International Consultant - Development of the Iraq National Migration Profile
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a UN agency promoting humane and orderly migration. This role supports the development of Iraq's National Migration Profile, a government-owned tool to enhance migration data, policymaking, and governance. The consultancy is within the Mobility Pathways and Inclusion Unit, based in Baghdad with travel.
Job Purpose
This role provides technical support for the development of the Iraq National Migration Profile, a crucial government-owned analytical and policy tool. The purpose is to compile and analyze migration data, identify gaps, and prepare a comprehensive reference document. This contributes to evidence-based policymaking, strengthens national capacity for migration data management, enhances inter-institutional coordination, and promotes the systematic use of migration evidence. The profile will consolidate quantitative and qualitative information on migration trends, governance, policies, and development linkages, providing practical recommendations to improve migration governance and policymaking in Iraq.
Responsibilities
The consultant will lead the research and writing for the National Migration Profile, consolidating data from technical working groups and drafting the report. This includes mapping migration stakeholders, institutional arrangements, and data systems. Responsibilities involve compiling, analyzing, and validating quantitative and qualitative migration data from various sources, identifying governance and data gaps, and formulating practical recommendations. The role also includes designing and delivering capacity development activities related to migration data and contributing to tools for future profile updates. Key deliverables include an inception report, data compilation, training materials, preliminary analysis, draft and final versions of the Migration Profile, and presentations.
Work Experience
A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in migration research, data/statistics, and policy is required. Proven experience in large-scale, policy-oriented research or data compilation, ideally with government or international organizations, is essential.
Skills
Strong analytical and writing skills. Strong knowledge of migration data systems. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Knowledge of Iraq’s migration dynamics is an asset. Proficiency in English is required; Arabic knowledge is an asset.