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Programme Officer (JLMP - ECOWAS)

International Organization for Migration
Abuja (Nigeria)

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Programme Officer (JLMP - ECOWAS) at International Organization for Migration | Fuzu

Nigeria / Abuja / Project, program management

International Organization for Migration Non-profit + 1 more

Programme Officer (JLMP - ECOWAS)

Abuja

  • Nigeria

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Job details Location Abuja

  • Nigeria

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Description Education

Master’s degree in Development Economics, Political Science, Business Administration, Project Management, Public Administration/Management, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or

University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

Proven knowledge and experience on project management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting;

Experience in budget formulation, financial management and administration;

Experience in developing and maintaining partnerships with government counterparts, UN agencies, donors, and NGO partners;

Experience in working with the RECs, IOM, ECA, ILO and EU on the fields of labour, employment, social protection, labour migration and labour market information systems; and,

Working experience and collaboration with continental and regional social partners’ organizations (Business Africa, Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Africa); M&E, follow-up on employment, labour and social protection policy frameworks, including MS, RECs and international partners.

Responsibilities

  1. Provide technical support on advocacy efforts to coordinate emerging opportunities for the Country Offices (CO) covered under JLPM to contribute to labor migration and mobility, while proactively alerting relevant COs on needs, gaps, and strategic opportunities to strengthen positioning on labor mobility and related cross-cutting areas.

  2. Provide support in streamlining and implementing JLMP activities in the ECOWAS region in close coordination with the ECOWAS Secretariat and the JLMP Programme Technical Committee and Programme Steering Committee in accordance with the planned the work plan.

  3. In close collaboration with the IOM Regional Office (RO) in Dakar and the JLMP Coordinator AUC in Addis Ababa, support the ECOWAS Commission in analysing and formulating appropriate responses in the area of labour mobility and related sectors.

  4. Participate in expert meetings and relevant consultative forums at the ECOWAS and work to increase awareness about the JLMP Programme.

  5. In close coordination with the Sr. Regional Labour Migration and Social Inclusion Specialist in ROWCA, provide support for communication, report writing and resource mobilization to relevant institutions at the ECOWAS and MS level on Labour Migration issues.

  6. In close coordination with relevant unit in RO in Dakar, assist in strengthening and support the ECOWAS migration programme portfolio in the operationalization of the ECOWAS Migration Policy Framework at regional and national levels.

  7. Provide support to advance the labour migration portfolio within ECOWAS and affiliated entities, through capacity building, partnership building, communication, report writing and resource mobilization.

  8. Contribute to strengthening linkages and coordination of the JLMP Programme with other thematic areas, units and specialized institutions within the ECOWAS and its development partners on issues related to labour migration.

Tags Project, program management Non-profit, social work Mid-level Nigeria

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