Programme Manager (Immigration, Migration Governance and Labour Mobility)

About the role

IOM Nigeria's Programme Manager (Immigration and Border Governance, Migration Governance and Labour Mobility) reports to the Chief of Mission in Abuja and the Head of the Migration Management Unit. The role manages and supports IOM Nigeria's work on immigration and border governance, migration governance and labour mobility, working with IOM units, field offices, the Regional Office and Headquarters, government counterparts, UN agencies, donors, civil society and the private sector.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
• Manage the UN Migration Network activities in IOM Nigeria and foster inter-agency collaboration
• Develop, review and monitor migration governance frameworks, policies and strategies at national and sub-national levels
• Integrate migration into national development frameworks, SDGs and the Common Country Analysis
• Provide technical inputs to policy dialogue, advocacy and institutional strengthening
• Develop and run programmes on safe, regular and well-managed labour migration, including skills mobility, ethical recruitment and protection of migrant workers
• Manage Immigration and Border Governance projects (regular pathways, legal identity, border management, readmission cooperation, counter-migrant smuggling, humanitarian border management)
• Strengthen resource mobilisation, project development and donor engagement
• Manage project design, implementation and performance against targets

Required profile

• Master's degree in Political Science, International Relations, Migration Studies, Public Policy, Law, Economics or a related field with five years of relevant experience; or university degree with seven years
• Experience in migration governance, policy, protection, labour migration and mobility, preferably in programme and project implementation
• Experience with government, UN agencies, donors, civil society and the private sector
• Experience writing concept notes, proposals, reports and policy briefs, and in programme monitoring and reporting
• Experience in an international organisation, UN agency or development/humanitarian organisation is an advantage
• Fluency in English; working knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish is an advantage
• International recruits must be mobile; appointment is subject to medical, security and visa clearances

Required skills

• Programme and project management
• Analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Stakeholder engagement, coordination and communication
• Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of migration issues and institutional frameworks in Nigeria and/or West and Central Africa is an advantage