Senior Project Associate – Protection

Leads protection-programme implementation for IOM Costa Rica, coordinating partners, budgets, capacity-building and reporting while mainstreaming protection and GBV response across country-office projects in line with donor and organisational requirements.

• Lead and coordinate project implementation and adjust work plans to changing field conditions
• Research and analyse developments, reports and legislation relevant to the project
• Monitor budget expenditure and maintain records of approved project budgets
• Coordinate financial, administrative and technical project activities with donor requirements
• Plan and deliver capacity-building workshops for internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain liaison with authorities, UN agencies, partners, donors and other stakeholders
• Coordinate reports, briefing notes, presentations and correspondence
• Mainstream protection and GBV response across country-office projects
• Supervise, guide and train reporting staff

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant social-science, migration, human-rights or legal field with five years of relevant experience, or high school diploma with seven years
• Experience liaising with government authorities, institutions, UN agencies and non-governmental organisations
• Fluency in Spanish and English
• Valid residence and work permit for Costa Rica

• Experience with counter-trafficking and gender-based violence
• Experience in community work with vulnerable groups
• Experience delivering training and capacity building
• Experience with the UN system
• Experience with migrants, refugees, internally displaced people or trafficking survivors
• Experience in a multicultural humanitarian setting

• Protection Programming
• Project Management
• Budget Management
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Policy Analysis
• Gender-Based Violence Response
• Technical Reporting
• Protection Mainstreaming
• Donor Compliance
• Community Engagement

• Locally recruited position
• Salary: CRC 1,857,384
• Apply through the IOM online recruitment platform with a CV, interest letter and qualifications