Consultant MMP

Provides IOM Tunisia with migration-data research and reporting expertise for the Climate Change and Migration Data Program. The consultant will gather qualitative evidence from migrants and consular authorities, develop visualisations, analyse field findings for the Missing Migrants Project, facilitate validation and turn evidence into practical recommendations.

• Conduct qualitative data collection through focus groups and key-informant interviews with migrants and consular authorities
• Prepare questionnaires and interview guides and identify appropriate data providers
• Organise at least four focus-group discussions and 24 key-informant interviews
• Consolidate and analyse field data and develop data-visualisation tools
• Draft evidence-based recommendations for the regional Missing Migrants Project
• Facilitate a workshop with consular authorities, document feedback and integrate findings into the final report

• Master’s degree in social sciences, anthropology, migration studies, political science, international relations, law or a related field
• At least 6 years of experience conducting qualitative research and data collection with migrants and vulnerable populations
• Experience on missing migrants, Restoring Family Links programmes or migrant protection including engagement with consular authorities and family tracing mechanisms
• Knowledge of migrant-protection risks, migration routes and criminal or smuggling networks
• Excellent written and communication skills in French and English

• Written and spoken Arabic

• Qualitative research
• Migration data analysis
• Data visualisation
• Report writing
• Workshop facilitation

• Focus group discussions
• Key informant interviews