Project Assistant (Labour Mobility)

About the role

IOM's Labour Mobility Unit in Lebanon leads projects and thematic oversight on labour mobility and labour migration governance, including the Abeona project (funded by the Government of Italy) and the DAR project (funded by the EU), which upskill Syrians in Lebanon and help them access jobs abroad. Reporting to the Head of Programmes in Beirut and directly to the Programme Officer (Labour Mobility), the Project Assistant leads candidate outreach and skills profiling for these projects, working with the Lebanon country office and destination-country offices.

Key responsibilities

• Lead candidate outreach and skills profiling: help design outreach strategies, set up referral mechanisms and data collection systems, run informational webinars, hold candidate assessment calls, track participation and prepare candidate data summaries for employers and stakeholders.
• Train others on candidate outreach and profiling procedures.
• Assist in implementing and monitoring project activities, and retrieve, compile and present project information and data.
• Monitor the budget with the Programme Officer, verify fund availability, obtain approvals and update budget records.
• Support administrative coordination, liaising with internal units and external parties to initiate requests, obtain clearances and follow up on actions.
• Draft status reports, correspondence, briefing notes, graphics, statistical tables and presentations, and organize meetings, workshops and training sessions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law or a related field, with two years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma with four years of experience.
• Experience liaising with governmental authorities, national and international institutions, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Experience working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (oral and written); working knowledge of French is desirable.
• Strong communication skills, strong data collection, management, analysis and visualization skills, and knowledge of database management.