Head, Flexible Funding Unit

Position Title**: Head, Flexible Funding Unit**
Duty Station**: Geneva, Switzerland**

Classification**: Professional Staff, Grade P4**
Type of Appointment**: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension**
Estimated Start Date**: As soon as possible**

Closing Date**: 26 December 2024**
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- 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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- Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Comoros; Congo (the); Cook Islands;_
- Guinea-Bissau; Holy See; Iceland; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic_
- Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated_
- States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;_
- Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas;_
- Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu_

**_ Context:_**

IOM has established a Flexible Funding Mechanism (FFM) to fund strategic priorities to deliver
on the ambition of IOM’s Strategic Plan, 2024-2028. A Flexible Funding Unit (FFU), housed in
the Office of Strategic Planning and Performance, is established to function as a
multi-Department effort to administer the FFM.

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Director of the Office of Strategy and Organizational
Performance, and the direct supervision of the Chief of Strategic Planning and Results Division,
and in close coordination with Budget Division and Finance and Accounting Division, the Head
of Flexible Funding Unit will lead the newly created Flexible Funding Unit (FFU) to ensure
strategic utilization of IOM’s unearmarked and softly earmarked funding to deliver on institutional
priorities under the FFM.

**_Core Functions / Responsibilities:_**

1. Ensure strong alignment of the work of the Flexible Funding Mechanism (FFM) with IOM
institutional strategic priorities, as centred on the IOM Strategic Plan 2024-2028, as measured
through the IOM Strategic Results Framework (SRF).

2. Provide authoritative technical advice on measurement of IOM’s institutional results achieved
through the FFM, as well as the structure of IOM’s Global Appeal, including ways to best align
interventions with the IOM Strategic Results Framework (SRF).

3. Provide substantial support and provide authoritative advice to the Senior Director of the
Office of Strategy and Performance in providing recommendations to the Director General (DG)
and Leadership Team in relation to funding priorities for flexible funding.

4. Lead high quality analysis of requests from HQ, Regional and Country Offices, for
extrabudgetary funding taking into account the overall flexible funding secured by IOM, and
resource mobilization plans developed linked to regional and country strategies.

5. Manage the work and staff of the FFU with a particular focus on strategic alignment and
results-based management of the interventions funded by the FFM.

6. Provide regular updates and recommendations to the Senior Director for the Leadership
Team with a focus on results achieved and emerging operational needs.

7. Oversee and ensure close collaboration and communications between recipients to ensure
programmes and interventions are implemented effectively, lessons are learned, and synergies
achieved.

8. Coordinate the high-quality narrative report, and coordinate with Finance and Accounting
Division and Budget Division on financial reports, on the functioning of the FFM, as part of IOM’s
reporting obligations to its Governing Bodies, including dedicated reporting on results achieved
through this flexible funding.

9. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

**_ Required Qualifications and Experience:_**

**Education**
- Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, Business Administration, International

Relations, Law, 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.

**Experience**
- Extensive experience in resource management;
- Extensive experience in programme formulation, implementation and evaluation;
- Experience in project development, implementation, and reporting, including financial and

budgetary aspects;
- Experience in results-based management approaches, and ideally experience utilizing IOM’s

Strategic Results Framework (SRF), as well as high degree of familiarity with PRIMA;
- Experience with providing policy advice to senior management, as well as preparing briefings

for Member States;
- Experience working in IOM Regional and/or Country Offices is highly desirable; and,
- Experience support