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Core Functions / Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance and support to IOM Staff, IPs, and government officials to facilitate effective implementation of (and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) reporting on) community engagement and community based MHPSS activities that promote social reintegration and to contribute to reconciliation efforts and social cohesion in conflict-affected Somali communities.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of socio-cultural activities and events for community engagement and collective psychosocial wellbeing. Utilize culturally familiar and acceptable practices, including art-based approaches such as poetry, theatre, traditional song, and dance, as well as sports and cultural rituals to implement activities in the following programmatic areas- social reintegration, education, climate change, community conversations, MHPSS, reconciliation and peacebuilding. Monitor project activity budgets.
• Participate in capacity building and training activities for IOM Staff, IPs, and government officials on community engagement and community based MHPSS tools and frameworks to help promote social cohesion and community stabilization.
• Draft segments of a technical manual for IOM, Implementing Partner, and Government on community engagement and community based MHPSS activities that promotes social reintegration of disengaged combatants in Somalia. Adapt relevant components of the technical manual to Community Stabilization initiatives, including the education sector, climate change, women’s empowerment, and dialogue/mediation interventions, as required.
• Assist the Transition & Recovery Pillar Project Officers and Senior Programme Coordinator in drafting and preparing internal and external reports, strategic documents, presentations, and proposals; provide technical inputs on community engagement, MHPSS and social cohesion related content; and participate in donor presentations and government meetings.
• Contribute to the development of an M&E framework for community engagement, social reintegration, and community based MHPSS activities and the implementation of qualitative studies to measure attitude and perception change among community members.
• Provide inputs to support the development and delivery of visibility materials and social media content in collaboration with the Unit’s Knowledge Management and Learning Officer and the Program Support Unit (PSU) for the Transition & Recovery Pillar to publicize programme activities, achievements, and human-interest stories.
• Assist in promoting coordination between national and international socio-cultural institutions (NGOs, UN counterparts and government), and collaborate closely with local artists who work in the field of community engagement and socio-cultural development with an aim to enhance the effectiveness and the impact of Transition & Recovery activities on social cohesion.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree, in Political or Social Sciences, Humanitarian Affairs, Human Rights, International Affairs, Migration Studies, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with minimum four years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Experience on community engagement, community based MHPSS;
• Experience in humanitarian work, desirable UN Migration Agency;
• Experience in carrying out technical assistance interventions;
• Experience with national authorities/institutions;
• Experience in working in international settings;
• Experience in development of trainings and workshop with national staff or Implementing Partners;
• Experience and knowledge of the Somali context is an advantage.

Skills

• In depth knowledge of the broad range of migration related subject areas dealt with by the Organization;
• Community engagement knowledge and experience;
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming;
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality work under tight timeframes;
• Expertise in direct communication with internal displaced persons and host communities in emergency contexts.

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

Closing Date : 15 March 2022

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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

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Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. In coordination with the Programme Manager (DTM), lead on the production, analysis, writing, editing- of timely and accurate DTM reports, factsheets, and dashboards.
2. Contribute to data quality control throughout the information management cycle to ensure in line with DTM standards and IOM Data Protection Principles.
3. Ensure the integration of gender perspective and attention to specific needs of vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, persons with disabilities, the elderly, children as well as other highly vulnerable groups within all emergency and transition activities.
4. Develop different templates that can be used to visualize DTM data, including graphics and maps that can be easily understood by both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
5. Design new research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative) and related data collection tools and contribute to the improvement of the existing ones.
6. Conduct literature/desk reviews and stay abreast of migration related data products covering the region, to validate and contextualize DTM’s findings.
7. Support the unit on survey design, assessment preparation, and data collection planning and monitoring.
8. Organize appropriate trainings for the data collection team on issues related to DTM reporting, including definitions, numbers, trends, impact on receiving populations, humanitarian concerns, and basic humanitarian needs.
9. Engage external and internal data users (bilaterally or through workshops) to improve the way DTM products are utilized.
10. Represent DTM at relevant internal and external meetings, including sectors coordination meetings as required.
11. Contribute to the development of project proposals, project updates and final reports to donors.
12. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in social sciences, development, data management or a related field from an 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 reporting and data analysis in emergency contexts;
• Experience in data collection, research, and report writing;
• Experience working in international organizations and the humanitarian community;
• Experience in relevant issues such as migration, displacement, and humanitarian assistance;
• Experience writing technical requirements documents, translating/planning specifications to technical briefs for data capture/analysis, and compiling diverse datasets;
• Knowledge of the region is an advantage.

Skills

• Excellent understanding of different data collection methodologies;
• Proven skills to analyze statistical information;
• Good computer background, including experience with relational databases, Microsoft applications, spreadsheets, and word processing;
• Proven skills working with mobile data collection software (KoBO, ODK, ONA);
• Knowledge of data protection guidelines and principles;
• Experience in advanced data visualization, presentation, and information design skills;
• Numerical skills and experience in data analysis and data visualization;
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.

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

Closing Date : 10 March 2022