Research and Programme Officer (P2) at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and supervise successive iterations of the Community Stabilization Index (COSI) in Lower Shabelle (and potential expansion to other locations), including contributing to work plan development and coordination, budget monitoring, procurement, recruitment, donor reporting, execution of data collection plan and overall analysis of data.
• Facilitate expansion of COSI to new locations in Somalia through information sharing and other engagement with potential donors, key partners, and the communities of practice around stabilization research in Somalia and beyond.
• Coordinate research and analysis in support of IOM Transition and Recovery Pillar
• Community Stabilization programming with the aim of identifying similarities, patterns, trends, ‘problem clusters’, and gaps and to feed into strengthening and adapting Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) programming. Activities include qualitative and quantitative analysis, case studies, contracting third party research firms, participation in discussions with key partners, donors, and relevant communities of practice.
• Coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) planning for the USAID Stabilization through Education Programme (STEP) initiative, and other programmes to be assigned to ensure proper tracking of indicators and progress towards outcome by developing a tracking matrix, ensuring outcome and output indicators are tracked and regularly monitored for reporting to donor and for internal lessons learned feedback, supervision of relevant staff and contractors, assisting with contracting and supervising an external evaluator for base and end line outcome indicator reporting per donor’s requirements. Implement communications activities for STEP (and others as assigned) to showcase progress and achievements of the programme through contributing to the development ofvisibility/communications plans, drafting and compiling regular, high quality activity updates, social media content, sitreps, external reports, factsheets, case studies, briefs and success stories and assisting in contracting third parties toproduce appropriate communications products.
• Coordinate with FAO counterparts in support of the PBF IOM-FAO project, support
• contracting of key implementing partner, and the procurement process, facilitate coordination of
• the programme team with the implementing partner on the ground, ensure monitoring and
• tracking of indicators, progress and achievements, draft reporting to the donor, and of
• communications materials for the project.
• Support overall unit by contributing to the development of visibility and communications
• products in accordance with communications plan and donor compliance for dissemination to
• help increase IOM Community Stabilization visibility through drafting press notes, thematic
• features, and success stories with accompanying photographs of Community Stabilization
• Programme activities, and support via graphic design, and reviewing content of project level
• visibility products such as short brochures, fact sheets, photo products and activity booklets.
• Undertake duty travels to Somalia to support monitoring, donor visits, capacity building, and
• technical support for activity implementation and visibility efforts as needed.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Conflict, African 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 migration and community driven development initiatives.
• Experience in developing, coordinating multi-site perception surveys with a focus on
• community stabilization and migration issues.
• Experience triangulating perception survey results objective information, public datasets, and
• with desk review to draft final reports from large-scale research projects.
• Experience coordinating with other sub-units and stabilization partners in a fast-paced,
• results-oriented environment is highly desirable.

Skills

• In depth knowledge of the broad range of migration related subject areas dealt with by the
• Organization.
• Demonstrated proficiency and knowledge of information technology in Microsoft Office
• applications especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming.

Languages

• IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
• External applicants for all positions in the Professional category are required to be proficient in
• English and have at least a working knowledge of one additional UN Language (French,
• Spanish, Arabic, Russian or Chinese).
• For all applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of Somali
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• is an advantage.
• Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process,
• which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Notes

• This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Somalia.

Closing Date : 15 March 2022