Senior Partnerships Officer (P)

Global Roles; Brussel Hoofdstad; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IOM seeks a Senior Partnerships Officer to lead engagement with the European Union and Brussels-based partners, guiding Global Gateway and Team Europe initiatives aligned with migration priorities. The role requires policy analysis, partnership development and resource mobilization across divisions.

The officer will coordinate with IOM offices worldwide and EU institutions to advance strategic collaboration, donor engagement and visibility. Fluency in English is essential.

Formación

• Experience with EU external action, international partnerships, resource mobilization, or programme coordination is required.
• Experience engaging with EU institutions, Member States, diplomatic missions, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society, academia, think tanks, media and/or private sector partners is required.
• Progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, donor coordination, administration, or partnership development is required.
• Demonstrated experience in donor liaison, proposal development, donor reporting, briefing materials, communications, and visibility activities is required.
• Experience supporting multi-country, regional or global programmes, including coordination with country offices, regional offices or HQ functions, is required.
• Experience working on Global Gateway, Team Europe Initiatives, EU funding instruments, external investment, mobility, climate, digitalization, skills, resilience or private sector engagement is highly desirable.
• Experience managing or supporting international multi-stakeholder partnerships involving governments, international organizations, financial institutions, private sector actors and civil society is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of European Union institutions, external action frameworks and funding instruments is required.
• Knowledge of Global Gateway, Team Europe Initiatives, international partnerships and sustainable investment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the United Nations system is required.
• Understanding migration governance and its links with development, mobility, skills, climate, resilience and private sector engagement is desirable.
• Excellent writing, communication, negotiation and representational skills.
• Proven analytical skills and ability to draft and edit technical and strategic documents.
• Excellent political judgement and ability to identify partnership and resource mobilization opportunities.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with diverse counterparts.
• Capacity for strategic and creative thinking.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven organizational and time management skills, with ability to deliver under tight timelines.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and strengthen IOM’s strategic engagement with EU institutions, focusing on Global Gateway and Team Europe initiatives related to EU and IOM migration priorities.
• Serve as a thematic focal point and strategic advisor on Global Gateway-related partnerships, identifying entry points for IOM engagement in mobility, forced displacement, skills, digitalization, climate action, infrastructure, trade facilitation, private sector engagement, resilience, and sustainable investment.
• Coordinate between IOM Global Office in Brussels, Resource Mobilization, Programme Support, Private Sector Partnerships Divisions, and technical teams to support coherent engagement with EU institutions, MS and partners.
• Represent IOM in policy dialogue and strategic positioning with Brussels-based stakeholders including EU institutions, UN agencies, IFIs, private sector, think tanks, academia, civil society and media.
• Provide technical and strategic support to IOM country offices, regional offices and HQ on EU-related engagement for Global Gateway programming, Team Europe approaches, donor priorities, and partnership development.
• Identify and develop partnership and resource mobilization opportunities linked to EU DFIs and private sector actors.
• Lead and coordinate design of concept notes, proposals, briefing materials and partnership products aligned with IOM priorities and donor requirements.
• Facilitate internal coordination, capacity building and knowledge sharing on Global Gateway and EU partnerships via briefings, mapping, guidance notes and updates for offices and field visits.
• Monitor EU policy, funding and partnership developments relevant to Global Gateway and provide strategic recommendations to senior management.
• Support IOM’s visibility and communications on EU partnerships including talking points, donor updates, strategic messages, event inputs and external materials.
• Represent IOM in meetings, consultations, events and coordination platforms with EU institutions, MS, international organizations, private sector actors and Brussels partners.
• Contribute to programme coordination and quality assurance for Brussels-based and EU-funded initiatives including monitoring, reporting, risk, and issue follow-up.
• Support research, analysis and advocacy to strengthen IOM’s role as a strategic EU partner, especially Global Gateway, mobility partnerships, sustainable investment and whole-of-route approaches.
• Undertake duty travel as required to support partnership development, programme coordination, donor engagement, monitoring and representation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

EU external action

International Partnerships

Resource Mobilization

Programme Coordination

Donor Liaison

Proposal Development

Donor Reporting

Communication and Visibility

Multi-country Program Support

Project Management

Partnership Development

Strategic Planning

Knowledge Management

Change Management

EU Funding Instruments

Global Gateway

Team Europe Initiatives

Migration Governance

Sustainable Development

Private Sector Engagement

Technical Writing

Negotiation

Political Judgment

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Educación

Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law, Business, or related field

