Programme Officer

Job Identification (Reference Number): 15849
Position Title: Programme Officer (Environmental Sustainability) (P)
Duty Station City: Athens
Duty Station Country: Greece
Grade: P-2
Contract Type: Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
Recruiting Type: Professional
Vacancy Type: Vacancy Notice
Initial duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
Closing date: 28 August 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.

IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration

Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates: 

1. Internal candidates
2. Candidates from the following non-represented member states:

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

Second tier candidates include:
All external candidates, except candidates from nonrepresented member states of IOM.

Context

In line with the IOM Strategic Plan , IOM leads environmental sustainability innovation for impact and scale in the humanitarian and migration management sector. Caring for people and the planet is one of our core values, and we are committed to mainstreaming environmental sustainability into our projects and programmes, and facilities management and operations. IOM has an ambitious environmental governance and environmental management system, drawing from United Nations system-wide commitments.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Director General for Management and Reform and the direct supervision of the Director of Global Shared Services, the Environmental Sustainability Unit plays the lead role in mainstreaming environmental sustainability principles into the Organization's policies, strategies, programmes and projects, and facility and operations management. The Unit serves as a driving force for accelerating the sustainability transition in IOM and improving the organization's environmental performance. 

The Unit provides thought leadership and guidance to implement and share best practices and policies related to environmental management and environmental sustainability. In line with the United Nations system-wide commitments made in the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations System , the Unit promotes the continuous improvement of environmental performance as the institutional focal point for IOM's environmental management systems and sustainability innovation. The Unit also acts as the institutional focal point for global coordination mechanisms and partnerships related to environmental sustainability and clean energy transition, including the UN Greening the Blue.   

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Environmental Sustainability Unit (ENV) and in collaboration with relevant Divisions/Departments/Units at Headquarters (HQ), the Programme Officer (Environmental Sustainability) will be responsible for coordinating, monitoring and assisting with the implementation of activities related to the sustainability transition in facilities and operations