Deadline: 27 January, 2022
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is seeking to fill the role of Senior Programme Manager (IBM).
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 173 member states, and offices in over 100 countries, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
Responsibilities
- Act as the IBM expert resource for the IOM Country Office in Nigeria by contributing to all programming and country office consultations relevant to the IBM portfolio, including areas related to border management, travel and identity documents, biometrics, training and organisational development for government capacity-building, and related areas
- Actively contribute to project development and implementation
- Directly manage all programmatic aspects, notably technical, legal and operational/security components
- Ensure close cooperation with all partners, guiding projects to successful and timely completion, applying quality control to project implementation
- Lead in the development, implementation and monitoring of IOM Nigeria’s IBM growth and development vision, aligning it with government strategic priorities linked to enhanced border management, regularisation of border crossing processing, sensitive/personal data collection, sharing and protection mechanisms, and interagency cooperation
- Link and seek synergies between the country office strategy and IOM’s regional and global IBM strategies, relevant strategies of other UN agencies, and donor/partners’ national, regional and trans-regional strategies
- Ensure development and delivery of quality thematic training/workshops for government of Nigeria as required by project outcomes
- Help ensure responsive and professional technical support to government of Nigeria through, among other activities, development and provision of information resources and training, border and migration management assessments, and related activities
- Identify needs relevant to legal component of the IBM thematic areas and contribute to the development of relevant legislative tools, policies and procedures
- Identify needs relevant to operational/security component of the IBM thematic areas and
coordinate and contribute to the development of relevant capacity-building strategies, ensuring implementation of international standards and best practices - Take the lead in discussions and actively provide technical inputs to the process of
creating a single window database for the Nigerian government - Actively contribute to IOM’s IBM network regionally and globally, analysing and sharing best practices with relevant colleagues
- Support regional strategic IBM planning exercises wherever possible, and lead country level strategic IBM planning and provide advice to chief of mission and RMO on resource utilisation and mobilisation options for the mission’s IBM portfolio
- Represent IBM in the country by actively participating in conferences, workshops and
meetings related to the thematic area of expertise, as required by the chief of mission and as requested by the IBM RTS and IBM at headquarters - Develop synergies and partnerships with other agencies, as well as with potential donors, active in Nigeria in relevant technical programming areas
- Cooperate, participate and develop relations with national organisations relevant for IBM issues and with key donors for IBM projects in Nigeria
- Contribute to national, regional, continental and interregional workshops,
seminars and consultations, as requested - Actively support and guide the capacity-building of IOM Nigeria staff in the thematic area and monitor their performance, development and professional growth
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Law, Law-enforcement, or a related field from an accredited academic
institution with seven years, minimum, of relevant professional experience, or first degree in any of those fields with nine years of relevant professional experience - Extensive background in border management
- Experience in the field of migration issues, including operational and field experience, IOM project development, and management
- Experience of running large IBM projects and programmes
- Experience in liaising with government authorities, other national/international institutions and NGOs
- Extensive work experience with government or an international organisation in the thematic area
- Substantive experience in donor project management, programmatically and financially, with IOM or with a UN agency will be an added advantage
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