International Consultant CC-2026-20

IOM seeks a consultant in Yerevan to develop a practical curriculum on biometrics and identity management for Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The assignment will review laws, standards and IOM guidance; assess training needs; create learning materials; deliver a training-of-trainers package; support rollout; and report findings and recommendations for migration-management capacity.

• Review IOM guidance, national legislation and international standards on biometrics and identity management
• Assess training needs, audiences and priority topics with IOM and government counterparts
• Develop curriculum, learning materials and a multiple-choice testing component
• Present and revise curriculum materials following validation feedback
• Design and deliver a training-of-trainers package and assess participants
• Support training rollout and submit final findings and recommendations

• Advanced degree in law, public administration, migration studies, education, social sciences or a related field with five years of experience, or first-level degree with seven years
• Expertise in biometrics, identity management and legal identity systems
• Knowledge of Armenia's legal, institutional and operational identity-management framework
• Experience developing curricula and capacity-building programmes for public institutions
• Fluency in English

• Working knowledge of Russian
• Experience with Armenian government institutions and the Ministry of Internal Affairs

• Biometrics
• Identity management
• Curriculum development
• Training of trainers
• Legal research
• Capacity building

• Moodle

• Travel required subject to operational needs