FUNCTIONAL SETTING:

Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) Phase 10 (further referred as project) aims to enhance security, stability and sustainable growth in the region, as well as support cross-border cooperation and improve living conditions for people living in the border areas of Central Asia. Thematically, the project covers four components: institutional development of border management agencies, improvement of detection capacities, trade facilitation and improvement of cross-border cooperation. Geographically, the project covers five countries in the region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and has a total budget of 21.65 M EUR.

The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium of the border management agencies of the selected EU MSs and ICMPD, led by the State Border Guard of Latvia. Thematic component leaders are based in the respective EU MSs and ICMPD HQ. The BOMCA Secretariat, located in ICMPD HQ in Vienna, is fully responsible for financial, administrative and technical management of the project.

Regional structure of the programme consists of the Regional Office in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), and Country Offices for Kazakhstan (Astana), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek), Tajikistan (Dushanbe), Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent). This post supports Country Office for Kyrgyzstan.

POSITION-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:

– Knowledge of Canva and other professional design and layout programmes​

– Knowedlge of social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, IMO) tools and ability to work with them

– Experience in the EU-funded projects is desirable

POSITION-SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND LANGUAGE SKILLS:

– In addition to the languages listed in the job profile (i.e. fluent English), Russian in a requirement, Kyrgyz and other languages of the region of Central Asia is an asset. ​​