Legal expert (Reform Support Team), Міжнародна організація з міграції (МОМ)

Міжнародна організація з міграції (МОМ) оголошує вакансію (далі – англ.)

Nature of consultancy:

The ultimate objective of the EU-funded IOM-implemented project “Support for Migration and Asylum Management in Ukraine” (IMMIS), within which the Consultant will operate, is to contribute to enhancing migration management in Ukraine through the development of institutional and technical capacities of the migration management bodies, particularly the State Migration Service of Ukraine (SMS) and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS), including through approximation of Ukrainian migration legislation to European standards.

Under the overall supervision of the IOM Chief of Mission, direct supervision of the Project Manager and the overall coordination and oversight of the CBMM Programme Coordinator, the Consultant will implement the IMMIS project tasks related to the provision of support to SMS in improving migration legislation, including through its approximation to European standards.

The expert will work in close coordination with IOM Technical Focal Points for Human Recourse Management (HRM) and Trainings and will serve the main focal point for the IMMIS project team on anticorruption issues, related to SMS activities.

Background of the Consultancy:

To strengthen the public administration sector and to provide immediate support to implementation of key reforms in Ukraine, it was agreed with international donors to establish Reform Support Teams (RST) to be embedded in respective state authorities of Ukraine.

A Reform Support Team (RST) is a group of Ukrainian professionals (non-public servants) funded on a temporary basis by the donors that provides targeted technical support and assists Ministries and public services/agencies in the design and implementation of sectorial strategies and priority reforms.

The specific objective of RSTs is to support the implementation of urgent reforms, included in respective Action Plans of beneficiary state authorities, through joint work alongside civil servants on related actions. The staff of Ministries and other bodies of state administration, bearing the combined burden of ongoing operations and simultaneous reforms, will benefit from strengthened capacity while deployment of external, qualified local professionals fully focused on reform processes will result in their accelerated pace.

RST members will neither substitute nor be involved in routine government work as they will focus exclusively on transitional activities in support of reforms. 

The RST will be located within the organizational structure of the relevant beneficiary institution as a standalone structure on a temporary basis.

Such RST will also be deployed for SMS, and it will consist of four experts, including a Delivery Manager, a Legal expert, an IT expert, and an Anti-Corruption Expert.

Objective:

The main objective of the assignment of the Legal expert is to provide support to SMS in enhancement of migration legislation, including in ensuring that the State Migration Policy Strategy up to 2025 is supported by relevant Action plan and all Strategy’s provisions are reflected in respective laws or bylaws that will ensure their implementation. The expert will work in close cooperation with IOM main legal expert under the IMMIS project and will serve the main focal point for the IMMIS project team on legal issues, related to SMS activities.

 Specific Functions

1. To identify in the State Migration Policy Strategy up to 2025 those spheres, which are currently not regulated in the legislation of Ukraine. Study European experience and best practices on regulation of identified spheres and suggest the best options to SMS.
2. Support the company, to be subcontracted by IOM, in analysis and then reengineering of the selected migration management business processes (in legal aspects).
3. To follow the developments in legal sphere related to migration management and properly inform SMS and IOM about any developments.
4. Participate in regular working group meetings, devoted to legal issues.
5. To submit to the Delivery Manager monthly reports, describing performed activities and achieved results.

Tangible and measurable outputs of the assignment (expected to be delivered during the six months’ duration of the Contract)

1. A report on identified in the State Migration Policy Strategy up to 2025 spheres, which are currently not regulated in the legislation of Ukraine. An overview of European experience and best practices on regulation of identified spheres and a list of recommendations what could be suitable for SMS – by mid-February 2018
2. Ongoing support to the company, to be subcontracted by IOM, in analysis and then reengineering of the selected migration management business processes (in legal aspects) – by the end of April 2018
3. Regular briefings for SMS and IOM on legal developments related to migration management – continuously, at least six monthly briefings
4. Six monthly reports, describing performed activities and achieved results, which shall be submitted to the Deliver Manager, coordinating the work of SMS RST, for his/her approval and further submission to SMS, IOM and EU Delegation.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

• University degree in law or international law.

Experience

• At least 10 years of professional work experience in the legal sphere
• At least 5 years of professional work experience in the sphere of migration
• Profound knowledge of the Ukrainian migration policy and the migration legislation
• Good knowledge of the Ukrainian system of public administration

• Extensive experience in the policy and legislative analysis, legislative drafting
• Experience in cooperation with the Ukrainian state authorities

Languages

• Fluency in Ukrainian; knowledge of English would be an advantage.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV (containing names and contact information of three referees) and cover letter to:

IOM Kyiv: [email protected]

8 Mykhailivska St., Kyiv, 01001

Please, indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your message.

Closing date for applications is 3 December 2017; however, interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply sooner.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.