Position Title: Project Assistant-SAR
Duty Station: Tunis, Tunisia
Classification: G5
Type of Appointment: Special Short Term for 6 months with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: 14 February 2017
Reference Code: LY20-2017-002
(Vacancy open to internal and external candidates)
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and 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.
Context:
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer, the Project Assistant will be responsible, for the following activities, according to the procedures and training provided by IOM.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
- Liaise with peers in relevant governmental, non-governmental entities (NGOs), international organizations as well as other relevant actors.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of field missions and trainings (Travel Authorization, security clearance).
- Monitor and provide update to the Programme Officer on progress and, where relevant, additional needs in relation to the project implementation and follow up activities.
- Informally translate relevant documents from English to Arabic and vice versa, provide occasional translation services in meetings.
- Provide overall administrative support, preparing purchase requests and requests for payment.
- Work on the procurement processes, preparing contracts with vendors, soliciting quotes.
- Develop project documents, forms and tracking tools
- Monitor the proper documentation and filing of the project administrative and financial documents as well as of data collection forms.
- Coordinate with partners in the development and implementation of the capacity building activities for staff, beneficiaries, community structures members and government institutions staff related to community stabilization.
- Follow up with implementing partners on financial tracking, information management and reporting.
- Draft notes for files (NFFs) for trainings and meetings.
- Undertake duty travel when necessary.
- Any other duties that might be assigned.
- Undertake any other duties within the incumbent’s capabilities that might be assigned by the RMO and Procurement Officer.
Required Competencies:
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioral
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
- Keeps clients informed of developments and setbacks
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 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
- Actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services
- Expands responsibilities while maintaining existing ones
- Persuades others to consider new ideas
- Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems
Leadership and Negotiation
- Convinces others to share resources
- Actively identifies opportunities for and promotes organizational change
- Presents goals as shared interests
- Articulates vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments
Performance Management
- Provides constructive feedback to colleagues
- Identifies ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers
- Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations
- Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures
- Holds directly reporting managers accountable for providing fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations
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
- Adjusts priorities and plans to achieve goals
- Allocates appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members
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
Technical
- Effectively applies knowledge of relevant financial discipline
- Develops / follows internal control procedures to prevent fraud and mismanagement
- Ensures application of institutional financial policies and guidelines
- Advocates incorporation of financial considerations into processes and procedures
- Effectively applies knowledge of multiple financial disciplines to monitor and manage the work of staff.