UN legal jobs in Ethiopia Result of Service

To enable the East and Horn of Africa to better manage migration and enhance growth and development in a manner consistent with accepted human rights principles using digital technologies

Work Location

Addis Ababa

Expected duration

12 months

UN legal jobs in Ethiopia Duties and Responsibilities

BACKGROUND
Sustainable Development Goals 16.9 is about achieving legal identity for all. Migration intersects with legal identity in many ways. Research has shown that proper identification for the inclusion of migrants in local communities and economies have potentially transformative impacts. These impacts accrue because of the multiple benefits of a legal ID, including improved access to humanitarian assistance, education, payment, and financial services, and even mobile telephone SIM registration. Legal identity can act as foundations and support for Digital Identity and Civil Registration, as well for other specialized (functional) ID’s, and can be interoperable across different platforms. The extension of legal identity coverage can also benefit host communities in hard-to-reach and border areas. However, lack of legal identity can lead to obstacles to immigration related procedures such as obtaining a permit to stay or being granted a visa, accessing resident status once abroad limiting access to employment, family reunification and other rights. Irregular and forcibly displaced international migrants may leave documents behind when fleeing, lose or intentionally destroy them during the journey, or see them confiscated by smugglers or officials. UN legal jobs in Ethiopia

The senior consultant will be working under the direct supervision and guidance of the Chiefs of the Demographic and Social Statistics Section (DSSS) and Social Policy Section (SPS) under the overall supervision of the Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) and Director of Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division (GPSPD) at UNECA in Addis Ababa.

Duties and Responsibilities

a. Assess the comparative advantages and capacity gaps, risks and limitations in the field of digital identity in East and Horn of Africa with respect to access and effectiveness of these systems for migrants, particularly with respect to how effectively these systems facilitate migrants’ access to public services. Also, there will be a need to consult with a range of Member States to consider their perspectives.
b. To consult Member States in the East and Horn of Africa region on their existing support programs on legal and digital identities, their priorities as well as their gaps in access for migrants.
c. To undertake a mapping of the existing stakeholders on digital legal identity, their mandate and implementation capacities, including UN Legal Identity Agenda Task Force, World Bank Group (ID4D and beyond), ICAO, WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, UNFPA, UNECA; EU and EU agencies; and others.

UN legal jobs in Ethiopia Qualifications/special skills

Candidates should have an advanced/postgraduate degree in International Relations, Law, Migration Studies or a related relevant field.
A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience working for/with Government or an Inter-Governmental organization in fields related to immigration or identity management, including digital identity; demonstrated experience in developing and formulating strategies and demonstrated experience in engaging numerous stakeholders and driving them towards a consensus.
Extensive knowledge and expertise on legal identity, immigration, mobility and border management, risk analysis, and to the extent possible, digital identity.
Full computer literacy, including familiarity with research tools in migration studies.
Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analytical skills, competent use of social studies data analysis tools such as SPSS or Stata is desirable
Experience in drafting documents for Governments or Intergovernmental Organizations will be an added advantage.
Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships. Experience with IOM, United Nations Legal Identity, the World Bank ID4D, and the UN System is a distinct advantage.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN working language is an asset.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.