Within CIM, GIZ staff are responsible for implementing international cooperation projects on behalf of the German Federal Government. This typically involves finding a suitable expert from the EU for an assignment with an employer in the development field and ensuring that the assignment produces a sustainable impact. In turn, CIM benefits from GIZ’s experience in many different areas, including economic development, job creation, energy, the environment, and peace and security.

GIZ’s approach in its CIM role is to harness the potential of migration for development. As a federal enterprise, it works on various regional and thematic priorities within the context of migration and labour mobility by, for example, establishing partnerships with diaspora groups, providing advice on migration and migration policy and planning CIM’s development services.