Regional Protection Officer (P)

Organizational Context and Scope

Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) is one of the core areas of IOM expertise, and a field in which the organization has over 40 years of experience. The Migrant Protection (MPX) Unit within the Regional Office (RO) East Horn and Southern Africa (EHSA) is responsible for thematic oversight and technical support for all Protection, Return and Reintegration programmes implemented within the EHSA Region. Together with IOM Headquarters, IOM Global Office in Washington, D.C., and IOM in respective Country Offices, RO EHSA works to provide eligible beneficiaries with access to protection services, including assisted voluntary return to their countries of origin or of legal status, in a safe and dignified manner. In addition to travel arrangements, IOM’s assistance may include protection screening, counselling, acquisition of travel documents, provision of medical or other escorts, departure, transit and arrival assistance.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Regional Director for Operations, the direct supervision of the Senior Regional Migrant Assistance Thematic Specialist and in coordination with IOM Global Office in Washington, D.C. colleagues, and relevant IOM Country Offices, the Regional Protection Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities.