Associate Project Officer (Gender and Climate Mobility)

The Associate Project Officer (Gender and Climate Mobility) supports projects and programmes related to Gender and Inclusion within climate mobility initiatives in the Pacific region. The role involves planning, coordination, reporting, and capacity development to advance rights-based, people-centred climate mobility action.

Responsibilities

• Review project documents under supervisory guidance to identify gaps in the integration of gender-related considerations, referring findings to the supervisor for follow up.
• Compile and draft information, guidance, and training materials that support the integration of gender and climate information into programmes and staffing, contributing to capacity development and training activities led by senior staff for programme partner and implementing sites.
• Compile and organise data on gender, climate change, and human mobility and draft initial summaries for supervisory review, to support programme implementation and reporting.
• Circulate approved research, publications, and good practices to PCMP partners and Pacific Country Offices (COs), as instructed, to support information-sharing.
• Provide administrative and coordination support to senior staffs engaging with PCMP partners, Pacific COs, governments, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on gender issues to facilitate technical support activities led by others.
• Coordinate logistics for events, workshops, seminars, and PCMP partner meetings, and attend in a support/note-taking capacity, to enable partner engagement activities led by the senior staff.
• Track the status of established project, programme, including IOM Strategic Results Framework (SRF) indicators, and report findings to the supervisor, to support oversight of gender mainstreaming.
• Record and report observed delays, data quality concerns, or compliance issues to the PCMP Programme Manager related to IOM, donor, or partner monitoring and evaluation requirements.
• Assist with data collection tasks during field monitoring missions, under the guidance of the supervisor, to support accurate implementation of monitoring plans and tools.
• Perform such other relevant duties as maybe assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Political or Social Sciences, Gender Studies or Public Administration, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or University degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience in Gender in alignment with IOM/donor requirements.
• Significant experience in application of IOM guidance, regulations and procedures related to Gender mainstreaming.
• Experience with project development, reporting, and donor liaison.
• Strong reporting, writing and research skills, preferably related to Gender inclusion.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of development of gender mainstreaming in data collection, activity implementation and reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of diverse cultural and national backgrounds.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Gender Mainstreaming
• Project Development
• Donor Liaison
• Reporting
• Research Skills
• Data Collection
• Activity Implementation
• Capacity Development
• Climate Mobility Research and Analysis
• IOM Guidance
• Regulations and Procedures
• Writing Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Communications Skills

Languages

English