Vacancy Announcement (SVNMM103) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Yangon, a Geneva based international organization with over 150 offices world wide, is seeking qualified professionals to join the IOM offices in Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw, Loikaw and Kalay Townships, Myanmar. VA No. Position Title No. of position Duty Station VA/15/190 Field Assistant 1 Yangon, Myanmar VA/15/191 Project Assistant 1 Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar VA/15/192 Admin/Finance Assistant 1 Hpasawng Township, Kayah State VA/15/193 Driver 1 Kalay Township, Sagaing Division *Remark: Above vacancies are for special short term contracts.* Interested candidates are invited to submit an application letter and an updated CV with a maximum length of 3 pages including names and contact details of 3 referees (copies of certificates and further documents are not required at this stage) to below address; International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Myanmar Yangon Office 318 A, Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel Land Line : +95 1 210 588, +95 1 230 1960~2 Tel CDMA : 09 7323 6679, 09 7323 6680 Fax : + 95 1 210588 (Ext: 5010) Email : hryangon@iom.int (OR) International Organization for Migration (Loikaw Sub office) Attention: Admin /Finance Assistant Na/48, Bo Tay Za Street, Naung Yar (A) Quarter Loikaw Township, Kayah State, Myanmar Phone: +95 9 32760695, 09 32760696, 083 22601 Application deadline: 01 January 2016 (Friday). Note that the cover letter should clearly state the title of the position that is applied for. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. IOM Mission in Myanmar Yangon 318 A, Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar E mail: hryangon@iom.int Website: http://www.iom.int Tel: +95 1 210588 Fax extension 5010
TERMS OF REFERENCE I. POSITION INFORMATION Vacancy Announcement Position title Position grade Duty station Seniority band: Job family: Organizational unit: Position number Position rated Subject to rotation Reporting directly to Overall supervision by Managerial responsibility Directly reporting staff SVN (internal and external) Field Assistant To be advised Yangon, Myanmar IV Migrant Protection Unit National Project Officer (Migrant Protection) Programme Manager II. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental partners. With 155 member states, and offices in over 100 countries, 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 Myanmar was established in 2005 and implements across a range of thematic areas, with plans to broaden programming in a changing national context of Myanmar. Current programmatic portfolio includes Counter Trafficking and Migrant Protection/Labour Migration, Peace Building, Migration Health, Migration and Development, Preparedness and Emergency Response/Recovery, and Capacity Building in Migration Management. IOM works with counterparts and stakeholders at national, Region/State, township and community levels, as well as a range of UN and I/NGO partners. IOM Myanmar presently has over 550 staff most of whom are stationed in the nine field sub offices. IOM s programming in 2015 2016 will among others, target to build the capacity and coordination mechanism of government to enhance their service delivery to migrants during crisis. The overall objective is to reduce migrant specific vulnerabilities during emergencies in their country of destination. 1
III. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Mission (CoM), general supervision of the Programme Manager (Migrant Protection) and direct supervision of the National Project Officer (Migrant Protection), the successful candidate will in particular: 1. Support the desk study by following up with relevant government and other organizations to collect questionnaires, required information and relevant literature materials to feed into the desk study 2. Provide logistical support during organization of meetings, trainings and other events required for the implementation of the MICIC project. 3. Organize all operational and administrative tasks needed for the implementation of the MICIC capacity building programme in Myanmar. 4. Support the organization of travels and stays in the country by the project team, teleconferences and events for the roll out of the programme. 5. Support in gathering necessary information on the implementation of the programme and on the roll out of the specific capacity building activities to relevant national counterparts and stakeholders. 6. Undertake regular duty travel within Myanmar, as may be required for project implementation purposes; and 7. Perform such other duties as may be assigned. IV. COMPETENCIES The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies. Behavioural Accountability Accepts and gives constructive criticism Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs Monitors own work to correct errors Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings Client Orientation Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries Continuous Learning Contributes to colleagues' learning Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area Communication Actively shares relevant information Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and 2
procedures Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience Creativity and Initiative Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems Leadership and Negotiation Convinces others to share resources Presents goals as shared interests Performance Management Provides constructive feedback to colleagues Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures Planning and Organizing Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers Identifies risks and makes contingency plans Professionalism Masters subject matter related to responsibilities Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities Incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions Teamwork Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment Contributes to, and follows team objectives Gives credit where credit is due Seeks input and feedback from others Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate Actively supports and implements final group decisions Takes joint responsibility for team's work Technological Awareness Learns about developments in available technology Proactively identifies and advocates for cost efficient technology solutions Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work Technical Works effectively in high pressure, rapidly changing environments Coordinates actions with emergency response actors and establishes and 3
maintains effective relationships with implementing partners Makes correct decisions rapidly based on available information V. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Myanmar national with bachelor university degree in social science, business or project management or related field. Experience in UN and/or NGOs in a project implementation, with experience in migration related issues is highly desirable. Experience in the field of implementing migration related projects. Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, other national/international institutions. Report writing skills. VI. LANGUAGES Required Fluency in Myanmar and English is required. Advantageous Local knowledge and local language in project areas would be an advantage. 4