Job Detail

Job Requirements

  VALUES - All IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• 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.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.
   

CORE COMPETENCIES - Behavioural indicators – Level 2 – G6 And Above

• 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 actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
   

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES - Behavioral 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 leadership and professional potential.
• Empowering others: Creates an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
• Building Trust: Promotes shared values and creates an atmosphere of trust and honesty.
• Strategic thinking and vision: Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.
• Humility: Leads with humility and shows openness to acknowledging own shortcomings.

Other

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

Note: Applications from qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in international relations, Sociology, Political Science, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least two years of senior level management and cluster coordination experience.

Experience

• Relevant Senior level experience including managerial experience in the field of emergency response and humanitarian assistance and Shelter Cluster coordination experience.
• Experience in needs assessment and strategic designs/ of programmes are advantages.
• Experience in working with displacement populations (new influxes returns).
• Provide managerial support guidance capacity building and technical trainings at sub national level.
• Delivery of shelter and other clusters specific training activities.
• Minimum two years of experience working in the cluster system.
• Experience in producing report on shelter activities at all levels including collection of data, compilation, analysis, and submission.
• Knowledge of budget management highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of IOM procedures are highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of UN procedures are highly advantageous.
• Experience with specialized international agencies (UN Agencies, International Organizations, and International specialized NGOs) and in complex humanitarian operations, including conflict and post-conflict situations.
• Good knowledge of UN, IOM, International Organizations and NGO mandates and programs in the area of migrant's rights in humanitarian assistance, cluster coordination, post-conflict migration, and development.
• Direct experience in the region.
• External Representation experience and/or experience in leading a coordination forum such as a working group or cluster (previous experience with IOM in this role an advantage).
• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities and local communities.
• Knowledge in MS Office, information management and other relevant skills.

SKILLS

• Accuracy.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team of colleagues of varied cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Delivers on set objectives in hardship situations.
• Effectively coordinates actions with other implementing partners and Coordinates actions with emergency response actors and making use of coordination structures.
• Ability to work independently, with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
•     Ability to work in challenging settings, under pressure while respecting tight deadlines.
•      Demonstrated ability for leadership in the context of partnership building and consensual decision-making.
•     Works effectively with Donors, local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the broader community to advance country office or regional objectives.
•      Familiarity with programmatic issues surrounding relief to recovery transition, including good understanding of early recovery principles and scope of cluster.
•     Ability to prepare clear and concise reports.

Languages

For all applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of Pashto or Dari is an advantage.

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