Senior Project Associate

IOM seeks a Senior Project Associate to lead implementation of North-Eastern Colombia projects and coordinate field-level delivery. The role monitors operational, financial and technical activities, manages budgets and reporting, engages authorities, partners and UN agencies, and supports capacity building, programme planning and staff supervision in a migration and humanitarian context.

• Lead implementation of projects in North-Eastern Colombia
• Monitor activities and recommend adjustments to implementation modalities and work plans
• Coordinate financial, administrative and technical project activities
• Monitor budget expenditures and approved project budgets
• Coordinate capacity-building workshops for internal and external parties
• Liaise with authorities, partners, UN agencies, donors and other stakeholders
• Prepare correspondence, briefing notes and narrative and financial reports
• Supervise and train reporting staff

• Bachelor’s degree in a specified field with five years of relevant professional experience or High School diploma with seven years
• Fluency in English and Spanish
• Experience liaising with authorities, institutions, UN agencies and non-governmental organisations
• Experience coordinating operational and programme activities

• Experience with international humanitarian, non-governmental or government institutions in a multicultural setting
• Familiarity with IOM corporate systems and tools including MiMOSA and PRIMA

• Programme implementation
• Budget monitoring
• Operational coordination
• Stakeholder engagement
• Project reporting
• Staff supervision

• Spreadsheet applications
• Database applications
• MiMOSA
• PRIMA