Senior Programme Manager (Durable Solutions and DDRR Coordinator)

The Senior Programme Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination and management of the Durable Solutions and DDRR Programme in Iraq, overseeing programme development, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder liaison. The role includes providing strategic oversight, ensuring compliance with IOM policies, and contributing to global programming efforts related to Durable Solutions and DDRR.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and management to ensure progress toward intended results, promote successful practices for replication, and address underperformance with corrective measures.
• Provide leadership and ensure coordination across and between different organizational units, including other Country Offices implementing project activities, Regional Offices providing technical oversight and guidance, and technical divisions at HQs.
• Consult regularly with key stakeholders, including Unit Heads, Specialists, and Programme staff, to refine strategy, enhance effectiveness, and build synergies with other IOM projects.
• Ensure the Programme implementation reflects current best practices and IOM’s policies and instructions, as advised by relevant technical experts and divisions, and contribute to policy development by preparing policy input and sharing lessons learned derived from Programme implementation.
• Represent the Programme in the various coordination mechanisms, raise issues for discussion, provide progress updates, and implement decisions and guidance effectively.
• Ensure Programme compliance with IOM’s project management policies, including Human Resources (HR), Financial Management, donor reporting, and risk management.
• Support the creation of a culture of monitoring, evaluation, and learning within the Programme. Encourage identification of lessons learned and best practices, promote action-oriented research, and facilitate real-time incorporation of knowledge and learning into Programme implementation.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, represent IOM at events, highlight achievements, and manage external communication.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Management, Social Science, Law, International Relations, Regional Studies or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
• Extensive experience in programme formulation, implementation, and evaluation.
• Demonstrated managerial experience in staff management.
• Proven record of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with governmental and diplomatic authorities, national, regional, and international institutions, international agencies (i.e., UN), and civil society organizations.
• Proven work experience in a rapid transition or post-conflict area.
• Experience in project development, implementation, and reporting, including financial and budgetary aspects.
• Familiarity with inter-agency programme regulations of the UN and other donors.
• In-depth knowledge of the broad range of migration-related subject areas dealt with by the Organization.
• Excellent judgment, ability to analyze information and make decisions rapidly to resolve operational problems.
• Efficiency, flexibility, a high level of professionalism, and the ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
• Proven leadership, management, and coordination capacity.
• Advanced computer skills and proficiency in spreadsheet and database applications.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.

Skills

• Programme Formulation
• Programme Implementation
• Programme Evaluation
• Staff Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Development
• Project Reporting
• Finance Management
• Budget Management
• Inter-agency Programme Regulations
• Migration policy knowledge
• Operational Decision-Making
• Leadership
• Programme Coordination
• Advanced Computer Skills
• Spreadsheet Applications
• Database Applications Knowledge

Languages

English, Arabic