Programme Coordinator (Community Engagement and Accountability)

Overview

Leads community engagement and accountability work for IOM Afghanistan, managing the unit budget and administration while embedding community-based planning, social cohesion and accountability-to-affected-populations approaches across humanitarian and recovery programming in the country.

Community Engagement and Accountability Unit

Responsibilities

• Manage the Community Engagement and Accountability unit and its operational budget
• Coordinate community engagement activities and Community Action Plans across IOM Afghanistan
• Develop mission-wide approaches for community assessment, planning and monitoring
• Provide training and technical guidance on community mobilisation and stakeholder coordination
• Design context-specific community engagement strategies for Afghanistan
• Develop tools for social cohesion, climate action, accountability and gender mainstreaming
• Build communication mechanisms to identify and address accountability concerns
• Coordinate with safeguarding colleagues on awareness and communication about prohibited conduct

Requirements

• Master's degree in social or political science, international development, international law or a related field with five years of relevant professional experience, or a university degree with seven years
• At least five years of relevant experience providing technical input and capacity development in community assessment and engagement processes
• Experience coordinating with actors in sustainable reintegration, resilience, social cohesion and basic services
• Experience establishing and maintaining community feedback or accountability mechanisms
• Fluency in English

Skills & Tools

Considerations

• Experience across the humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus
• Experience with the UN system or INGOs
• Experience in area-based response in humanitarian and development settings
• Experience working in Afghanistan or a similar context
• Working knowledge of another official UN language, Dari or Pashto

Additional Info

• Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile
• Any offer is subject to funding confirmation
• Recommended candidates may remain eligible for similar positions for 24 months
• Vacancies close at 23:59 Geneva time on the closing date
• Applications are accepted through the IOM WAVE system

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