Introduction
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
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Organizational Context and Scope
The United Nations established a Network on Migration (Network) to ensure effective, timely and coordinated system-wide support to Member States to support the implementation, follow-up and review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
The Network consists of members of the UN system for whom migration is of relevance to their mandates. The Network operates with IOM as the Coordinator and an Executive Committee (EC), which provides overall guidance and set strategic priorities to support Member States in the implementation, follow up and review of the GCM. The Network's Executive Committee initial members include ILO, IOM, OHCHR, UN DESA, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF and UNODC.
In carrying out its mandate, the Network will prioritize the rights and wellbeing of migrants and their communities of destination, origin, and transit. It will place emphasis on those issues where a common UN system approach would add value and from which results and impact can be readily gauged.
A Network secretariat has been established to support the work of the Network, under the overall authority of the Director General of IOM, who serves as the Network Coordinator. The secretariat is responsible for servicing the work of the Network and is based in IOM Headquarters in Geneva.
The European Commission (DG DEVCO) has decided to support IOM in its capacity as Coordinator of the Network, in the roll-out of the strategic deliverables of its workplan which consist of enhancing capacity building efforts for GCM implementation in countries and regions and, establishing a Knowledge Platform and a Connection Hub. Through the EU-UN Migration Capacity Building Programme, the Network will provide joined-up capacity building support to GCM champion countries assisting them in articulating what GCM implementation follow-up and review look like.
IOM, as the Network Coordinator, is primarily responsible and accountable for the implementation of the action. Project management functions will be based on the Network secretariat, which will ensure appropriate coordination with the Executive Committee.
Network secretariat will be responsible for monitoring effective implementation of the decisions taken by the Network, in support of the coordinator and with regards to this action and reporting on it, ensuring consistency of approach across the champion countries, and alignment with the Network objectives and working principles. In champion countries, these activities will be fully embedded into UNCT workplans and ongoing activities.
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Chief of Staff and direct supervision of the Head, UN Migration Network Secretariat, the Senior Programme Manager (UN Migration Network Secretariat) will authoritatively support relevant national and regional UN Network coordination mechanisms in the implementation of the Network's workplan, and capacity building activities funded under the EU-UN Migration Capacity Building Programme.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development, management, coordination of implementation, monitoring and reporting of the EU-UN Migration Capacity Building Programme funded by the European Commission (DG DEVCO) to foster UN-system wide support to GCM implementation, follow-up and review, including liaising with the donor.
They will support strong collaborative approaches on project implementation between all constituent parts of the Network, placing emphasis on effective coordination within and between all core working groups of the Network, existing UN system coordination mechanisms, governments, and relevant stakeholders.
They will provide strategic support to the Secretariat, promoting coherence among all constituent parts of the Network on policy matters, and in particular with regards to support to GCM implementation in regions and countries, with the Executive Committee and in consultation with the Network members.