Vacancy Notice:IOMKE/VN/03/2013
Position title:Canadian Orientation Abroad
Facilitator
Position grade: G6 / step
1
Duty station:Nairobi, Kenya
Seniority band: Band 3
Job family: Migration
Organizational unit: Labour
Migration and Human Development
Position rated: Yes
Position rated: Yes
Subject to rotation: No
Reporting directly to: Canadian Orientation Abroad Global Project Manager (currently based in IOM Nairobi)
Reporting directly to: Canadian Orientation Abroad Global Project Manager (currently based in IOM Nairobi)
Overall supervision by: Senior
Migrant Training Officer
Managerial responsibility: No
Directly reporting staff: None
II. Organizational Context and Scope
Under the administrative supervision of the IOM Nairobi office
and the day-to-day directives of the Nairobi-based Canadian Orientation Abroad
Global Project Manager, the Canadian Orientation Abroad facilitator will be
responsible for the following functions:
III. Responsibilities and Accountanbilities
- Conduct
Pre-departure orientation (Cultural Orientation) for Canada-bound refugees
and humanitarian entrants both within Nairobi as well as throughout the
region.
- Write
reports (field, quarter and annual), gathering statistics and maintaining
records.
- Consolidate
Canadian Orientation Abroad Monthly summary of courses for classes trained
in East and Central Africa to the Canadian Orientation Abroad Project
Manager.
- Submit
Canadian Orientation Abroad Monthly summary of courses to Admin/Finance
and Public Information Departments.
- Coordinate
Cultural Orientation missions with implementing partners.
- Write
lesson plans in accordance with Cultural Orientation Africa and Canadian
Orientation Abroad curriculum objectives.
- Participate
in and contribute to teacher trainings and staff development seminars.
- Develop
teaching materials, visual-aids, and bulletin boards which support the
objectives of the Cultural Orientation and Canadian Orientation Abroad curriculum.
- Identify
and register all refugees eligible for Canadian Orientation Abroad.
- Coordinate
scheduling of medical appointments and Cultural Orientation appointments
with the IOM Medical and Operation Departments.
- Write
and submit reports following TDY missions out of Nairobi.
- Maintain
Canadian Orientation Abroad files.
- Maintain
inventories of all instructional supplies and order materials in direct
consultation with the Canadian Orientation Abroad project manager on a
quarterly basis.
- Engaging
in self-directed study for professional development, including reading
resettlement updates, language-tutorials, attending Cultural Orientation
related workshops or seminars.
- Any
other duties to be assigned.
IV. Competencies
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical
and behavioural competencies
Behavioural
Accountability
- Accepts
and gives constructive criticism
- Follows
all relevant procedures, processes, and policies
- Meets
deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
- Monitors
own work to correct errors
- Takes
responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings
Client Orientation
- Identifies
the immediate and peripheral clients of own work
- Establishes
and maintains effective working relationships with clients
- Identifies
and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors,
governments, and project beneficiaries
- Keeps
clients informed of developments and setbacks
Continuous Learning
- Contributes
to colleagues' learning
- Demonstrates
interest in improving relevant skills
- Demonstrates
interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas
- Keeps
abreast of developments in own professional area
Communication
- Actively
shares relevant information
- Clearly
communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and
procedures
- Writes
clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended
audience
- Listens
effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience
Creativity and Initiative
- Actively
seeks new ways of improving project or services
- Expands
responsibilities while maintaining existing ones
- Persuades
others to consider new ideas
- Proactively
develops new ways to resolve problems
Leadership and Negotiation
- Convinces
others to share resources
- Actively
identifies opportunities for and promotes organizational change
- Presents
goals as shared interests
- Articulates
vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments
Performance Management
- Provides
constructive feedback to colleagues
- Identifies
ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers
- Provides
fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations
Planning and Organizing
- Sets
clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and
others
- Identifies
priority activities and assignments for self
- Organizes
and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers
- Identifies
risks and makes contingency plans
- Adjusts
priorities and plans to achieve goals
- Allocates
appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members
Professionalism
- Masters
subject matter related to responsibilities
- Identifies
issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities
- Incorporates
gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal
gender participation
- Persistent,
calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress
- Treats
all colleagues with respect and dignity
- Works
effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant
cultural contexts
- Knowledgeable
about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions
Teamwork
- Actively
contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment
- Contributes
to, and follows team objectives
- Gives
credit where credit is due
- Seeks
input and feedback from others
- Delegates
tasks and responsibilities as appropriate
- Actively
supports and implements final group decisions
- Takes
joint responsibility for team's work
Technological Awareness
- Learns
about developments in available technology
- Proactively
identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions
- Understands
applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to
appropriate work
Resource Mobilization
- Establishes
realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs
Technical
- Effectively
applies knowledge of training/migration issues within organizational
context
- Correctly
frames migration issues within their regional, global, and political
context
V. Education and Experience
- A
Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Sciences and/or related field with
working experience in education/training.
- Minimum
of 6 years of teaching experience
- Experience
working in cross-cultural settings
- US/Australia/Canada
living, studying or work experience an advantage
- Extensive
experience working with various groups of migrants (especially refugees).
- An
understanding of the Government of Canada’s policies and programmes in
relation to refugees and/or refugee resettlement.
- A
full appreciation and understanding of post-arrival integration issues and
challenges and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety
of clients and stakeholders.
- Solid
computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office Packages (Office,
excel, Power point, outlook) internet and E-mail
- Ability
to maintain statistics and write lesson plans
VI. Languages
Required
- English
and Kiswahili
- Advantageous
- French,
Somali, Oromo, Amharic
Mode of Application:
Submit cover letter and CV including daytime telephone and
e-mail address to:-
International Organization for Migration (IOM),
Resources Department,
P.O. Box 55040-00200
Nairobi, Kenya
or send via e-mail to hrnairobi@iom.int
Closing Date: 25th
January, 2013
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted