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  • 22 January 2025
  • Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
  • 4 min read

Mutual Job Shadowing Programme for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers

The European Commission with the support of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation is looking for candidates to participate in the pilot round of the “Mutual Job Shadowing for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers” Programme.

The Mutual Job Shadowing for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers

The Mutual Job Shadowing Programme builds on the legacy of the Practitioners’ Exchange Programme under RAN, which contributed to the exchange of first-hand experiences and dissemination of knowledge, between practitioners from different Member States.

The Mutual Job Shadowing of the Knowledge Hub builds on the experience of the earlier RAN programme and extends its scope to include policy makers and researchers alongside practitioners. Participants in the Knowledge Hub Mutual Job Shadowing will have an opportunity to learn more about PCVE practices in another country from job profiles that may be different from their own. It focuses on understanding experiences and processes that work effectively and could be applied and be beneficial to other organisations. 

Mutual Job Shadowing Experience Overview 

  • Facilitate skill exchange and the sharing of innovative practices between individual experts, offering a valuable learning opportunity. 
  • Promote bilateral cooperation across diverse organisations, strengthening collaboration and knowledge transfer.
  • Engage in observational learning by following an expert’s daily activities, including tasks, meetings, interactions, and decision-making processes.
  • Gain direct insights into the specialists’ expertise and the organisation’s practices.
  • Identify personal growth opportunities, exploring areas where skills and knowledge can be further developed. 
  • Advance professional development by recognising key areas for improvement and refining expertise.

Furthermore, the Programme enables the host entity offering job shadowing to position itself as a forward-thinking actor in the field of prevention of radicalisation, showcasing its commitment to sharing successful experiences and practices. By doing so, the organisation contributes to the continuous improvement and effectiveness of actions in the PCVE area.

Why Apply?

The Mutual Job Shadowing Programme provided by the EU Knowledge Hub enables practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to draw on the wealth of knowledge and expertise of more experienced colleagues and their organisations, while reinforcing important values ​​such as: 

  • Learning, exchanging, comparing PCVE practices (in different national contexts).
  • Direct observation of many details in practice (different context, and different PCVE approach).
  • Familiarising with the culture of entities operating successfully in the PCVE field.
  • Gaining first-hand knowledge and experience of aspects of PCVE work in which previous experience is lacking or in which one wishes to develop. 
  • Optimising organisational processes through practical insights into how others manage and execute PCVE work.
  • Uncovering nuances that often are not visible when doing the work yourself, offering a fresh perspective on your own practices.

The course of the Mutual Job Shadowing Programme

The Programme will include a total of 20 Mutual Job Shadowing pairs for exchanges lasting between 2 and 10 working days, i.e., 40 practitioners, policymakers and/or researchers dealing with PCVE matched

Submitted applications will be reviewed to ensure geographical and gender diversity, and balanced representation of participants from different countries. The matching process will be carried out based on the collected applications, candidates’ profiles, and the criteria indicated in the call.

All logistics of the visit, including travel, accommodation, and catering, will be handled by the EU Knowledge Hub. No daily allowances will be paid.

Any extensions of the visit for personal or professional reasons will be at the participant's expense.

Roles and Responsibilities

Once paired, both participants must develop a joint visit programme covering 2 to 10 working days and submit it to the EU Knowledge Hub for approval.

Within 2 weeks of the end of the exchange, each participant must submit a report summarising their visit and key conclusions. In addition, the exchange participants (pair) will prepare a joint report detailing key learnings and potential areas for future cooperation during the Mutual Job Shadowing visits. 

Non-compliance from the participants of the Mutual Job Shadowing Programme in submitting reports will result in exclusion from future Knowledge Hub activities.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Candidates for the Mutual Job Shadowing Programme must meet all the following criteria:

  • Have at least 3 years of professional experience as a practitioner, policymakers, or researcher in PCVE.
  • Be a citizen of an EU Member State, a Western Balkan country, or the MENA region, or partner third countries like the UK, USA[1], Norway and Switzerland. Important note: candidates with dual nationality, one from a Member State and the other from an eligible third country, may apply only once, using the nationality they consider most relevant.
  • Have a good command of English (CEFR level B2). Please check your level of English by following this link.  
  • Demonstrate high motivation to join the Programme.
  • Indicate preferred fields of interest within the PCVE scope.

Application

The Call for candidates to the “Mutual Job Shadowing for practitioners, policymakers and researchers Programme” closes on 28 February 2025 EOB. 

Candidates who are interested should complete the application form and submit the required documents before the deadline.

For further information or inquiries, contact eukhatntu [dot] eu (eukh[at]ntu[dot]eu)

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Publication date
22 January 2025
Author
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs