
Position Title: Asociado/a de Proyecto (Terreno) (RVA)
Duty Station City: Valencia, Estado Carabobo
Duty Station Country: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Grade: UG
Contract Type: Special Short-Term
Recruiting Type: General Service
Vacancy Type: Special Vacancy Notice
Initial duration: until 13 March 2027 (renewable)
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
Internal and external candidates will be considered for this vacancy. For the purposes of this vacancy, internal candidates are defined as staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded or ungraded contract, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), staff on Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP), UN Volunteers with at least twelve (12) months of continuous service in IOM, and staff members on secondment/loan released by the Organization, unless otherwise specified in their contract. Staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded contract will not retain their contract type if appointed to an ungraded position.
La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), implementa en Venezuela proyectos de Retorno Voluntario Asistido y Reintegración (AVRR) dirigidos a personas venezolanas migrantes que deciden retornar de manera voluntaria, informada, segura y digna.
Bajo la supervisión general del Asociado Senior de Operaciones de AVRR y la supervisión directa del Asociado de Operaciones de AVRR, el/la Asociado de Apoyo en Terreno de AVRR contribuirá a planificar y coordinar las actividades operativas de campo asignadas y a supervisar su ejecución conforme a los procedimientos establecidos. Consultará al/la supervisor/a las excepciones y decisiones que excedan su autoridad delegada.
Asimismo, actuará como enlace operativo entre las actividades de terreno y las funciones técnicas de gestión de casos, apoyo psicosocial y reintegración, asegurando una implementación integrada y centrada en las personas beneficiarias y facilitando la coordinación y el seguimiento de las acciones de asistencia.
Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
All IOM staff members in all categories are required to be fluent in one of the IOM's official languages (English, French, Spanish).
For this position, fluency in Spanish is required (oral and written).
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators
Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators (applicable only if with direct reports)

Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the well-being and human rights of migrants.
More people are on the move today than at any other time in recorded history: 1 billion people – comprising a seventh of humanity. A variety of elements – not least the information and communications revolutions – contribute to the movement of people on such a large scale. The forces driving migration as a priority issue are: climate change, natural and manmade catastrophes, conflict, the demographic trends of an ageing industrialized population, an exponentially expanding jobless youth population in the developing world and widening North–South social and economic disparities.