IOM Expression of Interest for Consultancy Service - Regional Resource Mobilization Consultant Jobs in South Africa
IOM Expression of Interest for Consultancy Service - Regional Resource Mobilization Consultant Jobs in South Africa
Context and nature of the consultancy
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) had become a pandemic.
Since that time, the prevailing socio-economic circumstances and lockdowns in the Southern Africa region have plunged migrants into a dire situation.
Objective
It is within the aforementioned context of the fast-expanding needs of the IOM regional and country offices along with the numerous requests for support from IOM member states and partners the need for a multi-stakeholder response plan to better prepare and respond to COVID impacts in coordination with UN agencies, Diaspora, governments, CSOs, private sector, to identify and address coordination gaps as well as to stream line the resource mobilization strategy required for its implementation.
Tasks to be performed under this contract
Liaise as needed with IOM missions and relevant stakeholders, consolidate received inputs, and integrate all feedback within the regional response plan
Support the Regional Director in coordinating, consolidating, and preparing presentations, reports, and other materials targeting the donor community in Southern Africa.
Work closely with the Chief of Mission in South Africa and other relevant country offices to ensure a coordinated and coherent engagement with various stakeholders representations in the respective countries.
Organize/support stakeholder and donor outreach events briefings hosted by the Regional Office and /or Country offices in close coordination with the Regional Director, concerned IOM Chief of Mission (COMs), Regional Policy and Liaison Officer (RPLO)and other relevant colleagues.
Compile general background information from various sources on potential traditional, non-traditional partners, current and emerging trends in the region in coordination with the Donor Relations Division (DRD) at IOM Headquarters; and conduct an analysis of priorities to identify potential entry points for migration related programming and partnerships through bilateral, regional and multilateral funding channels.
In coordination with the Regional Program Development Officer (RPDO), compile relevant reports to demonstrate achievements, draw lessons learnt and enhance visibility of certain multi-country partnerships at a regional level.
Assist with gathering data/information that would contribute to developing new tools to enhance the partnerships and communication with the field, tracking of new trends and fundraising opportunities for migrant response plan.
In collaboration with the Regional M&E officer, ensuring broad buy – in and ownership among internal stakeholders for measuring progress and reporting on the regional multi-stakeholder action plan.
Ensure coherence and links between the action plan and other strategic institutional frameworks including the Migration and Sustainable Development Strategy.
Identify strategic partnerships and priorities for the region as well as for each of the SADC Countries as a guide to action plan development, Develop a resource mobilization strategy for securing the required resources for implementation of the response plan as well as making better use of, and maximizing, existing resources
Coordinate with the COMs / HoOs on the optimization of their resource mobilization efforts in coordination with the RO Pretoria on political,
thematic and strategic issues to enhance the collective efforts based on the regional strategy for Southern Africa;
Perform such other related duties as may be assigned.
Tangible and measurable output of the work assignment, deliverables with timeline
Regional mapping of key stakeholders’ location (government counterparts, UN, NGOs, Diaspora associations, CSOs, traditional and non-traditional donors) within the region establish with a database of Focal Points. Due date: 25 September 2020
A Regional Response Plan including a resource mobilization strategy developed in coordination with IOM (RD, RPLO, RTSs, RPDO, COMs in the Southern Africa region) and other key strategic partners.
First draft – 23 October 2020
Revision and Validation – 27 November 2020
Final draft – 15 December 2020
Final report outlining the SWOT analysis of the existing IOM structures and partnerships, including donor outreach with recommendations towards enhancing strategic partnerships and optimization of opportunities - 15 December 2020
Qualification of the individual consultant
Academic background
Master’s degree in International Development Studies, International Relations, Political or Social Sciences, Business Administration, or related fields from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or
University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
Sound knowledge, understanding and past success of developing response plans resource mobilization strategies for UN Agencies, intergovernmental organizations and private sector actors.
Solid understanding of the development cooperation landscape in Southern Africa and experience in donor engagement work in Middle Income Countries would be an advantage.
Good understanding of results-based management (RBM) concepts
Experience preferably in an international or non-governmental organization, and experience working in the field of migration
Ability to apply resource mobilization and partnerships building theory to specific Institutional contexts
Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation
Experience in liaising with other international organizations and networking/partnership building
Experience writing papers, briefings, articles and with own work published an advantage
Competencies
Communication (including writing and presentation skills)
Proven excellent drafting skills in English
Excellent oral communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to process large amount of information
Organization
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Teamwork
Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work in teams
Initiative taking and ability to work with minimum supervision
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Technical Competencies
Computer/software literate, preferably knowledgeable in Microsoft Office including Excel
Experience in the use of database applications and statistical analysis tools.
Experience in compiling and managing databases
Languages
Proficiency in English, both written and oral, is required. Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese is desirable
How to Apply
Interested individual consultants should submit their applications to IOM Human Resources Unit through pretoriacvs@iom.int with clear reference of the advert in the subject line by July 31 2020.
The application should include a cover or motivation letter indicating the consultant’s all-inclusive fees (in USD) as well as brief statement on previous similar experience and the CV.
Only shortlisted individual consultants will be contacted.
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