CON 2026/33 - Senior Consultant for EU Integration and Diaspora Expertise Coordination
Organizational Context
IOM, established in 1951, is a leading UN agency promoting humane and orderly migration. This role supports Albania's EU accession process by enhancing coordination and analytical capacity. The consultant will work with the General Secretariat for European Integration, focusing on migration governance, labour mobility, and diaspora engagement to strengthen Albania's reform processes.
Job Purpose
This consultancy aims to bolster Albania's EU accession efforts by strengthening the coordination role of the General Secretariat for European Integration and effectively leveraging Albanian diaspora expertise. The role will provide embedded technical and analytical support to the General Secretariat, focusing on migration governance, labour mobility, and EU approximation priorities. A key objective is to facilitate the engagement of diaspora experts, ensuring their contributions are demand-driven, high-quality, and aligned with institutional needs. This support is crucial for reinforcing Albania's policy, institutional, and regulatory capacities in line with EU standards and migration governance frameworks.
Responsibilities
The consultant will lead and coordinate Albanian Diaspora Experts, identifying needs, proposing candidates, and developing tailored terms of reference. Responsibilities include guiding expert work, quality-assuring their technical inputs, and monitoring their performance to ensure alignment with institutional requirements. Regular progress reports and a final consultancy report summarizing achievements, challenges, and lessons learned will be required. Additionally, the consultant will provide embedded technical and analytical support to the General Secretariat for European Integration, assisting in preparing analytical products, facilitating coordination among stakeholders, and developing common methodologies. The role also involves contributing to institutional learning by identifying and adapting best practices from EU member states.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience is required in areas such as EU integration, public administration reform, policy coordination, migration governance, labour migration, or diaspora engagement. Demonstrated experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams, preparing analytical documents, facilitating consultations, and working with senior government officials is also necessary.
Skills
Strong analytical, drafting, and policy coordination skills. Ability to prepare high-quality technical materials. Understanding of EU integration processes and public administration reform. Skill in coordinating experts, quality-assuring technical inputs, and facilitating knowledge transfer. Effective stakeholder engagement, organizational, and communication abilities.