Consultancy for Updating Protocols for Identification, Assistance, Protection, Referral, and Reintegration of Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking, Incorporating Technology-Facilitated Trafficking Response

We are seeking a consultant to review, update, and technically validate the Protocol for Identification, Assistance, and Reintegration of Survivors of Human Trafficking, strengthening its normative and operational relevance and incorporating implications, risks, indicators, emerging trends, and response needs associated with technology-facilitated trafficking in persons (TfTIP).

The consultant will:

• Conduct a technical, regulatory, and operational review of existing protocols, identifying gaps, needs for updates, and opportunities for strengthening.
• Review the national legal, institutional, and operational framework applicable to human trafficking, victim protection, child and adolescent protection, data protection, high-tech crimes, and other relevant matters.
• Identify international standards, best practices, studies, protocols, and tools relevant to preventing and responding to technology-facilitated human trafficking.
• Analyze how digital technologies can intervene in processes of identification, recruitment, contact, deception, control, exploitation, advertising, and profit linked to human trafficking.
• Update indicators for detecting and identifying potential victims of trafficking, incorporating signals and indicators related to digital environments, platforms, and tools.
• Develop updated routes and procedures for identification, assistance, protection, referral, and reintegration of victims and survivors.
• Incorporate guidelines on digital security, privacy, confidentiality, and personal data protection for victims and survivors.
• Establish clear criteria for documenting or managing initial digital information by actors responsible for assistance and protection without compromising victim safety, rights, privacy, or possible investigations.
• Strengthen coordination and referral mechanisms between institutions with responsibilities in identification, investigation, protection, assistance, and reintegration of victims and survivors.
• Identify coordination and referral mechanisms with authorities and specialized units in cybercrime and high-tech crimes.
• Develop a participatory process for validating updated instruments with implementing institutions and specialized actors in technology and cybercrime.
• Provide mechanisms for updating documents in light of emerging manifestations of trafficking, technologies, and changes in victim profiles, routes, and modus operandi.
• Create a directory of available services for victims of human trafficking.

Activities:

1. Planning and Documentary Review

• Participate in an initial meeting with IOM and PGR to agree on scope, methodology, and planning of the consultancy.
• Develop a work plan and detailed schedule.
• Review existing protocols and complementary instruments.
• Review legislation, public policies, institutional procedures, and other national and international documents.
• Prepare a preliminary matrix of gaps and update needs.

1. International Benchmarking and National Diagnosis

• Conduct a comparative analysis of relevant international experiences to identify applicable approaches, tools, and lessons learned.

1. Institutional Consultations

• Conduct interviews, technical meetings, working groups, or other consultation mechanisms with PGR, CONANI, IOM, and other identified stakeholders.

1. Preparation of Technical Proposal for Updates

• Based on documentary review, comparative analysis, and consultations, prepare a diagnostic document and technical proposal identifying protocol components requiring modification, expansion, substitution, or incorporation.

1. Preparation of Updated Protocol

• Develop an updated protocol based on previous activities.