Under the overall supervision of the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Program Manager and the direct supervision of the CCCM Returns Project Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for the implementation of the return project and will ensure effective assistance and protection of camp based populations in their return to their communities

1. Implement the project activities in a timely manner and ensure that IOM administrative and technical policies and practices as well as donor requirements are followed at field level.
2. Monitor project progress, specifically aimed at documenting and evaluating results as well as increasing effectiveness and recommending appropriate action.
3. Anticipate constraints to project implementation and work out solutions with the project manager and other project officers.
4. Ensure accurate information of internally displaced people on project objectives and promote community mobilization accordingly.
5. Ensure proper verification of identity of all internally displaced people to ensure an accurate beneficiary selection, cash grant disbursement and maximize project impact.
6. Liaise with the IOM data management unit and the return database management team to ensure that the information provided is accurate.
7. Guide and coordinate the onward movement of the displaced population out of camps and to their respective area of return.
8. Ensure regular dismantlement of all emptied shelter in the Internally-Displaced Persons (IDP) camps targeted by the project and following cash grant disbursement.
9. Consolidate movement plan for all return activities to maximize efficiency of field transportation system in line with the plan established by the project manager.
10. Direct and supervise IOM national staff involved in the relevant activities in this area.
11. Implement appropriate safety and security procedures related to the protection of IOM staff, its assets and operations. Ensure that all relevant security information is properly disseminated.
12. Maintain in the field liaison with implementing partners, local authorities, UN agencies and other stakeholders.
13. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

University degree, preferably in Political or Social Sciences, Business Administration, Migration Studies, International Relations and/ or Law, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
A minimum of three years experience in project management and budgeting
Experience in humanitarian assistance will be a definite advantage
Good working knowledge of MS office
Strategic and creative thinking ,commitment, efficiency and flexibility, drive for result
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to work harmoniously with a team of colleagues from various cultures.

Languages:
Thorough knowledge of French and Creole (written and spoken). English, an asset.