VN 2025-02 – National Programme Support & Development Officer

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Under the overall and direct supervision of the Head of Office (HoO) in Tirana, Albania the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for supporting the Country Office´s (CO) project development, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), information management, donor liaison and reporting activities, in close coordination with relevant units and Project Managers/Coordinators in the   CO as well as with the PSU Coordinator and Senior Regional Programme Manager at COCF, the Regional M&E and Risk Management Officer, Regional Project Development Officers (RPDO) in Vienna and Brussels, and other relevant Regional Office (RO) and Headquarters (HQ) units.

Programme Support and Coordination

1. Act as the Focal Point of the CO and provide and coordinate inputs for information requests from HQ, the RO, other IOM COs and external partners, such as donors, government, RCO, partner agencies, and implementing partners.
2.  Provide technical inputs for the development of strategic documents for the CO and the Western Balkans, including strategies, high-level meetings and engagements, Migration Crisis Operational Framework and other strategic initiatives.
3.  Participate in inter-agency meetings, workshops and conferences, including the United Nations Programme Management Team (PMT), relevant sectoral and working group meetings, among others.
4. Act as a Focal Point for PD, M&E and PRIMA trainings for the CO, to build technical capacities in these fields. 

   Project Development and Donor Liaison

   📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

   ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

   1. Support and directly contribute to the drafting and consolidation of the concept notes, project proposals that respond to emerging trends and priorities in compliance with IOM internal guidance and instructions, and in alignment with donors strategic priorities in the region as well as IOM strategy and priorities, and submit in PRIMA. Coordinate closely with the Head of Office, the Resources Management Officer (RMO), project managers/coordinators, donors, government counterparts and other project partners.
   2. Identify potential funding sources and stay abreast of funding opportunities and cycles.
   3. Support liaison efforts with donors, UN partners, and governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. Maintain effective working relationship with donors and potential donors, liaising, as necessary, with RO and COs with resource mobilization functions.
   4. Conduct desk research and field visits to inform the development of new project proposals.

      Monitoring and Evaluation

      1.  Support Project Managers/Coordinators in the development, implementation and review of M&E plans and tools, ensuring quality and alignment with the projects’ results matrices and project reporting cycle.
      2. Support Project Managers/Coordinators in the monitoring process of projects’ activities, results and risks, and propose corrective or mitigating measures to strengthen project results.  
      3.  Participate to all evaluation processes for CO in close coordination with Project Managers/Coordinators.  Support quality and objective management/coordination of internal and external evaluations (i.e. selection of evaluators, drafting of TOR, review of all deliverables) in compliance with IOM Evaluation Policy. Integrate evaluation as a key part of the project development process. 
      4. Contribute to sharing M&E findings with relevant stakeholders and  support the use of  M&E  for  learning, adaptation and accountability purposes.

         Reporting and Information Management 

         1. Coordinate the drafting of interim and final reports and/or support Project Managers/Coordinators to ensure timely submission of donor reports, in compliance with donor agreements and requirements. 
         2.  Support the review and endorsement of all donor reports.
         3. Maintain project records and central repository of results for the CO.
         4. Undertake duty travels as required.
         5. Perform such other duties as may be assigned. Education
            • Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, Law and/or International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution ; or,
            • University degreein the above fields with  two years of relevant professional experience. Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.   Experience
              • Experience in the field of migration, project design, management and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, information management and administrative and financial management at the required level of the position;
              • Experience in working and liaising with a wide range of partners, including goverment authorities, UN agencies and international organizations;
              • Experience supervising a team is an asset. Skills
                • Technical knowledge of monitoring and evaluation;
                • Excellent communication, negotiation skills and report writing skills;
                • Effective resources management skills and strategic and creative thinking; and, 
                • Ability to work with basic word processing software, e.g. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel Languages

                  For all applicants, fluency in English and Albanian is required (oral and written).

                  IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish. Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.   Required Competencies   IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.   Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
                • Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
              • Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
            • Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
         6. Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
      5. Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated. Core Competencies – behavioural indicators (Level 2)
      6. Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
   5. Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
5. Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.