SVN/2026/36/Senior Reintegration Associate/G7/Yaounde

Under the direct supervision of the National Reintegration Officer, the overall supervision of the Mental Health Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS) Officer, and the general oversight of the Chief of Mission, the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for coordinating the implementation of the reintegration activities in countries of origin under EU-funded initiative "Protection and reintegration of returnees along the central Mediterranean migration route" for IOM Mission in Cameroon.

1. Assist the National Reintegration Officer in coordinating and monitoring the project's implementation in a timely manner, and take care of technical aspects in line with IOM's policies and procedures, as well as donor requirements;

2. Establish consistent and efficient data-collection mechanisms and coordinate data collection and classification activities of the reintegration assistants;

3. Assist the National Reintegration Office in the review/set up of reintegration procedures and relevant forms and facilitate and monitor their application among the reintegration assistants;

4. In coordination with the National Reintegration Officer, set up and implement timely and effective M&E mechanism for the reintegration process, and ensure its application;

5. Support timely and proper information management by working closely with the colleagues charged of the communication and awareness-raising;

6. Participate in the Steering Committee as requested;

7. Assist the National Reintegration Officer and colleagues from the communication unit in implementing the initiative's visibility plan - in coordination also with the Steering Committee - in compliance with the Communication and Visibility Manual for European Union External Actions;

8. Prepare progress and other reports and submit to the reporting and the communication officer in order to maintain timely and proper information exchange on all operational aspects of the project between IOM, the EU and other stakeholders;

9. Assist the CoM in developing an integrated capacity building plan for Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations;

10. Supervise the reintegration assistants in Yaounde and Douala and follow up on the implementation of return and reintegration activities in coordination with the National Reintegration Officer and local implementing partners;

11. Participate in relevant seminars and meetings, as well as other events aimed at promoting IOM's image and activities;

12. Undertake site visits and duty travel as required;

     

13. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Political or Social Sciences, Law and/or International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience on project management and assistance voluntary return program; or

   

• School diploma with seven years of relevant professional experience

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in AVRR and reintegration assistance with a UN agency, or an international organization.

• Experience in managing EU funded projects.

• Experience in implementing AVRR projects from/to Europe, North Africa and West and Central Africa;

• Proven ability to establish and maintain strong working relations with relevant Government and Non-Governmental counterparts, international organizations and private sector entities.

SKILLS

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

• Creates a respectful office environment free of harassment and retaliation and promotes the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA);

• Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation;

• Displays awareness of relevant technological solutions;

• Works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

a- 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

   

   

  b- 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

  c- 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

c- 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

d- 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

e- 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

f- 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

g- 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

   

   

  h- 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

   

i- Teamwork

• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment

• Contributes to, and follows team objectives

• 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

j- Technological Awareness

• Learns about developments in available technology

• Uses data collection systems and mechanisms in a consistent way and promotes their use among supervised staff

• 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

• Effectively applies specialized knowledge of logistics and procurement to timely source goods and services;

• Effectively works with vendors and service providers in compliance with IOM procedures to secure cost-effective quality solutions for IOM;

• Drives IOM vehicles in a safe manner consistent with local regulations.

Languages

REQUIRED

For this position, fluency in English and French is required (oral and written).

DESIRABLE

Working knowledge of other IOM recognized languages is an advantage.