Project Development Officer - Migration Environment and Climate Change (MEC at IOM

Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Development, Resource Mobilization, Climate Mobility Policy, Youth Engagement, Partnership Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building, Stakeholder Coordination, Technical Proposal Drafting, Multicultural Communication, English Fluency, French Fluency

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Introduction Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration [https://www.iom.int/iom-workplace-culture]. Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates, as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates: 1. Internal candidates 2. Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Second-tier candidates include: All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM. Organizational Context and Scope IOM is working on human mobility in the context of climate change, environmental degradation, and disaster, through its Climate Action Division (CAD) and regional and country offices. One of the core objectives of this work is to respond adequately to the needs for more and better policy guidance, evidence-based and solution-oriented policies, and on migration and climate change as expressed by States. Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Regional Director for Operations the direct supervision of the Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration Environment and Climate Change (MECC RTS), and in close collaboration with relevant units of the Regional Office (RO), Headquarters (HQ) and the Country Offices (CO), the incumbent will support and contribute to IOM’s intervention on climate mobility in West and Central Africa. With a specific focus on policy-work, youth engagement, and partnership, the Project Development Officer (MECC) will support the MECC RTS in strengthening the engagement with the governments and the partners of the Region. This will include support to project development and review, the organisation of events, contributions to public and internal publications, monitoring of activities related to climate mobility programming in the Country Offices, the support of capacity building activities on climate mobility, and other related activities.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will support IOM's interventions on climate mobility in West and Central Africa, focusing on policy work, youth engagement, and partnerships. Key tasks include project development, organizing events, contributing to publications, and monitoring climate mobility programming in country offices.