Job: National Project Officer - Labour Migration

Location: Yangon, Myanmar 
Deadline: Thursday, 19 September 2013 

Description

Vacancy Announcement (VNMM063)

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Yangon, a Geneva-based international organization with over 150 offices world-wide, is seeking qualified professionals to join the IOM office in Yangon Township, Myanmar. No. of VA No.

Position Titl: National Project Officer

position Duty Station:Yangon

Interested candidates are invited to submit an application letter and an updated CV with a maximum length of 3 pages including names and contact details of 3 referees (copies of certificates and further documents are not required at this stage) to below address;

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Myanmar – Yangon Office 318-A, Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel Land Line : +95-1-210588 Tel CDMA : 09 7314 0212, 09 8610 126, 09 8610 127, 09 8610 128 Fax : + 95-1-210588 (Ext: 5010) Email : hryangon@iom.int Application deadline: 19 September 2013 (Thursday)

IORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager and the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, the National Project Officer: Labour Migration will carry out the following duties and responsibilities in support of implementation of IOM programmes and development of new activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Support as well as directly implement key activities in IOM work plans related to programming in the area of labour migration and migrant protection;

2. Make continuous high-quality technical inputs into IOM programming on labour migration, including development of briefing documents and presentations, inputs into technical content of field/operational activities, content for awareness-raising materials, and development of research activities, among other tasks requiring technical inputs;

3. Support the Programme Manager and the National Liaison and Programme Officer to roll-out a comprehensive capacity-building programme for the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLES), with a focus on trainings for MOLES and other government officials at union, region/state and township levels, technical assistance in the area of legislation, policy and procedures/regulations, and design and implementation of research and assessments;

4. Assist in the development of work plans for the implementation of IOM's labour migration activities, and support the close monitoring and evaluation of IOM projects in the area of labour migration;

5. Participate in national-level inter-agency and government-led coordination mechanisms and meetings related to labour migration and migrant protection;

6. Act as a trainer in support of IOM's capacity-building activities on labour migration, migrant protection and migration management at national, Region/State and local levels, develop content for capacity-building initiatives, and assist in evaluating capacity-building activities;

7. Engage with Myanmar civil society organisations the private sector and work to establish fruitful technical and operational collaborations with local organisations and businesses in support of IOM's labour migration and migrant protection activities;

8. Undertake regular duty travel within Myanmar, as may be required for project implementation purposes; and, 9. And other duties/tasks that may be required.

COMPETENCIES

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies

Behavioural Accountability

• Accepts and gives constructive criticism
• Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies
• Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
• Monitors own work to correct errors
• Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation

• Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients
• Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries
• Keeps clients informed of developments and setbacks

Continuous Learning

• Contributes to colleagues' learning
• Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills
• Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas
• Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area

Communication

• Actively shares relevant information
• Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures
• Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience
• Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience

Creativity and Initiative

• Actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services
• Expands responsibilities while maintaining existing ones
• Persuades others to consider new ideas
• Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems

Leadership and Negotiation

• Convinces others to share resources
• Actively identifies opportunities for and promotes organizational change
• Presents goals as shared interests
• Articulates vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments

Performance Management

• Provides constructive feedback to colleagues
• Identifies ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers
• Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations
• Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures
• Holds directly reporting managers accountable for providing fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations

Planning and Organizing

• Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others
• Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others
• Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers
• Identifies risks and makes contingency plans
• Adjusts priorities and plans to achieve goals
• Allocates appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members

Professionalism

• Masters subject matter related to responsibilities
• Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities
• Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation
• Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress
• Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity
• Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts
• Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

Teamwork

• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment
• Contributes to, and follows team objectives 3
• Gives credit where credit is due Seeks input and feedback from others Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate
• Actively supports and implements final group decisions Takes joint responsibility for team's work

Technological Awareness

• Learns about developments in available technology
• Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions
• Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work

Resource Mobilization

• Establishes realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs

Technical

• Technical expertise and knowledge of labour migration challenges.
• Demonstrated skills for project planning, implementation, supervision of staff, monitoring and evaluation, and writing clear and concise reports.
• High level of attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
• Excellent advocacy/liaison, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrable and proven problem solving skills.
• Computer literate (MS office applications and database management).
• Flexible and tolerant, and willing to work in a multi-cultural environment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Myanmar national with advanced or masters university degree in social science, business or project management or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in UN and/or NGOs in a project management position, with experience in migration- or labour-related issues highly desirable.
• At least 2 years of concrete experience in managing/implementing migration-related projects.

LANGUAGES

Required

• Good in written and spoken English and Myanmar.

Advantageous

• Local knowledge and local language in project areas would be an advantage.

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