National Consultant (GESI and Social Norms Transformative Programming) at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Tasks to be performed under this contract

The consultant will provide:

Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Review and strengthen implementation of transformative approaches in security and justice and governance programming.
• Ensure activities adhere to best practices in social norms, behaviour change communication, and GESI.
• Develop and apply a Quality Assurance Framework for district-level implementation.

Capacity Building

• Design and facilitate training for IOM staff and facilitators on social norms and GESI transformative approaches.
• Design and facilitate training for programme beneficiaries that is informed by social norms and GESI transformative approaches, ensuring these perspectives are embedded across a range of training content on security and justice Mentor facilitators, including co-facilitation to model best practices.
• Review tools, curricula, and facilitation guides for alignment with transformative approaches.

Adaptive Programming

• Provide recommendations for iterative adaptation based on MERL findings.
• Contribute to MEL strategy implementation, ensuring progress toward GESI transformation and behaviour change.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Strengthen networks with government agencies, development partners, and women’s rights organizations.
• Share learning on GESI and social norms programming, including GBV prevention.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• Evidence Nabadaynta programme delivers in social norms and behavior change (particularly on social norms and gender transformative approaches for security and justice programming), GESI and GBV
• Support provided in design of trainings, delivery and quality assurance of deliverables in social norms and GESI
• Trainings/workshops designed and delivered to IOM, partners, CSO and/or government entities to strengthen capacity on GESI, GBV, Social norms and behavior change communications.
• Technical support provided to ensure all Nabadaynta programming implementation is guided by social norms and gender transformative approaches.
• Level of support and expertise provided in the design of IOM-led interventions e.g. community policing, Town Halls etc.
• Level of support and expertise advice provided in preparation and delivery of Nabadaynta midterm review.
• Contribution and support provided on implementation of the MEL strategy and quarterly strategic reviews for Nabadaynta in consultation with MERL Advisor. 
• Adherence to and performing in accordance with the values and competencies indicated in the TOR of the assignment.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, International Relations, Political Science/Security Management/Development Studies, Education, Behaviour Change Communications for Development, Law or other relevant discipline is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in technical and programme advisory roles for gender and social inclusion, gender-based violence and/or social norms development programmes is required.