About this role
The Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) Unit at IOM Mauritania 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 and Ministry of Finance departments mandated with border management in Mauritania on various technical topics, policy support, initiatives related to International Migration Law (IML) and rule of law, rights-based border management, Integrated Border Management (IBM), Humanitarian Border Management (HBM), 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 Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Projects Manager, the incumbent will be providing technical support to the thematic programme in support of border management authorities in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. S/he will also provide technical expertise and inputs in the IBG projects at IOM Mauritania, supporting the strategic development and implementation of migrants’ human-rights and protection approaches in the Country.
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About IOM
Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the well-being and human rights of migrants.
More people are on the move today than at any other time in recorded history: 1 billion people – comprising a seventh of humanity. A variety of elements – not least the information and communications revolutions – contribute to the movement of people on such a large scale. The forces driving migration as a priority issue are: climate change, natural and manmade catastrophes, conflict, the demographic trends of an ageing industrialized population, an exponentially expanding jobless youth population in the developing world and widening North–South social and economic disparities.
What you'll do
- The incumbent will provide technical support to the thematic program focused on border management authorities in Mauritania, working under the Chief of Mission and Projects Manager. This includes offering technical expertise and inputs for IBG projects, supporting the strategic development and implementation of human rights and protection approaches for migrants.
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