MGR Human Resources Ltd, member of MAP S.Platis Group of Companies, is a leading, broad HR Consulting, Training, Recruitment and Temporary Placements Agency. We are looking to hire a Caseworker for the European Asylum Support Office to be based in Malta.
The position
The successful candidate will work on a secondment basis for the awarded contract for the Provision of Interim Services to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). EASO is an EU Regulatory Agency headquartered in Malta whose mandate is to strengthen EU Member States’ practical cooperation on asylum, to support Member States whose asylum systems are under particular pressure and to enhance the implementation of the Common European Asylum System.
Responsibilities
- Work as a member of an international team of experts on the processing of applications for international protection, following the relevant detailed Standard Operating Procedures, national legislation and EU acquis on asylum;
- Conduct interviews with applicants for international protection;
- Drafting legal opinions/evaluation report templates for the assigned applications for international protection;
- When appointed, provide guidance to new caseworkers on conducting interviews and drafting evaluation reports;
- Fill in the referral template and send it to the focal point in the team for all cases where there are vulnerability indicators;
- Contribute to drafting guidance, quality feedback, SOPs, COI research, other documents as per the instructions from the team-leaders;
- Participate in trainings, workshops and meetings with different stakeholders when required;
- Contribute regularly to drafting and/or keeping accurate and timely analytical reports and statistics of provided services and challenges, support the scheduling of activities;
- Perform any other tasks in the interest of the service, relevant for the specific profile.
Selection Criteria
- University degree is required, preferably in the field of law, political, humanitarian, and/or social studies
- Relevant post-graduate degree will be considered as an asset
- Previous experience of at least 3 years as asylum caseworker is required, both in conducting interviews for refugee status determination and in preparing the respective decisions/opinions/recommendations
- Experience in asylum procedure, especially in a national administration context, will be considered as an asset
- Very good understanding of the Maltese migration and asylum context;
- Past experience within the EASO operations context as caseworker will be considered as an asset
- Fluent in English, both oral and written
- Computer literate, including MS Office applications (Word, Excel), use of internet and web -based applications
- Excellent intercultural/interdisciplinary communication skills
- Analytical skills and ability to work as a member of team
- Flexibility and fast adaptability to challenges in the field
Remuneration
The position falls in hierarchical Category III and the associated salary is €31,566.72 gross annually in twelve monthly installments.
Applications
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. Interested applicants should apply for the vacancy no later than Wednesday 18th of August 2021.
Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.
MGR is an equal opportunities employer.
this job offer is not open for applications
