Project Officer (Flood Mitigation) (P) at IOM

Juba City, Central Equatoria, South Sudan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Field Supervision, Flood Mitigation, Dike Construction, Hydraulics Engineering, Hydrology, Disaster Risk Management, World Bank Projects, Infrastructure Construction, Hydrological Modelling, Partnership Maintenance, UN System Knowledge, Contract Management, Team Coordination, Design Document Implementation

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 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: Internal candidates Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Antigua and Barbuda, 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, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Second tier candidates include: All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM. Organizational Context and Scope IOM in South Sudan has a broad range of programming centered around three areas: humanitarian coordination and support; humanitarian response and resilience; and peacebuilding, transition and development. Humanitarian coordination and support includes leading/co-leading the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Clusters, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and management of WASH and Shelter and NFI core-pipelines, humanitarian hubs and common transport services. Humanitarian response and resilience includes CCCM, WASH, Shelter & NFI, health, protection, gender equality and inclusion. Under peacebuilding, transition and development, IOM South Sudan implements programming on housing, land and property issues, transition and recovery, transhumance conflict prevention, community-based violence reduction, community development and migration management. As part of its community development portfolio, IOM is implementing a project with the Government of South Sudan in partnership with World Bank the Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP), that seeks to prevent the impacts of flooding in targeted areas of South Sudan. Under overall supervision of the Senior Programme Coordinator (Community Resilience and Disaster Risk Management) in Juba and direct supervision of the DRM Program Officer, in collaboration with relevant units, the Project Officer (Flood Mitigation) will be responsible in engaging in and supervising parts of the IOM component of the flood mitigation projects currently operational in IOM South Sudan.

Responsibilities

The Project Officer will be responsible for engaging in and supervising components of the flood mitigation projects currently operational in IOM South Sudan, working under the supervision of the Senior Programme Coordinator and DRM Program Officer. This involves direct oversight of project activities related to preventing flooding impacts in targeted areas.