Director, Border Management, Returns and Readmission

Job Identification (Reference Number)**:14488**
Position Title**:Director, Border Management, Returns and Readmission (BMRR) Division**
Duty Station City**:Geneva**
Grade**:D-1**
Contract Type**:Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)**
Recruiting Type**:Director**
Vacancy Type**:Vacancy Notice**
Initial duration**:1 year with possibility of extension**
Closing date**:04 May 2025**

**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.

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Applications are welcome from first
- Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, 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**_: _**

Under the direct supervision of the Director, Department, Mobility Pathways and Inclusion, the Director, Border Management, Returns and Readmission (BMRR) Division is responsible for leading the Organization's overarching goals on Border Management and Returns in line with the following objectives of the IOM Strategic Plan:

- Objective 1: Saving lives and protecting people on the move;
- Objective 2: Driving solutions to displacement; and,
- Objective 3: Facilitating pathways for regular migration.

In partnership with governments, UN agencies, Regional Organizations, and multilateral entities as well as civil society and private sector actors, the Division is an enabler of Objective 3, ensuring protection mainstreaming in its operations and programme. Specific interventions include specialized programming on border management processes in support of security and facilitation, admission and readmission services, legal identity in support of return and development programming, counter migrant smuggling and counter-trafficking, search and rescue, alternatives to immigration detention, returns, assistance to vulnerable migrants as well as human rights due diligence.

Responsibilities: Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Provide strategic direction, substantive inputs, and advice to the BMRR Division, in line with IOM’s Strategic Plan, mission, and values.

2. Develop institutional positioning and capacities, innovative policies, and strategic advice and guidance on border management, return, reintegration and readmission (RRR), while ensuring alignment with global standards, and contribute to enhancing the capacities of HQ and field staff with guidance on efficient and cost-effective BMRR operational solutions.

3. Lead and enhance IOM's strategic engagement and dialogue with governments to foster stronger partnerships, influence policy development, and advance IOM's Strategic Plan.

4. Liaise with key UN and other international organizations, private sector, and civil society strategic partners to strengthen IOM's position and programming in border management and RRR. Ensure compliance with said position at global, regional and mission level, including in terms of protection as a cross-cutting priority of the IOM Strategic Plan.

5. Lead the design and effective implementation and coordination of global programmes providing migrant services in over 50 locations (CVAC, KVAC, FAP) as requested by governments and private partners.

6. Lead effective and efficient delivery on IOM’s commitments on Human Rights Due Diligence Policy and related Operational Framework, through the provision of strategic advice, ensuring robust support to country missions and promoting engagement with relevant partners.

7. Provide strategic direction for the effective implementation of the flagship Cooperation on Migration and Partnerships to Achieve Sustainable Solutions initiative (COMPASS) initiative funded by the Government of Netherlands; ensure the programme contributes to advancing IOM’s institutional priorities on protection and related thematic areas; lead on high-level engagement with the donor on the initiative.

8. Monitor and evaluate the quality and impact of IOM’s BMRR work and deliverables while promoting evidence base and research for policy development to ensure learning and innovation in this field, including provision of expert advice to IOM Leadership on emerging issues.

9. Manage the BMRR Division's budget and resources and ensure accountability and trans