Data Analysis Officer - interim support – European Union Agency for Asylum

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 Data Analysis Officer - interim support for the European Union Agency for Asylum to be based in Malta, HQ.

The position

The successful candidate will work on a secondment basis for the awarded contract for the Provision of Interim Services to the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). EUAA 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

• Gather regular and ad-hoc information/data in relation to the implementation of the Common European Asylum System in Member States
• Set up and develop data exchange mechanisms on the implementation of the Common European Asylum System, including the development of methodological guidelines, reporting templates and data processing flows to generate standardised datasets
• Engage with key stakeholders (both remotely and/or in-person) to ensure to ensure data quality with a particular emphasis on accuracy, completeness and timeliness
• Develop data analytics, reporting tools and workflows to provide up-to-date insights on asylum-related migration within the EU+ in as close to real time as possible
• Maintain and amend timely and accurate datasets, interactive reports, and analyses related to the area of operational and technical assistance to Member States
• Generate regular reports analysing and summarising information on the asylum situation in EU+ countries, while ensuring their quality, timeliness and accuracy
• Other tasks contributing to the sector’s overarching goals as coordinated by the responsible team leader.

Minimum Qualification

• A completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma
• Bachelor’s level degree in quantitative disciplines, such as, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics, etc. or Political Sciences/Social Sciences/Human Rights
• At least three years of pertinent professional experience with relevant tasks.

Minimum Experience

• Demonstrated proficiency in quantitative data analysis using software or programming languages such as Excel, SAS, Power BI, SPSS, JMP, VBA, Python, SQL, R, etc.
• Experience in quantitative analysis, drafting analytical reports, operational analysis or research papers.

Other

• Thorough Knowledge of English (level C1 in all dimensions as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or CEFRL).
• Experience in the field of migration will be considered advantageous.

Remuneration

The position falls in hierarchical Category IV and the associated salary is €44,543.88 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 Monday 13^th of May 2024.

Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.

MGR is an equal opportunities employer.