# Protection Coordinator (P)

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Kigali, Rwanda
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

IOM is seeking a Protection Coordinator (P) to provide oversight, quality control, and thematic coordination and support to promote consistent, cohesive, and quality evidence-based programming.

**Introduction** The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Established in 1951, IOM works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners to promote humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.

**Organizational Context and Scope** The Protection Coordinator provides oversight, quality control, and thematic coordination and support to promote consistent, cohesive, and quality evidence-based programming while fostering opportunities and risks as well as knowledge sharing.

**Responsibilities**

- Oversee and manage the Protection programming across the CO and provide technical support to other units of the CO on Protection Mainstreaming to ensure safe programming and capacity development.

- Oversee the effective development and implementation of the CO’s Protection programming by exercising administrative, operational, and financial management for relevant projects.

- Establish, maintain and further expand strong relationships across UN Agencies, humanitarian organizations, government and community interlocutors, and with a broad range of other local interests toward the successful implementation of CO’s Protection programming.

- Identify priorities arising during implementation of the Programme and develop new projects and activities, aligning them with the identified areas of focus based on a solid results framework and in response to emerging trends and priorities.

- Ensure the key programmatic directions are shared with international stakeholders, including donors, to maximize impact, minimize overlapping and stimulate fund mobilization for new programmes.

- Ensure timely and quality preparation and submission of Programme reports.

- Monitor progress against strategic objectives, programme benchmarks, and provide advice with respect to improvements and corrections.

- Oversee the production of visibility/communications materials.

- Oversee the development and maintenance of data collection and analysis mechanisms for IOM’s ongoing or new programmes.

- Undertake regular visits to the Sub-Offices to oversee, coordinate, and support the Protection programme implementation.

**Qualifications**

- Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Social Science, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least five years of relevant professional experience; or,

- University degree in the above fields with at least seven years of relevant professional experience.

- Demonstrated experience in migrant and/or humanitarian protection and related areas relevant to project development and management, thematic capacity building, and liaison;

- Experience working in non-OECD countries managing protection projects for a minimum of 5 years;

- Experience in liaison, resource mobilization, and advocacy with governmental and diplomatic officials, national and international institutions and organizations, civil society, and private sector actors;

- Experience working in an international, intergovernmental, or non-governmental organization, the United Nations, or government;

- Experience in the design and implementation of capacity building on protection.

**Skills**

- Ability to understand complex contexts and fast-changing migration dynamics and ability to frame them in their regional, global, and political contexts;

- Proven track record of successful engagement with donors, developing projects, and mobilizing resources for IOM priority areas;

- Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate with diverse teams of specialists;

- Demonstrated analytical skills combined with the ability to effectively summarize, present, and communicate findings;

- Demonstrated knowledge and expertise of relevant international standards and classifications relevant to protection;

- Proven agent of change or willingness to foster a culture of learning and knowledge management.

**Languages**

- Fluency in English is required (oral and written).

- Working knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

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## Skills

### Required
- International Relations
- Political Science
- Social Science
- Project Management
- Liaison
- Resource Mobilization
- Advocacy

### Nice to have
- French
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Russian

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