International Rescue Committee,Program Coordinator (Program Support)Jobs in Malaysia

Closing
date: 21 Feb 2016
Background/IRC
Summary:

The IRC has a rich history of assisting refugees to apply for U.S.
resettlement, from its founding in 1933 to help vulnerable individuals escape
Nazi-occupied Europe, to pioneering the Joint Voluntary Agency which assisted
Indochinese refugees for 22 years, to operations in Croatia, Sierra Leone and
Sudan. Over the years, IRC has processed some half million refugees worldwide
for U.S. resettlement.
Based
in Bangkok with four field offi

ces in Thailand and Malaysia, the IRC
Resettlement Support Center (IRC-RSC) assists persons throughout East Asia
seeking permanent resettlement in the United States. RSC prepares refugee
applications for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, provides information to
resettlement agencies about arriving refugees and offers cultural orientation
training to those refugees bound for the U.S.

Job
Overview/Summary:

The RSC Program Coordinator based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ensures a high
level of services on behalf of refugee applicants to the USRAP through
leadership and supervision of the Records & Scheduling, Interpreter
Services, Inquiries & Outreach and Cultural Orientation teams for RSC
Malaysia. Part of the leadership team, the Program Coordinator will work
closely with all RSC departments to ensure that appropriate resources, i.e.
human or logistical, have been allocated and are in place to meet RSC Program
needs, and that appropriate Cultural Orientation training is delivered to
departing refugees.
Major
Responsibilities:
Inquiries
& Outreach
  • Provide
    direct supervision and support to the Inquiries & Outreach Manager
  • Assist
    in helping to resolve complex or difficult case inquiries and ensure
    appropriate follow-up
  • Help
    to conduct outreach activities with refugee community organizations, as
    needed
  • Act
    as focal point for Information Campaign activities and resources
  • Work
    with senior management to identify and develop Information Campaign
    messaging
Interpreter
Services
  • Provide
    direct supervision and support to the Interpreter Services Manager
  • Regularly
    review and update, as needed, IRC Malaysia’s Incentive Worker Framework
    and related documents
  • Assist
    in sharing feedback from interpreter and staff M&E with respective
    managers, as appropriate
  • Ensure
    that interpreter capacity meets the needs of the RSC Malaysia operation
Records
& Scheduling
  • Provide
    direct supervision and support to the Records & Scheduling Manager
  • Ensure
    timely case file creation of all received submissions; particularly
    special caseloads and expedites
  • Oversee
    Prescreening and USCIS Circuit Ride scheduling
Cultural
Orientation
  • Provide
    direct supervision and support to the Malaysia-based Cultural Orientation
    Manager
  • Work
    closely with Bangkok-based CO Coordinator to align course content within
    the RSC
  • Ensure
    that appropriate monitoring and evaluation protocols are in place for
    program consistency and accuracy in messaging
  • Oversee
    planning and implementation of logistical aspects of CO delivery
Staff
Management
  • Conduct
    regular staff meetings for teams
  • Provide
    performance feedback on a regular basis and in a timely manner
  • Complete
    mid-year and annual Performance Management Evaluations (PMEs) for all
    direct reports
  • Identify
    training opportunities for staff and seek approval from the Senior Program
    Coordinator
General
Program Support
  • Assist
    in monitoring and analysis of the Malaysia pipeline; alerting senior
    program management of trends
  • Maintain
    a training calendar for Case Processing, Casework and Cultural Orientation
    staff
  • Ensure
    adherence to all IRC and RSC policies and procedures
  • Participate
    in Pre/Post Coordination, KL Management and other meetings as required
  • Perform
    other duties as assigned
Job
Requirements:
Education:
  • University
    Degree
Work
Experiences:
  • Minimum
    of two years of program management experience including experience in
    managing a multi-cultural staff
  • Knowledge
    of the U.S Refugee Admissions Program
  • Preference
    given to internal RSC candidates
Demonstrated
Skills and Competencies:
  • High
    level of professionalism while implementing IRC RSC policies and
    procedures, both team and detail oriented and able to think and work
    independently, well-organized, flexible and able to work in fast-paced,
    multi cultural environment, strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Language
Skills:
  • Fluent
    written and verbal communication skills in English Language, high level of
    PC literacy and record keeping skills
Certificates
or Licenses:
  • Not
    applicable, unless required by law and/or organization to carry out
    official duties
Others:
  • Able
    to travel whenever required
Working
Environment:

While primarily operating in a standard office work environment, the position
may require occasional domestic and international travel throughout the East
Asia region.
The
employee is required to adhere to the “IRC Way” for professional conduct, as
well as to be in compliance with all relevant Policies and Procedures while
carrying out his/her duties.
All
other employee terms and conditions shall be as per stipulated in the
Employment Contract and/or Employee Handbook.
How to apply:
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