M&E Consultant for the (i) Identification and documentation of Best Practices emerging from the implementation of the project Phase 1 (May 2022 – June 2025). (ii) Capacity building support t

Consultant

Overview

Support M&E activities for labour migration project in Central Asia.

You have:

• University degree / Diploma in Humanitarian, Political or Social Science, Data Management, Statistics, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with three years of relevant experience or High School Diploma in the above fields with five years of relevant working experience.
• At least 3 years of proven experience preferably in educate the civil servants;
• Knowledge and understanding of the relationship between migration and development;
• Experience in statistical tools, reporting, liaising with government authorities advantageous; preferably within the international humanitarian field.
• Advanced experience in trainings, lectures;
• Good command of oral and written in Russian. Kazakh is an advantage.

Contract

This is a Consultancy contract. More about Consultancy contracts.

Project Context and Scope

IOM Country Office for Coordination Function in Central Asia has been implementing the regional Labour Migration Project that aims to support the efforts of the Central Asian countries to enahce labour migration governance to better respond to the rapidly changing dynamics of labour migration and promote regular patways for labour migrants by leveraging the impacts of migration in countries of origin and destination.

The LM Project, launched in 2022 with support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been supporting initiatives to enhance evidence-based governance of labour mobility in Central Asia, targeting both migrants and employers, and involving countries of origin such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Various approaches, including regional and national coordination mechanisms on labour migration governance, policy dialogue, capacity building, and research, are applied to implement activities of the project during the cucrent phase. The LM Project currently is at its third year of implementation, focusing on strengthening regional and country coordination mechanisms, and promoting regular pathways through capacity development and research on ethical recruitment, migration diversification and financial inclusion, and support to related policy development, policy reform and dialogue. Partnership with recruitment agencies promoting ethical recruitment and international standards and advocating for private sector engagement in labour migration governance and protection of migrants rights are the strong emphasis of the project interventions up intil the current phase.

Under direct supervision of the Regional Project Manager and in close coordination with the national Project Coordinators, a M&E consultant will perform below defined duties in line with the organizational M&E guides and the project M&E plans. While performing the duties, the consultant will provide necessary guidance and capacity building support to the project team as needed. More specifically, the M&E consultant will perform the following specific tasks:

1. Identify and document the best practices that are emerging from the implementation of the project Phase 1.
2. Assess the project M&E in house capacity, define the gap and organize capacity building interventions with technical guidance and support of the regional M&E (Regional Office for ECA)

3. Evaluate the overall progress of the achievement of the results, assess the effects and impact of the project so far, and provide feedback and recommendations to the project.

   Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing

   Labour Migration Programme in Central Asia, SDC - Labour Migration Unit / LM.0479

Qualifications

Education

• University degree / Diploma in Humanitarian, Political or Social Science, Data Management, Statistics, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with three years of relevant experience or High School Diploma in the above fields with five years of relevant working experience

  Experience

• At least 3 years of proven experience preferably in educate the civil servants;

• Knowledge and understanding of the relationship between migration and development;
• Experience in statistical tools, reporting, liaising with government authorities advantageous; preferably within the international humanitarian field.
• Advanced experience in trainings, lectures;

Experience in working with international organizations and UN agencies, an advantage

Skills

• Strong analytical, writing and communication skills particularly in the field of training, workshops, lectures, presentations;
• Good knowledge of the migration & development concept;

• Familiarity with IOM’s mandate

  Languages

• Good command of oral and written in Russian. Kazakh is an advantage

  Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

  Travel required

• No

  Required Competencies

  IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.

  Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.

• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

  Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

  Notes

1. Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
2. Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.
3. IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
4. IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.
5. IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.

6. IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.

   For further information and other job postings, you are welcome to visit our website: IOM Careers and Job Vacancies

Responsibilities

Tasks to be performed under this contract

1. First deliverable – Submission to IOM a detailed work plan to achieve the tasks described under section 5. First installment payment – 31 May

2. Second & final deliverable – Submission to IOM’s satisfaction the following specific deliverables (i) Documentation of the best practices; and (ii) Document containing feedback and recommendations to the project MEAL M&E Accountability and Learning. Final payment within two weeks following the completion of the expected deliverables to the full satisfaction of the IOM. Final payment – 10 July.

   Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• Consult with the IOM project team on appropriate and agreed approaches to the specified tasks before their completion;
• The quality of and the timely completion of deliverables;
• Feedback from the IOM Project Management Team, Thematic Specialist and counterparts;
• Compliance with IOM House style Guidelines.;
• Compliance with IOM Data Protection Principles.

Apply now

Potential interview questions

Added 4 days ago - Updated 5 hours ago - Source: iom.int