Closing
date: 21 Feb 2016
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.
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
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.
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:
Responsibilities:
Inquiries
& Outreach
& 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
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
& 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
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
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
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:
Requirements:
Education:
- University
Degree
Work
Experiences:
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:
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:
Skills:
- Fluent
written and verbal communication skills in English Language, high level of
PC literacy and record keeping skills
Certificates
or Licenses:
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.
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.
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.
other employee terms and conditions shall be as per stipulated in the
Employment Contract and/or Employee Handbook.
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