Overview

The Project Assistant - Cultural Mediation will provide cultural mediation assistance to the Italian Ministry of Interior – Public Security Department in emergency operations for the application of first-entry procedures within the MED.E.A. project.

Tasks Summary

• Provide clerical operational support to the Ministry of Interior – Public Security Department at the target duty station within the assigned Immigration Office;
• Support the above Office in the identification procedures of beneficiaries, including in receiving and compiling the asylum-seekers’ claims, accelerated procedures, translating from Italian into the migrants’ mother tongue and vice versa;
• Support the Immigration Office in registering the asylum applications, also through filing and archiving activities;
• Assist the Office in informing migrants and asylum-seekers about identification procedures, including within the Hotspots and other border areas, as applicable;
• Keep the Project Area Coordinator informed of the activities performed, in particular in relation to vulnerable groups in need of specific protection and referral;
• Provide clerical assistance in the mediation activity in an objective and impartial way;
• Provide general counselling on national laws and administrative procedures, in particular those related to asylum;
• Prepare all relevant financial documentation related to the project (payment/ reimbursement/travel) and provide regular reporting to the project team on the activities performed in the assigned duty station;
• Provide a detailed report at the end of service in line with the standard template provided by the project manager;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma with 3 years of relevant professional experience; or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from an accredited academic institution with 1 year or relevant working experience.
• Previous experience in the framework of migrants’ assistance and cultural mediation is a distinctive advantage.
• Previous experience with international organizations, EU Agencies and/or Italian Border Police or Police Immigration Offices is an advantage.
• Previous experience with the IOM Italy Immigration and Border Governance team is a distinctive advantage.

Qualification Requirements

High School Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from an accredited academic institution.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in Italian is required (oral and written). Fluency in at least one of the following languages is required: Bengali, Hindi, Urdu.

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Contract Duration: Up to 9 months

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