Vacancy number VA26P179V01. Two vacancies in the Migration Dialogues and Cooperation unit, based in Valletta, Malta. Duration: 12 months (staff contract). Grade IP1. Monthly net base salary: 3,516.00 EUR, plus participation in the ICMPD Provident Fund, health and accident insurance, six weeks' annual leave and, where applicable, dependent's allowance and mobility-related allowances.
The Junior Project Officer contributes to the implementation of activities throughout the project life cycle, ensuring alignment with ICMPD's regulatory framework, standard administrative practices and operating procedures. The focus is on supporting project cycle implementation, ensuring that project plans and scheduled activities are fully implemented, and providing substantive inputs to the design and formulation of project proposals. Working under the supervision of the Project Manager, the post holder provides logistical and administrative support to project activities.
Key results:
- Project cycle implementation: maintain an overview of project activities and flag bottlenecks to stakeholders; review expenditures and disbursements regularly; contribute to financial and project reports; implement activities assigned by the Project Officer and Project Manager.
- Project operations and resource utilisation: draft inputs to terms of reference, specifications and recruitment of experts, consultants and service providers; maintain an overview of contracts; communicate regularly with project team members on progress.
- Stakeholder management: support project events, meetings, workshops and outreach through talking points, background and presentation material, and logistics oversight.
- Project development: contribute to new project concepts, record best practices and lessons learned, and support knowledge gathering and dissemination.
Required expertise: ability to support project implementation in an international context; good working relations with project teams and stakeholders; managing simultaneous tasks and shifting priorities; conceptualising new approaches to project design and implementation.
Qualifications and experience: Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field, or a Bachelor's degree with two additional years of relevant work experience in lieu of the Master's. Minimum 1 year of experience supporting project implementation in the field of migration or a related field at the international level. Good drafting and writing skills. Proficiency in English is required; proficiency in the language of the duty station is an asset. Proficiency in standard IT tools.
Closing Date 22/11/2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the ICMPD careers portal: https://careers.icmpd.org/ApplicationForm?jobOpeningId=1221. Mandatory documents: Diploma, Passport/ID.