Head of Programmes

Job Identification (Reference Number)**:13524**
Position Title**:Head of Programmes (P)**
Duty Station City**:Brasilia**
Duty Station Country**:Brazil**
Grade**:P-4**
Contract Type**:Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)**
Recruiting Type**:Professional**
Vacancy Type**:Vacancy Notice**
Initial duration**:1 Year**
Closing date**:19 March 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.

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**Context**

IOM Brazil Country Office (CO) works with its partners to support migrants and host communities in Brazil, developing effective responses to the country's migratory dynamics. A priority is to monitor and influence public policies so that governments can manage the forms and impacts of human mobility,as well as developing the resilience of all migrants, especially those in situations of vulnerability.

IOM Brazil CO's objectives are to respond to IOM Global's objectives, such as: (1) Saving lives and protecting people on the move - Supporting Brazil's humanitarian responses; strengthening access to healthcare for migrants and reducing possible public health risks. (2) Boosting solutions to displacement - reducing the impact of climate change and the environment on internal migration; facilitating the socio-economic integration of migrants in vulnerable situations and access to basic rights. (3) Facilitating pathways for regular migration - supporting the voluntary return of migrants to their country of origin; strengthening the fight against human trafficking and migrant smuggling; strengthening the resettlement programmes and humanitarian reception offered by Brazil; improving disaggregated data and evidence on migration; and supporting the development of migration policies at national and local levels.

Brazil is a country strongly connected to global migration dynamics, being part of different regional and international migratory flows, both as a country of origin and destination. According to data from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the coordinator of migration policy, there are almost 2 million international migrants in the country. One of the most important trends in international migration in the country over the last 20 years is south-south migration, as suggested by the three nationalities with the highest numbers in this data: Venezuela, Haiti and Bolivia. In general, these flows are made up of migrants in vulnerable situations.

IOM Brazil CO works to support the Brazilian government by strengthening Brazil's migration policy with actions on documentation and regular migration routes, socio-economic integration, protection and humanitarian response in cases of large migratory flows.

With a significant territorial extension, culminating in 16,885.7 km of borders (the third longest in the world, behind China and Russia) with 10 of the 12 countries of South America, Brazil is also marked by cross-border mobility that stands out mainly between the twin cities, municipalities in which the local population is unaware of the limitations imposed by the border line and which have an intense commercial and cultural dynamism. The country currently has 33 municipalities classified as twin cities. The sheer size and reduced surveillance of the borders means that the Brazilian authorities have to deal with a significant incidence of human trafficking networks and other human rights violations related to transnational mobility.

Not only as a host country, Brazil is also consolidating its position as a country of origin. According to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Brazilian diaspora numbers around 4.2 million people, mainly in North America and Europe. There are also a significant number of Brazilian returnees, who are looking to reintegrate into the country after living abroad for some time. In recent years, IOM has supported the voluntary return to Brazil of more than 5,000 Brazilians in vulnerable situations.

Internally, Brazil is also characterized by significant population movements, det