Chief, Preparedness and Humanitarian Response Division (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:

• Internal candidates


• External female candidates


• Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Bahamas, Barbados, 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

All external candidates, except candidates from non\-represented member states of IOM.

Organizational Context and Scope

Under the overall supervision of the Director of the Department for Humanitarian Response and Recovery (DHRR) and direct supervision of the Deputy Director, Department of Humanitarian Response and Recovery, the Chief, Preparedness and Humanitarian Response Division (PHRD) will be responsible and accountable for managing and leading the effective and timely implementation of IOM’s Preparedness and Humanitarian Response portfolio globally in line with the new IOM Strategic Plan.

The PHR Division leads IOM’s institutional efforts to advance a coherent, systemic and whole\-of\-organization approach to crisis preparedness and humanitarian response, in line with the IOM Strategic Plan 2024–2028\. It consolidates and enhances IOM’s capacities to anticipate, prepare for and respond to crises in a principled, timely and effective manner. The Division works across the humanitarian\-development\-peace nexus to both reduce the impacts of crises before they occur and ensure that when crises strike, affected populations receive coordinated, high\-quality and accountable support. It spearheads the institutionalization of preparedness and anticipatory action as enablers of transformational change, equipping IOM, Member States and partners with tools to understand, identify and address risks related to human mobility. At the same time, it ensures robust operational leadership and support for the delivery of humanitarian assistance that meets the needs of crisis\-affected populations, in line with IOM’s humanitarian policy, the Principles for Humanitarian Action, and with the normative and policy work of the Inter\-Agency Standing Committee.

The Division provides strategic and technical support to IOM’s Regional and Country Offices on preparedness planning, anticipatory action, crisis response design and implementation, and monitoring. It leads the coordination of emergency resources mobilization and surge capacity efforts, ensuring the rapid scale\-up of operations during crisis and supports alignments with the Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC) at the global and country levels. It serves as the institutional home of IOM’s global thematic units in Preparedness, Surge Capacity, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Shelter and Settlements, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), as well as Cash\-Based Interventions. Furthermore, it also hosts the Global Shelter, Land and Site Coordination (SLSC) Cluster in support of IOM’s commitments to Inter\-Agency Standing Committee coordination structures and to collective, coordinated humanitarian action.

Responsibilities: 1\. Lead and manage IOM’s emergency preparedness and humanitarian response, including ensuring IOM’s emergency preparedness and response meet international standards and coordination requirements by addressing problems, when needed, and mobilizing IOM\-wide resources to support emergency preparedness capacity development, managing development of contingency planning, and leading IOM’s active participation in national emergency plans and inter\-agency exercise on emergency preparedness and simulation exercise.

2\. Lead the harmonization of emergency preparedness and response standards and on minimum preparedness and response actions and IOM’s global policies and systems for emergency preparedness, capacity development, partnership, external relations and accountability and ensuring linkages with the Scale\-Up team, Peace, Recovery and Solutions Division (PRSD) and across other divisions within the Department of Humanitarian Response \& Recovery.

3\. In coordination with Department of Data, Insight and Policy (DDIP) scan horizon and early warning systems and lead the readiness planning to trigger greater preparedness and anticipatory actions by strengthening alerts and risk monitoring systems, including supporting state capacity to collect, report and analyse disaster displacement impact.

4\. Manage the strategic Preparedness Learning Pathway focusing on states’ emergency preparedness capacities, risk reduction and adaptation capacities, including localized preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC)) approaches by investing in technical and organizational capacities of local partners and advocate for local leadership and partnerships, government engagement and community engagement.

5\. Expand standby partnerships (SBP) and management of the Deployment Roster by supporting the coordination of surge deployments before, during and after crisis.

6\. Manage and coordinate IOM’s responses to humanitarian emergencies including ensuring IOM’s responses meet standards and coordination requirements by addressing problems when needed and mobilizing IOM\-wide resources, including the management of the Global Rapid Response Mechanism (GRRM), to support responses in addition to managing IOM’s Migration Emergency Response Fund (MEFM), and promoting learning and accountability.

7\. Provide expert strategic advice to set forth technical and operational excellence including guidance and standards to ensure quality programming and consistency across IOM, including in WASH, Shelter, and Settlements, Crisis Coordination and CCCM.

8\. Promote local ownership and empowerment, including integrated programming, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), protection risk prevention and mitigation, Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus (HDPN), humanitarian access by coordinating the development and harmonization of the deployment of Humanitarian Hubs.

9\. Manage and lead IOM’s supply and logistics operations to deliver lifesaving supplies on a global scale by coordinating the prioritization of Global Stocks deployment and set technical specifications for core relief items.

10\. Represent IOM’s humanitarian and advocacy work externally including through the Inter\-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) forum and provide strategic guidance to IOM’s humanitarian appeals and positions, and mobilization of resources and reporting to donors.

11\. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

Master’s degree in Political Science, Social Science, International Studies, Public Administration, Economics, Engineering, Earth Sciences or a related field from an accredited academic institution with ten years of relevant professional experience; or,

University degree in the above fields with twelve years of relevant professional experience.

Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.

Experience

At least ten years of senior management and leadership experience in both the humanitarian and development field with international organisations, including substantial experience working in developing countries;

Demonstrated experience leading emergency preparedness programs and climate actions;

Work experience within the UN system, particularly in leading and/or coordinating institutional reform initiatives, would be a strong advantage; and,

Work experience managing a team and applying various leadership skills.

Skills

Demonstrated networking with major humanitarian actors and the humanitarian and development architecture, including the UN, governments, and institutional donors;

Proven effectiveness in mobilizing and leveraging capacity from others, influencing and networking; and,

Strong knowledge of the humanitarian sector, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate community including principles, trends, standards and laws, and understanding of how humanitarian work relates to longer\-term development.

Languages

All IOM staff members in all catego

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