Project Development and Reporting Officer (P)

The Project Development and Reporting Officer supports the coordination and facilitation of project development, donor and institutional reporting in migration management and emergency response. The role involves liaising with government, UN agencies, and other stakeholders in line with IOM strategies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of results-based programmes and projects, concept notes and project proposals, in close coordination with the CoM, HOP, Project Managers, United Nations Country Team (UNCT), relevant donors, government counterparts and project partners, by providing technical inputs and support that responds to emerging trends and priorities and that are in compliance with IOM and donor interests and requirements.
• Review resource requirements, document programmatic needs, gaps and opportunities.
• Contribute to the alignment to IOM global, regional and country strategies during project development and donor reporting, including supporting and promoting use of Strategic Results Framework (SRF) global results and indicators.
• Support the endorsement process for concept notes and project proposals.
• Support the Project Managers in drafting donor reports in close coordination with relevant units in the CO and Regional Office (RO) in line with IOM policies, standards and internal procedures.
• Research potential and realistic funding opportunities among government and non-government donors, review calls for proposals and collect donor information.
• Draft donor profiles and guidance notes on donor priorities, and assist with developing approaches to expand the IOM donor base.
• Support effective working relationships with donor counterparts and project/programme partners, such as government authorities, diplomatic missions, and other relevant agencies and working groups.
• In coordination with relevant Units in the CO, draft visibility and other resource mobilization materials and organize donor briefings and visits.
• Capacity building and training activities in the field of programme development, donor and institutional reporting and the roll-out of the SRF for CO’s staff through workshops and seminars.
• In support of knowledge management, maintain accurate, updated and pertinent records of all correspondences, project development and donor and institutional reporting files, and related information in IOM’s relevant software application.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in International Relations, International Development, Political or Social Sciences, Migration Studies, Law, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with Results Based Management approach and other strategic planning approaches.
• Experience in supporting results-based project development and reporting, technical writing and editing, preferably in the international development/humanitarian sector.
• Work experience in donor relations and grant management for specific donors of IOM’s interest.
• Good communication, writing and organizational skills; ability to prepare clear and concise reports.
• Basic knowledge of monitoring and evaluation concepts, approaches and methodologies.
• Confirmed experience in donor report writing in humanitarian and/or development settings.
• Excellent analytical and planning skills; capacity to establish working relationships with governmental authorities, national and international institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations.
• Capacity to supervise and train support staff; ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional background.
• Ability to work with accuracy under constraints and pressure; high sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment.
• Personal commitment, efficiency, flexibility, drive for results, creative thinking.
• Good level of computer literacy, including database applications.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of Arabic and another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Result-Based Management
• Strategic Planning
• Project Development
• Project Reporting
• Technical Writing
• Editing
• Donor Relations
• Grant Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Donor Reporting
• Analytical Skills
• Planning Skills
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Supervision
• Training Support Staff
• Computer Literacy
• Database Applications Knowledge

Languages

English, Arabic