# Project Development Support Unit Coordinator (P)

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Bujumbura
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

We are seeking a Project Development Support Unit Coordinator to lead project conceptualization, proposal development, and external communication strategy in Burundi.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Leading the drafting of concepts and project proposals in line with IOM's mandate and donor requirements

- Ensuring institutional and regional frameworks are embedded throughout the project cycle

- Directly supervising international and national staff of the Project Development Support Unit

- Enhancing the Mission's relations with donors in Bujumbura

- Identifying potential funding opportunities and maintaining knowledge of donor priorities

- Streamlining communication between the Burundi mission and international teams and offices

- Supporting project inception and progress review meetings

- Overseeing the mission's external communication strategy, including social media and information campaigns

- Providing input and coordinating project development, monitoring, and evaluation work plans

- Participating in inter-agency media and communication working groups

- Advising field and programme staff on public information, media, and communication issues

- Identifying and organizing outreach activities to promote IOM's image and activities

- Consolidating and analysing data on programme implementation and Mission's activities

- Facilitating the generation and use of knowledge to promote improved policy engagement and project development

- Representing IOM Burundi at various stakeholder meetings, conferences, or workshops

The position requires a Master's degree in Political or Social Science, International Relations, International Development, or a related field, with five years of relevant professional experience, or a University degree with seven years of relevant professional experience.

Fluency in English and French is required, and working knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage.

The contract type is Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension).

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## Skills

### Required
- project development
- proposal writing
- donor relations
- communication strategy
- monitoring and evaluation
- leadership
- team management

### Nice to have
- familiarity with international development and humanitarian areas
- knowledge of Burundi political and humanitarian issues
- working knowledge of another official UN language
- French

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