National Project Officer – Migration Governance and Protection

About the role

IOM Senegal is looking for a National Project Officer to support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of migration governance and protection activities under the project "Enhancing Protection and Assistance along the Western African Atlantic Route (WAAR)". The post falls under the supervision of the Chief of Mission for Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone and coordinates with IOM Senegal's programme and technical units. Internal and external candidates are invited to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor project activities in line with IOM procedures and donor requirements, and report progress and risks to stakeholders.
• Prepare and monitor work plans, budgets, results frameworks, monitoring tools and implementation schedules, analysing variances and recommending adjustments.
• Coordinate the collection, verification, analysis and reporting of project data and interpret findings.
• Liaise with government counterparts, CSOs, implementing partners, UN agencies and other stakeholders to give technical guidance and resolve operational issues.
• Contribute to capacity-building for government officials, civil society partners, communities and other stakeholders, and organise workshops, meetings, assessments and monitoring visits.
• Provide technical inputs to participating IOM offices and regional counterparts, document lessons learned and help prepare project reports, visibility materials and briefing notes.
• Apply protection, gender, age, diversity, AAP, PSEAH and data protection principles, and undertake duty travel for field-based activities.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Humanitarian Protection, Social Work, Psychology, Law, International Relations, International Development, Social Sciences or a related field; or a Bachelor's degree with two years of relevant experience.
• Fluency in French and English (oral and written).
• Experience with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups is an asset; prior work with international humanitarian organisations is an advantage.
• Desirable: good knowledge of Wolof, Fulani and Manding.

Required skills

• Knowledge of migrant protection, child protection, GBV, trafficking prevention, MHPSS and migration governance frameworks in West Africa.
• Good command of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Project management, monitoring and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, partnership management and stakeholder coordination.