Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Emergency and Stabilization Programme Coordinator, the successful candidate will coordinate the implementation of IOM Ukraine’s Emergency and Stabilization-related programming in Ukraine.

Position Title : National Officer (Emergency and Stabilization)
Duty Station : Kramatorsk, Ukraine
Closing Date : 7 July 2016

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

Support the Programme Coordinator in the overall development, implementation, and monitoring of Emergency and Stabilization-related efforts.

Contribute to fundraising for Emergency and Stabilization-related initiatives in Ukraine.

Assist the Programme Coordinator in the coordination of IOM’s Emergency and Stabilization-related efforts within the context of the relevant sectors.

Act as national interlocutor with Ukrainian government bodies for Emergency and Stabilization initiatives.

Provide chief national oversight for work with partner NGOs in Ukraine on Emergency and Stabilization projects.

Monitor the implementation of Emergency and Stabilization-related initiatives together with the Programme Coordinator and contribute to recalibration of strategy and tactics as necessary.

Support Programme Coordinator in overseeing contracting and logistics for IDP efforts. 

Contribute to regular reporting (IOM internal, IOM external, UN-related, including 3W and situation reporting), correspondence, publication and presentation materials. 

Provide information gathering and management support to Emergency and Stabilization programming.

Track relevant national and local developments pertaining to Emergency and Stabilization.

Organize and/or take part in Emergency and Stabilization-related events (meetings, presentations, discussions, visits, negotiations, etc.).

Undertake duty travel within Ukraine, to areas pertinent to Emergency and Stabilization-related programming, on an as-needed basis.

Guide, train and supervise staff in the programme.

Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in public administration, political science, economics (or related field) from an accredited academic institution with at least two years of responsible work experience;

OR

• Master’s Degree (or higher) in one of the above fields with no responsible work experience.

Experience

• Experience working with Ukrainian government and civil society
• Knowledge of humanitarian activities and context is advantageous
• Experience working in community-based/community development programming in Ukraine
• Experience in working with vulnerable populations
• Proven reporting and writing skills, confident user of the Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

Fluency in English, Ukrainian and Russian is required. 

Required Competencies

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

  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

  Resource Mobilization

  • Establishes realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs

  Emergency and Crisis

  • Works effectively in high-pressure, rapidly changing environments
  • Coordinates actions with emergency response actors and making use of coordination structures
  • Supports adequate levels of information sharing between internal units, cluster partners, IOM and other emergency response actors
  • Establishes and maintains effective relationships with implementing partners
  • Makes correct decisions rapidly based on available information
  Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

  Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment and verification of residency, visa and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.

  Only candidates residing in either the country of the duty station or from a location in a neighbouring country that is within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered. In all cases, a prerequisite for taking up the position is legal residency in the country of the duty station, or in the neighbouring country located within commuting distance, and work permit, as applicable. 

  How to apply: 

  Interested candidates are invited to fill in Personal History Form (available for download http://iom.org.ua/sites/default/files/personal_history_form_0.xls) (containing names and contact information of three referees) and cover letter via e-mail to [email protected], referring to this advertisement.

  Please, indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your message.

  Closing date for applications is 7 July 2016, however interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply sooner.

  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.