chief of Mission on the overall performance of the relevant projects to ensure effectiveness, conflict sensitivity, coherence, equity and integrity, and establish strategic programmatic linkages and manage risk;
14. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in Development, Political or Social Sciences, Law, International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional
  experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Experience in designing or implementing peacebuilding, resilience, transition, or stabilization
  activities in conflict-affected areas;
• Familiarity with Prevention of Violent Extremism frameworks, practices and sensitivities;
•  Experience in liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities as well as with national and international institutions;
• Experience developing and overseeing collaborative, inter-agency approaches to complex
  issues;
• Familiarity with project and resource management;
• Understanding of how to apply risk management and conflict sensitivity in insecure,
  conflict-affected areas;
• Experience in adaptive management, outcome-based monitoring and evaluation, and programmatic learning models is an advantage;
• Knowledge of the region is an advantage.

Languages

• IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish;
• For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of
  Portuguese, French and/or Spanish is an advantage.

Notes

This position will require frequent duty travel.

1. Accredited Universities are the ones listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database
   (https://whed.net/home.php).

Required Competencies:

Values – all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural
  differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible;
• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner
  consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct;
• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed
  manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 2

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve
  shared goals and optimize results;
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely
  manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes;
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and
  innovate;
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes
  responsibility for own action and delegated work;
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains
  complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators level 2

• Leadership: provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the
  ability to carry out the organization’s vision; assists others to realize and develop their potential;
• Empowering others & building trust: creates an atmosphere of trust and an enabling
  environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential;
• Strategic thinking and vision: works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and
  communicates a clear strategic direction.

IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link.

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

Competencies will be assessed during a competency-based interview.

Other:

Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile.
Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding
confirmation.
This selection process may be used to staff similar positions in various duty stations.
Recommended candidates will remain eligible to be appointed in a similar position for a period
of 24 months.
The list of NMS countries above includes all IOM Member States which are non-represented in
the Professional Category of staff members. For this staff category, candidates who are
nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible.
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment,
accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment
system, by 25 February 2020 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.
IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM e-Recruitment
system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.