Job Summary
Job Summary
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Regional Director (Operations) and the direct supervision and strategic guidance of the Regional Thematic Specialist (Labour Migration), the Programme Development Officer (SHIFT Africa) will coordinate the end-to-end programme development process for SHIFT Africa.
The role is responsible for translating approved strategic and technical direction and inputs from relevant IOM functions into a coherent, technically sound and investment-ready programme package.
The position will also support the integration of private-sector, market and partnership considerations into programme design, drawing on expertise in private-sector engagement, partnership structuring, investment and co-investment while working with regional and country teams to translate opportunity-system and market intelligence into viable programme pathways.Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Coordinate the end-to-end development of the SHIFT Africa programme, including preparation and maintenance of programme development plans covering products, consultations, reviews, decisions, dependencies, responsibilities and submission timelines.
Coordinate and consolidate regional, country and HQ inputs, including private-sector, market and partnership contributions, into a coherent continental programme design.
Translate approved strategic and technical inputs into programme design components, including theory of change, results chains, results frameworks, intervention logic, implementation arrangements, workplans, budgets and risk frameworks.
Support structured engagement with the Mastercard Foundation and other strategic partners throughout programme co-creation and development processes.
Coordinate and support development and consolidation of programme budgets, including cost assumptions, unit-cost methodologies, cost-per-transition scenarios, leverage assumptions and partner contribution frameworks.
Coordinate integration of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) considerations into programme and project design.
Compile and analyse programme-development evidence and opportunity-system intelligence, including market assessments, institutional information, delivery experience, partnership intelligence and costing information.
Coordinate programme-design consultations and working sessions involving Country Offices, Regional Offices, HQ units, governments, private-sector and market actors, development partners, youth organizations and other stakeholders.
Promote coherence between the programme’s continental ambition and country-level implementation realities across regions and operating contexts.
Support development and integration of partnership models involving employers, financial institutions, training providers, regional organizations and other private-sector actors.
Support compliance with IOM programme-development requirements by coordinating inputs from legal, finance, procurement, safeguarding, risk management and data protection functions.
Maintain organized programme-development repositories, including source evidence, assumptions, costing files, consultation records, approvals and decision logs.
Support the transition from concept development to proposal development and inception planning by documenting assumptions, outstanding questions and preparatory actions.
Perform other related duties as assigned.Required Qualifications and ExperienceEducation
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, International Development, Labour Market Development, Social Sciences (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});or a related field from an accredited academic institution with at least five (5) years of relevant professional experience; or
University degree in the above fields with at least seven (7) years of relevant professional experience.Experience
Experience
Demonstrated experience coordinating the development of large-scale, complex, multi-country and multi-partner programmes.
Experience in designing and applying Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) approaches, including indicator development, target setting, results measurement, data analysis and evidence-based programme adaptation.
Experience coordinating programme development across multiple technical, operational and geographic teams is an advantage.
Experience working within international, intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations, the United Nations system or government institutions.
Experience engaging with governments, development partners, private-sector actors, financial institutions and market actors in programme development, partnership development or resource mobilization.
Experience applying programme development approaches to employment, labour mobility, livelihoods, economic inclusion or related programming is an advantage.Skills
Skills
Strong programme and project development skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts, evidence and strategic priorities into coherent, scalable and measurable programme designs.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative evidence.
Demonstrated ability to develop results frameworks and integrate MEAL approaches into programme design and adaptive management.
Ability to engage effectively with donors and partners, contribute to the development of high-quality proposals and support resource mobilization.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate diverse teams of thematic, operational and Country Office specialists across complex multi-country processes.
Proven ability to foster a culture of evidence use, learning, knowledge management and continuous programme adaptation.
Strong partnership-development skills, including understanding partner incentives, articulating mutual interests and contributing to practical partnership structures and modalities.Languages
Languages
Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an advantage.