Senior Project Assistant
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency founded in 1951, promotes humane and orderly migration. It collaborates closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners. The COMPASS initiative, running from 2024-2027, aims to protect displaced persons, combat trafficking, and support dignified returns and sustainable reintegration.
Job Purpose
This role supports the COMPASS program manager in Mali, contributing to the effective implementation of migration and partnership initiatives. The purpose is to ensure the protection of displaced individuals, combat human trafficking and smuggling, and facilitate dignified returns and sustainable reintegration. The position plays a key part in strengthening capacities, improving coordination mechanisms nationally and internationally, and enhancing data collection to inform policy adaptation. The role is crucial for achieving structural improvements in migrant protection and fostering sustainable reintegration and voluntary return.
Responsibilities
The Senior Project Assistant will support the COMPASS Program Manager in Mali by preparing, executing, coordinating, and monitoring project activities at national and local levels. This includes liaising with local authorities, civil society, and partners for efficient implementation. The role involves compiling feedback, assisting with report preparation and translations, and maintaining accurate documentation. Responsibilities also include organizing meetings, drafting minutes, conducting site visits to monitor developments, and potentially representing IOM in external partner meetings. Developing monitoring tools and procedures in coordination with the program manager and Geneva-based COMPASS team is also required, alongside undertaking any other assigned tasks.
Work Experience
Required experience includes excellent IT skills, particularly with SAP and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Internet Explorer). Strong written and oral communication and negotiation skills are essential. Familiarity with migration issues, especially combating human trafficking, is needed. Experience working with external partners and diverse teams, analytical and synthesis abilities, and a commitment to results are also important.
Skills
Excellent IT skills (SAP, MS Office Suite), strong communication and negotiation skills, knowledge of migration and anti-trafficking issues, teamwork, independent work capability, analytical and synthesis skills, personal commitment, flexibility, efficiency, results-oriented.