Internal and external candidates will be considered for this vacancy. For the purposes of this vacancy, internal candidates are defined as staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded or ungraded contract, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), staff on Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP), and staff members on secondment/loan released by the Organization, unless otherwise specified in their contract. Staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded contract will not retain their contract type if appointed to an ungraded position.
ย Context
In close collaboration with national and local authorities and experienced Partners, through the Helios+: Comprehensive actions for the integration of third-country nationals into the labour market' in the Region of Central Macedonia\" with MIS Code 6018682 under the Programme \"Central Macedonia 2021โ2027, IOM aims at promoting the integration of beneficiaries of international protection and temporary protection into the Greek society through activities for employability support, the provision of Greek language courses and vocational training, the support for independent living, including rental subsidies, activities promoting social cohesion and inclusion.
Under the overall supervision of the National Project Officer and the direct supervision of the Regional Coordinator (Central Macedonia), the successful candidate will have the following duties and responsibilities:
Supervise and provide guidance and instructions to the respective direct reports.Develop the methodology and create tools, materials and standard operating procedures and oversee their implementation to ensure the provision of quality services and monitoring of the project activities.Monitor the quality of services/ project activities provided by the assigned project team, and by the Implementing Partner as applicable, through physical verification, project Means of Verification, visits and report to senior management, as required.Collaborate with other Project components, IOM departments, and other relevant actors, by setting common goals, to ensure timely, harmonized and efficient provision of project activities.Coordinate, collaborate and ensure efficient communication with the Implementing Partner as assigned. Liaise and coordinate with the Implementing Partner to ensure timely and qualitative delivery of services, including information provision and logistical arrangements.Ensure the collection and quality of data and Means of Verification as well as the timely submission of reports and any other necessary information to senior management.Continuously assess the needs of the project component and report to senior management in a timely and accurate manner, to ensure informed decision-making.Represent the project in relevant meetings with the committees established by the Donor, other State and non-State Stakeholders and/or Working Groups.Participate in drafting reports to the Donor, in a timely and efficient manner.Perform such other duties as may be assigned. Education High School Diploma with minimum four years of relevant working experience; or,University degree in psychology, social work, law, sociology, social anthropology management and business administration, public administration, or any other related field from an accredited academic institution with minimum two years of work experience.ย Masterโs degree in the above fields will be considered an advantage.ย Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.ย Experience At least two years of previous work experience;Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment preferred;Skills Possess adequate combination of knowledge, education, training experience and skills to perform essential functions of the position;Strong work ethics and commitment to humanitarian principles;Computer literacy in standard software applications;Valid driverโs license with at least five years driving experience an advantage.Languages
Fluency in Englishย and Greekย (written and oral) is required.ย IOMโs official languages are English, French and Spanish.Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
ย Required Competencies
ย IOMโs competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
ย Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values: