Senior Project Associate (MECC)

Organization: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Location: Kigoma
Employment Type: Contract

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking a Senior Project Associate (MECC) to support field-level coordination, implementation follow-up, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement for resilience and climate-induced displacement interventions in Kigoma, Tanzania. The role focuses on ensuring effective delivery of community-based activities, inclusive participation of affected populations, and strong coordination with local authorities and partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day field implementation of project activities and maintain liaison with local authorities, community representatives, service providers, and partners.
• Facilitate inclusive community engagement, consultations, and capacity-building activities, ensuring participation of diverse and displacement-affected groups.
• Support coordination and information-sharing to align community priorities with local planning and programme activities.
• Contribute to preparedness, risk management, and early warning or anticipatory action activities, including mapping communication channels and community structures.
• Assist in community-based assessments and data collection, ensuring adherence to quality, safeguarding, and do-no-harm standards.
• Support community planning processes, including identification of resilience priorities, documentation of actions, and follow-up with stakeholders.
• Support delivery and monitoring of recovery and resilience interventions, including livelihoods and infrastructure rehabilitation activities.
• Facilitate social cohesion and dialogue activities and promote inclusion of displacement-affected communities in decision-making structures.
• Track progress of implementing partners against workplans and compile compliance and performance information.
• Support awareness of available services and referral mechanisms for affected communities.
• Maintain monitoring and reporting systems, including activity trackers, documentation, lessons learned, and risk flagging.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education

• High school diploma with six years of relevant experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Disaster Management, Development Studies, Disaster Risk Reduction, Community Development, Social Sciences, or related field with four years of experience.

Experience

• Experience in humanitarian, recovery, resilience, or development programming.
• Experience in climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, community engagement, and coordination with local authorities.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders in field settings.
• Experience in project monitoring and reporting is an advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong coordination, communication, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work in field conditions with frequent travel.
• Knowledge of community structures and local governance systems.
• Basic understanding of climate action and resilience programming.
• Ability to support implementing partners and track progress.
• Familiarity with UN or international organization systems is an advantage.
• Strong English and Swahili language proficiency.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the official IOM recruitment portal:

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