Consultance - Evaluation des dynamiques migratoires et des besoins en gestion des frontières à Médouneu et Meyo-Kyé, intégrant les considérations du genre
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), established in 1951, is a leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. It works with international partners to address migration challenges, improve understanding of migration issues, and preserve the well-being and human rights of migrants. The IOM Gabon Country Office, within the Immigration and Border Governance unit, implements projects to strengthen border governance and sustainable migration management in Gabon.
Job Purpose
This consultancy aims to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the Medouneu and Meyo-Kyé border areas in Gabon, focusing on migratory dynamics and border management needs, including gender considerations. The purpose is to produce evidence-based data on cross-border migratory dynamics, existing border management capacities, institutional needs, and observed gaps. This information will guide future interventions by national authorities and partners. The evaluation will establish a comprehensive diagnosis of the situation, identify challenges and opportunities in border governance, protection of mobile populations, gender equality, and human rights, and propose operational and strategic recommendations. A participatory methodology, sensitive to gender and human rights, will be employed under the direct supervision of the IOM Gabon Project Manager.
Responsibilities
The consultant will conduct field missions in the Medouneu and Meyo-Kyé border areas to collect qualitative and quantitative information on cross-border migratory dynamics, with a focus on gender issues, population needs, community-authority relations, and border management challenges. This includes mapping existing infrastructure, assessing infrastructure needs, evaluating border control and management procedures, and assessing operational capacities of border agents and their training needs. Key duties involve developing data collection methodologies and tools, organizing participatory field missions, conducting interviews and focus groups with balanced representation of genders, documenting migration dynamics, infrastructure, training needs, procedures, and identified gaps. Based on the diagnosis, the consultant will formulate proposals for priority interventions and strategic orientations at local, regional, and cross-border levels, producing an analytical report with recommendations and a corresponding PowerPoint presentation.
Work Experience
A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in conducting evaluations, studies, or field missions related to migration, border management, or protection is required. Demonstrated experience in designing and applying qualitative and quantitative data collection tools, and proven experience in integrating gender analysis and a human rights-based approach into sectoral studies are also necessary.
Skills
Data collection and analysis, qualitative and quantitative research methods, gender analysis, human rights-based approach, report writing, synthesis, field mission management, stakeholder engagement, knowledge of Gabonese context (particularly Woleu-Ntem and the three-border area) is highly desirable.