Country: Niger
Closing date: 21 Jan 2019
Position Title : Programme Officer
Duty Station : Niamey, Niger
Classification : Professional Staff, Grade UG
Type of Appointment : Special short-term ungraded, Six months with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 21 January 2019
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Internal and external candidates will be considered for this vacancy. For the purposes of this vacancy, internal candidates are defined as staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded or ungraded contract, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), staff on Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP), and staff members on secondment/loan released by the Organization, unless otherwise specified in their contract. Staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded contract will not retain their contract type if appointed to an ungraded position.
Context:
Under the overall supervision of the Programme Manager/Chief of Party (PM/COP) and the Deputy Program Manager / Deputy Chief of Party (DPM/DCOP) for the Niger Community Cohesion Initiative (NCCI), and the direct supervision of the Program Development Officer of the Program Development Unit, the Assistant Program Officer (APO) will provide technical programmatic support to the grants-identification and approval process within the Grant Activity Cycle and strengthen internal and external reporting within NCCI. The successful candidate will be expected to build professional skills and develop a functional knowledge of IOM processes, procedures and guidelines.
The NCCI is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI). Through NCCI, IOM seeks to improve community stabilization in order to foster an enabling environment for sustainable peace and traditional development programmes. To achieve these objectives, NCCI designs and implements small-grant activities through a process-oriented, community driven approach that emphasizes project processes.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
Support weekly and monthly grant commitment targets for program areas of operation.
Engage relevant field colleagues to support their efforts to design strong grant activities for donor approval that directly respond to objectives, outcomes and theories of change in their area of operation.
Ensure grant Yellow Light and Green Light templates for donor approval are completed properly and that activity descriptions clearly link to program objectives, sub-objectives and Theories of Change.
Liaise with Finance, Procurement and M&E Units, to ensure appropriate grant activity inputs from those teams, and that budgets and implementation timelines align with activity descriptions and timelines.
Develop a sound understanding, and provide regular monitoring, of the IOM grant-activity cycle for the Programme.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in International Development, Political Science, International relations, Diplomacy, Social Science or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or
• University degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
• Excellent English writing and analytical skills;
• Ability to understand, develop and implement administrative and financial control procedures;
• Sound knowledge of development programme planning and implementation objectives;
• Ability to use Access database and Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook and Word.
Languages
Fluency in English and French required. Knowledge of local languages can be a distinct advantage.
Desirable Competencies:
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
• 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.
Other:
Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile. For this staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible.
The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
No late applications will be accepted.
How to apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by 21 January 2019 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.
For further information, please refer to:
http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html
In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application on your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.
Posting period:
From 08.01.2019 to 21.01.2019
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