Field Emergency Coordinator (P)

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Business, or Public Administration, 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

• Experience in fields related to IOM emergency programming including emergency coordination, Non-Food Items (NFIs)/shelter, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), protection, transition & recovery, or preparedness and response;
• Practical experience in project management, including administrative and financial management, procurement and Human Resources (HR) procedures, and internal control procedures; and,
• Experience working in an emergency context and ability to liaise with government officials, donors, UN personnel, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and other stakeholders.

Skills

• Sound judgment, ability to extract, interpret, analyse and format data and make decisions rapidly to resolve operational problems;
• Ability to work with minimum supervision;
• Capacity to work effectively in high-pressure, rapidly changing environments; and,
• Solid computer skills, including proficiency in the MS Office package (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Languages

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written).

Working knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Required Competencies

IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators Level 2

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators Level 2

• Leadership: Provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the ability to carry out the Organization’s vision. Assists others to realize and develop their leadership and professional potential.
• Empowering others: Creates an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
• Building Trust: Promotes shared values and creates an atmosphere of trust and honesty.
• Strategic thinking and vision: Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.
• Humility: Leads with humility and shows openness to acknowledging own shortcomings.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Coordinate and monitor the implementation of all operational and administrative aspects of emergency-related projects, ensuring effectiveness, coherence, integrity, and the application of the organization’s policies and procedures.
2. Work in close collaboration with the COM to ensure that all the components of the emergency response and the regular recovery and development activities operate in a coherent and mutually supportive manner.
3. Ensure adequate IOM’s Response Preparedness by: 
1. Improving coordination in the response preparedness capacity of programmes;
2. Verifying and facilitating alignment of programmatic response preparedness with inter-sector common planning frameworks; and,
3. Coordinating the implementation of the preparedness efforts envisaged by IOM in different sectors.
4. Keep abreast of humanitarian policies, international standards and best practices relating to the emergency field; recommend how cross-cutting issues including gender, age, education, disability, environment and protection can be better incorporated for further enhancement of the cross-border humanitarian response.
5. Ensure timely preparation and submission of all emergency project reports according to IOM and donor formats as required. Coordinate preparation of regular updates, project summaries, lessons learnt, press releases and other relevant materials.
6. Guide and supervise staff responsible for the implementation of emergency projects. Coordinate training for staff on emergency response to promote a common understanding and knowledge of ways and means to strengthen the humanitarian response. 
7. Identify new opportunities for emergency response and participate in the development of emergency project proposals in coordination with the Resources Management Unit, Department of Operations and Emergency (DOE), the Regional Office and Program/Project Managers. 
8. Ensure the provision of timely, accurate, standardized, and adequate information to all relevant stakeholders regarding movements, new displacements, mobility trends, and conditions in return/relocation areas, paying special attention to the situation of vulnerable groups. Liaise with donor representatives and periodically brief them on current and planned programs in order to mobilize necessary financial support. 
9. Participate actively in various fora, including inter-agency coordination groups, and meetings with governmental authorities, non-governmental organizations, donors and other stakeholders. 
10. Undertake duty travel relating to needs assessments, emergency project monitoring, liaison with counterparts, problem-solving, and new project development, as required.
11. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.