UNV Diversity and Inclusion Associate Officer - Erbil / Assignment reserved for persons with disabilities

UN Entity: IOM

Assignment Context:
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and 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.
Migrants and crisis-affected community members may have restricted access to IOM’s services due to intersectionality of individual factors including race, nationality, sex and disability. This UNV assignment is part of IOM’s protection mainstreaming and safeguarding initiatives to ensure meaningful access to its services and information and to promote diversity and inclusion.

Task description:
Under the overall supervision of IOM Iraq Head of Protection Division, under the direct supervision of Protection Coordinator (Mainstreaming), the successful candidate will work to promote diversity and inclusion within the Mission, partnership and programming.
• Support the Coordinator in designing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on institutional activities and practices to promote diversity and inclusion.
• Provide strategic recommendation and advice to programme colleagues on promoting equality, accountability to affected population (AAP), disability inclusion and safeguarding.
• Develop risk assessment, protocols and procedures to enhance diversity and inclusion at the workplace, ensuring they are compliant with various IOM policies in support of the Coordinator;
• Contribute to developing key messages and talking points on promoting diversity and inclusion for meetings, webinars and donor meetings.
• Support the liaison with Regional Office and Headquarters related to diversity and inclusion.
• Design and deliver training to staff members and partners on diversity and inclusion;
• Research, assess, keep abreast of and advise on best practices and trends in safeguarding and associated issues
• Undertake duty travel as required; and,
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Languages
English, Level: Working knowledge, Required
Arabic, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Kurdish, Level: Fluent, Desirable

Inclusivity statement:
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

Living conditions and remarks
UN personnel in Iraq operate in a volatile security environment. In Erbil, personnel work in a secured compound with limited access outside of the city, which usually can only be done with stringent clearances and depending on the destination, a military escort. Erbil is a non-family duty station and is classified as a security risk moderate. UN personnel in Erbil live in Minimum Operational Security Standards (MOSS) compliant residences outside of the UN compound. International personnel operating in Iraq must take online security awareness in the field training prior to arrival in Iraq and undertake a mandatory Security Induction Awareness Training (SAIT) immediately upon arrival. The Rest and Recuperation (R&R) cycle in Erbil is 8 weeks, with the designated place of R&R being Amman, Jordan. 

As this is an international UN Volunteer specialist assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. International UN Volunteers receive a volunteer living allowance to sustain a basic, adequate, and safe lifestyle. This allowance varies from one location to another depending on local living costs, but all International UN Volunteers specialists in the same location receive the same allowance. Below is a summary of the Conditions of Service. Allowances 

The purpose of allowances for international UN Volunteers specialists is to enable the international UN Volunteers to sustain a modest and secure standard of living at the duty station. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward, or salary in exchange for volunteer work. 
Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): All international UN Volunteers specialists are entitled to a monthly volunteer living allowance of USD 3,896.383 
The purpose of this allowance is to cover the basic living costs of the international UN Volunteer. The allowance is to ensure that the volunteer can sustain a basic, adequate, and safe lifestyle.

The monthly allowance rate is a fixed rate for the duty station as established by UNV headquarters. Iraq is a unique country and UNITAD is a unique operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.