Regional Project Development Officer (P)

Responsibilities

• Technical Support and Capacity Development
• Specific Project Development (PD): Provide specific and substantive inputs with the drafting of project proposals, in coordination with relevant Regional Thematic Units (RTUs) for small COs, for projects with a regional, multi-country or multi-thematic lens, and for countries with no IOM presence.
• Technical Support to PD and Funding Requests: Provide substantive inputs to COs in the Region on Project Development to ensure that projects, inter-agency joint projects, and other funding requests are aligned to institutional strategies, guidance and practices, as well as grounded in data (in partnership with Regional Data Hub, RDH).
• Reporting: Ensure donor reports are results-based, grounded in data, and in line with the objectives laid out in the Strategic Plan in coordination with RTUs and the Region Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (RPMEO).
• Capacity Development and Compliance: Support, promote and enhance compliance to, the PCM process in the Region (including on PD, results-based reporting, and PRIMA) by providing capacity development and technical support to the RO and COs, particularly small COs, as may be requested.
• Knowledge Management
• Knowledge Management: Lead RO and COs engagement in knowledge management (KM) platforms, tools and practices across the region based on existing project development and reporting duties, including driving the effective use of PRIMA, in close coordination with the Innovation and Knowledge Management Unit (IKM) in HQ.
• Collaboration: Promote coordination and information sharing across HQ, ROs and COs in respect to key multi-country projects, KM and reporting practices, resource mobilization efforts, and project development opportunities.
• Quality Control and Oversight
• Project Proposal and Report Endorsement: Ensure smooth and timely project proposal endorsement and donor report approval processes, in collaboration with relevant RTS and/or designated endorser.
• IOM Development Fund (IDF): Facilitate IDF proposal submissions in the Region.
• IOM Strategic Results Framework (SRF): Ensure integration of the SRF in project development across the Region, in close coordination with the RPMEU and RTSs.
• Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
• Partnerships: Lead the coordination with the RPLOs and RTUs, in support of the DRD for Operations, to build partnerships with regional donors and linkages with donor capitals.
• Specific Resource Mobilization (RM): Provide specific guidance and advice on donor engagement, mapping, and response to calls for proposals, as well as on application procedures, for small COs, in close coordination with the Resource Mobilization Division.
• Technical Support on RM: Support COs with resource mobilization through donor and private sector mapping, engagement, briefings, and outreach to promote diversification and partnership engagement.
• Planning and Coordination
• HQ Coordination: Coordinate the Region’s participation in global initiatives such as IOM Annual Global Appeal, and directly participate in the Donor Accountability Working Group, and IOM Project Handbook processes, as may be requested.
• Flexible Funding: Support with flexible funding administration, in coordination with HQ and the RPMEO.
• Cross Cutting Priorities
• Mainstreaming: In line with the IOM Strategic Plan and corresponding custodianship outlined in the Regional Office Terms of Reference, promote, integrate, and mainstream cross-cutting priorities in all areas of the RPDU's work in the Region.
• Regional Project Development Unit Management
• Manage the RPDU, including overseeing and managing the delivery of the Unit’s specific responsibilities in their entirety as outlined in the RPDU Terms of Reference.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Social Science, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least seven years of relevant professional experience; or,
• University degree in the above fields with at least nine years of relevant professional experience.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in project development and management, thematic capacity building, and liaison;
• Minimum five years' experience working in non-OECD countries developing projects and mobilizing resources;
• Experience in liaison, resource mobilization, and advocacy with governmental and diplomatic officials, national and international institutions and organizations, civil society, and private sector actors;
• Experience working in an international, inter-governmental, or non-governmental organization, United Nations, or government; and,
• Experience in the design and implementation of capacity building on project development.