Senior Partnerships Officer

The Senior Partnerships Officer will lead and coordinate IOM’s engagement with the European Union and Brussels-based partners, focusing on Global Gateway and Team Europe Initiatives. The role involves strategic policy analysis, programme coordination, resource mobilization, partnership development, and advisory functions to support IOM’s migration priorities in coordination with various divisions and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen IOM’s strategic engagement with European Union institutions, bodies and agencies, focusing on Global Gateway and Team Europe initiatives related to EU and IOM migration priorities.
• Serve as a thematic focal point and strategic advisor on Global Gateway-related partnerships, identifying entry points for IOM engagement in areas such as mobility, forced displacement, skills, digitalization, climate action, infrastructure, trade facilitation, private sector engagement, resilience, and sustainable investment.
• Ensure effective coordination between the IOM Global Office in Brussels, Resource Mobilization, Programme Support, Private Sector Partnerships Divisions at HQ, and relevant technical teams to support coherent and strategic engagement with European Union institutions, Member States and other partners on Global Gateway-related partnerships.
• Contribute and represent IOM in policy dialogue and strategic positioning with Brussels-based stakeholders including EU institutions, Member States, UN agencies, international financial institutions, private sector actors, trade unions, think tanks, academia, civil society and media.
• Provide technical and strategic support to IOM country offices, regional offices and headquarters departments on EU-related engagement related to Global Gateway programming, Team Europe approaches, donor priorities, and partnership development.
• Identify and develop partnership and resource mobilization opportunities linked to European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and private sector actors relevant to EU external action and Global Gateway investment priorities.
• Lead and coordinate the design and development of concept notes, proposals, briefing materials and partnership products ensuring alignment with IOM priorities, EU policy frameworks, donor requirements and partner expectations.
• Facilitate internal coordination, capacity building and knowledge sharing on Global Gateway and EU partnership opportunities through briefings, mapping exercises, internal guidance notes and strategic updates for IOM offices and field visits.
• Monitor EU policy, funding and partnership developments relevant to Global Gateway and provide strategic recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Support IOM’s visibility and communications on EU partnerships including preparation of talking points, donor updates, strategic messages, event inputs, success stories and external-facing materials.
• Represent IOM in relevant meetings, consultations, events and coordination platforms with EU institutions, Member States, international organizations, private sector actors and other Brussels-based partners.
• Contribute to programme coordination and quality assurance for Brussels-based and EU-funded initiatives including monitoring implementation progress, support to reporting, risk identification and follow-up on operational or partnership issues.
• Support research, analysis and advocacy efforts that strengthen IOM’s role as a strategic partner to the EU, particularly in relation to Global Gateway, related mobility partnerships, sustainable investment, whole-of-route approaches and cooperation with countries of origin, transit and destination.
• Undertake duty travel as required to support partnership development, programme coordination, donor engagement, monitoring and representation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law, Business, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven experience in European Union external action, international partnerships, resource mobilization, or programme coordination is required.
• Experience engaging with European Union institutions, Member States, diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies, international organizations, civil society, academia, think tanks, media and/or private sector partners is required.
• Progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, donor coordination, administration, or partnership development is required.
• Demonstrated experience in donor liaison, proposal development, donor reporting, briefing mater