Reintegration Assistant

Job Description

Migrants face extreme risks along the Atlantic/Western and Central Mediterranean Migration Routes. Crossing the Mediterranean is by far the deadliest route, with over 28,547 missing migrants recorded since 2014, in addition to those who perish along the desert. Migrants also face other significant protection risks, including violence, exploitation, and abuse at the hands of smugglers, traffickers, and others. Conflicts along these migratory routes (e.g., Southern Libya and Northern Mali) compound these risks. To meet these challenges IOM, with support from the European Union (EU), launched the Migrant Protection, Return and Reintegration Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa (MPRR-SSA) in 2022 in 16 countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Somalia). The programme aims, through a rights-based approach, to provide protection and assistance along the migratory routes, provide voluntary return to countries of origin and sustainable reintegration support for migrants in Sub-Saharan Africa. Building upon the experience and lessons learned under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration and its Individual Measure, the MPRR-SSA programme follows a route-based, protection-centred approach to support migrants in situations of vulnerability along the Atlantic/Western and Central Mediterranean Migration Routes in Sub-Saharan Africa with assistance, including vulnerability assessments, assisted voluntary return, and individual reintegration support. Individual reintegration assistance focuses on providing timely and tailored support to address potential situations of vulnerability and individual needs in the shortto mid-term, along economic, social, and psychosocial dimensions. To guarantee ownership and sustainability, the MPRR-SSA ensures continuity of care and aims at preventing protection gaps by optimizing stakeholders’ engagement and active participation. It relies on the structures established or reinforced with the support of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative such as technical working groups and national referral mechanisms, under the leadership of government counterparts.

The programme also leverages a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to not only cater for returnees’ needs but also consider the potential contributions of reintegration to sustainable development and vice-versa. The programme interventions play a crucial role in enhancing overall migration governance and tackling social, psychosocial, and economic obstacles in key areas of return. By doing so, the MPRR-SSA contributes significantly to the attainment of national development objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Field Officer/Reintegration Officer and the direct supervision of the Head of Sub-Office in Kolda, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing support in the day-to-day management of the project in Kolda:

• Assist in the reintegration process of returnees from European and African countries.
• Provide general assistance to the Senior Project Assistant and the project team in the development and implementation of listening and speaking sessions and reintegration projects individual, collective and community.
• Establish a statistical table with a continuous update of returns under its monitoring.
• Communicate to his hierarchy the statistical tables every month for the follow-up of the service charges including proposals to solve the inconsistencies on the MiMOSA platform.
• Support supervisor and procurement unit in obtaining pro forma invoices from potential suppliers.
• Support returnees in obtaining reintegration assistance.
• Support the supervisor in carrying out administrative, financial and procurement tasks related to reintegration assistance in accordance with the organization’s internal procedures.
• Create and maintain a filing system for receipts and records, and verify, file and update them.
• Assist in the coordination of migrant assistance operations with the relevant authorities, partners and service providers.
• Carry out periodic field visits to assist in setting up and monitoring projects for Senegalese returnees.
• Carry out all other tasks within the Unit.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in law, sociology, or other related field from a recognized academic institution, and three (3) years of relevant experience in the field of return and reintegration, or
• Certificate of completion of secondary education and five (5) years of professional experience in related fields.

Expérience

• Experience in effectively assisting actions with other implementing partners;
• Professional experience particularly in the effective application of migration, cooperation and development
• knowledge in the context of an international organization would be an asset.
• Good knowledge of information technology and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, notably Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and SharePoint.

Required Skills

• Assisted Voluntary Return and/or Reintegration
• Counter-Trafficking
• MiMOSA Application
• Needs Assessments
• Programme Development
• Project Reporting
• Migrant Training