Consultant - Migration and Displacement assessment

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 192-member National Societies. The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises. The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. The IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services. The IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The IFRC also has country cluster delegation and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat. The Movement’s approach is strictly humanitarian, focusing on the needs, vulnerabilities and potential of migrants, irrespective of their legal status.[1] National Societies support a diverse variety of people affected by migration and displacement including refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), migrant workers, stateless migrants, people who have been trafficked, the families and communities of migrants and the communities who host migrants. National Societies work with people at all stages of a person’s migratory or displacement experience - before migrating, during their journey and upon return. The overarching goal of the IFRC Global Strategy on Migration is that “At all stages of their journeys, and irrespective of their legal status, migrants find Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies that help them in times of need, enhance their resilience, and advocate for their rights.” This Global Strategy also commits the IFRC and its 192 National Societies to achieve the collective target of “75% of National Societies undertaking assessments of need and integrate migration into their strategic planning.” In line with this target, SLRCS shall undertake an Assessment to better understand and respond to humanitarian needs related to Migration and Displacement in the context of Sri Lanka. [1] IFRC’s description of ‘migrants’ is deliberately broad in order to capture the full extent of humanitarian concerns related to migration. This includes all types of migrants such as labour migrants, stateless migrants, and migrants deemed irregular by public authorities as well as refugees and asylum seekers. Nonetheless, the Movement recognises the special protection of refugees and asylum seekers under international law.

The primary objectives of the assessment done by the Consultant are as follows: • Understand the consequences of and humanitarian needs related to migration and displacement to, within and from Sri Lanka • Identify the key stakeholders and their respective roles and responsibilities, including any gaps in service provision and opportunities for cooperation • Reflect on previous and current activities including capacities of SLRCS and its branches related to Migration and Displacement • Identify opportunities for SLRCS to further strengthen its role as an auxiliary to the public authorities in the humanitarian field, related to migration and displacement • Identify how Movement partners can support SLRCS to strengthen internal capacity to assist, protect and advocate for migrants and displaced people. The Assessment process and final report will contribute to the development of evidence-based programming and activities in accordance with the National Society’s mandate. The findings may also contribute to the development of a Migration and Displacement Policy and Strategy for the National Society.

• Inception plan (3-5 pages) describing the methodology and time-bound workplan for the Assessment, a list of key stakeholder groups and an indicative list of key informants to provide relevant context and inputs into the Assessment. The plan will be presented to SLRCS and IFRC for feedback during an inception meeting to agree on the proposed plan. • Validation workshop (half-day): involving relevant stakeholders to present and validate assessment findings prior to finalising the report for submission to SLRCS and IFRC. • Final report (20-30 pages): A finalised reader-friendly report in the form of a practical action paper (in English). The report shall include a full bibliography of references as well as recommendations for immediate, mid-term and long-term actions. The Consultant is suggested to include matrices, charts and/or diagrams where relevant. • Executive summary (3-5 pages): Highlighting key findings and recommendations and suitable for sharing with external stakeholders.

University degree in any domain (preferably Social Sciences)

• Demonstrated professional experience in migration and displacement, human rights and protection issues including familiarity with trends and dynamics related to Sri Lanka and the wider Asia Pacific region (required) • Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments or research and analysis, preferably related to migration and displacement (required).

• Strong oral presentation, report writing, facilitation skills and experience conducting interviews. • Linguistic capability in English as well as Sinhala and/or Tamil (required) • Experience working within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and direct experience working with migrants, refugees and other groups affected by migration and displacement (preferred).

Values: -Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability. Core competencies: -Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust.