Consultant for the Development of Loss and Damage Methodology Recommendations and Biennial Transparency Reporting Guidance in North Africa

Develops a practical loss-and-damage methodology and cost-estimation toolkit for IOM and UNDP to help North African governments assess economic and non-economic climate impacts, strengthen transparency reporting and inform adaptation planning, investment and climate-finance decisions.

• Develop an inception report, methodology, workplan and validation approach
• Assess loss-and-damage methods, country practices, tools and data ecosystems
• Map policy instruments, data sources, gaps and opportunities for mobility-sensitive analysis
• Create a tiered methodology and cost-estimation toolkit for different data-readiness levels
• Produce sector applications, BTR reporting guidance and a final report
• Deliver a virtual knowledge-sharing session for IOM and UNDP staff

• Advanced university degree, preferably a master's degree or higher, in climate change, environmental policy, migration studies, disaster risk management, public policy, development studies, economics, geography, social sciences or a related field
• At least seven years of relevant experience in climate policy, loss and damage, adaptation, disaster risk management, climate finance, migration, displacement or applied research
• Demonstrated experience developing methodologies, analytical frameworks, toolkits or policy and programming guidance
• Fluency in English

• Experience integrating gender, population, displacement or human-mobility considerations into climate or development analysis
• Experience working with UN agencies, governments or regional organisations

• Climate Policy
• Loss and Damage Assessment
• Methodology Development
• Data Analysis
• Climate Finance
• Technical Writing
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Disaster Risk Management
• Policy Reporting
• Knowledge Sharing

• NDCs
• NAPs
• BTRs
• UNFCCC
• Sendai Framework

• Consultancy runs for 50 working days over three months from mid-September to mid-December 2026
• Remote consultancy works with IOM Regional Office for MENA in Cairo
• Travel is not required
• Consultants must maintain their own non-occupational medical insurance