VA17P002V01 – National Project Officer

Project title:
Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West AfricaJob Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Duration: 6 months – Maternity Replacement
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2017

Summary

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is an international organisation with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and some 40 project based migration management activities in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.

ICMPD, IOM and ILO constitute the consortium that is implementing the project Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM West Africa). The project aims to maximise the development potential of free movement of persons and migration in West Africa by supporting the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Free Movement of Persons’ protocols and the ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration. The Project Support Unit (PSU), which implements the Project, is based in Abuja. The National Project Officer will form part of the PSU and work under the supervision of the Coordinator, to whom s/he will report. The National Project Officer will support the implementation of ICMPD’s activities in the project and may need to travel in the ECOWAS region and Mauritania.

The selected candidate will carry out task as outline below (PDF).