Overview
The Senior Project Associate (IBG) will support the technical, operational and administrative implementation of projects within the Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) portfolio in Ethiopia, focusing on border solutions, capacity-building, and institutional strengthening.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the technical, operational and administrative implementation of IBG projects in Ethiopia.
- Support the planning, coordination and follow-up of activities related to border solutions.
- Contribute to the implementation of activities related to curriculum development, training systems strengthening, and institutional capacity-building.
- Participate in assessments, field missions and site visits.
- Support the organization and follow-up of trainings, workshops, technical meetings, consultations and coordination activities.
- Assist in the preparation, revision and tracking of project workplans, implementation schedules and technical deliverables.
- Support coordination with relevant government counterparts.
- Contribute to the preparation of briefing notes, reports, presentations, visibility materials and other project documents.
- Maintain organized records of technical, operational and activity-related documentation.
- Support implementation of activities related to standard operating procedures, tools, guidelines and operational frameworks.
- Contribute to internal coordination and knowledge management within the IBG unit.
- Undertake duty travel to airports, Border Crossing Points, training institutions and other implementation sites as required.
Required Experience
- University degree or equivalent with at least four years of relevant professional experience; or School diploma with six years of relevant experience.
- Experience in project implementation in migration management, border governance, identity management, training and capacity-building, or related fields.
- Experience supporting operational activities related to border management solutions, document verification systems, Legal identity, MIDAS, Document examination and forensic or similar technical and institutional interventions is an advantage.
- Experience supporting curriculum development, training systems strengthening, or institutional capacity-building is an advantage.
- Experience supporting field missions, assessments, workshops and coordination with government counterparts.
- Knowledge of project implementation and administrative processes.
- Experience drafting reports, briefing notes and technical or operational documentation.
- Experience working with border operating agencies like immigration, police, custom, trade, transport sectors.
Qualifications
University degree or equivalent in Political or Social Sciences, Migration Studies, International Relations, Law, Public Administration, Education, Information Management, or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or School diploma.
