Intern - Immigration & Border Governance; IBG Job Brooklyn area,New York USA,Government

Position: Intern - Immigration & Border Governance (IBG)

Internship Opportunity

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. IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued.

By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.

IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration

The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience.

In general, the Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who:

have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities;

are holding a scholarship for internship placements in international organizations and/or for whom internship is required to complete their studies; or

are sponsored by governmental/non-governmental institutions and/or academia to work in specific areas relevant to both IOM and the sponsor.

are either enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) or have graduated in the last 12 months.

are between 20 and 36 years of age.

The Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) Unit at IOM Egypt supports relevant Governmental authorities in enhancing their capacities to manage borders efficiently in a coordinated and integrated way. Current and upcoming interventions include extensive capacity building, equipment and infrastructure provision programme for different entities; such as Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Finance departments mandated with border management in Egypt on various technical topics, policy support, initiatives related to International Migration Law (IML), rule of law, rights-based border management, Integrated Border Management (IBM), Humanitarian Border Management (HBM), Maritime Security (MS), countering-cross border crime, development and trade, legal identity (migrant registration, biometrics, travel document standards) and cross border cooperation with neighboring countries in the above domains including implementation of international agreements in support of humane and orderly migration.

Supervision Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Manager
- Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) and the Project Officer
- Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) and direct supervision of the National Project Officer (IBG), the Intern – Immigration & Border Governance (IBG) will be providing technical and administrative support to the thematic programme in support of border management authorities in the Arab Republic of Egypt, maritime security, border control, and integrated border management capacities. They will also provide inputs in the IBG projects at IOM Egypt, supporting the strategic development and implementation of migrants' human-rights and protection approaches in the Country.

Responsibilities

The Intern – Immigration & Border Governance (IBG) will assist with the IBG activities of the Mission. Tasks will include:

Assist the National Programme support officer in the implementation of assessments, capacity building and technical assistance activities, including training preparation and delivery under the IBG Programme.

Provide information on the Programme as requested and draft minutes of meetings, reports (external and internal reports) and other written materials/documents…