Senior Protection Coordinator

Provides strategic leadership for IOM’s migrant-protection portfolio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spanning return, reintegration and counter-trafficking work. The coordinator directs programme delivery, teams, budgets and compliance, builds partnerships with government, donors and UN actors, and ensures protection is mainstreamed across projects, policy and operational planning.

• Lead development and implementation of the Protection Programme
• Manage operational, administrative and financial aspects of protection projects
• Supervise protection officers and project staff
• Coordinate programme delivery with regional and country offices
• Ensure data collection and donor reporting using MIMOSA
• Maintain compliance with IOM and donor requirements
• Represent the programme in coordination forums
• Develop donor relationships and project proposals

• Master’s degree in a relevant field with seven years of relevant professional experience, or university degree with nine years
• Fluency in English and French, oral and written

• Experience in movement-operations programmes
• Experience with IOM or other UN agencies

• Protection Programming
• Programme Management
• Team Leadership
• Budget Management
• Donor Engagement
• Protection Mainstreaming
• Project Development
• Training Facilitation

• MIMOSA
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Internationally recruited professional staff must be mobile
• Selection may support appointments to similar positions for 24 months
• Appointment is subject to funding confirmation and clearances