Programme Support Officer (P)
Organizational Context
IOM, established in 1951, is the leading UN agency for migration, promoting humane and orderly migration globally. It collaborates with governments and partners to save lives, protect displaced persons, and facilitate regular migration pathways. The organization is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace to maximize the potential of migration.
Job Purpose
The Programme Support Officer will support IOM Afghanistan Country Office in resource mobilization and external liaison. This involves project development and donor reporting, as well as assisting with internal coordination and strategy development to address emerging challenges. The role is crucial for enhancing the country office's operational capacity and strategic response to migration-related issues. The officer will act as the primary reporting officer for the Programme Support Unit, ensuring effective communication and alignment with IOM's mandate and donor expectations.
Responsibilities
Provide technical support for programme and project design, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and emerging trends. Manage donor contracts by coordinating administrative and financial aspects, including activation, processing, and record-keeping. Consolidate and analyze programme implementation data to draft progress reports for donors, partners, and IOM management. Assist in integrating Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) outputs into projects and developing data collection tools. Coordinate the compilation of reports and papers for internal and external distribution, and research/draft documents for project development and donor liaison. Provide administrative and technical support for events, meetings, and trainings related to donor liaison and UN coordination. Support the PSU Coordinator in providing strategic guidance and liaising with authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders. Maintain accurate records of correspondence, project files, and administrative information, including managing the Project Tracking Matrix and relevant databases.
Work Experience
Essential experience includes working in an international organization, understanding the UN system, and familiarity with foreign government funding mechanisms. Experience in migration, emergencies, and development is also essential. Required experience includes project development, reporting, fundraising, donor relations, and project monitoring and evaluation. Previous work in an "E" duty station is also required.
Skills
Demonstrated project development and report writing skills, including creating results matrices and logframes, and performing critical analysis. Essential computer skills include knowledge of relational databases, Microsoft applications, spreadsheets, and word processing. Demonstrated knowledge of the programme management cycle is also required.