Community Resilience and Reintegration Officer, Kigali

## Community Resilience and Reintegration Officer, Kigali - Organization:IOM - International Organization for Migration - Office:IOM Kigali, Rwanda Description of assignment title:Community Resilience and Reintegration Officer Assignment country:Rwanda Work location:On UN premises Expected start date:12/01/2026 Duration:18 monthsLong-term benefits and allowances Sustainable Development Goal:13. Climate action Host entity:IOM RWANDA Volunteer category:Specialist UCoS from Apr2026 Work schedule:Full-time Number of Assignments:1 Mission and objectives: - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) aims to ensure that migration is humane and orderly, delivering benefits for both migrants and society. It adopts a comprehensive, development-oriented approach to fully realize the positive potential of migration. - The organization works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration, and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants. By delivering holistic and systemic support, IOM integrates this methodology into its operations at global, regional, and national levels, as outlined by its Global Strategic Plan. Effective management of human mobility and the establishment of regular migration pathways can significantly contribute to sustainable development, prosperity, and progress, a reality acknowledged in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). This vision is also reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the United Nations Secretary General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement, and various other thematic frameworks and instruments. As the world heads into a post-2030 future, IOM is also committed to ensuring that the nexus between migration and sustainable development can be leveraged to bolster people’s resilience to significant changes including climate change, demographic shifts, urbanisation, and digitalisation - IOM supports the Government of Rwanda in fostering social cohesion and strengthening community resilience, while addressing, minimizing, and averting the impacts of climate change on human mobility through evidence generation, capacity building, and community level resilience programming. This work advances IOM’s Global Strategic Objectives by safeguarding lives and protecting people on the move—reducing vulnerability to climate related hazards, enhancing preparedness, and reinforcing community based disaster risk reduction mechanisms. - In close collaboration with national and local authorities, IOM implements disaster risk reduction initiatives in high risk communities across the country, including early warning systems, adaptive capacity strengthening, and a range of resilience building activities. These efforts contribute to driving solutions to displacement by reducing the need for forced climate related movements and supporting safer, more dignified mobility pathways when displacement cannot be avoided. - Moreover, by integrating human mobility considerations into national climate adaptation and disaster preparedness frameworks, IOM strengthens migration governance and supports Rwanda in building systems that are better equipped to anticipate and manage climate induced mobility. - Under the overall supervision of the Head of Programmes (HoP), the direct supervision of the Project Manager (national Japanese staff), and in close coordination with the Programme Support Unit (PSU), the successful candidate will support the implementation of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) portfolio, including activities related to disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. - Under the direct supervision of Project Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: - • Support the coordination and implementation of reintegration and climate resilience projects, including emergency preparedness and response, in line with IOM policies, donor requirements, and national priorities. - • Support data collection, information gathering, and analysis related to migration, reintegration, climate resilience, and community needs, and contribute to reports and knowledge products. - • Support activities aimed at strengthening the well-being, resilience, and inclusion of returnees and vulnerable communities. - • Provide operational oversight, technical guidance, and supervisory support to project staff and Implementing Partners (IPs) to ensure effective and timely delivery. - • Support project monitoring activities, maintain activity records, and contribute to progress reporting. - • Support community engagement activities, awareness-raising initiatives, and capacity-building efforts related to climate resilience, disaster preparedness, and reintegration. - • Draft and contribute to high-quality narrative, financial, and other project reports. - • Liaise with government counterparts, implementing partners, UN agencies, and other stakeholders, and represent IOM in coordination forums, technical working groups, and relevant meetings. - • Support the identification of funding opportunities and contribute to the development of new project proposals through contextual analysis and background research. - • Plan and support the delivery of capacity-building activities for IOM staff, government counterparts, partners, and humanitarian actors. - • Support project information management and visibility, including preparation of up-dates and communication materials, in coordination with donors and relevant IOM units. - • Perform such other duties as may be assigned. - Special Notice: This assignment is reserved for Japan Nationals only. - Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment. Additional eligibility criteria: - This assignment is funded by JICA, therefore only former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JICA-JOCV) recommended by the JICA-JOCV Secretariat are eligible to apply. Please consult the JICA website (https://www.jica.go.jp/volunteer/obog/career_support/unv/index.html) for further information on the eligibility criteria. - Deployment is scheduled between 1 October and 30 November (no later than 31 December 2026). Assignment requirements - English, Level: Fluent, Required Required education level: - Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Humanitarian Affairs, Environmental Studies, Geography, Public Administration, Community Development, Engineering, Architecture, or another relevant field Competencies and values: - ? Adaptability and Flexibility - ? Commitment and Motivation - ? Commitment to Continuous Learning - ? Planning and Organizing - ? Respect for Diversity Skills and experience: - • Relevant experience in community development, migration, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, humanitarian assistance, livelihoods, reintegration, or related programmes - • Experience working with communities, local authorities, civil society organizations, or development partners. - • Experience supporting project implementation, coordination, training, or community-based activities. - • Good communication and report-writing skills. - • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. - • Interest in or understanding of migration, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, or community development. - • Experience working in multicultural environments is desirable. Area(s) of expertise: - Community development, Engineering, construction, Humanitarian affairs, protection