Key Responsibilities

A. Conflict & Humanitarian Context Analysis

• Conduct a contextual analysis of reintegration environments across the Far North, NW/SW, and East regions.
• Map humanitarian actors, DDRR structures, protection actors, clusters, INGOs, and local authorities.
• Identify tension risks between:
  • Returnees and idps;
  • Returnees and ex-associates;
  • Returnees and refugee-hosting communities;
  • Returnees and urban host communities.

• Document risk multipliers (market saturation, insecurity, social cohesion fatigue).

B. Assess the AVRR–Humanitarian Intersection

• Analyse how individual reintegration (AVRR) intersects with humanitarian aid, DDRR interventions, protection services and livelihoods programming.
• Identify areas where reintegration programming may unintentionally overlap with or contradict humanitarian services.
• Highlight gaps and propose complementary roles between RRR and crisis-response actors.

C. Social Cohesion & Do-No-Harm Guidelines (Core Output)

Draft RRR Conflict-Sensitive Reintegration Guidelines, including:

• Do-No-Harm principles contextualised to Cameroon’s crisis zones;
• safeguards to prevent resentment or inequity among IDPs, ex-associates, and host communities;
• recommendations for engaging community leaders, women’s groups and youth;
• staff checklists for reintegration in fragile zones;
• minimum safety criteria for reintegration planning.

D. Intervention Pathways for Multiple Target Groups

Develop a framework with pathways for reintegration in:

• high-risk zones;
• urban/peri-urban displacement hubs;
• mixed populations (IDPs, refugees, host communities).
  Include:
  • prioritisation criteria for localities of return;
  • referral pathways to humanitarian and protection actors;
  • recommendations for integrating social cohesion into reintegration planning.

E. Voluntary Mobility & Relocation Options

• Assess feasibility and criteria for relocating returnees who cannot safely reintegrate in their community of origin.
• Map viable relocation cities and available services.
• Draft a Relocation Options Note for use by caseworkers and the Protection team.

F. Asylum Dynamics: Understanding Crisis Narratives Abroad

• Engage with EU Member States and protection partners to understand how Cameroonian asylum seekers frame crisis contexts in their claims.
• Identify recurring narratives, inaccuracies, or misconceptions.
• Produce Communication Briefs to inform the RRR communication strategy and diaspora engagement.

G. Reporting & Coordination

• Submit monthly progress updates.
• Produce a consolidated final report summarising analyses, guidelines, tools and recommendations.
• Coordinate closely with IOM Protection, MHPSS, DDRR and relevant clusters.

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION

• High school diploma with seven years of relevant experience; or,
• Bachelor’s degree in in International Relations, Conflict Studies, Migration Studies, Humanitarian Affairs, Social Sciences, or related field from an accredited institution with five years of relevant professional experience

Master’s degree is an asset

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in humanitarian response, migration, AVRR, DDRR, protection or stabilisation programming.
• Strong experience conducting conflict analyses or working in crisis-affected areas.
• Experience producing analytical reports, SOPs or guidance notes.

SKILLS

• Strong analytical and context-assessment abilities.
• Knowledge of humanitarian coordination systems.
• Strong writing and synthesis capacity.
• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to interact with diverse stakeholders.

LANGUAGE

• For this position, fluency in English, French is required (oral and written).