Programme Officer (Climate-Conflict) at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Coordinator (Transition and Recovery Pillar (TRP)) and Head of Sub-Office and the direct supervision of the Programme Manager (Community Stabilization), the Programme Officer (Climate-Conflict) will be responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of nature-based solutions to conflict and instability as specified in the tasks below.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

• Provide technical inputs and guidance to support the improvement and development of the climate-conflict integrated packages project, including recommending design elements, researching innovative avenues, closely coordinating with the team, other units and stabilization partners, and closely coordinating with other relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in building staff capacity in the environmental and climate-conflict field through organizing workshops, training, keeping the teams abreast on the latest research, and seeking collaboration with technical experts.
• Provide technical inputs to activity-level concept notes, proposals and budgets focusing on climate change and environmental peacebuilding for the integrated package of activities that improve communities’ resilience towards climate change impacts and the environmental hazards through consultations with the relevant communities and using field-based Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis, field observation and desk review to assess the target locations.
• Help to operationalize, monitor, and further develop community co-funding mechanisms through the matching grant mechanism.
• Closely coordinate with field team, Community Stabilization Officer, and Resource Management Unit for timely implementation of climate-conflict related activities including administrative tasks such as raising, monitoring, and moving forward Purchase Requisition Forms and Request for Payments.
• Support the implementation of inter-communal and community engagement activities to contribute to social cohesion and to help establish and strengthen women’s networks, capacity, and agency for environmental action in the state.
• Capacitate women and youth in target field locations with social cohesion and trust building tools to be transmitted to the wider community through non-violent traditional, cultural, and art-based approaches.
• Research innovative, sustainable, and environmentally sound solutions to pilot and to contribute to community stabilization toolkit by liaising with local innovative partners and engaging with communities to identify grassroot level initiatives.
• Recommend visibility opportunities, and in close collaboration with the Communications team, provide inputs to communications products in accordance with communications plan and donor compliance.
• Provide timely inputs for activities for donor reporting.
• Monitor progress of activities to facilitate timely implementation and achievement of project goals.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Conflict, Environmental Studies, Development Studies, International Relations or a related field from accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Experience in community driven development initiatives.
• Experience with issues relating to climate change, conflict, and environmental peacebuilding.
• Working experience in development of activity-based concept notes, activity proposals, and activity budgets.
• Working experience in implementation of matching grant or other co-funding mechanisms.
• Working experience in the climate change, migration, and conflict intersection.
• Previous work experience in coordinating with local and state government authorities and civil society organizations in Somalia is an advantage.
• Experience in women-centred and/or women-related stabilization and peacebuilding activities.

Skills

• In depth knowledge of community-based and community-engagement activities, stabilization and peace building concepts.
• Excellent knowledge of stabilization, peacebuilding, environment, and climate change concepts.
• Demonstrated proficiency and knowledge of information technology in Microsoft Office applications especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint