Officer, Migration and Displacement Programme

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a membership organization, consisting of 191 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, acting through more than 160,000 local branches or offices and with 14 million community-based volunteers. They are supported by the IFRC Secretariat, which works to support, coordinate and represent the action of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide. Together, the members and their Secretariat are known as the “IFRC network”.

Each National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society is an independent national organization dedicated to saving lives, promoting community health, safety resilience and well-being, and building inclusive societies. As auxiliaries to the public authorities in the humanitarian field, National Societies support their authorities to reduce risks, protect human dignity, delivery assistance and improve the lives of vulnerable people, while always acting in conformity with the Fundamental Principles. Their unparalleled local presence, combined with the IFRC Secretariat’s role in global coordination and response, brokering knowledge, strengthening capacities, mobilizing resources and representation, form the world’s largest and most effective humanitarian network. The IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

In the Americas, the IFRC Secretariat supports 34 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies through the Americas Regional Office (Panama) and Country Delegations across the region. The Migration and Displacement Regional Senior Officer leads on migration and displacement programming across the Americas. Our focus in migration is stated in the Migration Strategy of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement as: over the coming decade will be on making sure that all people who migrate are safe, are treated humanely and with dignity, and ensuring that all people have the support they need to thrive in inclusive societies.

 

 

Job Purpose

The Migration and Displacement Programme Officer will support the development, implementation, monitoring and documentation of the IFRC’s regional migration and displacement portfolio in the Americas. The position will contribute to strengthening coherence, analysis, longer-term programming and the quality of IFRC operations and programmes addressing migration and displacement across the region.

Under the strategic direction and technical supervision of the Senior Migration and Displacement Officer, the postholder will provide high-quality technical, analytical and programme development support. Particular emphasis will be placed on evidence generation, knowledge management, reporting.

The postholder will work closely with the regional Migration and Displacement team, the broader Disasters, Climate and Crises (DCC) teams, IFRC country and cluster delegations, and relevant regional teams responsible for strategic partnerships, resource mobilization, humanitarian diplomacy, communications and visibility. The position will also support the collection and consolidation of inputs from National Societies and Movement partners for specific programme development and implementation processes.

Priority will be given to work that strengthens the implementation of the IFRC Global Strategy on Migration, the regional migration and displacement priorities for the Americas, and relevant Movement and IFRC frameworks. This includes supporting longer-term and route-based programming related to migration, return, integration and reintegration, inclusion, and climate- and disaster-related displacement.

The position will also contribute on developing funding proposals and supporting the effective operational coordination and follow-up of specific programmes, projects, consultancies and technical processes.

Provide support to the Migration and Displacement Regional Senior Officer, as needed and or requested, in strategic leadership, institutional representation, coordination, and relationship management with National Societies, Partner National Societies, donors, and other external stakeholders.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Technical Support

• Prepare initial drafts of analyses, recommendations, concept notes, reports, briefing notes and presentations.
• Conduct desk research and evidence reviews; analyse migration and displacement trends, operational experience and National Society capacities; and synthesize findings into clear, actionable products.
• Document and systematize National Society experiences, lessons learned and good practices.
• Support the development of technical content related to return, integration and reintegration, the route-based approach, disaster displacement and humanitarian diplomacy.
• Help translate global policies, frameworks and technical guidance into practical products and approaches adapted to the regional context
• Contribute substantive technical inputs to regional strategic discussions, presentations, learning events, consultations and internal decision-making processes.

Knowledge and Learning

• Prepare initial drafts of narrative reports for donors and internal reporting purposes.
• Maintain organized records of indicators, results, supporting evidence, deliverables and knowledge products related to the regional portfolio.
• Consolidate information on National Society activities, projects, capacities and regional needs.
• Support the preparation of executive updates for the Regional Director, IFRC regional management and the Global Migration and Displacement Team.
• Maintain project monitoring tools, trackers and repositories to support timely decision-making and reporting.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (continued)

Operational Management of Programmes, Projects and Processes

• Coordinate the operational implementation of specific processes, under the technical guidance of the Senior Migration and Displacement Officer, including consultancies, studies, consultations and the development of regional product
• Prepare timelines, workplans and monitoring mechanisms.
• Monitor deliverables, deadlines, technical review processes and commitments made by the parties involved.
• Coordinate the collection and consolidation of contributions from National Societies and partners for specific products and initiatives.
• Identify delays, risks, bottlenecks and pending decisions, and present possible solutions to the Senior Migration and Displacement Officer.
• Document agreements and ensure appropriate follow-up through to the completion of each process.
• Support the administrative and operational coordination of consultancies, including communication with consultants, participating National Societies and relevant partners.

Proposal Development and Resource Mobilization

• Identify funding opportunities aligned with regional migration and displacement priorities.
• Support the development of concept notes, full proposals, theories of change, results frameworks, workplans and budgets.
• Coordinate the collection of technical and operational inputs from National Societies and relevant IFRC teams for proposal development.
• Adapt regional priorities and programme concepts to the requirements and areas of interest of prospective donors.
• Support the preparation of materials for engagement with donors and Partner National Societies, including technical briefs and presentations.

Education

Required:

• University degree in international relations, development studies, migration studies, political or social sciences, humanitarian affairs, project management, or another relevant field.
• Relevant professional certification or training in project cycle management, proposal development, monitoring and evaluation, or resource mobilization.

 

Experience

Required:

• 3 to 5 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian action, international development, migration and displacement, protection, or programme management.
• Experience working in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a good understanding of regional migration and displacement dynamics.
• Experience in programmes related to migration routes, return, integration and reintegration, inclusion, protection, or climate- and disaster-related displacement.
• Experience collecting, consolidating and analysing technical and operational inputs from different countries, teams or organizations
• Experience preparing high-quality narrative reports, technical documents, briefing notes and presentations.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and following up on deliverables, deadlines, risks and agreed actions.

Preferred:

• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of migration or displacement projects/programs.
• Experience in developing concept notes, funding proposals, results frameworks, theories of change, workplans and budgets.
• Experience with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a National Society, a United Nations agency, or another international humanitarian or development organization.
• Experience supporting regional or multi-country programmes.
• Experience engaging with donors, Partner National Societies, or resource mobilization teams.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required:

• Strong proposal-writing and programme-development skills
• Strong analytical and research skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and produce concise, evidence-based technical products.
• Strong organizational and process-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Valid passport
• Ability to travel 30-40% of the time (budget permitting) and at short notice within the region
  Team building skills
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment
• Independent, proactive, results- and solution-oriented working style
• Flexible, creative, and open to learning
• Collaborative working style, with openness to working across sectors and different ways of working
• Effective communication, respect, and intercultural competence
• Understanding of and commitment to IFRC’s mission and values.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of programme and project cycle management, including programme design, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
• Budgeting and financial skills
• Ability to work under stressful conditions, meet deadlines and travel extensively to support field operations or training
• Knowledge of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including the respective roles of IFRC, ICRC, National Societies and Partner National Societies.

Languages:

Required:

• Fluently spoken and written Spanish
• Strong working knowledge of English

 

Competencies, Values and Comments

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability

Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust

Functional competencies: Strategic orientation; Building alliances; Empowering others