Overview
The Senior Programme Coordinator will lead the Recovery and Solutions Unit, overseeing the development, implementation, and evaluation of IOM’s FCDO funded programming and coordinating the voluntary returns to Syria strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee, manage and lead the mission’s BRITT programme and voluntary returns to Syria strategy.
- Coordinate with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, and civil society partners.
- Monitor and evaluate project implementation ensuring compliance with IOM policies, donor requirements, and best practices.
- Serve as the primary project liaison for voluntary returns to Syria.
- Act as the BRITT project and returns portfolio focal point for FCDO, PRM, and other donor representatives.
- Uphold international standards and best practices for voluntary returns.
- Foster close collaboration with the Project Support Unit, Policy Liaison Unit, and the Chief of Mission (COM) office.
- Prepare regular progress reports, donor updates, and lessons-learned documentation.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience at the international level involving policy development, multi-stakeholder projects, partnership development, coordination, and resource mobilization at mid-professional level;
- Solid experience in durable solutions programming and migration management operations and knowledge of the UN System coordination;
- Substantative field experience in operations, emergency work, including support to displaced populations and/or project management;
- Experience in political, socio-economic analysis and research, and familiarity with conflict sensitivity approach, community-based planning;
- Proven experience on strategy development and advocacy on durable solutions for IDPs as well as in-depth knowledge of main protection and humanitarian standards.
- Experience in transition and recovery programming, as well as emergency preparedness and response;
- Experience in liaising and building effective partnerships with donors, government authorities, other national/international institutions, and local and international NGOs;
- Experience in fundraising, public-private partnership development and high-level client relations;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Humanitarian Assistance, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or,
- Bachelor’s degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
