CON2024 50 Protection Consultant

Project Context and Scope:

IOM’s protection unit aims to promote and uphold migrants’ rights and support migrants and other vulnerable communities to access and exercise their rights. The unit also supports Ministries and Government entities in their roles in promoting and fulfilling migrants’ rights. IOM provides protection assistance both directly and in partnership with other stakeholders, through advocacy and communication, thematic guidance, training and capacity building, convening & dialogues, thematic research and direct assistance. Specifically, direct assistance includes case management, and protection services as well as assisted voluntary return and reintegration for migrants in vulnerable situations.

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing:

IOM Lebanon Protection Unit 

Category A Consultants: Tasks to be performed under this contract

1. Assist in the implementation and monitoring of protection activities within the scope of assisted voluntary return program.
2. Support policy and advocacy efforts to strengthen migrant worker protection and prevent abuse, including human trafficking
3. Ensure timely registration of migrants for the purpose of assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR).
4. Support the administrative coordination of protection activities relating to AVRR, involving liaison with organizational units and external parties to initiate requests, obtain necessary clearances, process and follow-up on administrative actions.
5. Ensure data entry, quality control, and verification on MIMOSA and data protection and confidentiality in all aspects of work
6. Retrieve, compile, summarize, and present information/data on specific protection topics.
7. Support with drafting correspondence, reports, briefing notes and other forms of documentation as needed.
8. Provide technical support to on-call staff and other staff on registration, AVRR and other protection topics as needed.
9. Respond to general information requests and inquiries; set up and maintain files/records.
10. Monitor budget; verify availability of funds; obtain necessary approval and update budget related information
11. Draft status reports on protection activities, including reports, briefing notes and presentations. Identifying shortfalls in delivery and bringing them to the attention of the supervisor.
12. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

1. Weekly meeting held with on-call staff working on AVR and Case management.
2. Status reports on protection activities, including reports, briefing notes and presentations drafted on regular basis.
3. Registration of migrants on MIMOSA for the purpose of assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR) completed.
4. Liaison with organizational units and external parties to initiate requests, obtain necessary clearances, process and follow-up on administrative actions is done in a timely manner.

Education, Experience and/or skills required

• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations.
• Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups; and,
• Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organization in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Lebanese migration context, challenges faced by migrants, protection gaps and responses implemented by UN and NGOs, Community-based initiatives.

Competencies

Values

• • • Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
    • 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.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

• • • 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 action and delegated work.
    • Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.