Expedited: Migrant Protection Officer (P)

About the role

IOM Haiti is recruiting a Migrant Protection Officer under the supervision of the Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Senior Emergency Coordinator. The officer provides technical and programmatic guidance and coordination for IOM's migrant protection activities within reception and post-arrival assistance in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince, and coordinates protection-sensitive, rights-based screening, referral and support for deported and other vulnerable returnees. This is an expedited recruitment process open only to internal and internal-equivalent candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate migrant protection activities in line with IOM standards, protection principles and rights-based, do-no-harm approaches, including financial monitoring, disbursement rates and reporting.
• Develop, adapt and monitor vulnerability screening procedures at points of arrival, covering unaccompanied and separated children, persons at risk of violence, exploitation or abuse, persons with disabilities and undocumented individuals.
• Guide referral pathways and protection case management, including service mapping, eligibility criteria, escalation pathways and follow-up, and handle high-risk cases.
• Lead the child protection technical interface with IBESR and other actors, supporting identification, family contact support, safe referral and follow-up of at-risk children.
• Update protection risk analyses on onward movement and post-arrival conditions and recommend mitigation of risks such as armed violence, exploitation and kidnapping.
• Mainstream protection across registration, health screening, temporary accommodation, transport, legal identity support and community feedback, with attention to dignity, confidentiality, informed consent and data protection.
• Integrate accountability to affected populations, PSEA and safeguarding standards, and coordinate protection SOPs, guidance notes and tools.
• Coach and build capacity of project staff, field teams and government counterparts, and act as IOM focal point in coordination mechanisms and Protection Cluster discussions.
• Strengthen inter-institutional coordination with the Office National de la Migration, the Ministry of Public Health and Population, IBESR, the Office National de l'Identification and other actors.
• Produce protection analysis, briefings and donor inputs, and take part in contingency planning for increased return movements and security changes.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Human Rights, International Law, International Relations, Humanitarian Assistance, Migration Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Political Sciences or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Five years of relevant experience (the text is cut off before stating the exact requirement).