Programme Officer; Institutional Capacity Building Initiatives; P

Programme Officer (Institutional Capacity Building Initiatives) (P)

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• Job Identification 18098
• Posting Date 12/29/2025, 08:29 AM
• Apply Before 01/11/2026, 10:59 PM
• Contract Type Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
• Vacancy Type Vacancy Notice
• Grade P-3
• Alternative Required Language 1 English

Job Identification (Reference Number):
18098

Position Title:

Programme Officer (Institutional Capacity Building Initiatives)
Duty Station City:
Geneva
Duty Station Country:
Switzerland
Grade: P-3
Contract Type:
Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
Recruiting Type:
Professional
Vacancy Type:
Vacancy Notice
Initial duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
Closing date:
08 January 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.

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, Federated States of Micronesia, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

Context

The Planning and Coordination Unit (PCU) sits within the Support and Coordination Unit of the Department of Humanitarian Response and Recovery (DHRR). The Unit drives strategic direction and coherence across DHRR by fostering institutional collaboration, enhancing coordination, and supporting integrated planning and policy alignment in line with IOM’s Strategic Plan 2024–2028, global frameworks, and institutional priorities. Through these efforts, the Unit strengthens the Department’s ability to advance IOM’s mandate in crisis response and recovery.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Director of DHRR and direct supervision of the Head of Planning and Coordination Unit, the Programme Officer is responsible for leading the overall management, coordination and reporting of global,unearmarked and flexible funding initiatives aimed at strengthening IOM's institutional capacity to respond to humanitarian crises and recovery in close coordination with relevant Divisions/Units in the Department as well as other Departments.

• Oversee successful implementation of global humanitarian capacity building initiatives through regular monitoring, narrative and financial reporting, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate and oversee the annual donor budget allocation process within the department in relation to global capacity building initiatives and with other Departments as relevant.
• Support and feed into the overall Department annual budget process to ensure consistency and complementarity.
• Maintain/establish strong partnerships and collaboration with selected donor counterparts and UN agenciesfor institutional capacity building initiative sin coordination with Resource Mobilization Division and donor capitals.
• In coordination with the Resource Mobilization Division, oversee the Department’s resource mobilization efforts for institutional capacity building initiatives through developing proposals in coordination with relevant Units/Departments and IOM Country Offices in donor capitals.
• Oversee evaluations in close coordination with Central Evaluation Unit and relevant Departments/Units.
• Provide advice, analysis and inputs to DHRR senior management on matters related to institutional humanitarian and recovery capacity-building initiatives, and on the strategic use of core and capacity-building funds, including through the development and updating of relevant strategies, policies and approaches. Identify Identify best practices and keep a log of lessons learnt to feed into the formulation of new…