National Parliamentarian Engagement Officer

The National Parliamentarian Engagement Officer supports the planning and implementation of activities with parliamentarian stakeholders in Germany, assists in fundraising efforts, promotes IOM’s mandate, and helps safeguard migrant rights. The role involves outreach, partnership development, event organization, and reporting within the framework of IOM Germany's engagement strategy.

Responsibilities

• Support the roll-out and implementation of the Bundestag Engagement Strategy in Germany through targeted outreach and stewardship of parliamentarian stakeholders.
• Assist the Liaison Officer in developing resource mobilizing strategies and mechanisms for programmes and projects, in coordination with relevant HQ Departments, Regional Offices and Country Offices, and in line with IOM strategy and priorities.
• Assist in fundraising activities.
• Conduct ongoing mapping of prospects of parliamentarian engagement and identify opportunities to scale up existing partnerships in Germany.
• Assist in implementing outreach plans for new partnerships.
• Collect, analyze and present information on parliamentarian priorities and trends to the National Liaison Officer and Chief of Mission.
• Coordinate administrative project implementation, involving liaison with diverse organizational units and external parties to initiate requests, obtain clearances, and follow-up on administrative actions.
• Organize meetings, events, workshops and training sessions, including preparing materials in coordination with other internal entities.
• Participate in conferences, meetings, and workshops with national and international partners in close coordination with the National Liaison Officer.
• Assist in building, documenting, and sharing best practices across thematic and priority areas to enhance parliamentarian engagement.
• Support monitoring and reporting of progress against key performance indicators for parliamentarian engagement.
• Support the Unit in compiling data and drafting reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including general administrative support to parliamentarian engagement activities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, Migration Studies, International Relations, Development Studies, Human Rights, Law or related fields from an accredited academic institution; or Bachelor's degree in these fields with two years of relevant professional experience.
• Work experience in engaging and liaising with partners and donors, including the German national parliament (Bundestag) is required.
• Work experience in a similar function and/or with national, regional or international public bodies is an asset.
• Experience organizing events and meetings.
• Work experience in fundraising is considered an advantage.
• Strong communication and organizational skills and confidence to engage with high-level stakeholders.
• Excellent writing, drafting, editing and reporting skills in German and English; ability to present the Organization and diverse operations in an appealing and concise manner.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the German national parliament (Bundestag). Knowledge of other German institutions is considered an advantage.
• Full adherence to IOM’s values and core competencies including integrity.
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Fluency in English and German (oral and written) is required.
• Knowledge of any other official IOM language (Spanish, French) would be an advantage.

Skills

• Parliamentarian Engagement
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Event Organization
• Fundraising
• Donor Relations
• Report Writing
• Drafting and Editing
• Public Relations
• German Bundestag Knowledge
• Partnership Development
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• Bilingual Communication
• Political Science Expertise
• Migration Studies
• International Relations
• Human Rights Knowledge

Languages

English, German