Project Officer - Migration and International Protection

About the role

The Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy, Department of Access to Rights, is hiring a Project Officer (P02) in San Jose, Costa Rica. This is an analytical, professional position coordinating aspects of projects and activities in social development, social protection, poverty reduction and equity promotion, within the department's mandate on migration and international protection.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical, operational and administrative support to the department's mechanisms, commissions and initiatives on migration and international protection.
• Support the planning, organization and follow-up of meetings, technical sessions, training and dialogue spaces with Member States and stakeholders.
• Research, analyse and systematise information on trends, policies, regulatory frameworks and good practices.
• Prepare technical inputs, working documents, concept notes, reports, presentations, agendas and minutes.
• Support the collection, processing and updating of information for monitoring, results and indicators.
• Facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices among Member States, international organisations, academic institutions and others.
• Contribute to designing awareness-raising, training, knowledge-generation and capacity-building activities.
• Support communication and dissemination of progress, results and lessons learned.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for meetings, events and institutional activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, sociology, economics, law, international development, public policy or a related field, with 4 years of relevant experience, including project management at national and/or international level; or a Master's degree in one of those fields with 2 years of experience.
• Desirable: knowledge of the OAS mandate and priorities, and familiarity with OAS project management and monitoring platforms such as DevResults.
• Proficiency in Spanish and English (reading, writing and speaking).

Required skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Oracle, Visio, Access and SharePoint.
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop, Premiere).
• Web editing tools (e.g. DNN), social media platforms and content management tools (e.g. Hootsuite), and email marketing platforms (e.g. Mailchimp).
• Data and project management systems such as Power BI and DevResults.
• Verbal and written communication, tact, discretion and diplomacy.