Consultant – Skills Gap Analysis in Key Economic Sectors to Establish Diaspora Skills Matching Schemes in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Specific Objective of the Consultancy

• Identify skills/knowledge gaps and investment opportunities in selected priority sectors (To be decided by the countries), focusing on education and skill development required for the sector.
• Assessment of previous diaspora return programs within the selected priority sector and lessons learned and best practices outside of the region.
• Analysis of relevant legal, institutional and policy frameworks to identify the gaps, challenges, and opportunities for diaspora engagement and investment in selected priority sectors as well as proposed interventions to facilitate diaspora engagement and investment.
• Propose appropriate interventions/strategies to effectively address the identified skills/knowledge gaps and promote investment and engagement opportunities through the contribution of members of the diaspora.
• Develop a roadmap and recommendations for the short, medium, and long-term to inform knowledge/skills transfer programs in the selected countries.
• To contribute to evidence base and regional discussions at the Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration (RMFM) around diaspora engagement and harmonization across the region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Regional Policy and Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Senior Regional Specialist on Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion and in close collaboration with BRMM Regional Program Management Officer, BRMM Country Focal Persons in the selected countries, and HQ LMI focal persons, the consultant will have the responsibility for the following duties:

• Drafting the inception report of the study including research questions, guiding questions for desk review, stakeholder interviews, and the planning of the overall activities of the gap analysis.
• Conducting data collection and collation and analysis of data collected.
• Develop both country specific comprehensive reports and one regional summary GAP ANALYSIS IN KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS THAT REQUIRE DIASPORA SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/INVESTMENT TRANSFER TO IDENTIFY SUPPLY AND DEMAND NEEDS AND ESTABLISH MATCHING/SKILLS SHARING SCHEME IN ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, AND KENYA.
• Provide preliminary recommendation/guidance for each country and the region to enhance MATCHING/SKILLS SHARING SCHEME IN ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, AND KENYA.
• Develop a short, medium, and long-term based roadmap to inform knowledge/skills transfer programs in the selected countries.
• Country level consultation workshop to present preliminary findings and present the draft road map and collect key stakeholders’ feedback.
• Country specific comprehensive final report and one regional summary gap analysis report incorporating stakeholders’ and IOM and feedback.
• Support to initiate inter-state dialogue through the RMFM TWG on Consular/Labour Attaché/Diaspora and the development of regional SOPs/framework for harnessing the diaspora resources to curb unemployment among the youth and for sustainable economic growth.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in social sciences, law, international relations, or migration studies.
• Minimum of ten years’ relevant professional work experience, preferably in data analysis, social assessment and analytical report writing and in programming, with at least three years spent in designing and conducting diaspora related research and assessments including primary research and policy analysis (submission of proof is highly appreciated).
• Excellent knowledge of labour migration issues in EHOA, Africa and at least 5-year experience in conducting research and mapping on migration related issues.
• Knowledge of contemporary developments in diaspora engagement and migration, and global processes such as GCM and SDGs.
• Good knowledge of the UN system and organizational mandates as well as interagency cooperation platforms on migration.