National Programme Officer (READY)

The National Programme Officer supports IOM’s COFA READY disaster-readiness work in Palau, helping deliver Component 2 of a project covering Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. The role coordinates government and community partners, strengthens emergency-management systems, monitors results and supports preparedness, mitigation and public-awareness activities.

• Support planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of COFA READY Component 2 activities in Palau
• Coordinate government counterparts, community leaders and partners to strengthen disaster preparedness, response and recovery systems
• Collect and verify attendance sheets, photographs, logbooks, geographic information and other project documentation
• Develop and implement disaster-management policies, strategies, standard operating procedures and contingency plans
• Facilitate consultations, technical working groups, workshops, training sessions and simulation exercises
• Track project indicators, results frameworks, progress and lessons learned
• Prepare reports, briefing notes, presentations and other programme documentation
• Coordinate Palauan-language public information on hazards and emergency preparedness

• Master's degree in political science, social sciences, international relations, development studies, migration studies, human rights, law, education or a related field, or bachelor's degree in those fields with two years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness, emergency management, humanitarian response or related fields
• Fluency in English

• Experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-governmental or government institutions in a multicultural setting
• Working knowledge of Palauan

• Disaster Preparedness
• Emergency Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Project Monitoring
• Community Engagement
• Risk Assessment
• Capacity Building
• Public Awareness

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile
• Duty travel is required