Consultant – Climate Security and Peacebuilding Officer At International Organization for Migration

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.

IOM in South Sudan has a broad range of programming centred around three broad areas: Humanitarian Coordination and Support; Humanitarian response and Resilience; and Peacebuilding, Transition, and Development. Humanitarian Coordination and support includes leading/co-leading the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Clusters, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and management of WASH and Shelter and NFI Core-pipelines, Humanitarian Hubs and common transport services. Humanitarian response and Resilience includes CCCM, WASH, Shelter & NFI, Health, Protection, Gender equality and inclusion, Mental health and Psychosocial support and the Management of a Rapid Response Fund.

Under Peacebuilding, Transition and Development, IOM South Sudan implements programming on Housing, Land and Property issues, Transition and Recovery, Transhumance conflict prevention, Community-based violence reduction, livelihoods & resilience programming, and Community development and Migration Management.

Funded by the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) – and jointly with FAO and UN Women –, IOM leads a project titled “Local Solutions to Build Climate Resilience and Advance Peace and Stability in Bor, Pibor and Malakal”aiming to advance peace and stability in Jonglei, GPAA and Upper Nile by reducing the negative impact of climate shocks on existing conflict dynamics as well as gender and age-based discrimination. In Greater Jonglei and Upper Nile, particularly in fragility-affected areas with active conflict dynamics, the impact of climate shocks on people’s livelihoods is significant and exacerbates existing conflict dynamics, instability, gender and age-based discrimination, poverty and governance challenges. This contributes to the rise of new tensions, often triggered by competition over scarce resources, thus creating a vicious cycle of climate shocks and instability. As a peacebuilding response, IOM, FAO and UN Women will seek – jointly – to bolster community resilience in these areas to ensure that have local communities have access to a set of distinct capacities and resources that are critical for communities to cope with, withstand or bounce back from the confluence of conflict and climate-related risks. In this view, the objective of this consultancy is to support this project in advancing a climate-informed peacebuilding approach across all three outcomes of the project.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

1. Support the Transition and Recovery Unit (TRU) in the draft of policy briefs and reports on climate-secuirty related issues in South Sudan, including conducting data collection and analysis
2. In consultation with South Sudan’s UN Climate Security Advisor, review, analyze and consolidate the findings and lessons learned from the current climate responses and interventions across South Sudan, particulary in climate-affected areas.
3. Develop comprehensive synthesis reports on the recommendations for improving climate security nexus programming in South Sudan. This includes conducting a comprehensive literature review to identify and analyze existing gaps in advancing climate-informed peacebuilding in South Sudan as well as outline existing gaps and opportunities in advancing climate-informed peacebuilding processes in South Sudan.
4. Hold progress, debriefing, and validation sessions for IOM, project partners, and other stakeholders to present and validate the findings of the aforementioned knowledge products and create strategic entry points and recommendations for potential further programming including a draft project concept note.
5. Contribut to the conceptualization of climate-security related projects for IOM South Sudan, including levarging DTM and other data potential for conflict mitigation, particulary climate induced conflict.

   Required Qualifications and Experience

   EDUCATION

   Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Economics, International Relations, Education or Law.

   OR

   A bachelor’s degree in any of the above field and minimum of five years of experience in international/regional organization(s) in areas related to sustainable development, climate change, conflict, refugee/migration.

   EXPERIENCE

   Proven experience in research and policy analysis

   Solid knowledge of the East and Horn of Africa region and its development priorities and challenges, including in the context of ongoing crises;

   Experience in analysing, synthesising and preparation of strategic information for decision-makers

   Proven experience in programme or project management in fragile settings.

   Experience in government relations and programme coordination involving multi-stakeholders.

   Demonstrated experience in producing quality reports in the English language.

   SKILLS

   Excellent oral and writing skills

   Strong communication capacities

   Excellent organizational skills and be detail oriented

   Ability to work independently and as part of a team

   Competences;

   Values,

   Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.

   Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

   Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

   Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

   Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

   Core copmtencies;

   Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

   Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

   Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

   Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

   Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

   Managerial Competencies;

   Leadership: Provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the ability to carry out the Organization’s vision. Assists others to realize and develop their leadership and professional potential.

   Empowering others: Creates an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.

   Building Trust: Promotes shared values and creates an atmosphere of trust and honesty.

   Strategic thinking and vision: Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.

   Humility: Leads with humility and shows openness to acknowledging own shortcomings.