Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Project Context and Scope

1. Duty Station of the Consultancy: Remote and working with IOM Regional Office for MENA- Cairo, Egypt.

2. Duration of Consultancy: Three (3) months starting from July till September 2026, subject to the medical clearance.

3. Nature of the consultancy: Category B Consultancy

4. Project Context and Scope:

   Governments across North Africa are increasingly confronted with the complex and interlinked challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, disaster risk, and human mobility. Despite the existence of national climate strategies, disaster risk management frameworks, development plans, and migration policies, linkages between climate risk governance, early warning systems, anticipatory action, and human mobility remain unevenly integrated and insufficiently systematized at the regional level.

   Through the Climate Change and Migration Data (CCMD) Programme and the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Initiative, IOM has supported the generation of a substantial body of country-level evidence on climate-related human mobility, including MECC country studies, DTM analyses, climate vulnerability assessments, and policy mapping exercises. However, these outputs remain fragmented across countries and thematic areas, limiting their collective utility for informing coherent regional policy dialogue and programmatic design.

   Within this context, IOM MENA seeks to engage a Regional Research & Policy Consultant to consolidate, synthesize, and systematize existing policies, legal frameworks, and evidence on climate change and human mobility across North Africa. The consultancy will deliver a regional synthesis that strengthens policy coherence, identifies shared governance patterns and entry points, and supports CCMD programmatic outcomes, UN cooperation frameworks (UNSDCFs, CCAs), and future programme development.

   The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of Regional thematic specialist (Data and Research) the Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa, in close coordination with the Regional Data Hub (RDH) and Climate Action & Mobility Division (CAD) , the CCMD programme team, and IOM Country Offices in North Africa.

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing

Regional Data Hub (RDH), IOM Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Advanced university degree (master s or higher) in migration studies, public policy, climate change, environmental governance, development studies, law, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 8 10 years of relevant professional experience in policy analysis, governance mapping, or applied research related to migration, climate change, DRM, or development
• Demonstrated experience producing regional or multi-country analytical reports
• Proven familiarity with UN policy processes, including UNSDCF and CCA frameworks
• Experience working with or for UN agencies, particularly IOM, is a strong asset

Skills

• Strong analytical writing and synthesis skills
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-sectoral policy material
• Familiarity with climate risk, early warning systems, anticipatory action, and human mobility linkages
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with multiple stakeholders

Languages

For this consultancy, The consultant is required to be fluent in English; good knowledge in Arabic & French are an advantage.

Travel required

Travel is not required.

Required Competencies

IOM s competency framework can be found at this link . Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies behavioural indicators

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.