National Project Officer (MHD) At International Organization for Migration

OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATE

Reference No. : SVN/MZ10/2023/068

Position Title : National Project Officer (MHD)

Duty Station : Maputo, Mozambique

Organization Unit : Migration Health (MHD)

Classification : National Officer, NO-B

Type of Appointment : Special Short Term Graded Contract, 06 (six) months with possibility of extension.

Report to : Programme Manager (MHD)

Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible

Closing Date : 18 August 2023

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Chief of Mission, and direct supervision by the Migration Health Programme Manager, the successful candidate will support and coordinate the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the TB/occupational health project within the Migration department portfolio.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

1. Coordinate the timely and quality implementation of projects’ activities planning with field teams and sub-offices, based on a Results-Based Management (RBM) framework approach, including assistance to field teams in developing quarterly workplans.
2. Support the Programme Manager to oversee and coordinate project administrative support including to ensure that processes for purchase of project material and services in line with IOM Financial and Procurement Guidelines are in place and efficient are, track budget expenditures and check that expenditures are in line with timeframes and allocated funds.
3. Manage implementing partners (IP) agreements, service providers’ contracts and consultants’ contracts and service providers’ contracts, ensuring alignment with IOM standards and guidelines, timely delivery of outputs and services, timely payment, and adequate reporting.
4. Provide guidance to the project team to ensure the implementation of the monitoring activities ensuring that monitoring and evaluation arrangements comply with donor agreements and programme requirements.
5. Prepare quality donor reports ensuring these are reviewed and submitted in a timely manner.
6. Provide technical support for the design, inclusion and analysis of relevant indicators measuring the health of migrants in national and other health information and surveillance systems, engaging directly with counterparts in the GoM’s/MISAU’s information department.
7. Identify, document, and disseminate lessons learned and best practices, and contribute to external publications.
8. Support fundraising by preparing project budgets and providing substantive inputs for the development of concept notes and project proposals.
9. Facilitate the integration of gender perspectives and attention to specific women/girl’s and children’s rights issues (vulnerable groups) within all MHD activities.
10. Provide supervision, training, and guidance to the MHD staff, while monitoring, evaluating, and supporting their professional and career development.
11. Perform other duties assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Master’s degree in public health, Health Administration, Medicine, or related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience in managing health projects or operations.
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience in managing health projects or operations.

Experience

• Experience in programme management, including implementation and monitoring and evaluation of health programmes at district, provincial and national levels.
• Previous experience in migration health programming including public health and/or health assessment programmes, and/or working with mobile and migrant populations, including mineworkers, artisanal miners, and other vulnerable populations.
• Proven experience with results-based approaches, M&E methods and systems, information/data analysis and report writing.
• Past experience working with IOM is a distinct advantage.

Skills

• Knowledge of IOM rules, standards, and procedures, including IOM Project Management tools.
• Good team management skills, such as supervision capacity, field teams’ coordination, mentoring.
• Excellent writing and synthesis skills, including proven experience in writing quality project reports and project proposals.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, personal commitment, efficiency, and flexibility.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team with colleagues from various cultures and professional backgrounds.

Languages

• Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Portuguese is an advantage.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications in ENGLISH, with:

1. The cover letter clearly specifies suitability and availability date.
2. Detailed curriculum vitae, including skype user ID, phone number, historical salary and minimum three referees (preferably former direct supervisors).

Please submit your application by email to [email protected] , indicating the reference code above [Name, SVN/MZ10/2023/068 – National Project Officer (MHD)] as subject. The deadline for applications is 18 August 2023.

For more information, please access this link: https://shorturl.at/dwO38