About this role
Since 2014, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in close partnership with the governments, United Nations (UN), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), has been addressing a range of migration-related issues, including disaster risk management in Malawi in line with its strategic objective of “Driving Solutions to Displacement”. IOM Malawi also supports the Government of Malawi to strengthen systems and capacity for disaster risk reduction and climate resilience with a focus on minimizing the risk of climate-induced displacement and improving the management of displacement at all levels.
The successful candidate will work under the Regional Responses to Climate Displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa (RE2CLID) project which aims to enhance the resilience and self-reliance of Displacement-Affected Communities (DACs) in Malawi who face the risks of disasters, the adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation. This initiative targets the highly vulnerable displacement affected communities in the Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region, countries including Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles (i.e. Cluster 2).
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) in Malawi and direct supervision of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Officer and, in collaboration with relevant units at IOM Malawi, the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for supporting the development, implementation, and management of strategies to connect IOM with the community it serves. The Senior Community Engagement Associate-DRR will be a critical link between IOM and the community. This will involve building relationships, facilitating communication, and organizing events to promote IOM’s goals and initiatives on disaster risk reduction, human mobility and climate change adaptation.
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About IOM
Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the well-being and human rights of migrants.
More people are on the move today than at any other time in recorded history: 1 billion people – comprising a seventh of humanity. A variety of elements – not least the information and communications revolutions – contribute to the movement of people on such a large scale. The forces driving migration as a priority issue are: climate change, natural and manmade catastrophes, conflict, the demographic trends of an ageing industrialized population, an exponentially expanding jobless youth population in the developing world and widening North–South social and economic disparities.
What you'll do
- The Senior Community Engagement Associate will support the development, implementation, and management of strategies to connect IOM with the community. This role involves building relationships, facilitating communication, and organizing events to promote IOM’s goals on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
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