Director, Department of Data, Insight and Policy Coordination

International Organization for Migration

Place Title : Director, Division of Information, Perception and Coverage Coordination

Obligation Station : Geneva, Switzerland

Classification : Skilled Workers, Grade D2

Sort of Appointment : Fastened time period, one 12 months with risk of extension

Estimated Begin Date : As quickly as potential

Closing Date : 09 April 2024

Established in 1951, IOM is a Associated Group of the United Nations, and because the main UN company within the area of migration, works intently with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental companions. IOM is devoted to selling humane and orderly migration for the good thing about all. It does so by offering providers and recommendation to governments and migrants.

IOM is dedicated to a various and inclusive work setting. Learn extra about variety and inclusion at IOM at www.iom.int/diversity.

Functions are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, notably certified feminine candidates in addition to purposes from the non-represented member international locations of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, purposes from certified and eligible first-tier candidates are thought-about earlier than these of certified and eligible second-tier candidates within the choice course of.

For the aim of this emptiness, the next are thought-about first-tier candidates:

  1. Inside candidates
  2. Exterior feminine candidates:
  3. Candidate from the next non-represented member states:

Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Botswana; Cabo Verde; Comoros; Congo (the); Cook dinner Islands; Dominica; Fiji; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Holy See; Iceland; Kiribati; Lao Individuals’s Democratic Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu

Second tier candidates embrace:

All exterior candidates, besides candidates from non-represented member states of IOM and feminine candidates.

Context:

Underneath the general supervision of the Director Normal and direct supervision of the Deputy Director Normal for Operations, the Director, Division for Information, Perception and Coverage Coordination (DIPC) is answerable for main institutional efforts on migration and displacement information, strategic analysis and foresight, and shaping IOM’s work on proof and rights-based migration coverage, legislation and revolutionary and complete programming.

The Division works throughout IOM and with exterior companions to ship on the three goals of IOM’s Strategic Plan: saving lives and defending individuals on the transfer, driving options to displacement and facilitating pathways for normal migration in addition to advancing the implementation of the International Compact for Protected, Orderly and Common Migration and speed up progress in direction of attainment of the Sustainable Improvement Objectives.

Comprising the Coverage, Data and Analysis Division, International Information Institute, and IOM Improvement Fund, DIPC works as an in-house assume tank and enabler that seeks to empower IOM as a thought chief and international convenor on migration and displacement, together with as Coordinator and Secretariat of the UN Community on Migration. To this finish, the Division performs a number one function in major information assortment and analysis on human mobility to tell evaluation, help, evidence-based narratives and anticipatory coverage and programmatic motion, leveraging rising applied sciences, resembling synthetic intelligence and massive information, the place related.

Within the context of profound international transformations and challenges impacting migration governance throughout the globe — from local weather change impacts to demographic shifts, digitalization, urbanization and geopolitical tensions — the Division promotes a tradition of studying and innovation inside IOM. As well as, the Division collaborates intently with exterior companions within the UN system, governments, academia, civil society and the personal sector to develop and promote people-centred options and transformative approaches inside IOM’s programming for max affect and outcomes.

Core Capabilities / Obligations:

  1. Direct and lead the event and implementation of a imaginative and prescient and technique for the Division of Information, Perception and Coverage on Migration which is aligned with the group’s Strategic Plan and objectives.
  2. Present strategic management and professional recommendation on migration information, analysis, and coverage, each internally and externally by creating new insurance policies, analysis that’s knowledgeable by information, proof, and strategic foresights, and that promote the rights and pursuits of migrants and their host communities.
  3. Present advisory assist and shut engagement with Member States on the International Compact for Migration (GCM), migration governance programming, and migration diplomacy and dialogue.
  4. Increase and strengthen partnerships within the pursuit of the GCM and Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs) together with direct assist for mainstreaming migration consideration into improvement sectoral insurance policies and facilitating dialogue platforms for exchanging good coverage practices and expertise, and South-South and Triangular cooperations.
  5. Promote the usage of Information for perception and strategic foresight that facilitates common migration pathways, together with analytics on gender, age, nationality, instructional and ability profile to allow pathways design and well timed evaluation of rising tendencies and inhabitants actions.
  6. Direct and lead the Division’s funds, employees, and tasks whereas guaranteeing high-quality outputs and outcomes.
  7. Construct, strengthen and keep robust relationships with key actors and networks within the migration area, together with governments, donors, civil society, academia, media, and the personal sector.
  8. Symbolize the group in high-level boards, occasions, and media shops, and advocate forevidence-based and human rights-based approaches to migration.
  9. Establish and pursue new alternatives for funding, partnerships, and innovation within the migration area.
  10. Carry out such different duties as could also be assigned.

