Job Description

Since August 2022, the Migrant Protection, Return and Reintegration Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa (MPRR SSA) has succeeded in the Joint Initiative and related projects. It continues to contribute to the protection of vulnerable and stranded migrants along the Central and Western Mediterranean routes, including through assisted voluntary return, while promoting sustainable reintegration in countries of origin, including Cameroon.

Building on these efforts, the European Union–funded project “Migration Governance Enhancement: Comprehensive Support to National Policy Development and Return, Readmission and Reintegration (RRR)”, launched in March 2025, represents a strategic shift towards a more comprehensive and institutionalized migration governance framework in Cameroon. The project aims to strengthen national capacities in managing return, readmission, and reintegration processes, while also supporting the development of the country’s first national migration policy. It adopts an integrated approach combining institutional strengthening, socio-economic and community-based reintegration, and enhanced data, policy, and coordination mechanisms.

Within this framework and considering the complementary implementation of the MPRR SSA programme and the RRR project, IOM Cameroon seeks to further strengthen its AVRR unit through the recruitment of a Senior Reintegration Associate, who will support the effective delivery and coordination of reintegration assistance, in line with programmatic objectives and organizational priorities.

Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, the direct supervision of the National Reintegration Officer, the Senior Reintegration Associate will be responsible for providing support in the technical coordination of AVRR activities.

  1. Ensure regular communication with the different project units, the different partners, government representatives, NGO members, other IOM members.

  2. Recruit Reintegration Assistants (case managers) in coordination with the National Reintegration Officer. 

  3. Provide training and equip reintegration assistant.

  4. Guide reintegration assistants in the development of reintegration plans, the implementation of the monitoring approach and personalized support for returning migrants.

  5. Assist Reintegration Assistants in developing a referral network at the local level.

  6. Regularly conduct an assessment of the individual situation of migrants returning to Cameroon, in order to identify potential beneficiaries of the personalized monitoring and support approach, in coordination with the National Reintegration Officer.

  7. Ensure the timely collection of data by integration assistants on returned migrants who participate in the personalized monitoring and support approach and ensure the transmission of data to the database. IOM institutional data.

  8. Work in close collaboration with the mission’s monitoring and evaluation unit. 

  9. Carry out regular field missions to the areas targeted by the project for coordination as well as monitoring and evaluation of project activities.

  10. Communicate regularly by telephone and, if necessary, handle complaints received by assisted migrants. 

  11. Contribute to the analysis and budgetary monitoring of project activities in close collaboration with the finance team and, if necessary, propose adjustments.

  12. Assist the National Reintegration Officerin the writing, coordination and compilation of narrative reports, internal statistics. 

  13. Support the National Reintegration Officerin organizing capacity building activities to assist returning migrants for governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Cameroon. 

  14. Carry out any other task that may be entrusted to him.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

  •  University degree in social sciences, Business administration, Project management, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience; or

  •  School diploma with six years of relevant professional experience.

EXPERIENCE

  • Operational experience on themes related to migration. 

  • Solid knowledge of requirements for implementing and monitoring projects, particularly return and reintegration projects.

  • Experience in Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration, and proven knowledge in other migration thematic.

  • Experience in organizing trainings, capacity building and other educational activities.

  • Experience in the operation and administrative, financial management and procedures of the IOM.

  • High level of computer literacy and knowledge of spreadsheet and data analysis (MiMOSA, PRISM, PRIMA).

  • Experience in leading reintegration cycle operations.

  • Experience in protection and migrants counselling.

SKILLS

  • Effective application of knowledge on migration, cooperation and development in an organizational context.

  • Proactively identify and defend the objectives set by combining cost-effectiveness and technological solutions.

  • Effectively coordinate actions with other implementing partners.

  • Handling vulnerable migrants, active listening, advice, socio-professional guidance, 

  • Knowledge of financial rules and regulations.

  • In depth knowledge of the wide range of areas related to migration treaties by the organisation.

Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. 

REQUIRED

For this position, fluency in French and English is required (oral and written).

DESIRABLE

Specify desirable language/s, for example: 

Working knowledge of Arabic.
 

Required Skills

Job info

Contract Type: Special Short Term Graded (Up to 9 months)
Org Type: Country Office
Vacancy Type: Special Vacancy Notice
Recruiting Type: General Service
Grade: G-6
Is this S/VN based in an L3 office or in support to an L3 emergency response?: No
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