Vacancies at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

• Review and enhance the quality management plan for all HA and related programmes in Africa based on the global quality framework for HAPs in close coordination with regional and global level senior MHD colleagues.
• Conduct regular quality monitoring visits to HAPs and other health project-implementing locations and provide feedback to the Country Offices (COs), RHAPC or respective RTS’s, RDs and senior MHD staff in HQ.
• Organize and coordinate the data collection, analysis and reporting system for all Migration HA related operations in Africa, including:
• Ensuring compliance of data entry software applications and protocols;
• Health Assessment pipeline monitoring and reports;
• Radiology testing outcomes;
• Laboratory testing outcomes;
• TB treatment;
• Pre-departure examinations;
• Presumptive treatment;
• Medical escorts;
• Incident reports; and,
• Files transmission monitoring and reporting, to Resettlement Support Centre (RSC) Africa, as well as to Australian, UK and Canadian High Commissions in Nairobi, as well as other relevant countries requesting health assessment missions and entities for resettlement caseloads.
• Ensure implementation of the Global Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to migrant health programmes, in particular for migration health assessment programmes and emergency health response, and development of regional and country-specific SOPs.
• Provide technical guidance and supervision to the Migration Health Processing Officers, Data Entry/Processing staff and their focal points within the region.
• Compile and share effective practices and lessons learned from HA programmes and incident responses.
• Use and analyse migration health data to manage quality of HAP and other health projects. Train staff in use of global and regional data and reporting tools for quality management. Develop a data collection strategy for non-HAP health projects in Africa in coordination with the Head, Regional Data Processing, Analysis and Follow-up Unit.
• Lead on the incident management process in HAPs Africa. Conceptualize the extension of the incident management system to non-HAP health projects. Work with the Migration Health Information team in Manila to develop adaptations of the Global Incident Reporting System (GIRS) to non-HAP health projects.
• Provide support to the RHAPC in the management of, individual follow-up of medical cases as necessary. This may include assisting the RHAPC in planning and coordinating activities with IOM Operations and field staff, counterparts as well as IOM and non-IOM panel physicians.
• Create regional staff development and training plans, including joint trainings for HAP and non-HAP MHD staff on cross-cutting themes of health assessments. Establish an environment that optimizes peer support, resources, experience sharing and reporting between HAP and non-HAP health staff in Africa and potentially other regions.
• Assist in mobilization of trained HAP staff for IOM health activities in emergencies and other non-HAP health projects.
• Identify opportunities for expanding migration health activities and programmes in the region responding to the needs Member States (MS) and migrants, announcements for call of proposals by drafting project concept notes and/or proposals and liaising with United Nations (UN) agencies and Ministry of Health to identify project development opportunities in coordination with MHD colleagues working in the respective regions.
• Proactively seek to ensure HAP capacities can benefit project development in coordination with RTS’s and HAP managers, including but not limited to the infrastructure and technical expertise, to address broader public health issues.
• Prepare administrative and programme reports and updates. In particular, prepare annual reports on member states activities or Migration HA’s activities and major parameters of the programs, and ad-hoc relevant and related reports, as requested.
• Design and incorporate public health activities in HAPs.
• In collaboration with the RTS and the RHAPC, represent the Organization and promote IOM health activities and IOM’s regional strategy in meetings, workshops, international conferences and as required write reports, presentations and background documents on behalf of the MHD.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• University degree in Medicine from an accredited institution and a Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, International Health, Tropical Medicine or related field from an accredited academic institution with at least seven years of relevant professional experience; or,
• University degree in Medicine from an accredited institution with at least nine years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• The professional experience must include at least seven years of experience in management of health programmes or systems, related to migration health, of which five are at in international level, preferably in developing countries;
• Experience in migration health assessment programmes is a distinctive advantage;
• Formal training or demonstrated experience in conceptualization, evaluation or implementation of public health programs is mandatory; and,
• Demonstrated experience in application of quality management principles is mandatory.

