Programme Manager (DDRR) – P3 Full Time

VN 2021 21 Programme Manager (DDRR) (P3) Maroua, Cameroon

The ten-year violent conflict in the Lake Chad Basin Region (Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon) has created a deepening social, political, security and humanitarian crisis that has displaced approximately 2.6 million people and affected some 17 million. In response to requests from Governments of the region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting activities aiming to create the necessary pre-conditions for the identification and reintegration of ‘low-risk’ former associates of Boko Haram, reducing recruitment into violent extremist organizations and promoting broad reconciliation for sustained reintegration and peacebuilding.

Working under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission and in close coordination with the

Regional Senior Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration and Reconciliation (DDRR) Coordinator and Emergency and Post Crisis (EPC) Regional Thematic Specialist (RTS) at the Regional Office of West and Central Africa (ROWCA), the successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management and coordination of Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration and Reconciliation (DDRR) programme activities in Cameroon. The successful candidate will provide overall guidance to IOM’s country-level DDRR projects and initiatives with a particular focus on supporting a government-led process, including the development of respective national legal and policy frameworks, and supporting aspects such as registration and vetting processes, public outreach and communications, community-based reconciliation mechanisms to provide locally tailored reintegration assistance to individuals who have separated from Boko Haram, as a critical step for regional peace-building and restoration of social cohesion. S/he will convene multiple stakeholders across government, in the international community, and within the Organization to facilitate programme success.