International Consultant – Support for Developing Recommendations on Mainstreaming Migration Data into the Development of the Population Registry in GeorgiaNew

Assess migration-data needs for Georgia's future Population Registry and develop evidence-based recommendations for incorporating migration data and methodologies into its design. Working with IOM, Geostat and a local consultant, the assignment reviews standards and national systems, leads stakeholder consultation, prepares recommendations and reports, and presents final findings for use in migration-governance planning.

• Review migration-data methodology, legal and policy documents, population-register standards and relevant international practices
• Develop an assessment framework and inception report with methodology, work plan and stakeholder consultation plan
• Lead a stakeholder consultation in Georgia and collect technical inputs from Geostat and relevant institutions
• Assess migration-data requirements and integration considerations for the future Population Registry
• Prepare, revise and present final recommendations, consultation documentation and consultancy report

• Advanced university degree in statistics, demography, economics, public administration, social sciences, information systems or another relevant field
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in official statistics, migration data, population registers, civil registration, administrative data systems or related fields
• Excellent command of English
• Experience developing or assessing population registers, administrative data systems or official statistical systems
• Experience developing migration or population-statistics methodologies, technical guidance or policy recommendations

• Experience integrating gender-responsive and inclusive approaches into statistical systems, administrative data or policy development is desirable

• Migration Data Analysis
• Population Registers
• Statistical Methodology
• Stakeholder Consultation
• Technical Recommendation Writing
• Data Governance

• Population Registry
• Unified Migration Analytical System (UMAS)

• One working visit to Georgia is required
• Three deliverables run from an inception report due 30 October 2026 to final recommendations due 31 July 2027