Skills

• In-depth knowledge of the broad range of migration health programming related subject areas dealt with by the Organization;
• Ability to effectively work with thematic specialists, proactively identifying areas of common interest and collaborating to find innovative solutions while balancing various interests;
• In-depth knowledge of HAPs, including Refugee Resettlement;
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming;
• Knowledge of managing a large team;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated skills in writing, editing and reporting;
• Personal qualities include commitment, efficiency, flexibility, self-motivation, respect for diversity and creative thinking; and,
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds.

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Core Functions / Responsibilities:

Private Sector Partnerships:

• Actively identify and lead opportunities to develop partnerships with the private sector in coordination with relevant Missions.
• Map and build existing partnerships at the national level across the region.
• Lead the initiation, outreach, scale up and expansion of existing and new partnerships with Major Donors, corporates and foundations in the East, Horn and Southern Africa.
• In coordination with the Department of Financial Management and PSP team, ensure internal financial and legal frameworks at IOM are conducive and responsive to private sector income collection and allocation of flexible funding.
• Contribute to the establishment of an external private sector advisory group.
• Actively identify and lead opportunities to develop impactful and innovative partnerships with the private sector across the region.
• Coordinate with Missions, private sector focal points and thematic specialists to develop partnerships with the private sector.

Regular Pathways:

• Review and validate all the documents and publications related to regular pathways.
• Support the design and implementation regular pathways strategies to engage the private sector in the Country Offices.
• Support the implementation at the national level of the partnership within Country Offices in the East, Horn and Southern Africa missions, while being responsible for escalating the existing partnerships with the private sector across the region.

Capacity Building:

• Coach and build the capacities of IOM staff and PSP Peer Support Group by providing advice, guidance and training to ensure consistent, outreach activities that deliver the desired impact in the regions.
• In coordination with the PSP team, plan and support global capacity-building initiatives through online and in-person trainings and workshops.
• Contribute to the setup of communities of practice and tools for collaboration and knowledge management for private sector partnerships across IOM, with a special focus in the East and Horn of Africa Region.
• Identify and propose opportunities for knowledge exchanges in the areas and geographies assigned – for IOM Staff to learn about best practices and success stories on private sector engagement from IOM staff in other regions.
• Provide advice and input to Country Offices in the East, Horn and Southern Africa Region to develop proposals that are relevant and appropriate for the private sector to provide support to institutional priorities in Africa, specifically Regular Pathways, and solutions for displacement.
• Support the Country Offices in designing and implementing national strategies for private sector engagement.

Coordination and M&E:

• Monitoring and reporting upon progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for pipeline under direct responsibility as outlined in the Private Sector Strategy.
• Work with PSP Team as appropriate, to compile and draft narrative and financial reports to private sector donors as it relates to activities led by the Unit.
• Contribute to the development of reporting mechanisms to enable timely impact reporting to Member States, private sector partners and the public to enhance accountability.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education

• Master's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Social Sciences, International Relations, Management, Development Studies, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or,
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Excellent understanding and experience with fundraising and building partnerships with the private sector in Africa;
• Proven and successful multi-year track record in private sector partnerships and fundraising with strong ability to meet fundraising targets;
• Experience in handling Corporate Social Responsibility programs, ESG Frameworks, and corporate recognition programs;
• Significant experience in exploring new private sector opportunities and providing inputs to design and develop solutions with prospective partners;
• Experience building long-term partner relationships and understands the value of expanding relationships across geographies and is comfortable engaging with multiple sectors;
• Experience in working cross-functionally and obtaining relevant content and information from different units to build innovative partnerships with private sector; and,
• At least five years of experience in private sector partnership building with proven success in mobilizing financial resources from corporations and philanthropic foundations.

Skills

• Strong ability to reconcile the needs of the Organization with those of the partner;
• Ability to write, draft, and edit, reports, acknowledgements, briefings, and donor correspondence letters, proposals, grants and appeals;
• Ability to explain complex issues to external donors and present the Organization and diverse operations in an appealing and concise manner;
• Ability to develop Unique Value Proposition for private sector partners;
• In-depth understanding of private sector partnerships, fundraising, philanthropy and UN agencies; and,
• In-depth understanding of migration and business and human rights.