Job Description

Open to Internal and External Candidates

• Position: Junior Field Assistant
• Organizational Unit: MPA-Unit
• Duty Station: Yemen, West Coast and South Taiz
• IOM Classification: H 2
• Type of Appointment: Hourly Contract, 3 Months (With a possibility of renewal
• CFCV No.: CFCV2024.046
• Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
• Closing Date: Wednesday, 18th September 2024

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.

Organizational Context and Scope:

Working under the overall supervision of the Project Assistant and site assistant will support and provide humanitarian assistance to persons in need.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1.    Ensure community mobilization as necessary for different activities such as establishing community protection committees, meetings and focus group discussions, events, etc.
2.    Refer individual cases for assistance to service providers in the POC or to the Protection Officers/Assistants for their follow-up or action on the respective cases.
3.    Visit IDP households to identify persons with specific needs (PSNs) or to follow-up on identified PSNs under the supervision of the Protection Officers/Assistants.
4.    Support the Protection Officers/Assistants in the organization of trainings and workshops for the IDP population and relevant stakeholders on IDP rights, responsibilities, and other protection-related material.
5.    Assist the Protection Officers with the establishment of good working relationships with community activists, chiefs, and other relevant actors to encourage participation in, support for and a better understanding of the program activities. 
6.    Conduct daily visits around the IDP sites to observe, identify, and collect information on the situation of the internally displaced people (IDPs), taking into special account vulnerable people, noting and reporting on gaps that may exist in service provision.
7.    Support in community mobilization and formation of leadership structures, women’s committee, Community Protection Committees (CPCs), elderly and disabled committee, youth committee as well as other committees or groups.
8.    Ensure presence at the reception center or desk at the gate for new arrivals, guiding them through the process and identifying vulnerable individuals if any, taking note and reporting of the specific vulnerabilities and making regular follow up on them after allocation of plots.
9.    Conduct regular focus group discussions or other conversational forums with the community to understand their perceptions of service provision within the camp.
10.    Identify protection issues and report to the Protection Officer for referral to the relevant actors.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education:

• High school diploma or bachelor’s degree (with one years’ Experience).

Experience:

• Experience in the humanitarian sector preferable and working with vulnerable individuals.

LANGUAGES

• Fluency in Arabic is required Working knowledge of English is an advantage.

Required Competencies

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes
• responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

VALUES

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Other

• Internals of the Organization and NMS candidates, as well as external female candidates, will be considered as first-tier candidates. This vacancy is also open to second-tier candidates.
• The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
• As part of the application process, all candidates, regardless of the type or duration of the contract, must disclose any known relative who works for IOM or is engaged with IOM in any capacity.
• Non-compliance with the relative disclosure requirement can constitute a basis for withdrawal of offer of employment, or if the employment has begun, terminating the employment contract and/or disciplinary action.