Overview
The Head of Sub-Office serves as IOM’s senior representative in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, leading the coordination, management, and operational oversight of IOM’s activities and strategic engagement across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent IOM in the KRI, engaging with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), UN agencies, donors, civil society and other partners.
- Maintain liaison with the KRG to support dialogue on operational priorities, access, coordination arrangements and partnership opportunities.
- Manage the Erbil Office, ensuring effective operational, administrative, Human Resources (HR) and financial management.
- Coordinate with Head of Sub-Office and satellite offices nationwide, strengthening operational coherence.
- Provide strategic and managerial oversight of programme enabling functions.
- Collaborate with enabling units, programme teams and field structures, promoting integrated planning.
- Contribute to programme development and operational planning.
- Maintain and expand donor engagement in the KRI.
- Monitor operational risks, access constraints, and contextual changes.
- Promote effective staff management and team cohesion.
- Support mission-wide operational preparedness and continuity.
- Prepare analytical, operational and contextual briefs.
Required Experience
- Seven years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian, recovery, stabilization, or development settings; or nine years for bachelor’s degree holders.
- Demonstrated experience in managing field operations, programme delivery, or multi-sector teams in challenging environments.
- Experience supervising programme-support or enabling functions such as IMS, CBI, infrastructure, research/analysis, or partnerships.
- Experience in Iraq or similar contexts is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Public Administration, or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or
- University degree in the above fields.
