Job Vacancy - Migrant Care Assistant (Balikpapan)

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Indonesia is looking for  a Migrant Care Assistant II, according to the terms of reference below:

 

I. Position Information
Reference No. Position title Position grade Base Salary Duty station Type & duration of Contract		SVN/ID10/2014/025 Migrant Care  Assistant II General Service Staff / G-5  IDR 12,418,167 Balikpapan Special All Inclusive Contract for 3 (three) months (will be considered as probation period), with the possibility of extension. The tenure of contract of internal candidate holding a Fixed Term/Regular contract will remain unchanged.
Seniority band: Job family: Organizational unit: Position number Position rated ¨ Subject to rotation		Band III Operations RCA tba tba n/a
Reporting directly to		RCA (The Regional Cooperation Arrangements) Programme Coordinator  - East of Indonesia Region
Overall supervision by		Deputy Chief of Mission
Managerial responsibility		No
Directly reporting staff		0

 

II. Organizational Context and Scope
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.   Under direct supervision of the RCA Programme Coordinator – East of Indonesia Region and in coordination with the MCIIP2 Program Manager in Jakarta and the overall supervision of the Deputy COM, the incumbent will be responsible for coordinating and liaising with local government, communities and other relevant stakeholders to ensure smooth building up of IOM activities and assist to provide care and support to interception cases of the migrants as well as oversight, supervise and monitor the implementation of the psychosocial assistance activities for the irregular migrants in presence in the Area of Responsibility.
III. Responsibilities and Accountabilities
1.    Represent IOM in local and regional meetings and workshops/trainings, if/when requested by the National Project Officer or Programme Coordinator. 2.    Identify hotels/accommodation for migrants under IOM care that can provide sufficient services at reasonable rates. 3.    Coordinate with accommodation owners and relevant staffs to ensure that accommodation for Irregular Migrants are within the agreed standard. 4.    Coordinate with local authorities on Irregular Migrants activities in area of responsibility 5.    Provide ad-hoc support to local authorities in areas related to identification and handling irregular migrant. 6.    Prepare and submit reports of visit conducted to the Regional RCA Coordinator. 7.    In coordination with the Logistics/Procurement department in Makassar, identify a range of Service Providers in the AoR which may be required for future services. 8.    Assist the intercepted and surrendered migrants anytime there is a case. 9.    Visit and monitor the intercepted/surrendered migrants in Imigrasi detention center (IDC) also in appointed accommodations to make sure their basic needs including adequate food and water, accommodation facilities and medical assistance are provided 10.  Provide counseling to Irregular Migrants on their option to continue stay in Indonesia or Voluntary return to country of origin. 11.  Using ICARE strategies, implement tailored psychosocial program activities for the irregular migrants (IMs) and ensure that the implementation of social, Religious and educational/vocational activities and the like are culturally appropriate and fully respects the confidentiality of the information on migrants. 12.  Assess psychosocial and protection needs and identify problems/gaps, risk and vulnerabilities, including those related to gender and age. Propose/prioritise initiatives to reduce these risks and increase the resilience capacity within the IMs communities in detention and community settings 13.  Ensure presence in IMs communities through regular visits to detention centres, temporary settlement areas to collect information on the conditions faced by IMs including the availability of humanitarian assistance (shelter, food, water/sanitation, health and education) and access to services by different segments of IMs populations. 14.  In coordination with Finance Unit, manage the operational expenses and ensure IOM expenditure is based on IOM regulations 15.  Provide ad hoc activity report to the Supervisors: RCA Programme Coordinator (Eastern Region) and MCIIP2 Program Manager. 16.  When instructed by RCA team, and closely coordinating with the MCIIP2 project team based in Balikpapan, provide logistical, coordination and administrative support in the provision of migrant care in the Balikpapan detention centre. 17.  Provide monthly statistics and formatted reports 18.  Perform other duties as may be assigned

 

IV. Competencies
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies
Behavioural

 

a) Takes responsibility and manages constructive criticism; b) Works effectively with all clients and stakeholders; c) Promotes continuous learning; communicates clearly; d)Takes initiative and drives high levels of performance management; e)Plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility; f)Displays mastery of subject matter; g) Contributes to a collegial team environment; i) Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation; j) Displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; k) Works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

 

 

 

Technical

a)      Knowledge in assisting emergency operations activities;

b)     Proven ability and experience in liaising with UN, Government Departments/Authorities and other international organizations;

c)      Proficient in computer applications: Ms-Office

 

V. Education and Experience
a)     Indonesian National with good knowledge of, and experience in project implementation and operational. b)     University Degree in psychology, Social science, counselling, management or Economic.  c)      At least five years of experience in any of these fields, particularly in dealing with migrants and trainings. d)     Experience in provision of community based training activities

 

VI. Languages
Language: Thorough knowledge of English and Bahasa Indonesia

 

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Interested candidates are invited to send the application in ENGLISH, with:

 

a)      Cover letter, clearly specify suitability and availability date,

b)     Complete the Personal History Form  which can be downloaded at the following link :

        http://www.iom.or.id/loadpdf.jsp?lang=eng&pgs=nl&file=phform.xls

c)      Detailed curriculum vitae, including historical salary and minimum three referees (preferably former direct supervisors).

 

Please submit your application through through http://www.iom.or.id/about.jsp?lang=eng or send by email to recruitment-indonesia@iom.int, indicating the reference code above (SVN/ID10/2014/025)  as subject. The deadline for applications is 27 March 2014.

 

 

Only applicant who meet the above qualification will be short-listed