Field Operations Assistant/ Non-Food Items (Odesa)

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Mission and objectives

The IOM Mission in Ukraine was established in 1996. In line with IOM’s global strategy, IOM Ukraine aims at advancing the understanding of the opportunities and challenges of migration in the Ukrainian context. The IOM Mission in Ukraine provides assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected people, fights trafficking in human beings, assists the Government in dealing with irregular migration, improving its migration management system, and creating migrant-inclusive health practices and policies. IOM supports the development of comprehensive and evidence-based migration policies and legislation in line with international norms and builds government’s capacity in harnessing the development potential of migration, among others, by creating incentives for migrants’ remittances investment and offering evidence-based policy advice to enhance labour migration management. During 24 years of presence in Ukraine, IOM has assisted over half a million migrants (Ukrainians and other nationalities), IDPs, potential migrants, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups, directly or through its project partners.

Context

The intensity of the armed violence in Ukraine is having a severe humanitarian impact on the population. The conflict has resulted in loss of life, injuries, and mass movement of civilian population throughout the country and to neighbouring countries, as well as severe destruction and damage to civilian infrastructure and residential housing. In summary, according to OCHA reports, with the scale and direction of the ongoing military operation, 18 million people are projected to become affected, including up to 6.7 million people projected to be newly internally displaced. Of the affected population, 12 million people are expected to need humanitarian assistance, and 6 million with the most urgent humanitarian needs – including shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene services and basic non-food items. IOM is rapidly scaling up Non-Food items (NFI) distribution Shelter and WASH responses capacity in the country. Proposed intervention for NFI and Common Pipeline include direct and indirect NFI responses, assessment, monitoring, procurement, transportation, warehousing, and distribution of critical NFI and Shelter and WASH NFI supplies on behalf of IOM relevant program units. Under the overall supervision of the NFI/Common Pipeline Programme Manager, and the direct supervision of the NFI Project Officer, based in multiple oblasts in Ukraine, the Field Operations Assistant (NFI) will help to ensure timely provision of NFIs to conflict affected populations, including internally displaced population, returnees and affected host communities in Ukraine.

Task description

1. Participate in NFI response in the field, including assessment, targeting, verification, registration and distribution, as required; 2. Identify gaps in NFI partnerships on the ground (especially high risk/returnee areas) and reach out to new partners to establish working relationships on the ground; 3. Comply with reporting requirements for response activities, in coordination with participating partners, including updates on the situation on the ground and recommendations on next steps; 4. Assist with post-distribution monitoring, including planning and participation in the field; 5. Assist NFI Project Officer in providing trainings/workshops (planning, logistical arrangements, moderating) as required; 6. Assist in coordination with other humanitarian agencies on the ground to ensure NFI needs are met; 7. Working closely with the NFI Project Officer and Supply Chain Unit, ensure sufficient stocks are available in IOM’s warehouse and provide regular updates on when stocks have arrived; 8. Compile stock/ age and sex segregated distribution data provided by partners, following up with partners where necessary; 9. Submit NFI requests from partners to NFI/Common Pipeline Programme Manager for approval and undertake NFI release based on NFI guidelines; 10. Coordinate stock dispatch with supply chain unit and partners on ground; 11. Advise NFI Project Officer on any emerging issues relating to NFI response.