Programme Development Officer (SHIFT Africa) (P)

International Organization for Migration (IOM) · Nairobi, Kenya We are seeking a Programme Development Officer (SHIFT Africa) to join our team in Nairobi, Kenya. The Programme Development Officer (SHIFT Africa) will be responsible for coordinating the end-to-end programme-development process for SHIFT Africa, translating approved strategic and technical direction and inputs from relevant IOM functions into a coherent, technically sound and investment-ready programme package. Responsibilities: Coordinate the end-to-end development of the SHIFT Africa programme, preparing and maintaining a programme-development plan covering required products, consultations, reviews, decisions, dependencies, responsibilities and submission timelines. Coordinate and consolidate regional, country and HQ contributions into one coherent continental programme design. Translate approved strategic and technical thematic inputs into programme development, including theory of change, results chain, results framework, intervention logic, implementation arrangements, workplan, budget, and risk framework. Support structured engagement with Mastercard Foundation and other strategic partners throughout the co-creation and programme-development process. Coordinate the integration of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) considerations into programme and project design. Compile and analyse programme-development evidence and opportunity-system intelligence for use in programme design decisions. Coordinate programme-design consultations and working sessions involving Country Offices, Regional Offices, HQ units, governments, private-sector and market actors, development partners, youth organisations and other stakeholders. Promote coherence between the programme's continental ambition and country-level implementation realities. Support the development and integration of partnership models involving private-sector actors, employers, financial institutions, training providers and regional organisations. Support compliance with IOM programme-development requirements, coordinating inputs from legal, finance, procurement, risk, safeguarding, data protection and other relevant functions. Maintain an organised programme-development repository, including current and archived versions, source evidence, assumptions, costing files, consultation records, partner information, review comments, approvals and decision logs. Support the transition from concept development to full proposal development and inception planning. Qualifications: Master's degree in Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, International Development, Labour Market Development, Social Sciences, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience. Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database. Demonstrated experience coordinating the development of large-scale, complex, multi-country and multi-partner programmes; Experience in the design and application of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning approaches, including indicator development, target setting, results measurement, data analysis and the use of evidence for programme adaptation; Experience coordinating programme development across multiple technical, operational and geographic teams is an advantage; Experience working in an international, inter-governmental, or non-governmental organisation, the United Nations, or government; Experience engaging with governments, development partners, private-sector actors, financial institutions and other market actors in the context of programme development, partnership development or resource mobilisation; and, Experience applying programme development approaches to employment, labour mobility, livelihoods, economic inclusion or related programming is an advantage. Skills: Demonstr