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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.

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. 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.

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

• Internal 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

The Executive Office (EO) is International Organization for Migrations’ (IOM) central hub for leadership, coordination, and strategic direction. It ensures that IOM’s Leadership Team, led by the Director General, is fully enabled to provide effective and coherent leadership across all aspects of IOM’s mandate. Led by the Executive Office Director, the EO provides the Director General with direct and comprehensive support to lead IOM internally and represent the Organization externally.

This includes strategic agenda-setting, coordination of briefings and workflows, and support for high-level meetings, events, and travel. The EO serves as the secretariat for the Leadership Team, Senior Management Team, and cross-pillar task forces, and supports leadership decision-making, follow-up, and implementation monitoring. Through close coordination across IOM’s leadership ecosystem, the EO helps ensure alignment, shared priorities, and coherence across the Organization.

By enabling daily collaboration and information-sharing among senior leaders and their teams, the EO supports the Director General and Leadership Team in defining and advancing strategic priorities aligned with the IOM Strategic Plan, helping to ensure unity of purpose and a consistent, organization-wide approach to…