Education:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, Climate Change, Development Studies, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with minimum five years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.

Experience:

• Proven experience of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) principles in humanitarian and development settings;
• Experience in working on community-led infrastructure management, governance, and sustainability;
• Experience of working in South Sudan or similar protracted climate-affected countries would be highly desirable;
• Proven experience in program management, including project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation;
• Proven experience in programme management, including strategic planning, project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Familiarity with results-based management and quality assurance processes;
• Demonstrated experience in partnership building, resource mobilization, and donor relations within the environmental and climate change sectors. Proven ability to develop and present high-quality project proposals and secure funding from diverse donors; and,
• Experience managing and mentoring teams and in promoting achievement of project objectives.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Disaster Risk Management (DRM), and the environment and climate change nexus in humanitarian and development settings; including environmental degradation, climate change impacts, and their effects on human mobility and livelihoods;
• Ability to meet deadlines and deliver under pressure;
• Ability to produce thorough high-quality work within a tight timeframe;
• Demonstrated capacity strengthening skills and on-the-job training;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); and,
• Solid organizational skills: the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced and detail-oriented team environment.

Languages:

• IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
• For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of Arabic is desired.
• Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.