Context :
Under the direct supervision of the Regional Director for West and Central Africa at the Regional Office (RO) in Dakar, in close coordination with technical units at IOM Headquarters (HQs) and the IOM Offices in Washington and Brussels, the successful candidate will be accountable and responsible for the oversight of IOM activities in Nigeria and overall management of the office.
S/he will be IOM’s interlocutor with the relevant ministries and local government authorities, United Nations Country Team (UNCT) Agencies, the Senior Management Team (SMT), local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector. The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for developing and promoting IOM’s strategy and programming in Nigeria within the overall regional framework. S/he will ensure to transition the mission’s programming focus to longer-term development while maintaining a crisis response capacity.
Required Qualifications and Experience :
Education
• Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, International Relations, Business Administration or a related field from an accredited academic institution with ten years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with twelve years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
• Experience in diplomacy, fundraising and public relations, as well as in liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities and international institutions;
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written; ability to prepare and deliver speeches on various activities of the Organization;
• Proven liaison and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated strategic and creative thinking;
• In-depth knowledge of the broad range of migration related subject areas dealt with by the Organization;
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming;
• Effective resource management skills, sound knowledge of financial and business administration and of the principles and practices of management; ability to motivate, supervise and coach/ direct staff;
• Experience working with EUTF and EU funded projects;
• Work experience in C, D, and E duty stations; Knowledge and experience on regional migration issues as well as in crisis response; and,
• Good level of computer literacy.
Languages
Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French is an advantage.
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