Job Identification (Reference Number): 17985
Position Title: Climate Mobility Innovation Officer (Systems Development, Monitoring & Evaluation)
Duty Station City: Rome
Duty Station Country: Italy
Grade: P-3
Contract Type: Special Short Term (9 Months with Possibility of Extension)
Recruiting Type: Professional
Vacancy Type: Special Vacancy Notice
Initial duration: 9 Months with Possibility of Extension
Closing date: 02 February 2026
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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Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates:
1. Internal candidates
2. Candidates from the following non-represented member states:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Second tier candidates include:
All external candidates, except candidates from nonrepresented member states of IOM.
Context
Climate change is driving unprecedented human mobility worldwide, with an estimated 218 million internal displacements due to weather-related disasters over the past decade (IOM 2024 report "Who are Climate Migrants?"). Each year, around 21.6 million people are displaced by hazards such as floods, storms, wildfires, and droughts. To address these challenges, IOM's Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL) develops scalable solutions, including the Risk Index for Climate Displacement to anticipate future hotspots and the Climate Catalytic Fund to support quick-impact, locally led resilience projects. These efforts aim to strengthen anticipatory responses and protect vulnerable communities in a rapidly warming world. Building on CMIL methodologies, IOM seeks to strengthen understanding of climate impacts on migration and displacement through innovative approaches.
Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Climate Mobility Innovation Lab and in coordination with the Project Coordinator, the Climate Mobility Innovation Officer (Systems Development, Monitoring & Evaluation) will provide the CMIL with technical support on systems development, country contextualisation, implementation, monitoring, and learning processes of IOM's Climate Catalytic Fund (CCF) and other CMIL activities across different regions, and community-based climate resilience activities in Asia and the Pacific, and monitoring and evaluation.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations (UN) System as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with 174 member states and a presence in over 100 countries.