Consultance : Évaluation des dynamiques migratoires (Médouneu et Meyo-Kyé)

IOM seeks a consultant to assess cross-border migration dynamics and border-management capacities in Médouneu and Meyo-Kyé, Gabon. The assignment leads participatory fieldwork, designs data-collection tools, maps infrastructure and procedures, consults authorities and communities, and delivers an analytical assessment, recommendations and presentation to guide migration-governance interventions.

• Conduct field missions in Médouneu and Meyo-Kyé to collect qualitative and quantitative information on cross-border migration dynamics
• Develop data-collection methodology and tools including interview guides, focus-group frameworks and observation grids
• Organize participatory fieldwork with border and local authorities, technical services, civil-society organizations, community leaders and partners
• Conduct interviews, focus groups and direct observations with balanced representation of women and men
• Document migration flows, infrastructure, border procedures, staffing capacity and identified gaps
• Develop priority interventions and strategic recommendations at local, regional and cross-border levels
• Produce an analytical assessment report and corresponding PowerPoint presentation

• Postgraduate degree in sociology, social sciences, political science, law, migration studies, international development or a related field
• At least seven years of experience conducting evaluations, studies or field missions on migration, border management or protection
• Demonstrated experience designing and applying qualitative and quantitative data-collection tools
• Excellent French writing and synthesis skills

• Knowledge of the Gabonese context, particularly Woleu-Ntem Province and the three-border area, is strongly desired

• Migration assessment
• Border management
• Qualitative research
• Quantitative research
• Gender analysis
• Human rights analysis
• Fieldwork

• Interview guides
• Focus-group frameworks
• Observation grids
• PowerPoint