Agency: IOM
Deadline: 03 January 2025 г.
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.
Nature of the consultancy: Under the overall supervision of the Head of Office and direct supervision of the Project Manager, the consultant is responsible for drafting the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the state Concept of Migration Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2026-2030.
Project Context and Scope:
In 2022 IOM started implementation of the regional ‘Labour Migration Programme – Central Asia’ funded by the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) with an overall goal to assist the governments in Central Asia to enhance labour migration governance to better respond to employer and labour market needs while ensuring protection of migrant workers and enhancing development impacts in both countries of origin and destination.
Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing: Labour Migration Department. "Labour Migration Programme - Central Asia" project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Education, Experience a,nd/or skills required:
Education:
- Minimum high school or diploma – completed university degree in Social or Natural Sciences or other relevant discipline, preferably with a specialization in gender;
- Other formal education relevant for the assignment.
Experience:
- At least 2 years of experience in working in the field of gender equality and gender mainstreaming, development of strategic plans and sustainable development reports;
- Knowledge and understanding of the gender context, migration and cross cutting issues;
- Familiarity with gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation methods, including gender-related statistics and indicator development;
- Solid experience in providing expert support in development of national action plans;
- Experience in working with government institutions and international or non-governmental organizations supporting gender and development work in the specific area of intervention.
Competencies and Skills:
- Good knowledge of the migration & the focus areas indicated in the TOR;
- Good knowledge of the migration, gender analysis tools and methodologies in the specific area of intervention & the focus areas indicated in the TOR;
- Familiarity with IOM’s mandate;
- Good command of oral and written Russian and Kyrgyz; and English is an advantage
Personal Qualities and other requirements:
- Good interpersonal skills, solid judgment/decision making, initiative and creativity;
- Cultural and gender sensitivity.
Diversity:
- Adheres to the core values of the United Nations; in particular, is respectful of differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, etc.
Travel required: N/A
Required Competencies:
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 level 1
- 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 action and delegated work.
- Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link: https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/aboutiom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.pdf
Competencies will be assessed during a competency-based interview.
Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignment:
Deliverables:
- Conduct monitoring and analysis of the first Action Plan 2022-2025 and present report to the stakeholders – 31 January 2025 – 30%
- Draft Action Plan 2026-2030 based on meetings with the working group and data collection – 28 February 2025 – 30%
- Present draft Action Plan 2026-2030 to the stakeholders, collect feedback/comments/suggestions, and incorporate in the Action Plan – 30 April 2025 - 40%.
Performance indicators for the evaluation of results:
- The monitoring and analysis of the first Action Plan 2022-2025 on the requirements for gender mainstreaming and gender analysis is conducted and the report is presented to the stakeholders.
- The draft of the Action Plan 2026-2030 with gender mainstreaming is done in cooperation with the working group and data collection.
- Feedback/comments/suggestions are incorporated in the Action Plan and the draft Action Plan 2026-2030 is presented to the stakeholders.
- The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic is assisted with the conducting monitoring and analysis of the first Action Plan 2022-2025 for development of the Action plan of 2026-2030 on implementation of the Concept of Migration Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic.
HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates are kindly invited to send their application package that includes a CV, cover letter and recommendation letter/s via email to hrkg@iom.int by 23:00 of 03 January 2025, referring to this advertisement in the subject line.
It is also recommended that applicants complement their submission with a portfolio of previous work demonstrating proven professional experience in the given area.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information, please visit https://kyrgyzstan.iom.int/careers.