JIPS is a not-for-profit, interagency service set up in Geneva in 2009 at the request of the United Nations’ Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). JIPS’ governance structure and its TOR have undergone several iterations since its establishment. This current governance document is the result of JIPS’ most recent evaluation conducted in 2023 covering the strategic period 2021-2023, and a subsequent review of JIPS’ governance which draws on the Good Governance Code and its dimensions of analysis, alongside consultation with the current members of its Executive Committee (ExCom) . It was validated by that membership and came into effect as of 25/06/2025.
JIPS operates legally under the auspices of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC). Operating as an independent interagency service, JIPS has a two-tiered governance body consisting of:
JIPS is headed by the Head of JIPS, whose responsibility is to ensure the sustainable and compliant running of JIPS. They are answerable to the Co-Hosts and are a non-voting member of the Executive Committee (ExCom), with administrative support duties.