Senior Project Associate (Social Integration, Housing, NFI)

The Senior Project Associate supports the planning, implementation, coordination and monitoring of activities related to social integration, housing assistance, non-food item (NFI) distribution and food assistance for IOM beneficiaries in Guyana. The role involves liaising with local authorities, partners and stakeholders to strengthen coordination and service delivery in these areas.

Responsibilities

• Support individualized case management and referral follow-up for migrants, ensuring timely needs assessment, documentation, coordination with relevant service providers, tracking of assistance provided, and regular follow-up to support access to services and progress toward integration outcomes
• Assist in the design, planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of activities related to social integration, housing, NFI and food assistance, ensuring alignment with program objectives and humanitarian standards
• Compile, analyze and present data on beneficiary needs, vulnerabilities, and assistance provided (e.g., housing conditions, NFI distribution, food security, and integration outcomes), highlighting trends and gaps to inform decision-making
• Ensure that all housing, food, NFI and social integration interventions are implemented in accordance with IOM protection principles, safeguarding standards, PSEA requirements and data protection policies
• Monitor project expenditures related to housing, NFI, food assistance and social integration activities, identify variances and provide recommendations to ensure compliance with budget allocations and donor requirements
• Act as focal point for administrative coordination of project implementation, involving extensive liaison with diverse organizational units and external parties to initiate requests, obtain necessary clearances, follow-up on administrative actions, etc.
• Draft regular activity and status reports on housing interventions, distributions (NFI/food), and social integration activities; identify implementation gaps and recommend corrective measures
• Prepare technical and operational documentation including beneficiary reports, distribution tracking tools, housing assessments, briefing notes, and statistical summaries related to assistance provided
• Organize meetings, workshops and training sessions; prepare training materials and participate in the delivering of capacity building workshops
• Respond to complex information requests and inquiries; set up and maintain files/records
• Participate in meetings and conferences; maintain effective liaison and coordination with local authorities, partners, United Nation agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, donors and other stakeholders relevant to the project
• Provide guidance and technical support to staff involved in distributions, housing assessments, and integration programming; assist in coordinating team activities and may supervise field staff as assigned
• Provides guidance/training and assist in coordinating and monitoring work of other staff in the unit; may supervise other staff as assigned
• Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Social Science, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or related fields from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience; or High School diploma with six years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations
• Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups
• Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organization in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage
• Experience coordinating housing, shelter, food security, NFI or community-based assistance programmes
• Experience in data management, beneficiary tracking systems and donor reporting
• Ability to plan, coordinate, implement, and monitor housing, NFI, food assistance, and social integration activities
• Knowledge of housing support, cash or in-kind assistance, NFI distributions, food assistance and community-based programming
• Data Analysis and Reporting skills
• Stakeholder Coordination skills
• Strong skills in maintaining records, preparing reports, tracking distributions, and managing operational documentation
• Communication and Relationship Building skills
• Knowledge of Humanitarian principles and protection mainstreaming
• Housing and shelter programming knowledge
• Food security and livelihoods interventions knowledge
• Non-Food Item (NFI) distribution processes knowledge
• Social integration and community engagement approaches
• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
• Data protection and confidentiality standards

Skills

• Liaising with Authorities
• Coordination with UN Agencies
• Working with Migrants and Refugees
• Humanitarian Experience
• Housing programme coordination
• Shelter Programming
• Food Security Programming
• Food and Non-Food Item Distribution
• Community-based assistance
• Data Management
• Beneficiary tracking systems
• Donor Reporting
• Project Implementation Planning
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Data Analysis and Reporting
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Records Keeping
• Operational documentation management
• Communication and relationship building
• Humanitarian Principles
• Protection Mainstreaming
• Social integration approaches
• Data Protection and Confidentiality

Languages

English