National Consultant – Comparative Labour Market Assessment

IOM seeks a National Consultant in Addis Ababa to generate evidence for the Ethiopia–Kenya labour agreement. The consultant will develop an assessment methodology, analyse labour-market demand, supply and skills, prepare inception and draft reports, facilitate a validation workshop, develop recommendations, and deliver an assessment supporting labour-migration cooperation.

• Develop methodology, workplan, timelines and data-collection tools for the inception report
• Prepare a draft labour-market assessment with findings, analysis and recommendations
• Present key findings to stakeholders at a validation workshop
• Prepare a final assessment report incorporating stakeholder feedback
• Develop a roadmap for priority sectors, occupations, implementation mechanisms and timelines
• Generate evidence on labour demand, supply, skills and employment opportunities

• Master’s degree in economics, labour studies, development studies or a related field
• At least ten years of experience conducting labour-market or employment-related assessments at national level and supporting BLA, MoU or labour-migration policy processes
• Qualitative and quantitative research skills
• Amharic and English are mandatory

• Experience supporting BLA, MoU or labour-migration policy development
• Understanding of East Africa labour markets, preferably Ethiopia and Kenya
• Experience in private-sector, value-chain or skills-development analysis
• Experience in cross-border or fragile contexts

• Labour market assessment
• Quantitative research
• Qualitative research
• Policy analysis
• Report writing
• Stakeholder engagement

• PowerPoint

• Category B IOM consultancy with three-instalment payment basis
• IOM covers consultants for occupational accidents and illnesses during the consultancy