Senior Thematic Associate

Under the direct supervision of the Global Thematic Specialists (GTS) for Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility, the S enior Thematic Associate will support both the GTSs in relation to EU-funded projects and advocacy to contribute to IOM's strategic thematic engagement vis-a-vis the EU institutions. The S enior Thematic Associate (Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility) will support the GTSs with the followings functions: policy advocacy, liaison, and donor compliance, resource mobilization, and support to offices implementing EU-funded projects on L egal Pathways and Labour Mobility on knowledge management and learning, capacity building for Country Offices (COs) and Regional Offices (ROs), and field visits to support reporting, evaluation, audits, and verifications.

**RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Engagement**
- **Policy and Advocacy**: Under the supervision of both GTSs, provide support to thematic advocacy and communication of IOM’s strategic position to EU Institutions, Bodies, and Agencies. This includes support preparation of regular in-person briefings on Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility matters for relevant EU Institutions, Bodies, and Agencies.
- **Liaison and engagement**:Under the guidance of both GTSs, provide support to the development, expansion, implementation, and/or revision of strategic plans, frameworks, and agreements, including the IOM-EU Strategic Cooperation Framework, annual workplans, and others in coordination with the other GTSs.
- **Monitoring**: Support monitoring and analysis of Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility related regional developments, policy, priority changes, challenges, and positions of EU Institutions, Bodies, and Agencies.

**Technical Support to Regional and Country Offices**
- **Coordination**: Support the internal coordination with relevant colleagues on thematic issues and emerging opportunities, risks, and challenges related to EU policy and funding, including on links between thematic areas and opportunities to mainstream crosscutting issues.
- **Capacity Building**: As delegated by the GTSs, support the development of capacity building initiatives for ROs and COs staff on EU engagement, advocacy, priorities, and fundraising as well as project development, implementation, reporting, and compliance for EU-funded programming.
- **Thematic donor compliance**: Under the supervision of the GTSs, support the provision of thematic guidance to ROs and COs on Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility related EU priorities, and strategies to enhance programming and reporting for EU-funded projects relevant to the two thematic areas and linkages between the two.
- **Programme review and submission**:When delegated by the GTSs, support the secondary review for EU-funded projects, in both central and decentralized funding models, as well as direct and indirect funding. Support IOM COs and the GTSs in the submission of EU funded project proposals via the European Commission Portal.
- **Resource mobilization and funding**: Support mapping and monitoring of Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility related EU funding instruments to share opportunities and calls for proposals to ROs and COs. As required, provide support to GTSs in preparation of negotiations with EU donors, and assist in liaising with relevant Offices on projects, policy issues, and matters related to Legal Pathways and Labour Mobility project development and resource mobilization.
- **Monitoring**: Provide support to COs and ROs in follow-up on EU-funded projects on emerging challenges, trends, opportunities, and risks to relevant colleagues

**Knowledge Management and Learning**
- **Knowledge Management**: Contribute to knowledge sharing platforms and disseminate innovative and best practices for EU funding, advocacy, and engagement to external partners and stakeholders and IOM relevant colleagues. Additionally, collect and disseminate information and updates to COs, ROs, and HQ on EU policy, decisions, funding, priorities, opportunities, and interests through internal positioning papers and analysis, in coordination with the RTSs.
- **Learning**: Gather, disseminate and support the implementation of best practices and lessons learned from evaluations, audits, and implementation of EU-funded programmes.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in International Human Rights Law, Political Science, Social Science, Public Health, or related field; with four years of relevant experience;
OR
- High school degree from an accredited institution with six years of relevant professional experience including direct experience with and exposure to the EU environment related to migration both in terms of liaison and resource mobilization or administrative support.

EXPERIENCE
- At least four years of experience in liaison and engagement with strategic EU Institutions, Bodies and Agencies, UN agency, governmental authorities and/or bilateral donors for policy, advocacy and resource mobili