Job: Reporting Officer

Location: Sana'a, Yemen
Closing Date: Wednesday, 11 December 2013

OPEN TO INTERNAL AND NON-REPRESENTED MEMBER STATES CANDIDATES

Position Title: Reporting Officer

Duty Station: Sana'a, Yemen

Classification: Official, Grade Equiv. P2

Type of Appointment: Special Short Term, six months with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: December 11, 2013

Reference Code: SVN 2013/58 (O) - INT

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM has a proactive recruitment policy to increase the representation of nationals of nonrepresented member states. Qualified applicants from the following countries will be favorably considered:

Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Holy See, Israel, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Montenegro, Micronesia, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Timor Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged.

Context:

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) and the direct supervision of the Programme Manager of the Yemen Stabilization Initiative (YSI), the Reporting Officer (RO) will provide technical programmatic support to the reporting requirements within the Yemen Stabilization Initiative.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Obtain a full understanding of Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) programming and the YSI programme.
2. Become familiar with the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Activity Database and other OTI proprietary tools, including OTI Anywhere.
3. Write weekly and quarterly reports based on active dialogue with YSI Field Teams, the various Sana'a-based units, including Field Coordination, Grants and Monitoring and Evaluation, the Programme Manager and the donor.
4. Use information from the Activity Database and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) reports to compile quick results reporting on programme status and impact, including success stories, press releases, regular reports, and ad hoc reports.
5. Support the M&E team with the preparation and/or finalization of cluster evaluation reports.
6. Report on programme status, impact and response to specific issues to a variety of audiences and through various formats.
7. Prepare transversal analysis and snap-shot documents as needed.
8. Analyze and report on programming within the overall and governorate-specific YSI Strategy.
9. Provide recommendations to the Programme Manager, based on rolling analysis of and reporting on programming, options aimed at achieving maximum strategic programme responsiveness and accountability to beneficiaries.
10. Review the quality of all YSI reporting.
11. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Competencies Behavioural

• takes responsibility and manages constructive criticism;
• works effectively with all clients and stakeholders;
• promotes continuous learning; communicates clearly;
• takes initiative and drives high levels of performance management;
• plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;
• displays mastery of subject matter;
• contributes to a collegial team environment;
• incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation;

• displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; j) works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM. Technical
• delivers on set objectives in hardship situations;
• effectively coordinates actions with other implementing partners;
• works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the community to advance country office or regional objectives;
• correctly and effectively applies knowledge of traditional and social media;
• interfaces across units and departments within IOM to extract relevant information.

Required Qualifications and Experience

a) completed advanced university degree from an accredited academic institution, preferably in Social Sciences such as Law, International Relations, Governance, Development or a related field;

• two years of relevant professional experience (or four years for those with first level university degree) in the field of migration, community development and media;
• experience working within the Middle East an asset;
• experience living or working in a developing or transitioning country an asset;
• thorough knowledge of USAID/OTI programming, specifically in terms of pace and methodology;
• familiarity with OTI reporting needs and the OTI Activity Database preferred.
• Languages Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic an advantage.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by December 11, 2013 at the latest, referring to this advertisement. For further information, please refer to: http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly filled in and submitted with a cover letter not more than one page specifying the motivation for applications.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application in your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

Posting period: From 27.11.2013 to 11.12.2013

Requisition: SVN 2013/58 (O) – Reporting Officer (Grade Equiv. P2) – Sana'a, Yemen (54529775) Released Posting: SVN 2013/58 (O) – Reporting Officer (Grade Equiv. P2) – Sana'a, Yemen (54529776) Released

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