International Consultant - Border Guard Training Curriculum

About the role

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is recruiting an International Consultant for a six-month consultancy in Yerevan, Armenia. The project supports the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia in developing a competency-based, six-month vocational training curriculum for contract border guards of the Border Guard Troops, prepared for green border and border outpost duties. The curriculum draws on EU Integrated Border Management principles, FRONTEX Common Core Curricula and international best practice.

Key responsibilities

• Inception and needs assessment: review existing training documentation and legal framework, consult with NSS leadership, instructors and stakeholders, identify training needs and prepare an inception report.
• Competency framework: define occupational profiles, learning outcomes and competencies aligned with EU IBM principles and FRONTEX standards.
• Curriculum design: develop a complete six-month curriculum, modules, learning outcomes, contact hours, theory/practical ratio, methods, facilities, evaluation and assessment framework.
• Training materials framework: propose lesson plans, practical exercises and simulation scenarios, and assessment tools.
• Capacity building of NSS instructors: design and run a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme, introduce competency-based and simulation-based methods, and mentor implementation.
• Validation and finalization: facilitate a validation workshop, incorporate feedback and submit the final curriculum package.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in border management, security studies, military sciences, law enforcement, education, public administration or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in border management, border guard training or security sector education.
• Demonstrated experience developing curricula for border guard, law enforcement, military or security institutions.
• Experience with FRONTEX Common Core Curricula and EU Integrated Border Management concepts.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Armenian or Russian is beneficial.

Required skills

• Design and deliver border management training programmes and competency-based curricula.
• Facilitate training workshops and Training-of-Trainers sessions.
• Assess and strengthen institutional training capacities and coordinate stakeholders.

Travel is required. IOM covers consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under its Compensation Plan; applicants must provide proof of their own medical insurance for non-occupational incidents. Applications with a CV are submitted through the IOM e-recruitment system by 17 November 2026.