Senior Partnerships Officer

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Job Description

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued. By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.

IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration

Applications are welcome from first
- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process.

For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates:

Second Tier Candidates Include

• Internal candidates
• Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Organizational Context and Scope

The IOM Global Office in Brussels acts as IOM’s liaison and coordination office to European Union institutions, bodies and agencies. It supports IOM’s strategic engagement with the European Union and other Brussels-based partners across policy dialogue, programme coordination, resource mobilization, partnership development, research, advocacy and external positioning.

The Office engages with a broad range of partners, including European Union institutions and agencies, Member States, United Nations agencies, international and regional organizations, financial institutions, the private sector, trade unions, academia, think tanks, non-governmental organizations and the media.

Under the overall strategic supervision of the Director of the IOM Global Office in Brussels, the direct supervision of the Policy and Programme Support Division (PPSD) Chief, and in coordination with relevant PPSD colleagues, the Senior Partnerships Officer will lead and coordinate IOM’s engagement with the European Union and Brussels-based partners, with a particular focus on Global Gateway and related Team Europe Initiatives in support of the European Union and IOM’s migration priorities.

The Senior Partnerships Officer will contribute to strategic policy analysis, programme coordination, resource mobilization, partnership strategy and development and strategic advisory functions to IOM offices worldwide on European Union-related partnerships related to Global Gateway. The role will support IOM’s positioning by identifying opportunities to connect migration governance, forced displacement, mobility, skills, climate action, resilience, digitalization, private sector engagement and sustainable investment.

They will work closely with Resource Mobilization, Programme Support, Private Sector Partnerships Divisions and relevant thematic teams to ensure coherent, strategic and results-oriented engagement with European Union institutions, Member States and other partners.

Responsibilities

• In coordination with the PPSD Chief, lead and strengthen IOM’s strategic engagement with European Union institutions, bodies and agencies, with a particular focus on Global Gateway and Team Europe initiatives related to the EU and IOM migration priorities.
• Serve as a thematic foc