IOM Director General

The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is elected by the Council for a five-year term. The IOM Director General, Amy Pope, exercises constitutional authority to manage the Organization and carry out activities within its mandate by formulating coherent policies and ensuring that programme development is consistent with strategic priorities. 

 The Director General appoints two Deputy Directors General and a Chief of Staff for the duration of their term: the Deputy Director General for Operations, the Deputy Director General for Management and Reform, and the Chief of Staff.   

Additionally, the following offices—Office of Legal Affairs, Office of the Ombudsperson, Office of Internal Oversight Services, and the Office of Ethics and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH)—are independent offices that report directly to the Director General. 

The Director General leads the organization, spearheading strategic direction through the following structure: 
 

Deputy Director General for Management and Reform  

• Financial and Administrative Management  
• Staff Health and Welfare  
• Global Shared Services  
• Change Management  
• Human Resources Management  
• Information and Communications Technology  
• Supply Chain  

Deputy Director General for Operations 

• Humanitarian Response and Recovery  
• Protection  
• Data, Insight & Policy Coordination  
• Mobility Pathways and Inclusion  
• Climate Action  
• Staff Security  

Office of the Chief of Staff  

• Deputy Chief of Staff  
• Special Liaison Office in Addis Ababa  
• Regional Offices  
• Country Offices  

Office of Partnership, Advocacy and Communications   

• Media and Communications
• Governing Bodies Secretariat
• United Nations Network on Migration Secretariat
• IOM Office at the United Nations
• Partnerships
• Private Sector
• Resource Mobilization
• Global Office in Brussels
• Global Office in Washington D.C.

Office of Strategy and Organizational Performance  

• Institutional Risk   
• Institutional Performance  
• Strategic Planning & Results