Aid and Migration Junior Officer

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM Burundi is building a locally driven and contextualized portfolio of longer-term development principled and peacebuilding activities in parallel to humanitarian efforts to assist displaced populations, in line with the Humanitarian-development-peace nexus. The Transition and Recovery Department (TRD) is implementing project activities designed to empower vulnerable populations, especially local communities that host larger numbers of Burundian returnees, mainly in border provinces. The TRD activities focus on stabilization and resilience; durable solutions and recovery; transition and peacebuilding (including security sector reform); and reducing disaster risks and environmental degradation.

IOM aims to help host communities to absorb an increasing number of returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and support durable solutions to displacement by creating platforms for dialogue, strengthening existing basic service infrastructure, and providing opportunities for short-term employment and job training. Through community dialogues, community members can determine and prioritize quick impact projects that address their needs through a participatory and bottom-up approach. These activities have proven paramount for building social cohesion and reducing social tensions.

In 2021, IOM’s initiatives to support stabilization, recovery and durable solutions included:
1. Social cohesion activities to promote peaceful cohabitation between IDPs, returnees and host communities;
2. Support for immediate economic recovery through income-generating activities and;
3. Implementation of QIPs, such as rehabilitation of community schools or water wells, using a Cash-for-Work modality.

Under the direct supervision of the Transition and Recovery Project Officer, and overall supervision of Emergency & Preparedness Coordinator, the UN Volunteer will, undertake the following tasks to strengthen IOM Burundi’s the Humanitarian, Development, Peace Nexus approach:
- Support Projects Manager to establish and deepen partnerships with international,
national and local stakeholders including other UN agencies, government officials, lo-cal authorities and civil society;
- Support the development of budgets, procurement plans, activity descriptions and work plans for activities related to Transition and Recovery programming.
- Support the Project Manager in drafting terms of Reference, reports and implement-ing partner agreements.;
- Assist in the organization of events, consultations, working groups meetings and other activities;
- Support in carrying out joint assessments, analyses, planning and programming, with humataian and development partners to reduce the risks of vulnerabilities and en-hance social cohesion;
- Support in building local capacities of communities, local NGOs, local authorities to reduce drivers of conflicts, need, vulnerabilities and enhance resilience.
- Represent IOM at relevant workshops and meetings, as well as other events aimed at promoting IOM’s image and activities, as requested by the COM
- Participate in researching funding sources and donor trends
- Contribute to proposal development focusing on the Humanitarian, Development, Peace Nexus at local, national and sub-regional level
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.