Job Description

Introduction

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

 

Project Context and Scope

Within the framework of the EU funded project “Supporting protection, transit, repatriation and reintegration of affected eastern partnership citizens and vulnerable third country nationals in the eastern neighbourhood region affected by the conflict in Ukraine” (hereinafter, referred to as “the EU-funded IOM project”, IOM is supporting the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Inspectorate for Migration in the development of the new General Inspectorate of Migration Informational System. 

The Republic of Moldova has undertaken significant commitments within the European Union integration agenda, including the alignment of official statistics with the EU acquis. In this context, the transposition of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection is required.

The General Inspectorate for Migration (GIM), under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is developing the new Migration Information System (SI Migrație) as a foundational component for ensuring structured data collection, management, and reporting in full alignment with EU statistical standards. The SI Migrație will provide the necessary digital infrastructure for producing high‑quality, harmonised migration and asylum statistics. In parallel, GIM is developing a Draft Order for approving the Methodology on the production of migration and asylum statistics. This methodology will serve as the core regulatory and operational instrument guiding the production, processing, dissemination, and reporting of official statistics, including the completion and submission of EUROSTAT reporting templates in accordance with EU requirements. It is expected that the new "Migration" Information System will support these functionalities from the data collection and aggregation perspective.

For this purpose, IOM intends to contract an expert to provide specialized technical support for the development of the methodology and for the formulation of functional requirements needed to align the SI Migratie with EU and EUROSTAT reporting requirements.

Migration Governance, Immigration and Border Governance

Responsibilities

• Timeliness. Satisfactory completion of tasks indicated in this TOR

• Quality of the analysis and the delivery of requested support

• Quality of the detailed Terms of Reference 

• Feedback from the stakeholders

• Compliance with EU standards

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Higher degree (Bachelor or Master) in the field of study related to IT, Statistics or a related field from an accredited academic institution with relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Advanced university degree in IT, statistics, economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields;

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience;

    • Proven knowledge of EU statistical standards and EUROSTAT reporting;

    • Experience in methodology development and regulatory drafting;

    • Strong analytical and drafting skills.

    • Participated in at least one project with similar activities

    • Experience in describing and defining KPIs for statistics department

    • Strong understanding of the Moldova context is an asset.

    • Previous experience working with General Inspectorate for Migration

    • Previous experience working with National Bureau of Statistics

Languages

For this position, good Romanian command is required. The knowledge of English is a key asset.

Required Competencies

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Notes

IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work. 

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, security clearances.

IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.

IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.

IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM e-Recruitment system (for internal candidates link here). The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.

No late applications will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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