Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL) Assistant

Established in 1951 as the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration, International Organization for Migration (IOM) works closely with governments, international organizations and non-governmental partners to ensure humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. With 173 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM works in four broad areas of migration management: migration and development, facilitating migration, regulating migration and forced migration.

IOM established an office in Suva in 2016 after Fiji became an IOM member state in 2013. IOM Fiji works with the Government of Fiji and the neighboring Pacific Island Countries on mi-gration issues concerning climate change, labour mobility, development, counter-trafficking, disaster resilience, emergency and preparedness and migrant protection.

IOM launched the Climate Mobility Innovation Labs (CMIL) in September 2024, during the Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly to empower communities to adapt to climate change and tackle the challenges of human mobility, with a special focus on women and youth in vulnerable contexts. The CMIL developed an operational foresight tool, the Risk Index for Climate Displacement (RICD), aiming to enhance the quantification of future risks associated with climate-induced displacement by integrating data on both the drivers and the triggers of displacement. To operationalize the RICD, the Climate Catalytic Fund (CCF) was launched to address climate-induced displacement, targeting high-risk communities with precision, driving innovative, bankable solutions while mobilizing additional resources through blended finance approaches.

Under the overall supervision of the Humanitarian Programme Manager, and the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist - Migration & Climate Change, Country Office with Coordinating Functions (COCF) in Suva, Fiji, the UN Volunteer will support the CMIL, RICD and CCF by undertaking the following tasks:

Assist the Programme Specialist in the implementation of the CMIL, RICD and CCF

Support the coordination with external stakeholders such as other UN agencies, governments, academic institutions, NGOs, private sectors, and thematic working groups, as well as with IOM internal stakeholders;

Support in organizing, drafting content, and facilitating capacity development activities, workshops, and relevant events;

Provide assistance in data collection and analysis;

Assist in drafting official and unofficial correspondence, publications and presentation materials in English;

Render support to programme visibility and dissemination when necessary;

Take notes at relevant programme events, summarize information, and provide it to the project team;

Provide general administrative support to the Programme Specialist in absence of other colleagues in the Unit;


Perform other related duties that may be assigned;