Senior Project Associate

The Senior Project Associate facilitates the refugee resettlement programme in the Republic of Korea, managing caseloads, coordinating with partners, and supporting movement assistance activities. The role involves liaising with government bodies, drafting reports, and ensuring compliance with IOM standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates refugee resettlement programme in the Republic of Korea, including caseload management, participating in donor negotiation on programme targets, coordination with the Regional Hub and Country Offices, implementation of institutional standard operating procedures, and project reporting.
• Supports necessary activities for movement assistance, including transit, departure, and arrival at the airport, in coordination with relevant service providers; ensures compliance with IOM movement standards and dignified and safe assistance for all persons of concern; reviews agreement and monthly payment with the airport service provider; monitors mission standard operation procedures for movement operations.
• Upholds Protection Mainstreaming Minimum Standards while carrying out all duties and responsibilities and demonstrates the ability to remain professional, impartial and unbiased during all interactions with migrants and colleagues per the IOM Standards of Conduct and instruction on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA). Alerts the supervisor or management of any non-compliance with SOPs, Protection Mainstreaming Minimum Standards or IOM Standards of Conduct by IOM personnel or partners.
• Participates in necessary internal and external communications for Resettlement and Movement Management (RMM) and regularly updates the mission’s movement figures, including communications with the Regional Hub and country offices to address ad-hoc movement needs for vulnerable migrants.
• Assists liaison with the ROK government for the Korea Visa Application Centres (KVAC) to timely address the government’s requests in close coordination with the Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) team in Berlin.
• Drafts annual donor and/or internal reports for administrative projects for movement assistance and external partnerships; proceeds with timely revisions and amendments to the project to maintain operation.
• Contributes to the partnerships with government bodies, civil society networks, and international organizations relevant to migrant protection, such as AVRR, counter-trafficking and smuggling, alternatives to detention, and migrant child rights and protection.
• Supports addressing inquiries from vulnerable migrants residing in the ROK, including referring cases to external organizations or seeking available in-house support for AVRR.
• Assists liaison with the Ministry of Justice to maintain their engagement with the ANDEX network, as well as its participation in IBG-related global events; promotes IOM’s expertise in border management to identify and develop programme opportunities in collaboration with the government and other stakeholders.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• School diploma with six years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree in Development Studies, International Relations, Humanitarian Affairs, Political or Social Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Migration Studies or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant experience.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
• Demonstrated experience in project support, management, development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Experience in liaison with donors and government counterparts.
• Strong knowledge of reporting for different stakeholders, donors and project partners.
• Work experience in international, non-governmental and/or governmental organizations is desirable.
• Familiarity with humanitarian assistance, international development, and migration issues.
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential; the usage on electronic tools such as SAP is an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Korean (oral and written) is required.

Skills

• Project Support
• Project Management
• Project Development
• Project Implementation
• Project Evaluation
• Donor Liaison
• Government Liaison
• Stakeholder Reporting
• Humanitarian Assistance
• International Development
• Migration Issues Understanding
• Report Writing
• MS Excel
• SAP
• Refugee Resettlement
• Caseload Management
• Partner Coordination
• Compliance Monitoring

Languages

English, Korean