Gender-Sensitive Border Management Capacity Development and Outreach

Designs and delivers gender-sensitive border-management capacity development for Tajikistan’s Border Forces. This consultancy develops training, training-of-trainers and facilitator resources; advises on deployment readiness; prepares a communication and empowerment plan; leads outreach and mentorship activities; and strengthens protection-sensitive border-control practice.

• Develop and deliver targeted training for female border guards
• Develop guidance for deploying female border guards with Border Forces staff
• Design and deliver a Training of Trainers programme
• Prepare a facilitator package for cascade training
• Develop a communication and empowerment plan for women’s participation
• Develop and support outreach and mentorship activities

• University degree in Security, Gender Studies, International Relations, Migration Studies or a related field
• Minimum three years of relevant experience in training design and delivery, capacity development, institutional strengthening, gender equality, border management, migration management, protection, counter-trafficking, community engagement or related fields
• Fluency in Tajik, Russian and English

• Experience designing or delivering Training of Trainers programmes
• Experience developing communication, outreach, awareness-raising, mentorship or empowerment plans
• Knowledge of border management, migration trends and gender issues in Central Asia
• Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, donor-funded projects or Government institutions

• Training Design
• Training Delivery
• Capacity Development
• Border Management
• Protection Screening
• Gender Analysis
• Stakeholder Consultation
• Mentorship

• Consultancy contract up to 11 months
• Travel-related expenses and daily subsistence allowance covered by IOM
• Consultant responsible for non-occupational medical insurance