Regional Peace and Recovery Officer

Position Title**: Regional Peace and Recovery Officer**
Duty Station**: Cairo, Egypt**

Classification**: Professional Staff, Grade P3**
Type of Appointment**: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension**
Estimated Start Date**: As soon as possible**

Closing Date**: 06 January 2025**
- Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading_
- UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and_
- non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the_
- benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants._

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Applications are welcome from first
- Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Comoros; Congo (the); Cook Islands;_
- Guinea-Bissau; Holy See; Iceland; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic_
- Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated_
- States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;_
- Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas;_
- Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu_

**_ Context:_**

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Thematic Specialist on Humanitarian Response
and Recovery (DHRR RTS), the overall supervision of the Deputy Regional Director for
Operations, and the guidance of the Peace and Recovery Division (PRD) in Headquarters (HQ),
the Regional Peace and Recovery Officer coordinates and supports the implementation of
institutional policy from HQ in Country Offices (COs) across the Region. Specifically, Regional
Peace and Recovery Officer provides oversight, quality control, and thematic coordination and
support to promote consistent, cohesive, and quality evidence-based programming.

Under the leadership of the DHRR RTS and together with other Regional Thematic Units
(RTUs), the Regional Peace and Recovery Officer contributes to thought leadership on saving
lives and protecting individuals on the move, driving solutions to displacement, and facilitating
regular pathways for migration. Under the DHRR RTU, the Regional Peace and Recovery
Officer identifies regional opportunities and risks, fosters knowledge sharing, encourages policy

and research development, and supports cross-thematic collaboration internally. Externally, the
Regional Peace and Recovery Officer also provides advocacy, policy, and programmatic
recommendations regarding Peace and Recovery to regional entities, Member States, and
relevant migration fora, spearheaded by IOM’s Regional Office (RO) and CO leadership.

**_ Core Functions / Responsibilities:_**

1. Coordinate building the capacities of COs in the Region through training (formal and
on-the-job) and expert thematic guidance in line with the Peace and Recovery Division (PRD)
under the Department of Humanitarian Response and Recovery (DHRR).

2. Participate in regional meetings/working groups relevant to PRD and develop country-specific
or regional initiatives in collaboration with relevant COs and Regional Thematic Units (RTUs) in
the RO.

3. Coordinate knowledge management efforts in coordination with the Regional Project
Development Officer (RPDO), the DHRR RTS, and HQ, including the collection of information,
best practices and lessons learned from COs for regional reporting.

4. As delegated by the DHRR RTS, facilitate and coordinate the review, endorsement, and
monitoring of project proposals developed by COs in the region in line with the responsibilities of
the DHRR RTU.

5. Maintain regular coordination with relevant HQ Departments, Divisions and Offices, as well as
Global Offices (GOs), Country Offices for Partnership and Advocacy (COPA), and liaison
offices, to facilitate review, endorsement, and monitoring of proposals, reports and overall
resource mobilization efforts in the Region relevant to PRD.

6. Monitor and assess PRD-related contextual developments and trends in the region, in
collaboration with the DHRR RTS, other RTUs, COs, PRD, DHRR, and GOs, to support
resource mobilization, programming excellence and project implementation.

7. Provide technical and thematic knowledge to COs on complex situations as requested and
including travel as needed, in coordination with the DHRR RTS, particularly as it relates to
peace and recovery programming.

8. Facilitate coordination, prioritization and operational planning relevant to PRD in the region
including through the use of the Migration Crisis Operational Framework.

9. Coordinate the development and support of regional, multi-country and cross-border
programmes and projects relevant to PRD.

10. Coordinate resource mobilization efforts in the Region relevant to PRD, including through
advocacy in conjunction with the DHRR RTU, HQ, Global Offices, Liaison Offices, among
others.

11. Coordinate the development of regional thematic guidance notes, information sheets and
policy documents in coordination wit