Head of Partnership and Programme Support Unit (PPSU) (P)

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants. 

IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued. By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.

IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration

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 IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Bahamas, Barbados, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Second tier candidates include:
All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM.

Organizational Context and Scope

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) and the direct supervision of the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCoM), the Head of Partnership and Programme Support Unit (PPSU) will be responsible and accountable for technical and managerial authority over the PPSU, directing policy analysis, programme support and development, donor reporting, project cycle assurance, partnership support, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning functions. The incumbent will determine the technical approach to these functions, integrating them into a coherent system that drives evidence-based programme design, effective implementation, results-based management, donor accountability, institutional learning and continuous improvement within the assigned portfolio, and is accountable to the DCoM for the strategic quality and outcomes of this system.

The Head of PPSU will serve as the Country Office’s (CO) principal focal point on partnership and programme-support matters, engaging Heads of Units, Programme and Project Managers (PMs), the Resource Management Unit (RMU), the Executive Office (EO), field and sub-office structures, Media and Communications, Information Management (IM), Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) and Research, Compliance and Risk functions, and relevant Regional Office (RO) and Headquarters (HQ) units to promote coherent and high-quality programme development and delivery, reporting, monitoring, evaluation, learning and resource-mobilization support while preserving the technical ownership of programme units and the respective accountabilities of PMs and resource-management functions.

The Head of Partnership and Programme Support Unit (PPSU) will also support the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Iraq and EO through operational-level liaison with donors, government counterparts, United Nations (UN) entities, Implementing Partners (IPs) and other stakeholders. The Head of Partnership and Programme Support Unit (PPSU) will exercise sound judgment in translating programme evidence, results, operational learning and donor intelligence into high-quality proposals, reports, briefs and inputs for the DCoM and EO in line with the CO’s strategic priorities and IOM’s global mandate.