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CON 2018/34 - Lead Consultant for Development of Migration Profile for Nepal - Home Based with field travel to Kathmandu, Nepal

Khartoum

  • Organization: IOM - International Organization for Migration
  • Location: Khartoum
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Security policy
    • Migration
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Position Title Lead Consultant for Development of Migration Profile for Nepal

Duty Station :Homebased/Field Travel

Classification Consultant, Grade OTHE

Type of Appointment : Consultant, Six months with possibility of extension Estimated Start Date :As soon as possible

Closing Date : 17 July 2018

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. Context:

Background

Migration plays an important role in Nepal’s economic and social development. In recent years, due to the significant contribution of remittances, migration has risen to the top of the policy agenda in Nepal. The Government of Nepal is increasingly realizing the importance to leverage the link between migration and development. However, reliable data on migration are often scarce, making it difficult for decision-makers to develop effective migration policies. Where migration statistics do exist, policy-makers do not make full use of them since the majority of relevant institutions and policy makers are not aware of how it could be analysed and used for decision making and planning.

The inclusion of migration and human mobility in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) further highlights the need for reliable data to measure progress towards the targets. The Agenda's core principle to "leave no one behind" including migrants, requires data disaggregation by migratory status, acknowledging significant migration data needs but also creating the opportunity to improve migration data.

In addition, the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants called upon states to ensure that migration data are disaggregated by migratory status. The current draft (zero draft plus) of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) sets out the collection and utilization of accurate and disaggregated data as one of the 22 broader objectives and that the development and use of country specific migration profiles is proposed as one of the key actions.

In response to the growing demand for migration data, IOM Nepal is planning to start a new project (July 2018 – June 2020) to develop a Migration Profile, a concise statistical report, prepared according to a common framework, which would make it easier to understand "at a glance" the migration situation in a particular country. Migration Profiles provide a framework for bringing existing information from different sources together in a structured manner at both national and regional levels and a means to identify and develop strategies to address data and policy development needs. Migration Profiles intend to strengthen the evidence base and to encourage evidence-based migration policy making.

In order to enhance coordination among relevant stakeholders and ensure ownership, the project will establish an Inter-ministerial Working Group and the Migration Profile will be prepared in full consultation with the Working Group members. Additionally, the project will Page 1 / 5widely disseminate the findings of the Migration Profile and train policy makers and practitioners on how to collect, analyse and utilize migration data for policy planning so as to ensure that migration data are actively used for policy development.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of this assignment is to support evidence-based policy making and promote the mainstreaming of migration into the policy planning process by making current existing migration data available to government and other stakeholders through the development and dissemination of a Migration Profile.

The specific objectives of this assignment are as follows:

• To map out available migration data sources on diverse migrant categories and their characteristics

• To provide a comprehensive evidence based account of the country’s migration experience in a single concise document to serve as a planning tool for policy makers and practitioners • To provide recommendations for the government of Nepal with regards to more effective migration management in Nepal.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

SCOPE OF WORK

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, IOM Nepal and the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the lead consultant will work jointly with a national consultant to perform the following tasks.

Inception Phase

• Based on a desk review of existing information, develop an inception report which outlines: proposed work-plan, tools/survey framework for migration data assessment, stakeholder analysis, and Terms of Reference for Working Group on Migration Profile

• Lead assessment on available data sources, quality of data, reliability and consistency of data, data users’ needs and priorities, and information gaps.

• Design methodologies and instruments for data collection and analysis and adapt a template in coordination with the Working Group members.

Development of Migration Profile

• Provide technical support and guidance to the national consultant to collect and analyze data and other relevant information.

• Produce the first draft Migration Profile documents based on the Table of Contents and methodology agreed upon by the Working Group members

• Assist the national consultant in presenting the draft to the Working Group members • Revise the draft by incorporating inputs, feedback and additional information and data Page 2 / 5Additional Information

• The Migration Profile guide is available at: https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-profiles-making-most-process

• Migration Profiles of other countries are available at: http://gmdac.iom.int/national-and-regional-migration-profile-repository

Deliverables and Timelines

The lead and national consultants are jointly responsible for delivering the following: NO. > ACTIVITY > Deadline - by the end of

1. Submission of Inception Report > 1st month

2. Submission of Assessment Report > 2nd month

3. Submission of first Migration profile draft > 7th month

4 Submission of the revised Migration Profile draft > 9th month

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in demography, development economics, migration studies, public policy or a related field from an accredited institution with five years of relevant professional experience or, • Bachelor’s degree in above field with seven years of relevant professional experience Experience

• Proven experience in statistical research on migration and data assessment

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills

• Experience working with governmental institutions

• Knowledge of Migration Profile Concept

• Confident use of statistical analysis software and social research methods

• Proven ability and experience in leading and facilitating training workshops

• Good understanding of migration situations in Nepal and the sub-region (desirable) • Proven experience in gender analysis/mainstreaming

• Abilities to work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Strong analytical, writing, editing and communication skills

Languages

• Fluency in English is required.

Page 3 / 5Note

• Duty Station: The place of work will be home based with field visits (1-2 times) to Kathmandu, Nepal.

• The duration of consultancy will be of 6 months with possibility of extension (3 months extension for a total of 9 months).

Desirable Competencies:

Behavioral

• Accountability – takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms • Client Orientation – works effectively well with client and stakeholders

• Continuous Learning – promotes continuous learning for self and others

• Communication – listens and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience • Creativity and Initiative – actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services • Leadership and Negotiation – develops effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders;

• Performance Management – identify ways and implement actions to improve performance of self and others.

• Planning and Organizing - plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;

• Professionalism - displays mastery of subject matter

• Teamwork – contributes to a collegial team environment; incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, concerns and promotes equal gender participation.

• Technological Awareness - displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; • Resource Mobilization - works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

Other:

Note

• Interested candidates should attach the following documents in their IOM eREC Applicant Profile. Note that only applications with complete documents attached in their IOM eREC profile will be considered.

1. A proposal which summarizes a proposed work-plan, proposed methodology and relevant experience (not more than 10 pages in total)

2. Three (3) most relevant previous works (preferably written as main or sole author) 3. Updated curriculum vitae

4. References

• The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.

• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment or visa requirements and security clearances.

• No late applications will be accepted.

How to apply:

Page 4 / 5Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by 17 July 2018 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.

For further information, please refer to:

http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application on your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

Posting period:

From 04.07.2018 to 17.07.2018

Requisition: CON2018/34-Lead Consltnt for Dev. of Migration Profile-Home based w Travel-Nepal (55546547) Released

Posting: Posting NC55546548 (55546548) Released

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