Back Recovery and Resilience Intern

II. Organizational Context and Scope

Within the Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE), the Transition and Recovery Division (TRD) oversees programming that address the drivers and the impacts of forced migration in preventative, post-crisis and transition contexts. This includes addressing the complex needs of early recovery, peacebuilding, crisis-induced instability, and sustainable resolution of displacement. Specifically, the Recovery and Resilience unit (RRU) provides technical oversight of community stabilization, durable solutions and disaster risk reduction activities.

TRD undertakes global policy and global strategy development, promotes local and international partnerships, and provides technical support to support Regional Office and IOM Country Missions.

The Return and Recovery Intern will work under the overall supervision of the Head of TRD and the direct supervision of Stabilization Programme Advisor of TRD, located at IOM Headquarters in Geneva.

III. Responsibilities and Accountabilities

1. Reporting: Assist with development and drafting of fact sheets, briefing materials, presentations, and thematic Guidance Notes; and gather lessons learned and identify best practices related to the recovery and resilience portfolio;
2. Research: Assist with desk-based research tasks to support research papers and reports for publication on a range of forced displacement topics, external policy and practice materials on durable solutions, community stabilization and recovery, including academic, policy and practice documents, UN and related initiatives, programmes, and Resolutions, and contribute to the development of thematic reports and policy documents;
3. Programme support: Provide project support, including reporting and administrative support of the MIRAC surge funds, provide programme support to the Return and Recovery Unit and the Stabilization Programme Advisor , including maintaining the RRU share point site, extract, analyse and provide narrative and statistical reports on TRD-related projects, review and edit TRD submissions into IOM/DOE institutional reports and responding to Regional Offices and Country Missions requests.
4. Internal and external communications: Support the Stabilization Programme Advisor on media, public information, key events and visibility issues, including engagement with global processes on forced displacement, assist with drafting, and editing TRD publications and TRD engagement with IOM HQ processes.
5. Proposal Tracking and Review: Tracking and support the proposal review process IOM’s Durable Solutions and Community Stabilisation programmes/projects developed by country offices (COs) under L3 designation;
6. Perform any other duties within the TRD team as assigned.

IV. Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

· Recent graduate from an Advanced Degree programme in the field of Political Science, Development Studies, Economics, International Relations, Humanitarian Affairs, Peace and Conflict Studies or any other relevant field;

· Prior work or volunteer experience in a relevant subject;

Experience

· Demonstrated expertise or thematic interest in the areas of transition and recovery in fragile states or crisis situations and/or migration;

· Demonstrated expertise or knowledge of programme management, including design, monitoring and evaluation;

· Strong organizational skills and self-discipline;

· Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team of colleagues of varied cultural and professional backgrounds;

· Proven ability to produce quality work accurately and concisely according to set deadlines;

· Practical experience of how to multi-task, prioritize and work independently.

Demonstrated success in managing up.

SKILLS

Strong computer literacy, especially database tools and Microsoft Office;

V. Languages

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French, Spanish and Arabic will be an advantage.

IV. Competencies

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:

· Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

· Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

· Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

· Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

· Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

· Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

· Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.

Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.