Project Associate (PRD) - Community Stabilization and Peacebuilding

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization working on migration, is recruiting a Project Associate (PRD) in Farchana, Chad. Reporting under the technical supervision of the Programme Officer (Peace & Recovery) and the direct supervision of the Head of Sub-office in Wadi Fira, the post supports the implementation and development of Community Stabilization, Resilience and Peacebuilding interventions. Applications are open to internal and external candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in implementing and monitoring project activities, especially community-based planning, livelihoods and social cohesion.
• Gather, compile, summarize and present data on project topics.
• Monitor the budget, verify fund availability, obtain approvals and update budget records.
• Coordinate administration of project implementation, liaising with internal units and external parties to initiate requests, obtain clearances and follow up on actions.
• Help monitor implementing partners' field work and support timely narrative and financial reporting.
• Draft status reports, correspondence, briefing notes, graphics, statistical tables and presentations, and organize meetings, workshops and training sessions.
• Answer information requests, maintain files and records, and perform other assigned duties.

Required profile

• School diploma with four years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field with two years of experience.
• Experience liaising with governmental authorities, national and international institutions, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Experience working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups.
• Experience in community stabilization, peacebuilding and durable solutions, with community-based programming, gender sensitivity and do-no-harm approaches.
• Fluency in French (oral and written) and Chadian Arabic (oral).

Required skills

• Coordination with field partners and local authorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Budget monitoring and strong proactivity and adaptability.
• Outlook, Word and Excel.