Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants. 

IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued. By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.

IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration

This Vacancy Notice is part of IOM’s competitive mobility exercise, open for applications from internal and internal-equivalent candidates only. 

Organizational Context and Scope

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the lead United Nations agency in the field of migration and works in collaboration with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. Its activities aim to: help solve migration challenges, promote an understanding of migration issues, support social and economic development through migration, and ensure the human dignity and well-being of migrants. For several years, IOM Costa Rica has been implementing different program and/or projects focused on promoting regular, safe and orderly labor migration, with the aim of strengthening the country's institutional framework for an effective approach to migration flows, through legal identity process, regularization pathways and in the areas of counter-trafficking, peacebuilding, binational dialogue and combating gender-based violence, among others. 

As part of its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM),11 IOM conducts regular surveys to measure migration flows and interviews to assess migrants’ needs. In January 2022, 25% of migrants in transit were women. Ninety-one percent of all migrants surveyed travelled in groups, and 13% of the accompanying persons are minors. Notably, 78% of the women travel with their families. The main needs identified were access to food, clothing, diapers, lodging, medicines, and transportation. Many migrants also reported having lost their identification documents. The confluence of these factors hampers migrants access to regular pathways and renders them highly vulnerable to being abused by criminal networks. 

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Programme Coordinator in Costa Rica, the Project Coordinator (IBG) will be responsible for the coordination and monitoring of the Immigration and Border Governance Unit of IOM Costa Rica Mission.