University degree in related fields with nine years of relevant experience

Descripción del empleo

The Senior Partnerships Officer will lead and coordinate IOM’s engagement with the European Union and Brussels-based partners, focusing on Global Gateway and Team Europe Initiatives. The role involves strategic policy analysis, programme coordination, resource mobilization, partnership development, and advisory functions to support IOM’s migration priorities in coordination with various divisions and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen IOM’s strategic engagement with European Union institutions, bodies and agencies, focusing on Global Gateway and Team Europe initiatives related to EU and IOM migration priorities.
• Serve as a thematic focal point and strategic advisor on Global Gateway-related partnerships, identifying entry points for IOM engagement in areas such as mobility, forced displacement, skills, digitalization, climate action, infrastructure, trade facilitation, private sector engagement, resilience, and sustainable investment.
• Ensure effective coordination between the IOM Global Office in Brussels, Resource Mobilization, Programme Support, Private Sector Partnerships Divisions at HQ, and relevant technical teams to support coherent and strategic engagement with European Union institutions, Member States and other partners on Global Gateway-related partnerships.
• Contribute and represent IOM in policy dialogue and strategic positioning with Brussels-based stakeholders including EU institutions, Member States, UN agencies, international financial institutions, private sector actors, trade unions, think tanks, academia, civil society and media.
• Provide technical and strategic support to IOM country offices, regional offices and headquarters departments on EU-related engagement related to Global Gateway programming, Team Europe approaches, donor priorities, and partnership development.
• Identify and develop partnership and resource mobilization opportunities linked to European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and private sector actors relevant to EU external action and Global Gateway investment priorities.
• Lead and coordinate the design and development of concept notes, proposals, briefing materials and partnership products ensuring alignment with IOM priorities, EU policy frameworks, donor requirements and partner expectations.
• Facilitate internal coordination, capacity building and knowledge sharing on Global Gateway and EU partnership opportunities through briefings, mapping exercises, internal guidance notes and strategic updates for IOM offices and field visits.
• Monitor EU policy, funding and partnership developments relevant to Global Gateway and provide strategic recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Support IOM’s visibility and communications on EU partnerships including preparation of talking points, donor updates, strategic messages, event inputs, success stories and external-facing materials.
• Represent IOM in relevant meetings, consultations, events and coordination platforms with EU institutions, Member States, international organizations, private sector actors and other Brussels-based partners.
• Contribute to programme coordination and quality assurance for Brussels-based and EU-funded initiatives including monitoring implementation progress, support to reporting, risk identification and follow-up on operational or partnership issues.
• Support research, analysis and advocacy efforts that strengthen IOM’s role as a strategic partner to the EU, particularly in relation to Global Gateway, related mobility partnerships, sustainable investment, whole-of-route approaches and cooperation with countries of origin, transit and destination.
• Undertake duty travel as required to support partnership development, programme coordination, donor engagement, monitoring and representation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law, Business, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven experience in European Union external action, international partnerships, resource mobilization, or programme coordination is required.
• Experience engaging with European Union institutions, Member States, diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies, international organizations, civil society, academia, think tanks, media and/or private sector partners is required.
• Progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, donor coordination, administration, or partnership development is required.
• Demonstrated experience in donor liaison, proposal development, donor reporting, briefing materials, communications, and visibility activities is required.
• Experience supporting multi-country, regional or global programmes, including coordination with country offices, regional offices or headquarters functions, is required.
• Experience working on Global Gateway, Team Europe Initiatives, European Union funding instruments, external investment, sustainable development, mobility, climate, digitalization, skills, resilience or private sector engagement is highly desirable.
• Experience managing or supporting international multi-stakeholder partnerships involving governments, international organizations, financial institutions, private sector actors and civil society is highly desirable.
• Experience in organizational strategic planning, institutional positioning, knowledge management or change management is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of European Union institutions, external action frameworks and funding instruments is required.
• Knowledge of Global Gateway, Team Europe Initiatives, international partnerships and sustainable investment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the United Nations system is required.
• Understanding migration governance and its links with development, mobility, skills, climate, resilience and private sector engagement is desirable.
• Excellent writing, communication, negotiation and representational skills.
• Proven analytical skills and ability to draft and edit technical and strategic documents.
• Excellent political judgement and ability to identify partnership and resource mobilization opportunities.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with diverse counterparts.
• Capacity for strategic and creative thinking.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven organizational and time management skills, with ability to deliver under tight timelines.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• European Union external action
• International Partnerships
• Resource Mobilization
• Programme Coordination
• Donor Liaison
• Proposal Development
• Donor Reporting
• Communication and Visibility
• Multi-country Program Support
• Project Management
• Partnership Development
• Strategic Planning
• Knowledge Management
• Change Management
• EU Funding Instruments
• Global Gateway
• Team Europe Initiatives
• Migration Governance
• Sustainable Development
• Private Sector Engagement
• Technical Writing
• Negotiation
• Political Judgment
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management

Languages

English