Director, Resettlement and Movement Management Division (RMM)

Position Title: Director, Resettlement and Movement Management Division (RMM)

Job Code: VN 2024 387

Duty Station: Geneva, Switzerland

Classification: Professional Staff, Grade D1

Type of Appointment: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 08 July 2024

Organizational Context and Scope:

IOM, UN Migration Agency in Geneva, Switzerland is looking for a Director, Resettlement and Movement Management Division (RMM) who will have overall responsibility and accountability for all RMM activities and is organizational focal point as well as the primary liaison between IOM and its member governments and counterparts for IOM Resettlement and Movement Programming.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Lead and direct the RMM Division at Headquarters: Movement Operations Headquarters(MOH) Unit (that includes Staff travel) Programmes and Coordination (PCU) Unit, Monitoring, Evaluation and Compliance (MEC) Unit, Information Management Unit (IMU), Pre-departure Orientation/Cultural Orientation Unit, as well as delocalized positions in Valencia and the Movement Systems and Support Unit (MMSU) and its sub-sections in Manila.
2. Lead and serve as primary liaison on resettlement and movement programming between IOM Headquarters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and government counterparts in Geneva and Member State capitals.
3. Oversee, guide and provide final review and endorsement of IOM’s resettlement, complementary pathways and all movement programme agreements (including negotiations and coordination of all airline and charter agreements related to global movement operations) and associated reporting.
4. Advise and provide substantive expertise to the Director of DMPI on the political, operational and resource implications of IOM’s current and proposed resettlement and movement programming. Keep them, as well as relevant Headquarters Departments and Field Missions, fully informed on current and upcoming resettlement and movement programme and policy developments affecting established or planned activities and initiatives.
5. Manage and oversee RMM-related Special Accounts funds, including Humanitarian Assistance to Stranded Migrants (HASM), the Transport Fund and the Rapid Response Transport Fund (RRTF).
6. Lead and directly manage IOM assistance to unique, confidential or sensitive resettlement and/or movement programmes, including complex emergency humanitarian evacuations operations.
7. Set standards and develop protocols, tools, integrity and training guidelines that ensure IOM resettlement and movement programming is of high quality and delivers maximum value to beneficiaries, donors and counterparts while mitigating risks, fraud and malfeasance.
8. Oversee RMM-related activities in Headquarters, resettlement hubs implementing global resettlement programs such as US Refugee Admissions Program, Canada’s Resettlement and Complementary Pathways programs) and others, and in Country Offices for effective service delivery and make recommendations for improvement as required.
9. Develop and articulate RMM’s Strategy that ensures institutional coherence, supports DMPI and organizational priorities and contributes to IOM’s vision and strategy for maintaining a refugee and migrant-centric approach to the Organization’s work, through mainstreaming protection in all RMM programming.
10. Author, contribute to and review statements for the Director of DMPI, Deputy Director General for Operations, Director General and other senior managers on IOM support of resettlement, complementary pathways and movement programmes. Represent the Organization as Head of Delegation at various senior-level international events related to resettlement, including the Global Refugee Form (GRF), Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (CRCP) and its associated Working Groups and Core groups. In addition to All EU
11. Resettlement consultations including The European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA).
12. Ensure and coordinate multi-disciplinary, inter-departmental coordination and support of IOM resettlement and movement initiatives and contribute to IOM’s operational approach to facilitating migration pathways. Serve on the USRAP Budget Review Committee (GUM) and the USRAP steering committee.
13. In close coordination with DMPI and Human Resources, promote the development of IOM staff supporting RMM-related activities globally. Foster teamwork across organizational boundaries and ensure the next generation of IOM staff members are skilled in the areas of resettlement and movement management through staff development programs and succession planning, including providing oversight and ensuring funding for continued implementation of RMM specialized training program for next generations of RMM leadership (rLEADs).
14. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

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

Experience

• Fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in managing movement operations and resettlement programming;
• Good grasp of internal and external policies and instruments underpinning IOM programming, including the IOM Constitution and Financial Regulations, Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration, the Global Compact on Refugees, the Migration Crisis Operational
• Framework (MCOF) the Migration Governance Framework (MIGOF), the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Understanding of international humanitarian and migration management architectures;
• Experience in situation analysis, needs assessment and program design, and the ability to develop and implement effective programming in the midst of competing priorities, incomplete information, resource constraints or other challenges;
• Ability to analyze and distil complex operational and political variables into concrete plans for IOM resettlement or movement programming, and to clearly and concisely communicate these plans internally and to government, civil society, and UN and international organization partners; and,
• Experience in supporting and supervising staff, building multi-disciplinary teams, budgeting, external relations, project development, monitoring and evaluation, mobilizing and managing financial and other resources.

Skills

• Ability to tactfully promote, negotiate and communicate persuasively with internal and external stakeholders at senior levels to guide the development, funding, implementation, management and monitoring of IOM’s global resettlement and movement management programming;
• Expert knowledge of movement management and national resettlement policies with demonstrated acumen in managing their practical application in diverse operational, political, security and financial environments. Successful experience in managing complex resettlement and movement, including emergency, operations; and,
• Knowledge of tools to monitor and manage resettlement and movement data collection, and analysis.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. All staff members are required to be fluent in one of the three languages.

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.