National Consultant – Economic Reintegration, Private Sector Engagement and Financial Inclusion

Develops an economic-reintegration and financial-inclusion approach for IOM Ethiopia, connecting returnees and host communities with private-sector, employment and financial-service opportunities. The consultant will build referral pathways and partnerships, strengthen stakeholder capacity, and produce practical tools, evidence and recommendations for sustainable scale-up.

• Develop a private-sector engagement strategy for IOM Ethiopia’s reintegration programming
• Facilitate financial-literacy, business-development and digital-financial-service access for beneficiaries
• Build partnerships with employers, chambers of commerce, financial institutions and service providers
• Coordinate employment matching, apprenticeship and labour-market integration with government employment services
• Develop referral pathways, standard operating procedures, tracking templates and service-mapping resources
• Deliver capacity-building activities and sustainability plans for economic-inclusion systems
• Document lessons learned and recommendations for institutionalisation and scale-up

• Master’s degree in business administration, management or a related field with five years of relevant professional experience, or university degree in the same fields with seven years
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in economic reintegration, livelihoods, private-sector engagement, financial inclusion or related programming
• Fluency in English and Amharic
• Availability for required field visits to project sites

• Economic Reintegration
• Private Sector Engagement
• Financial Inclusion
• Labour Market Analysis
• Partnership Development
• Referral Systems
• Entrepreneurship Support
• Stakeholder Mapping
• Results-Based Management
• Data Management

• Microsoft Office
• Database Management Systems

• Consultants must provide proof of their own medical insurance for non-occupational accidents and illnesses
• Offer is subject to funding confirmation