Programme Coordinator (Durable Solutions)

The Programme Coordinator (Durable Solutions) supports the effective implementation of durable solutions operations and inclusive community programming related to return, relocation, and reintegration of IDPs in Iraq. The role involves strategic coordination, monitoring, technical management, and capacity building within the Transition and Recovery Division.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of RRU’s overall strategic direction regarding durable solutions in Iraq CO, focusing on operations.
• Develop methodologies and tools to guide implementation of return, relocation and reintegration operations through an area-based approach.
• Monitor and analyze findings, lessons learnt, and secondary data related to durable solutions interventions.
• Coordinate technical management of Community Resources Centers to support durable solutions and reintegration.
• Work closely with the Community Engagement Team to enhance community-based approaches and sustainable programming.
• Participate in Returns Working Group and Durable Solutions Team Working Group’s Area-Based Coordination groups.
• Coordinate with national and sub-national coordination structures, clusters, and humanitarian, stabilization and development organizations.
• Establish collaboration modalities with IOM counterparts, partners, interagency networks, clusters and governmental stakeholders.
• Contribute to resource mobilization through reporting, proposal development, donor liaison, and communication tools.
• Supervise technical staff related to durable solutions and provide training and capacity building.
• Ensure integration of cross-cutting issues such as Protection mainstreaming, Gender mainstreaming and Conflict-sensitivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, Development Studies, Human Rights, International Relations, Law 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.
• Minimum five years of relevant international experience in Management, Community Engagement, Stabilization, Peacebuilding, Return, Recovery and Reintegration.
• Experience at the international level with specialized international organizations (UN agencies, international organizations, and specialized international NGOs), preferably in early recovery and stabilization, assistance to IDPs and refugees, and humanitarian assistance in the Middle East and/or North Africa.
• Experience working directly with displaced populations, particularly in conflict settings and in protracted displacement situations; particularly the socio-economic reintegration of returnees or other groups.
• Experience working in conflict and post conflict settings.
• Familiarity with programmatic issues surrounding relief to recovery transition, including good understanding of early recovery principles.
• Familiarity with the Iraqi context or similar contexts is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge Arabic, French and/or Spanish is an advantage.

Skills

• Programme Coordination
• Community Engagement
• Stabilization
• Peacebuilding Processes
• Return and Reintegration
• Early Recovery Activities
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Management
• Capacity Building
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Economic Reintegration
• Displacement Operations
• Conflict and Post-Conflict Experience
• International Organization Experience
• IDP Support
• Refugee Assistance
• Technical Management Skills

Languages

English, Arabic, French, Spanish