Empowering Migration Solutions at IOM: Chief of Mission (COPA) Opportunity for 2025. Apply!

Empowering Migration Solutions at IOM: Chief of Mission (COPA) Opportunity for 2025. Apply!

• Job Identification (Reference Number): 14249
• Position Title: Chief of Mission (Country Office for Partnerships and Advocacy (COPA)) (D)
• Duty Station City: Berlin
• Duty Station Country: Germany
• Grade: D-1
• Contract Type: Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
• Recruiting Type: Director
• Vacancy Type: Vacancy Notice
• Initial duration: 12 Months
• Closing date: 17 April, 2025 

Shape IOM’s impact in Germany as Chief of Mission (COPA) in Berlin. Forge crucial partnerships, spearhead advocacy efforts, and lead strategic initiatives to address migration challenges and foster effective collaboration within the country and beyond. He/she will be under the overall supervision of the Director, Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications  and direct supervision of the Director of Resource Mobilization Division, as well as in close cooperation with the Regional Director and relevant Units at Headquarters (HQ).

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Responsibilities

Resource Mobilization

1. Drive effective fundraising and liaison with the government and relevant governmental counterparts across departments, ministries, and associated areas.
2. Drive effective fundraising and liaison with private sector entities in the country, with an emphasis on both national programming, and unlocking funding and partnership opportunities for IOM offices globally.

Representation and strategic partnerships

1. Develop partnerships within and beyond the UNCT, and promote liaison with governmental authorities and diplomatic missions, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, the private sector, and public media in the country, particularly with a view to identify migration-related areas for developing common activities/ projects in a complementary manner.
2. Support regional and international processes and dialogues on migration. Ensure the participation of government officials, as relevant in these initiatives.

Strategic country programme development and planning

1. Direct IOM’s overall mandate and strategy at country level by spearheading strategic planning, results orientation and operational excellence, project development and implementation following appropriate consultation with Headquarters, the Regional Office (RO) within the overall regional framework, Member States and other relevant stakeholders.
2. Ensure IOM policies are appropriately reflected in national priority setting, by securing IOM’s involvement in migration policy discussions at national level. Support the regional and international processes and dialogues on migration as relevant. Ensure the participation of government officials in these initiatives as relevant.

Country programme oversight and accountability

1. Direct and monitor project planning, design and implementation of IOM activities in line with the UN Management and Accountability Framework, where appropriate. Evaluate IOM’s operational activities and prepare recommendations with a view to increasing their effectiveness.
2. Supervise the implementation and ensure high quality performance of a large variety of migration related projects, as relevant, also as part of increasing their impact within the UNSDCF.

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Requirements

Education 

• Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, International Relations, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with fifteen years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Extensive experience in general management as well as project and resources management;
• Extensive experience in  diplomacy, fundraising  and public  relations, as  well as  in liaising  with governmental and diplomatic authorities and international institutions; and, 
• Significant experience in delivering large and diverse programmes in complex settings in a range of migration programming, both in the context of emergency and development programming

Skills

• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written; Ability to prepare and deliver speeches on various activities of the Organization;
• Excellent liaison and negotiation skills;
• In depth knowledge of the broad range of migration related subject areas dealt with by the Organization;
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming;
• Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation procedures and Frameworks;
• Effective resources management skills, sound knowledge of financial and business administration and of the principles and practices of management;
• Ability to deliver during crisis response; and, 
• Good level of computer literacy.

Languages

• For this position, fluency in English (oral and written) is required. Fluency in German (oral and written) is highly desirable. A working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), is an advantage.