Senior Project Assistant, Immigration and Border Governance

Applications are welcome from internal and external candidates. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. For the purpose of this vacancy, internal candidates are considered first-tier candidates.

Organizational Scope & Context:

The Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) Unit at IOM Egypt supports relevant Governmental authorities in enhancing their capacities to manage borders efficiently in a coordinated and integrated way. Current and upcoming interventions include extensive training, equipment and infrastructure provision programme for different Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Finance departments mandated with border management in Egypt on various technical topics, policy support, initiatives related to International Migration Law (IML), rule of law, rights-based border management, Integrated Border Management (IBM), Humanitarian Border Management (HBM), maritime law and SAR (Search and Rescue), countering-cross border crime, development and trade, legal identity (migrant registration, biometrics, travel document standards) and cross border cooperation with neighbouring countries in the above domains including implementation of international agreements in support of humane and orderly migration. 

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Manager- Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) - Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) and direct supervision of the Project Officer, the successful candidate will be providing specialized technical and administrative support to the thematic programme in support of border management authorities in the Arab Republic of Egypt, in particular in the area of integrated border management including intra-agency, inter-agency and international cooperation. S/he will also provide inputs in the IBG projects at IOM Egypt, in relation to migration data and risk analysis, countering smuggling of migrants, legal identity, economic development and trade and to supporting the strategic development and implementation of migrants’ human-rights and protection approaches in the Country.