Result of Service
To support the AU Technical Assistance Facility on Migration Governance
Work Location
In person
Expected duration
8 Months
Duties and Responsibilities
I: BACKGROUND International migration has recently received much attention because of the demographic, economic, social, political, and cultural implications in countries of origin, transit, and destination. Globalization has opened avenues for migration. First, distances are no longer barriers. Second, information is widely available, and people can quickly know where opportunities are available. Thus, globalization has increased the interconnectedness of nation-states and migration flows. According to Laing (2015), the world is experiencing unprecedented human mobility, a period in which people move more than ever. More than 1 billion in a world of 7 billion are on the move. Of these, 250 million are international migrants, and 750 million are domestic migrants. With these growing numbers in migration, the responses have varied. Some countries of origin actively promote emigration as a source of remittance and have even established official programs of diaspora involvement in development. However, in other countries of origin, primarily where governance issues have led to the collapse of economies and resulted in the exodus of citizens as economic refugees, they perceive migrants as opponents or indifferent. The responses of recipient countries have varied mainly regarding the restriction to entry and rights of migrants once in the country. In host countries, local citizens have taken sides in either pro-migration or anti-migration. Thus, the emotive nature of migration has resulted in the issue being politicized and influenced public policy in most countries. According to Collier (2015), the migration policy has been fought overusing competing values rather than competing evidence. Evidence suggests the rise of larger-scale irregular migratory flows, including the numbers of migrants returning to their countries of origin, and with it, the focus on reintegration initiatives and the diversity of actors involved in migration management and governance. Sustainable reintegration is a key aspect of the migration process and part of comprehensive migration management. Given this, several frameworks have shaped the overall African approach to migration issues. The Migration Policy Framework for Africa, adopted in 2006 and revised in 2018, aims to assist governments and RECs in formulating national and regional migration policies per their priorities and resources. The overarching principle that guides the ECA and AUC work on migration is contained in the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development in Africa beyond 2014, which emphasises the commitment to reinforce and establish bilateral, regional, and global partnerships on migration to progressively reduce barriers on movement while upholding the fundamental human rights of all migrants and make migration an instrument of mutual development for the benefit of migrants and countries. At the level, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration – GCM sets out 23 objectives and affirms that migration is a source of prosperity, innovation, and development but can also give rise to risks and challenges in origin, transit and destination countries. Given the above, ECA and AUC are jointly implementing a project entitled “International Migration in Africa: Shaping a Positive Narrative and Removing Barriers to Mobility”. The project’s objective is implemented through several interventions led by ECA that depend on close collaboration between the African Union Commission (AUC) and UNECA, in cooperation with Regional Economic Communities (RECs), AU Member States and relevant stakeholders such as the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization on Migration (IOM). The joint project, leveraging each institution’s strength, focuses on six areas, namely: 1. Promoting Economic Empowerment of Migrant Women: Identifying and supporting migrant women’s engagement in economic activities. 2. Towards improving migration statistics and “Good Legal Identity” of migrants in the East and Horn of Africa 3. Support to the AU Technical Assistance Facility on Migration Governance 4. Support to Combating Irregular Migration among AU-HoAI Member States and Countries that Lie Along the 3 Irregular Migration Corridors from the Horn of Africa 5. Support to Cross-border Infectious Disease Surveillance and Data Collection on Migrants’ Health in Africa 6. Enhancing free movement of persons and pathways for labour mobility and skills portability in Africa Through this Terms of Reference, ECA seeks to recruit a consultant to implement Area #3 above to support the AU Technical Assistance Facility on Migration Governance II. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY. The AU Technical Assistance Facility on Migration Governance emerged after the 2018 revision of the Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA) undertaken by the AUC. AUC conducted a needs assessment among Member States and RECs, and the results revealed an urgent need to strengthen Member States’ capacity in migration governance. In response, the Technical Assistance Facility on Migration Governance was launched. In this regard, the recruitment objective for the consultant is to support the AU Technical Assistance Facility on Migration Governance. III. SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT Reporting to the Head of Division for Labour, Employment & Migration (LEM) of the AUC, the consultant will assist in the overall implementation and coordination of the Migration Governance activities of the LEM Division. Specifically, s/he will provide support project development under the various migration thematic areas and capacitate the AU Member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in establishing robust migration governance systems, precisely policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation, and the establishment/strengthening of robust institutional mechanisms for managing migration and working in other thematic areas of migration. VI. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Multilingual job openings
- Assist in developing projects and contribute to the other activities of the migration portfolio of the LEM Division.
- Participate in resource mobilisation initiatives in line with the strategic plans of the Migration Unit.
- Assist in developing strategic and annual activity work plans, technical proposals, and budgets aligned with the assigned portfolios.
- Support in providing technical assistance to Member States and RECs in migration and mobility. epcQT6b BTn6yA
- Assist in the research activities of the Migration Unit.
- Contribute to the compilation of briefing notes and strategy documents on migration.
- Assist in organising regional and continental workshops, seminars, and conferences on migration, recording minutes, and drafting relevant reports.;
- Prepare progress reports against annual work plans and recommend appropriate changes to activities, projects and individual/team performance to achieve the programme objectives.
- Participate in designing monitoring and evaluation systems and monitoring and evaluating activities under their purview.
- Perform other duties as the Head, Division of Labour, Employment & Migration assigns.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Migration, Development Economics, Political/Social Science, Project Management, Public Administration/Management, International Relations is required. A first level university degree in a combination of additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree. A minimum of 3 years of demonstrable experience in the areas of combating irregular migration in Africa, especially on issues of trafficking in person and smuggling of migrants.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in either working language is required. Knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
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- Job City Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
