Consultant, Regional Administrative Data for Counter Trafficking

IOM is seeking a Consultant for Regional Administrative Data for Counter Trafficking. The objective of this consultancy is to conduct a comprehensive assessment to inform the design of capacity development activities for countries in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) to use operational administrative data for national statistics and to develop the evidence base on smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons.

Responsibilities

The consultant will be hired to deliver a report on a three-installment payment basis:

1. Equip government stakeholders to improve their respective country's data management capacity to generate de-identified, administrative data and statistics on migration, trafficking in persons, and smuggling of migrants.

1. The consultant will perform the following tasks:

• Review recent assessments of existing government data management processes for their ability to generate accurate, reliable, consistent, and trusted migration, trafficking, and smuggling statistics.
• Fill any remaining gaps through primary data collection that need to be filled in order to have an exhaustive and comprehensive understanding of current data processes in select countries of EHoA.
• In coordination with IOM and government stakeholders, draft country-level data-related processes for national TIP, smuggling of migrants (SOM), and irregular migration administrative data in line with the new International Classification for Administrative Data on Trafficking in Persons.
• Obtain review and validation of the data and proposed data processes by Government officials of the respective country.

1. The consultant will also adapt existing data collection tools and TIP materials for each national context and integrate new content on SOM and irregular migration into existing data collection tools.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Information Management, Development Studies, Migration Studies, or a related field from an accredited academic institution.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in migration, international development, and data and information management, with developing country experience highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of the migratory context in the East and Horn of Africa highly desirable.
• Experience in migration, border governance, migrant protection, or similar is highly desirable.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• Completion of Deliverables: All deliverables should be completed within the specified timeframe and meet the quality standards set by the Regional Data Hub for East, Horn, and Southern Africa.
• Quality Results
• Timeliness: Adherence to the project timeline, with all tasks and deliverables completed within the workplan designed at the outset of the consultancy.