The OCHA Policy Instruction on Response includes several pre-approved cost plans and organigrams for different sized offices. These should be seen as the minimum size and composition of an IM unit. In practice, IM units vary enormously. The table below compares the number of IMOs in pre-approved cost plans with actual IM staffing in 2016.
# of IMOs
Small / Sub-office
Medium office
Large office
Guidance
1
2
3
Range (actual)
1-4
2-6
2-9
Average (actual)
2
4
5
In 2016, the size of IM teams in large country offices varied from as few as two IMOs (Syria) to as many as nine (Palestine). Medium country offices varied from two (Myanmar) to six (Ethiopia). Small offices varied from one (Cote d'Ivoire) to four (Haiti). Regional Offices saw similarly wide variations, from two IMOs in ROCCA and ROP to 12 in ROWCA. This variation implies that standards are not applied, and that the size of an IM team depends largely on the priorities of the Head of Office and the support they receive from HQ. It is up to the Head of an IMU to make a case to a HOO to provide adequate capacity.
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