DEADLINE: 03/02/2025
Refugee and Migration Affairs Specialist
Full-time
The United States’ Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration’s (PRM) Great Lakes Office, based in the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is hiring a qualified applicants to become their Refugee and Migration Affairs Specialist.
Announcement Number: Kampala-2025-001
Position Title: Refugee and Migration Affairs Specialist
Opening Period: 01/03/2025 – 02/03/2025
Series: 1550
Grade: FSN 10/FP-5
Salary: UGX 122,605,368
For More Info: [email protected]
Who May Apply: All interested applicants / All Sources(Actual FS salary determined by Washington D.C.)
Security Clearance Required: Public Trust- Background Investigation
Duration Appointment: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period
Marketing Statement: We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply. https://careers.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Eight-Qualities-of-Overseas-Employees.pdf
The work schedule for this position is:
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) following receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Supervisory Position: No.
Duties: PRM’s Great Lakes office oversees the U.S. State Department’s refugee assistance in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Burundi. The Refugee and Migration Affairs Specialist is PRM’s on-the-ground lead for NGO funding in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Burundi – the person who observes PRM-funded programs in the field, evaluates grantee performance, and advises PRM on how to make their funding as effective as possible. They will travel frequently to all three countries, conducting grant monitoring, cultivating networks of contacts in the humanitarian community, and advising on U.S. refugee funding and policy decisions. They will support the Regional Refugee Coordinator, who is their direct supervisor, as well as PRM’s DC-based grants team, who issues all NGO funding. The position demands excellent writing and organizational skills, as well as the ability to evaluate individual grants while also understanding the broader policy context in which they operate. PRM’s office is small, so applicants should be prepared to cover whatever duties are required, including administrative tasks when necessary. The United States is the largest humanitarian donor in the world, so if you care about refugees and want to have an impact, this is the job for you.
Download: detailed Position Description | PD – Refugees Migration Affairs Specialist
Qualifications and Evaluations
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law, Social Work, or Public Administration is required.
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: A minimum five years of full-time work experience with the U.S. government, foreign governments, NGOs, or international organizations – with a portfolio experience in the areas of refugees, internal displacement, migration, or humanitarian assistance, including at least one year of program management experience, are required.
JOB KNOWLEDGE: Must have good knowledge of refugees, migration, internal displacement, and humanitarian assistance. Must have basic knowledge of international humanitarian law, international organizations, and regional refugee and internal displacement instruments. Must have comprehensive knowledge of refugee issues in Africa, humanitarian issues, and the United Nations agencies and NGOs. Thorough knowledge of host countries’ institutions and systems, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and program management.
Evaluations: (This may be tested)
LANGUAGE: English: Fluent; speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Advanced analytical skills and Fluent English-language writing skills are required. Advanced online and academic research skills are required. Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel are required. Contact outreach and cultivation skills are required. Appropriately prioritize issues of policy importance to track, analyze, and report on. Ability to organize and maintain budgetary and programmatic files in line with office record keeping procedures. Ability to develop and implement grant monitoring and evaluation plans.
Qualifications: All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
