Sector Coordinator (Shelter / NFI / CCCM) at the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental andnon-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for thebenefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sector Coordinator (Shelter / NFI / CCCM)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Classification: Professional Staff, Grade P3
Type of Appointment: Special Short-Term (SST) 6 months with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

• The North-eastern part of Nigeria has witnessed an increase in violence since the beginning of 2015, causing a major humanitarian crisis.
• More than two million individuals have been displaced as a consequence of the intensification of attacks by non-State armed groups and subsequent military operations, with the highest rate of displacement taking place in Borno, Yobe, Gombe and Adamawa States.
• Today more than 1.7 million people remain displaced with more than 874,583 of Internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in 287 camps, collective centres, or transitional sites, notably in schools or government buildings.
• The remaining IDPs are displaced in host communities: sharing the homes of others, living in makeshift shelters constructed on available land or renting homes.
• The Shelter/Non-Food Items (NFI) and the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) sectors established to coordinate the response in those two areas have been historically led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and IOM since the beginning of the crisis.
• Since August 2016 both sectors have been merged and jointly coordinated between IOM, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and NEMA.
• Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director and direct supervision of the Chief of Mission, and in collaboration with the Emergency Response units, Headquarters (HQ) and the Regional Office for West and Central Africa in Dakar the successful candidate will be accountable and responsible for coordinating and managing the activities of the joint Shelter, Non-Food Items (NFI) and CCCM sector in Nigeria.