Responsibilities
Tasks to be performed under this contract
The consultancy service will entail the provision of the following services:
An assessment of the existing mechanisms for providing orientation for labour migrants, including an identification of gaps, best practices and stakeholders engaged in providing for providing pre-departure and post-arrival orientation.
Develop an outline for the drafting of the pre-departure and post-arrival orientation curriculum including a trainers’ manual for the delivery of an experiential and participatory pre-departure/post arrival orientation.
Submit a draft of a gender transformative orientation curriculum with a trainer’s manual for an effective orientation including a session on post-arrival psychosocial support.
4. Participate in the validation of the orientation curriculum and trainer’s manual
Performance indicators for the evaluation of results
- Develop an inception report which includes comprehensive literature reviews, gender-sensitive methodology, and detailed work plan for the assignment.
- Carry out an assessment of the existing mechanisms for providing orientation for labour migrants with a focus on identifying gaps, best practices and stakeholders involved.
- Develop a draft orientation curriculum with a training manual for the review and validation by stakeholders.
- Validation meeting, consultancy report and two-pager brief.
Qualifications
Education
- A University degree in Development studies, Economics, International Relations, and Law
Skills
- Excellent oral and writing skills
- Ability to conduct research, interpret information, identify and analyse problems and propose solutions.
- Strong communication and negotiation capacities
- Excellent organizational skills and be detail-oriented
- Ability to work independently as part of a team
- Proven knowledge of the migration context in Ghana is an advantage
Experience
- 4-5 years of experience in migration management, labour migration management or both in the West and Central Africa Region
- Experiences in working with Ghanaian government actors and civil society in Accra
- Demonstrated experiences in producing quality reports in the English language
Languages
- Fluency in English and any local language is preferred
IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Travel required
Travel outside Accra is not required
Required Competencies
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Values – all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three 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
- 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 actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
