Technical Assistant (2) Nigeria and/or Senegal

<P>The Intra-ACP Migration Facility project (funded by the EC and managed by the ACP Secretariat), through its Project Management Unit (PMU), offers technical assistance to ACP States and Regional Organisations to help them better understand and manage migration flows, as well as integrate migration issues into national and regional policy, including for economic, social and cultural development. The overall aim of the project is to capitalise on the positive effects of migration for development of the ACP region. </P><P>In this context WYG International is currently recruiting Technical Assistants to support the project in West Africa (Senegal and Nigeria). </P><P>Specifically:</P><P>• One National Technical Assistant working with the governments of the two pilot countries, Nigeria and Senegal, as well as with civil society. </P><P>• One Regional Technical Assistant working with ECOWAS, as well as civil society at regional level</P><P>Experience required:</P><P>• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in the following fields: public sector/ government entities institutional capacity building, support to civil society, reforms of State or ACP institutions, development policy, state governance and legal issues, migration issues</P><P>• Excellent knowledge of Western Africa region and previous working experience (min. 2 years) in Nigeria (for both national and regional position)</P><P>• Previous working experience with ECOWAS appreciated (Regional TA)</P><P>• Demonstrated capacity building experience </P><P>• Good knowledge of migration issues</P><P>• Experience of supporting civil society organisations</P><P>• Proficiency of English and French </P><P>The National Technical Assistant will be based in either Senegal or Nigeria and s/he will spend an equal number of working days in each country, while the Regional Technical Assistant will be based in Abuja. </P><P>These are full time positions, based on 10.5 working months per calendar year, starting as soon as possible until the end of the project in June 2013. </P><P>Responsibilities</P><P>Activities of the Technical Assistants will include, but not be limited to: </P><P>• Facilitate an inventory of knowledge of national / regional institutions and civil society; </P><P>• Support the formulation and implementation of training activities for all stakeholders</P><P>• Capacity building activities, including institutional capacity building, dialogues forums, working groups, civil society strengthening, specific inputs on “migration and development” issues, etc</P><P>• Assist in the drafting of regional / national strategies and regional / national action plans</P><P>• Supports the organisation of forums of dialogue on migration (dialogue between national / regional institutions and civil society)</P><P>• Support or develop initiatives able to contribute to a better public-private dialogue;</P><P>• To set up a system of communication to promote the activities of the Facility to all stakeholders in the different regions;</P><br /><p><a href="http://www.idealist.org/view/job/fHW2NkdHJFCp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p>

Technical Assistant (2) Nigeria and/or Senegal

The Intra-ACP Migration Facility project (funded by the EC and managed by the ACP Secretariat), through its Project Management Unit (PMU), ...

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