UN Volunteers
Mission and objectives
IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement.
Context
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.
Task description
Under the overall supervision of the Head of Office and the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator, the incumbent will be responsible for providing cultural mediation assistance to the Hungarian authorities and people affected by the crisis in Ukraine, including target train stations and land border crossing points, in the framework of the overall IOM Hungary’s response in Ukraine’s neighboring countries. 1. Provide general support to the Hungarian authorities (police, civil protection, health authorities, immigration) at the target train stations and land border crossing points; 2. Translate from Hungarian into different affected people’s mother tongue (Ukrainian and English) and vice versa; 3. Assist in the mediation activity in an objective and impartial way; 4. Provide general counselling on national laws and administrative procedures, in particular those related to asylum; 5. Remain available to travel from/to sites in the area of the assigned duty station; 6. Assist the Field Coordinator and Head of Office with the preparation of all relevant financial documentation related to the project (payment/reimbursement/travel) and regular reporting to the project team; 7. Perform any other duties as may be assigned.
Eligibility criteria
Age
27 – 80
Nationality
Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Requirements
Required experience
3 years of experience in cultural mediation in the framework of migrants’ assistance. • Previous experience with international organizations, NGOs, EU Agencies and/or Hungarian Border Police would be an asset. • Fluency in Hungarian and Ukrainian/Russian, English intermediate.