Established in 1951, 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 and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
As part of the Nexus & Solutions program, IOM Cameroon implements strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening the links between humanitarian action, development and peace. To provide a practical learning environment for students and/or recent graduates while enhancing its operational capacities, the Nexus & Solutions unit is seeking an intern to work in-person with the team in Yaoundé.
Assist in providing support to programme activities, including strategic input, document streamlining, coordination support, logistical and administrative support, and programme management related backup.
Participate in internal and external meetings with relevant stakeholders, including government authorities, UN agencies, development partners and private sector actors, supporting with the preparation, note taking, archive filing, among other key tasks.
Support the documentation and reporting of programmatic activities, including basic data collection, stakeholder mapping, contact database management and other programmatic support tasks.
Assist in organizing events, workshops and coordination meetings related to electoral assistance, durable solutions, and peace initiatives.
Support the unit in identifying funding opportunities and contribute to the preparation of project proposals and concept notes.
Assist in the management of consultancies and IP partners with product evaluation and review input, as well as adequate administrative and financial follow up.
Support the facilitation of relationships with key ministries (MINHDU, MINEPAT, MINAT) and other government partners.
Contribute to the documentation of best practices, lessons learned and project results.
Provide general administrative and clerical support to the Nexus & Solutions Team.
Any other duties that may be assigned.
TRAINING COMPONENTS AND LEARNING ELEMENTS
Experience working in an international multicultural environment within the United Nations system.
Gain organizational, management, and international cooperation skills.
Develop understanding of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach and its practical applications.
Learn about project management, stakeholder coordination and partnership development in the context of migration and development.
Exposure to high-level engagement with government authorities, UN agencies and development partners.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
Additional Attributes:
Languages
Fluency in English and in French (oral and written)
Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the well-being and human rights of migrants.
More people are on the move today than at any other time in recorded history: 1 billion people – comprising a seventh of humanity. A variety of elements – not least the information and communications revolutions – contribute to the movement of people on such a large scale. The forces driving migration as a priority issue are: climate change, natural and manmade catastrophes, conflict, the demographic trends of an ageing industrialized population, an exponentially expanding jobless youth population in the developing world and widening North–South social and economic disparities.
