Overview
The Programme Coordinator will manage the coordination unit and oversee administrative, operational, financial, and budgetary support functions for IOM Iraq’s PRSD. This role involves managing the development and clearance of funding proposals, donor reports, and divisional planning and advocacy products.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage administrative, operational, financial, and budgetary support functions across the PRSD division.
- Supervise the Coordination Unit team, providing direction, managing performance, and building capacity.
- Coordinate the design and development of new programmes and projects, and the development of funding proposals.
- Clear donor reports and public-facing information products.
- Monitor portfolio-wide commitments, expenditure, and compliance.
- Develop and review briefing notes, talking points, and background materials.
- Produce visibility and presentation materials to support resource mobilization.
- Lead knowledge management for the division, capturing and translating good practices and lessons learned.
- Drive alignment of inputs across PRSD pillars for divisional planning and advocacy.
- Serve as the principal interface with IOM Iraq's central functions Programme Support Unit (PSU).
Required Experience
- Five years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree, or seven years of relevant professional experience with a University degree.
- Experience working in hardship and emergency contexts.
- Experience working in international organizations and knowledge of the UN system.
- Experience in migration issues, project development and design, project implementation, and administrative and financial management.
- Experience in donor relations and grant management.
- Previous experience and knowledge of donor funding mechanisms, and engagement with government counterparts, UN agencies, and humanitarian partners.
- Experience in project development, donor reporting and technical writing and editing.
- Experience in inter-agency coordination and stakeholder engagement in crisis and recovery contexts.
- Experience in field operations, including monitoring of programme activities and support to implementing partners.
- Experience with Results Based Management approach and other strategic planning approaches.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in International Relations, International Development, Political or Social Sciences, Migration Studies, Law, or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or, University degree in the above fields.
