Canadian Orientation Abroad Facilitator Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy Notice: IOMKE/VN/03/2013
 

Position title: Canadian Orientation Abroad Facilitator
 

Position grade: G6 / step 1
 

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Duration of Assignment: 6 months, with possibility of extension
 

Seniority band: Band 3
 

Job family: Migration
 

Organizational unit: Labour Migration and Human Development

Position rated: Yes
 

Subject to rotation: No

Reporting directly to: Canadian Orientation Abroad Global Project Manager (currently based in IOM Nairobi)
 

Overall supervision by: Senior Migrant Training Officer
 

Managerial responsibility: No
 

Directly reporting staff: None
 

II. Organizational Context and Scope

Under the administrative supervision of the IOM Nairobi office and the day-to-day directives of the Nairobi-based Canadian Orientation Abroad Global Project Manager, the Canadian Orientation Abroad facilitator will be responsible for the following functions:
 

III. Responsibilities and Accountanbilities

• Conduct Pre-departure orientation (Cultural Orientation) for Canada-bound refugees and humanitarian entrants both within Nairobi as well as throughout the region.
• Write reports (field, quarter and annual), gathering statistics and maintaining records.
• Consolidate Canadian Orientation Abroad Monthly summary of courses for classes trained in East and Central Africa to the Canadian Orientation Abroad Project Manager.
• Submit Canadian Orientation Abroad Monthly summary of courses to Admin/Finance and Public Information Departments.
• Coordinate Cultural Orientation missions with implementing partners.
• Write lesson plans in accordance with Cultural Orientation Africa and Canadian Orientation Abroad curriculum objectives.
• Participate in and contribute to teacher trainings and staff development seminars.
• Develop teaching materials, visual-aids, and bulletin boards which support the objectives of the Cultural Orientation and Canadian Orientation Abroad curriculum.
• Identify and register all refugees eligible for Canadian Orientation Abroad.
• Coordinate scheduling of medical appointments and Cultural Orientation appointments with the IOM Medical and Operation Departments.
• Write and submit reports following TDY missions out of Nairobi.
• Maintain Canadian Orientation Abroad files.
• Maintain inventories of all instructional supplies and order materials in direct consultation with the Canadian Orientation Abroad project manager on a quarterly basis.
• Engaging in self-directed study for professional development, including reading resettlement updates, language-tutorials, attending Cultural Orientation related workshops or seminars.
• Any other duties to be assigned.

IV. Competencies
 

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies
 

Behavioural
 

Accountability

• Accepts and gives constructive criticism
• Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies
• Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
• Monitors own work to correct errors
• Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation

• Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients
• Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries
• Keeps clients informed of developments and setbacks

Continuous Learning

• Contributes to colleagues' learning
• Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills
• Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas
• Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area

Communication

• Actively shares relevant information
• Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures
• Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience
• Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience

Creativity and Initiative

• Actively seeks new ways of improving project or services
• Expands responsibilities while maintaining existing ones
• Persuades others to consider new ideas
• Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems

Leadership and Negotiation

• Convinces others to share resources
• Actively identifies opportunities for and promotes organizational change
• Presents goals as shared interests
• Articulates vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments

Performance Management

• Provides constructive feedback to colleagues
• Identifies ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers
• Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations

Planning and Organizing

• Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others
• Identifies priority activities and assignments for self
• Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers
• Identifies risks and makes contingency plans
• Adjusts priorities and plans to achieve goals
• Allocates appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members

Professionalism

• Masters subject matter related to responsibilities
• Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities
• Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation
• Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress
• Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity
• Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts
• Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

Teamwork

• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment
• Contributes to, and follows team objectives
• Gives credit where credit is due
• Seeks input and feedback from others
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate
• Actively supports and implements final group decisions
• Takes joint responsibility for team's work

Technological Awareness

• Learns about developments in available technology
• Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions
• Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work

Resource Mobilization

• Establishes realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs

Technical

• Effectively applies knowledge of training/migration issues within organizational context
• Correctly frames migration issues within their regional, global, and political context

V. Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Sciences and/or related field with working experience in education/training.
• Minimum of 6 years of teaching experience
• Experience working in cross-cultural settings
• US/Australia/Canada living, studying or work experience an advantage
• Extensive experience working with various groups of migrants (especially refugees).
• An understanding of the Government of Canada’s policies and programmes in relation to refugees and/or refugee resettlement.
• A full appreciation and understanding of post-arrival integration issues and challenges and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of clients and stakeholders.
• Solid computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office Packages (Office, excel, Power point, outlook) internet and E-mail
• Ability to maintain statistics and write lesson plans

VI. Languages
 

Required

• English and Kiswahili
• Advantageous
• French, Somali, Oromo, Amharic

Mode of Application:
 

Submit cover letter and CV including daytime telephone and e-mail address to:-
 

International Organization for Migration (IOM), 

Resources Department, 

P.O. Box 55040-00200 

Nairobi, Kenya 

or send via e-mail to hrnairobi@iom.int
 

Closing Date: 25th January, 2013
 

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted