Specific Objective of the Consultancy

• Identify skills/knowledge gaps and investment opportunities in selected priority sectors (To be decided by the countries), focusing on education and skill development required for the sector.
• Assessment of previous diaspora return programs within the selected priority sector and lessons learned and best practices outside of the region.
• Analysis of relevant legal, institutional and policy frameworks to identify the gaps, challenges, and opportunities for diaspora engagement and investment in selected priority sectors as well as proposed interventions to facilitate diaspora engagement and investment.
• Propose appropriate interventions/strategies to effectively address the identified skills/knowledge gaps and promote investment and engagement opportunities through the contribution of members of the diaspora.
• Develop a roadmap and recommendations for the short, medium, and long-term to inform knowledge/skills transfer programs in the selected countries.
• To contribute to evidence base and regional discussions at the Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration (RMFM) around diaspora engagement and harmonization across the region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Regional Policy and Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Senior Regional Specialist on Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion and in close collaboration with BRMM Regional Program Management Officer, BRMM Country Focal Persons in the selected countries, and HQ LMI focal persons, the consultant will have the responsibility for the following duties:

• Drafting the inception report of the study including research questions, guiding questions for desk review, stakeholder interviews, and the planning of the overall activities of the gap analysis.
• Conducting data collection and collation and analysis of data collected.
• Develop both country specific comprehensive reports and one regional summary GAP ANALYSIS IN KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS THAT REQUIRE DIASPORA SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/INVESTMENT TRANSFER TO IDENTIFY SUPPLY AND DEMAND NEEDS AND ESTABLISH MATCHING/SKILLS SHARING SCHEME IN ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, AND KENYA.
• Provide preliminary recommendation/guidance for each country and the region to enhance MATCHING/SKILLS SHARING SCHEME IN ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, AND KENYA.
• Develop a short, medium, and long-term based roadmap to inform knowledge/skills transfer programs in the selected countries.
• Country level consultation workshop to present preliminary findings and present the draft road map and collect key stakeholders’ feedback.
• Country specific comprehensive final report and one regional summary gap analysis report incorporating stakeholders’ and IOM and feedback.
• Support to initiate inter-state dialogue through the RMFM TWG on Consular/Labour Attaché/Diaspora and the development of regional SOPs/framework for harnessing the diaspora resources to curb unemployment among the youth and for sustainable economic growth.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in social sciences, law, international relations, or migration studies.
• Minimum of ten years’ relevant professional work experience, preferably in data analysis, social assessment and analytical report writing and in programming, with at least three years spent in designing and conducting diaspora related research and assessments including primary research and policy analysis (submission of proof is highly appreciated).
• Excellent knowledge of labour migration issues in EHOA, Africa and at least 5-year experience in conducting research and mapping on migration related issues.
• Knowledge of contemporary developments in diaspora engagement and migration, and global processes such as GCM and SDGs.
• Good knowledge of the UN system and organizational mandates as well as interagency cooperation platforms on migration.

Specific Objective of the Consultancy

• To assess the characteristics of remittances flows, usage patterns, transfer mechanisms and attitudes and preferences regarding savings and investment schemes and their impacts and use with remittances sent to migrant households in Rwanda and Kenya.
• To gather detailed information on use of remittances in migrant households receiving remittances as well as the level of interest and willingness of households to participate in savings and investment remittance schemes.
• To determine potential benefits or challenges associated with savings and investment schemes for remittances.
• To map existing frameworks, policies, and practices affecting remittance flows in the 2 targeted countries, identifying gaps and potential areas of opportunity for recommendations.
• Based on the identified practices and lessons learnt, to draw conclusions and prepare recommendations and guidance to inform the process of developing and implementing policies and regulatory frameworks to steer remittance flows toward savings and investment schemes.
• To contribute to evidence based and regional discussions at the Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration around remittance flows and potential areas of engagement and harmonization across the region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the overall supervison of the Senior Regional Policy and Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Lead Consultant, and in close collaboration with Senior Regional Specialist on Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion, BRMM Regional Program Management Officer, BRMM Country Focal Persons in the selected countries, and HQ LMI focal persons, the consultant will have the responsibility for the following duties:

• Support the lead consultant in drafting the inception report of the study including research questions, guiding questions for desk review, stakeholder interviews, and the planning of the overall activities of the mapping.
• Support the lead consultant in conducting, desk review, data collection and collation and analysis of data collected in the countries where remittances are received -in this case Kenya and Rwanda
• Support the lead consultant in development of both country specific report and one regional report on POLICIES AND PRACTICES AROUND REMITTANCES & MIGRANT ATTITUDES TOWARD SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT SCHEMES AND THEIR POTENTIAL USE IN MIGRANT REMITTANCE RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS IN RWANDA AND KENYA report.
• Support the lead consultant in developing preliminary recommendation/guidance per country and for the region to enhance knowledge around harnessing remittances for development of the targeted countries and avenues for increased government involvement in regulating remittances and identifying policies and practices for use.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in economics, or social sciences, international relations, or migration studies.
• Experience in conducting research related to remittances
• Experience in data collection, desk review and data analysis
• Excellent knowledge of labour migration issues in EHOA, Africa and at least 5-year experience in conducting research and mapping on migration related issues.
• Knowledge of contemporary developments in remittances and migration, and global processes such as GCM and SDGs.
• Experience conducting mapping using mixed approach.
• Good knowledge of the UN system and organizational mandates as well as interagency cooperation platforms on migration.

Specific Objective of the Consultancy:

The primary objective of the consultancy is to establish and develop a LMIS in South Sudan with the support of the relevant stakeholders. The specific objectives of the consultancy are:

• Identify relevant stakeholders and establish a multi-stakeholder coordination committee to guide the production of labour market data, including data on return and reintegration of labour migrants needed by the various key policy makers, planners and other users in South Sudan.
• Identify data and information needs of various key policy makers, planners, and other users of labour market data, including data on return and reintegration of labour migrants in South Sudan
• Collect or consolidate existing datasets to respond to the identified data and information needs
• Establish LMIS hosting infrastructure (hardware and software) to collect, analyse and disseminate labour market data, including data on return and reintegration of labour migrants
• Ensure sustainability of LMIS through capacity building of the coordination committee and staff

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Regional Policy and Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of the lead consultant and in close collaboration of the Senior Regional Thematic Specialist on Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion, BRMM Regional Program Management Officer, BRMM South Sudan Focal Persons, RO DTM Team and HQ LMI focal persons, the consultant will have the responsibility for the following duties:

• Design and install ICT infrastructure required to run South Sudan LMIS
• Develop website for South Sudan LMIS
• Develop user guide manual of South Sudan LMIS
• Conduct continuous capacity building of LMIS staff

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor in Information technology, computer science or any software development certificate with two years of relevant professional work experience.
• Experience in establishing advanced Management Information Systems (MISs)
• Experience in M&E Systems
• Good command to setup servers running Linux Operating System
• Full stack software developer VI. SKILLS
• Ability to share knowledge with others
• Excellent command in English