EUAA Research Programme Officer - Interim Support

Konnekt forms part of a consortium handling temporary employment for The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) in Malta. The consortium is formed by EMCS, KonnektPayroll, Talexio, FASTER Group & Konnekt. By applying for this role, you consent to share your information with the consortium partners. 

Research Programme Officer - interim support

Location: EUAA HQ, Valletta.

Tentative start date: ASAP till 31.01.2027

Salary Category IV - Gross monthly: EUR 4,111.47

Job Description

• Contribute to activities on early warning and forecasting asylum-related migration flows;
• Play a leading role in the development of an early warning tool for asylum-related migration in the EU 
• Manage an existing EUAA project early warning, including planning of activities, organisation of meetings and tracking of progress; 
• Collaborate with senior external experts and EUAA Research Programme Team members on the early warning tool development and related activities;
• Support the development of technical documentation of the early warning model and testing phases with national authorities;
• Conduct quantitative and mixed methods’ analyses on asylum-related metrics to gain novel insights and support situational awareness and preparedness, including time series, big data analysis and machine learning (ML) techniques;
• Perform other tasks contributing to the sector’s overarching goals as coordinated by the responsible team leader and Head of Sector.

Minimum requirement

• Completed university Bachelor’s level degree of at least three years, attested by a diploma, in quantitative disciplines (e.g. Data Science) or social sciences (e.g. Migration, Political Science, Economics) with a strong quantitative component;
• At least three years of pertinent professional experience with project management and quantiative analysis;

Advantageous criteria

• Master’s level degree in quantitative disciplines (e.g. Data Science) or social sciences (e.g. Migration, Political Science, Economics) with a strong quantitative component;
• Professional experience with quantiative modelling for early warning and/or forecasting;
• Professional experience with drafting analytical reports and/or research papers;
• Knowledge of mixed-migration research (e.g. push and pull factors, migration flows etc.)

Required skills and competencies

• Thorough Knowledge of English (level C1 in all dimensions as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or CEFRL);
• Demonstrated proficiency in quantitative data analysis using R.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

By applying for this position, the candidate confirms that they have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws on military service, meet the character requirements for the duties involved, and are entitled to their full rights as citizens.

Non-resident rate: Non-Maltese employees who are moving to Malta for the purposes of employment will be subject to "Non-resident" tax rates for the first 183 days from arrival – these are higher than the standard rates. Once 183 days of residence are reached, income tax will be recalculated for the entire period of employment in the current year from arrival in Malta, and the tax will be adjusted to recover any overpaid tax. If the 183-day period extends into the following year, and 183 days of residence in Malta are not accumulated, the overpaid tax will need to be claimed back from the authorities with personal income tax return.

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