Senior Programme Officer (Protection)

Position Title: Senior Programme Officer (Protection)

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Classification: Professional Staff, Grade P4

Type of Appointment: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 17 June 2024

Organizational Context and Scope:

IOM, UN Migration Agency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is looking for a Senior Programme Officer (Protection) who will lead the Protection Unit and provide thematic guidance and formulate, develop and manage IOM Ethiopia’s Protection portfolio and exercise technical, operational, financial and administrative management responsibility for projects and/or programmes in coordination with the relevant Programme Managers.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

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

Experience

• Specific experience working within the humanitarian protection sector, including established programme coordination, representation, and managerial responsibilities;
• Proven experience managing a complex emergency, humanitarian, and transitional programming;
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and supervising case management programmes, including through remote support;
• Proven experience in the field of prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence;
• Experience in the management of counter-human trafficking projects and/or in conducting complex case management;
• Demonstrated experience in advocacy on sensitive matters;
• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, and other national/international institutions;
• Demonstrated experience in working with multisectoral coordination system in Nexus(Humanitarian, development, peacebuilding);
• Extensive experience in coordinating activities with various stakeholders both at the global level and in the field, including with implementing partners;
• Professional experience in the humanitarian and development fields relating to migration, refugee, and IDP issues, showing increasing levels of responsibility; and,
• Professional experience should include fieldwork in multiple duty stations.

Skills

• In-depth knowledge of the broad range of migration-related subject areas dealt with by the organization;
• Excellent donor liaison and fundraising skills;
• Excellent track record of effective working relationships with the private sector, government officials, and UN agencies;
• Proven leadership and negotiation skills, particularly in a multi-stakeholder and multi-cultural environment;
• Sound knowledge of financial and business administration and management practices/principles;
• Sound and proven understanding of internal and international migration issues as they relate to migration policies;
• In-depth knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming; and,
• Knowledge of IOM project development procedures (including PRIMA) and processes.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. All staff members are required to be fluent in one of the three languages.

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.