Migration/Freedom of Movement Adviser (S)

Overview

The incumbent develops and implements activities to assist OSCE participating States in meeting commitments on migration and freedom of movement. The role involves analysis, capacity building, and policy recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing and evaluating targeted activities and projects on migration and freedom of movement.
• Conducting assessments, designing and implementing strategic capacity-building initiatives.
• Monitoring and analysing public policy, legislation and practices related to migration and freedom of movement.
• Preparing substantive input for and following-up on OSCE Human Dimension meetings.
• Preparing substantive input with recommendations on policy action to analytical reports, taskings, and briefings.
• Networking and maintaining contacts with partner organizations and experts.
• Serving as the ODIHR Democratization Department contact point for requests on the implementation of OSCE commitments on migration and freedom of movement.
• Representing the ODIHR Democratization Department at international conferences and events.

Required Experience

• A minimum of five years (seven years with a first-level university degree) of professional-level experience in a government, international organization or NGO, including at least three years on migration/freedom of movement issues.
• Knowledge of the migration and freedom of movement situation in OSCE participating States.
• Work experience in a national authority responsible for entry/exit regulations such as a migration service, and/or expert knowledge on migration, integration policies, visa policy, entry/exit regulations, human-rights at borders, new technology in border management, asylum, statelessness, and/or internal displacement in the OSCE region.
• Demonstrated and extensive experience in programme development and project management.
• Solid training skills, ability to design and implement training courses and workshops using interactive methods.

Qualifications

Second-level university degree in political science, sociology, international relations, law, human rights law public policy or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of the second-level university degree.

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