IOM : Consultancy for migrant-inclusive and gender-sensitive disaster preparedness systems – Panama City
JOB DETAIL
Given the variety of humanitarian methodologies for disaster preparedness, community participation, and the lack of integration of vulnerable groups—particularly migrants and gender considerations—into local policies, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) proposes a tailored migrant-inclusive, gender-sensitive, multi-hazard disaster preparedness approach applied to policymaking processes. In this sense, an ECHO funded project is to be implemented in the region aiming to work with public authorities and communities to ensure the inclusion of vulnerable groups, especially migrants and women, throughout the entire emergency cycle focusing on preparedness and anticipatory action. The project seeks to strengthen disaster preparedness systems integrating displacement-sensitive and gender-responsive dynamics into strategies and policies at subregional and national levels, with a focus on urban and peri-urban areas of Ecuador, Colombia and Chile.
The consultant will lead the implementation of the project liaising with migrant and women communities, governments, key stakeholders (including other international organizations and regional forums) and IOM colleagues at OSE, Regional Office and Missions involved. The actions of the consultant in the first phase of the project is to support and confirm the data collection and mapping of the situation in the selected countries if the project and set the basis for a consultative process with governments in South America. The consultancy will report directly to the Project Manager of the initiative and will coordinate closely with the Regional Officer for Preparedness and Emergencies at the Regional Office for the Americas.
Operations Unit, Office of the Special Envoy for the Venezuela Response
Project name: Empowering communities and governments for migrant-inclusive and gender-sensitive disaster preparedness systems
- Lead the data country level collection process to identify the policy gaps and needs of the different stakeholders involved in disaster Management in the region.
- In coordination with the PM and thematic specialist, and with support from country missions, secure the development of the consultative process with national and subregional governments and their risk Management focal points, as well as with other key humanitarian actors, and establish the methodology for this process (including interviews, surveys, workshops, etc.)
- Organize and deliver workshops and events with the participation of government representatives and key humanitarian actors during the phases of the consultative process.
- Develop key findings into presentations and reports including the prioritized outcomes from consultative process aiming to promote migrant inclusive and gender sensitive policies in disaster preparedness systems in South America
- Follow up and review the study of the Platform for Disaster Displacement (PDD)
- Secure a Good relationship with country focal points from IOM missions in South America to secure the implementation of required activities
- Provide technical Support to implementing missions when required
- Support with drafting of narrative reports and participate in meetings with donor when requiered
- Plan and deliver monitoring visits to the missions involved in the project in Coordination with the Project Manager and the RTS Unit of the Regional Office.
- Guarantee IOM principles
- Guarantee the delivery of a data collection document that will explore and identify the policy gaps and needs of the different stakeholders involved in disaster management through data collection focused on the community and local governments levels and the consultative process as a review of existing policies, needs and gaps, that will be gathered through dialogues, fora and bilateral interviews.
- Delivery of 2 consultative processes, one workshop with humanitarian actors and one regional forum.
- On time delivery of tasks, including comments raised by IOM and other relevant stakeholders of the project.
- Integrity and precision at revision and analysis stages.
- Relevance and deep analysis of recommendation and findings throughout the consultancy.
- Clarity and accessibility of the developed materials.
- Follow IOM Glossary and Style Manual for IOM Publications
- Follow IOM Principles for Data Protection.
- Masters degree in social sciences related topics, with specialization in emergency response, disaster preparedness, peace and conflict resolution, migration, international relations among others;
- At least six years of relevant experience;
- Experience working as consultant or staff with United Nations agencies and particularly IOM tools and procedures.
- Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, humanitarian assistance, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups.
- Desired experience working with ECHO funded projects and in the Latin American region;
- Fluency in Spanish and English
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- 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.
- 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 actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
- 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, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable. Vaccination against COVID-19 will be required for IOM personnel who are hired or otherwise engaged by IOM. As part of the mandatory medical entry on duty clearance, candidates may be requested to provide evidence of full vaccination. Consultants engaged to work on a home-based consultancy who do not need to travel do not need to provide vaccination records, regardless of the length of the consultancy contract.
- IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
- IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.
- IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: No requirements
