Job description
CTG overview |
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.
CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.
Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.
Visit www.ctg.org to find out more
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| Overview of position |
Under the general supervision of the Labour Mobility
and Social Inclusion (LMI) Programme Manager and the direct supervision of the
Policy and Research Officer, the incumbent will be responsible to support the
organization of research initiatives within the unit and carry labour market
analysis to support youth programming as well as to support other thematic
research initiatives. The incumbent will be involved in the daily activities of
the LMI Unit
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| Role objectives |
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| Project reporting |
Policy and Research Officer, LMI P2
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| Key competencies |
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 programmes 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
- Uses staff evaluations
appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures
- Holds directly
reporting managers accountable for providing fair, accurate, timely, and
constructive staff evaluation
Planning and Organizing
- Sets clear and
achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others
- Identifies priority
activities and assignments for self and others
- 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
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| Team management |
- 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
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| Further information |
Background in research an advantage.
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Disclaimer:
· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.
· CTG has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) which is outlined in its Code of Conduct. Protection from SEA is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to CTG’s Code of Conduct at all times.
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