Local Consultants to Support Municipalities for Creation of Municipal Action Plans for Migration and Diaspora

This consultancy supports Albanian municipalities to develop Municipal Action Plans on Migration and Diaspora through evidence-based assessment, stakeholder consultation, technical guidance and capacity building for local migration governance.

• Conduct desk reviews of national and local migration and diaspora governance frameworks
• Assess institutional capacities, service delivery gaps and local migration dynamics in target municipalities
• Develop a standardised methodology and template for Municipal Action Plans
• Provide technical support to municipalities drafting action plans with objectives, actions, indicators and timelines
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations with authorities, civil society, private sector and diaspora representatives
• Deliver guidance materials and capacity-building sessions for municipal staff
• Submit inception, assessment, draft action plan, validation and final consultancy deliverables

• University degree in social science, management, public administration, law, migration studies, development studies or a related field
• At least three years of relevant professional experience in local governance, migration governance or public/private sector engagement
• Proven experience conducting similar assignments with government institutions, especially in inter-agency coordination or policy development
• Fluency in Albanian and English is required

• Each consultant will be engaged for 120 working days, supporting six municipalities
• Deliverables must be submitted in both English and Albanian
• Consultants are covered for occupational accidents and illness under IOM's Compensation Plan; non-occupational medical insurance is the consultant's responsibility