Required {Qualifications} and Expertise:

Schooling

  • Grasp’s diploma or greater in Migration Research, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Worldwide Relations or associated area from an accredited educational establishment with fifteen years of related skilled expertise.

Expertise

  • Not less than fifteen years {of professional} expertise within the migration area, with a confirmed observe file of main and managing complicated tasks and groups in creating international locations.

Abilities

  • Glorious management and strategic pondering abilities with the flexibility to encourage and inspire others;• Glorious communication and interpersonal abilities, and the flexibility to work successfully with numerous stakeholders;
  • Robust analytical and problem-solving abilities, and the flexibility to assume strategically and creatively;
  • Excessive degree of integrity, professionalism, and respect for variety;
  • Glorious communication abilities, with the flexibility to synthesize and current information and proof in clear and compelling methods; and,
  • Robust information and understanding of the worldwide migration context, tendencies, and challenges, in addition to the coverage and authorized frameworks that govern migration.

Languages

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

For this place, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian, and Spanish) is a bonus.

Proficiency of language(s) required will likely be particularly evaluated in the course of the choice course of, which can embrace written and/or oral assessments.

Notes

Accredited Universities are those listed within the UNESCO World Larger Schooling Database (https://whed.net/home.php).

Required Competencies:

Values – all IOM employees members should abide by and show these 5 values:

  • Inclusion and respect for variety: Respects and promotes particular person and cultural variations. Encourages variety and inclusion.
  • Integrity and transparency: Maintains excessive moral requirements and acts in a fashion according to organizational ideas/guidelines and requirements of conduct.
  • Professionalism: Demonstrates means to work in a composed, competent and dedicated method and workouts cautious judgment in assembly day-to-day challenges.
  • Braveness: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on problems with significance.
  • Empathy: Exhibits compassion for others, makes individuals really feel secure, revered and pretty handled.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators degree 3

  • Teamwork: Develops and promotes efficient collaboration inside and throughout items to attain shared objectives and optimize outcomes.
  • Delivering outcomes: Produces and delivers high quality leads to a service-oriented and well timed method. Is motion oriented and dedicated to reaching agreed outcomes.
  • Managing and sharing information: Repeatedly seeks to be taught, share information and innovate.
  • Accountability: Takes possession for reaching the Group’s priorities and assumes accountability for personal actions and delegated work.
  • Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complicated issues in an informative, inspiring and motivational manner.

Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators degree 3

  • Management: Supplies a transparent sense of path, leads by instance and demonstrates the flexibility to hold out the Group’s imaginative and prescient. Assists others to comprehend and develop their management {and professional} potential.
  • Empowering others: Creates an enabling setting the place employees can contribute their greatest and develop their potential.
  • Constructing Belief: Promotes shared values and creates an environment of belief and honesty.
  • Strategic pondering and imaginative and prescient: Works strategically to comprehend the Group’s objectives and communicates a transparent strategic path.
  • Humility: Leads with humility and exhibits openness to acknowledging personal shortcomings.

IOM’s competency framework might be discovered at this hyperlink.

https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/about-iom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.pdf

Competencies will likely be assessed throughout a competency-based interview.

Different:

Internationally recruited skilled employees are required to be cell.

Any provide made to the candidate in relation to this emptiness discover is topic to funding affirmation.

This choice course of could also be used to employees comparable positions in varied responsibility stations. Really useful candidates endorsed by the Appointments and Postings Board will stay eligible to be appointed in the same place for a interval of 24 months.

The record of NMS international locations above contains all IOM Member States that are non-represented within the Skilled Class of employees members.

Appointment will likely be topic to certification that the candidate is medically match for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa necessities, and background verification and safety clearances. Topic to sure exemptions, vaccination in opposition to COVID-19 will in precept be required for people employed on or after 15 November 2021. This will likely be verified as a part of the medical clearance course of.

Vacancies shut at 23:59 native time Geneva, Switzerland on the respective cut-off date. No late purposes will likely be accepted.

Tips on how to apply

To use, candidates are invited to submit their purposes HERE by way of the IOM e-Recruitment system by 09 April 2024.

IOM solely accepts duly accomplished purposes submitted by way of the IOM e-Recruitment system. The net device additionally permits candidates to trace the standing of their utility.

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted.

For additional data please check with: www.iom.int/recruitment

Posting interval:

From 27.03.2024 to 09.04.2024

No Charges:

IOM doesn’t cost a charge at any stage of its recruitment course of (utility, interview, processing, coaching or different charge). IOM doesn’t request any data associated to financial institution accounts.

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