Junior Project Officer (Migration Project, Iraq)

About the role

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is recruiting a Junior Project Officer (LP1) for its MRAPP project in Iraq, which strengthens migration prevention and improves access to migration-related information, counselling, referral and reintegration services. The post is based in the MRAPP project team in Baghdad, reports to the Project Manager and works with ICMPD colleagues, MRC staff, government counterparts and stakeholders. It is a 12-month assignment on a SSA contract.

Key responsibilities

• Support project cycle implementation: maintain an overview of project activities and follow up on bottlenecks, review expenditures and disbursements, and contribute to financial and project reports.
• Implement project activities as assigned by the supervisor.
• Draft inputs for terms of reference, specifications and recruitment of experts, consultants and service providers, and keep track of their contracts.
• Support stakeholder management by preparing talking points, background and presentation material for events, meetings, workshops and outreach, and overseeing logistics.
• Contribute to new project concepts and resource development, and help gather, share and build knowledge from project results and best practices.

Required profile

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field; a Bachelor's degree with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted instead.
• At least 1 year of experience supporting project implementation in migration or a related field at the international level.
• Good analytical, drafting and organisational skills, and good communication skills.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Arabic is required; Kurdish (Sorani) is a strong asset.

Required skills

• Ability to manage simultaneous tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to conceptualise new approaches to project design and implementation.
• Proficiency in standard IT tools.

What we offer

• Monthly gross salary of 3,613 EUR.
• Health and accident insurance and six weeks' annual leave.

To apply, candidates submit their application through the ICMPD careers page.