Overview
Support mainstreaming of disability and gender-responsive practices into IOM operations and institutional processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support with the review and finalization of good programming practices, and their dissemination, including through arranging global webinars.
- Support the Unit to roll-out training and institutional and operational tools, as requested.
- Support the coordination of responses to ad-hoc requests from HQ, regional and country offices.
- Update gender and disability-related research in migration, humanitarian and peace contexts, as requested.
- Maintain and update the Unit’s knowledge hub, SharePoint and webpages, ensuring that contents are current and relevant in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
- Support the reinvigoration of the Gender Focal Points network, including administering nominations and contact list, coordinating and documenting quarterly global meetings, and other ad-hoc engagements as requested.
- Support with ongoing initiatives on disability such as the newsletter, the IOM Disability Inclusion Network.
- Support with coordination of engagement in international days, and other strategic events related to the work of the Unit.
- Support with coordination and reporting on IOM’s organizational and UN system-wide policies and strategies on gender equality and disability inclusion.
- Support with coordination and review of internal institutional reporting processes (institutional questionnaires).
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- Less than two years of relevant working experience.
- Experience in gender equality, diversity and inclusion programming or related topics including protection and broader human rights;
- Experience with coordination and convening discussions;
- Experience coordinating global campaigns is desirable.
Qualifications
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) in Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Social Sciences or any other relevant area from an accredited institution; or,
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or graduated within the last 12 months with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Social Sciences or any other relevant area from an accredited institution.
