International Organization for Migration Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) Jobs in South Sudan

International Organization for Migration Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) Jobs in South Sudan

Context:

The protracted political, development and humanitarian context in South Sudan calls for further integration between the different components of the international aid architecture to ensure joined-up approaches to common challenges across peacekeeping, development, and humanitarian action.

Such integration will help to create synergies and complementarities in planning, programming, and analysis between the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the development and humanitarian Agencies Funds and Programmes (AFPs) present in-country.

The need for joined-up approaches is particularly crucial for analysis and risk management to ensure a shared contextual analysis and approach to risks. A significant amount of information and analysis already exists within UNMISS and AFPs however there is no single-entry point for risk management across the nexus.

The recent Peer-to-Peer review of the humanitarian operation in South Sudan proposed the establishment of a Risk Management Unit within the Office of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General/Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator (DSRSG/RC/HC) to allow for a common narrative for joint analysis, programming, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.

Within delegated authority and overall guidance of the Senior Risk Management Officer, under the direction of the Head of the Integrated Office in the Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC, the Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) will be responsible for supporting comprehensive and complementary risk analysis and assessment with a focus on peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development sectors.

The Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) will serve as lead analyst in the Risk Management Unit (RMU) within the Integrated Office and will support contextual and risk analysis utilizing data from multiple sources including the AFPs, in a complementary manner to UNMISS.

The Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) will support the establishment of a robust risk management platform for planning collective action across the peace, humanitarian, and development nexus.

The Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) will work closely with the context analysts of the AFPs and assist the Senior Risk Management Officer in the coordination of all risk management of the AFPs and International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs)/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to ensure that all conflict and associated risks affecting the delivery of development and humanitarian action are mitigated including decisions around strategic partnerships and financing whilst ensuring collaboration with UNMISS Strategic Planning Unit (SPU), Field Offices, and other UNMISS Units such as Joint Operations Center (JOC) and Joint Mission Analysis Center (JMAC) for a coordinated approach to risk analysis and transition planning.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission of IOM South Sudan and overall guidance of the Senior Risk Management Officer in the integrated Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC, the Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) will be responsible and accountable for developing comprehensive and complementary risk analysis and assessment with a focus on peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development sectors.

The Senior Programme Officer (Risk Management and Conflict Analysis) will assist in setting up of the Risk Management Unit within the Integrated Office and contribute to contextual and risk analysis utilizing data from multiple sources including the AFPs, in a complementary manner to UNMISS.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

Knowledge Management and Best Practices to support global policy on risk management:

Provide expert support and advice to the Head of Risk Management Unit to conduct contextual analysis utilizing data from multiple sources in close collaboration with key actors, such as UNMISS and AFPs to inform programming and service delivery.

Advise on capacity building of national stakeholders on matters related to risk management.

Provide expert

support and advice for the information sharing and joint analysis across the humanitarian, peace and development stakeholders through briefings and information products.

Advise on the development of protocols, procedures, and techniques on information and system protection in coordination with relevant UNMISS and AFP counterparts.

Produce lessons learned and best practice products, based on the implementation of the risk management strategy, in coordination with the AFPs and UNMISS Best Practice Section in the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Serve as a resource person and organize and conduct risk capacity building to promote a risk culture across the client organizations.

Support UN’s Transitioning Plans:

Provide expert support and advice for the UN transition planning and processes in South Sudan, in close coordination with the Transition Taskforce, UNMISS Strategic Planning Unit and planning Focal Points across the AFPs, including real time monitoring of risks associated with the transition at all stages from planning to eventual transition.

Advise on options to mitigate risks with regards to UN transitions planning, considering Mission mandated tasks and UNCT capacities, as well as financing and donor engagement.

Provide risk analyses and support development of early transition planning (transition roadmaps), identifying gaps, national capacities, as well as opportunities into account.

Create a collection of best practices and lessons learned in UN transitions planning processes in South Sudan to be shared, as relevant, with other missions.

Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

Master’s Degree in Political Science, Risk Management, Business Administration, Development, Humanitarian Affairs, International Relations, Economic, Finance, Management or Development, Law or related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or,

University degree with nine years of relevant professional work experience.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, coordination, conflict resolution or related area is required.

Experience in risk analysis and management, as well as in coordinating multi-stakeholder planning processes in conflict or post-conflict settings is required.

Experience in working in partnership environment across a wide range of stakeholders is required.

Experience in a field operation within the United Nations Common System or a comparable international organization in a conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable.

Experience in developing risk frameworks, coordinating risk measurement models, and undertaking risk assessments is desirable.

Skills

Awareness of managerial and programmatic challenges of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Understanding of risk-management methodologies and related implementation issues.

Ability to identify and analyze customer needs.

Ability to work with minimal supervision and to define and achieve priorities.

Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. All staff members are required to be fluent in one of the three languages.

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of French is an advantage.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

How to Apply

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