Consultant for a Study on Local Governance Structure for Advocacy with Policy Makers

চাকরির বিবরণ

International experience demonstrates that migration governance is deeply local in nature, with local and regional authorities often at the forefront of responding to migration impacts through service delivery, development planning, integration, reintegration, and local economic development. Despite growing recognition of the role of local governance, gaps remain in how evidence generated at the local level is translated into effective advocacy and sustained policy influence at national level. This assignment responds to these gaps by analysing the role, capacities, and constraints of local governance structures in migration governance and identifying practical pathways to strengthen evidence-based advocacy with policymakers. The initiative is undertaken through the project 'Strengthened Service Delivery Systems for Improved Migration Management and Sustainable Reintegration', implemented by IOM and funded by the European Union. The objective of the assignment is to analyze the role of local governance structures in migration governance and to identify actionable pathways to strengthen evidence-based advocacy and policy influence with national-level and sectoral policymakers. The study will focus on selected administrative levels. The consultant contributes to IOM's Migration Policy and Sustainable Development (MPSD) unit.

দায়িত্ব

• Analyze how local governance structures (including municipalities, districts, regions, and decentralized agencies) currently engage in migration governance across key policy areas such as integration, reintegration, labour migration, diaspora engagement, and social cohesion
• Examine institutional arrangements, coordination mechanisms, and decentralization contexts that shape local migration governance and its interaction with national policymaking
• Assess how data, research, monitoring, and participatory mechanisms are generated and used at local level to inform policies and programmes
• Identify gaps, constraints, and missed opportunities in translating local-level evidence and practice into effective advocacy with policymakers
• Propose concrete, context-appropriate pathways to strengthen evidence-based advocacy by local actors toward national and sectoral decision-makers
• First deliverable: inception report detailing methodology, tools, and detailed workplan, by email within 2 weeks of signing the agreement (20% of contract value)
• Second deliverable: draft study report presenting findings, analysis, and preliminary recommendations within 12 weeks of signing (40%)
• Final deliverable: final study report incorporating feedback and finalized recommendations, plus a policy-oriented advocacy brief summarizing key findings and recommendations for policymakers, within 16 weeks of signing (40%)

যোগ্যতা

• Master's degree in social science with relevant experience in research
• At least 5 years' experience in international migration, market research, or policy analysis
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Familiarity with the Bangladeshi migration context is highly desirable
• Proficiency in both English and Bengali is preferable; language proficiency may be assessed in writing or orally during selection
• Submission (single PDF, total size not exceeding 8 MB): a technical proposal with detailed methodology, tools and work plan; a financial proposal listing all costs including VAT (with travel cost breakdown if applicable); and the consultant's CV with past similar assignments and references

সুবিধা

• IOM covers consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under its Compensation Plan, free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy

দক্ষতা

• Advocacy
• Migration Governance
• Policy Analysis
• Report Writing
• Research
• Stakeholder Engagement