Introduction
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued. By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.
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Project Context and Scope
Protection, Programme Support Unit with linkages to all IOM Ethiopia Units to promote an Integrated Approach.
The consultant will support the development and operationalization of an Economic Reintegration, Private Sector Engagement and Financial Inclusion for IOM Ethiopia through the following tasks:
A. Private Sector Engagement and Market Development
Develop a Private Sector Engagement Strategy for IOM Ethiopia's reintegration programming based on the already existing private sector mapping.
Engage with relevant government stakeholders to analyze their private sector engagement and identify entry points to work together.
Organize a private sector engagement event for the mission in coordination with the private sector focal point of the mission (Senior Programme Support Coordinator).
Follow up from the private sector engagement event and engage with interested parties.
Facilitate private sector dialogue forums and networking platforms.
Support identification of private sector financing and investment opportunities.
Participate and support with the Private Sector Engagement Taskforce led by the Senior Programme Support Coordinator.
B. Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Support
C. Private Sector Partnerships and Market Systems Engagement
D. Employment and Labour Market Linkages[MM3][HL4]
E. Referral Systems Development and Operationalization
F. Capacity Building and Sustainability
Identify opportunities to embed referral tools, SOPs, and service coordination mechanisms within existing government and service delivery systems.
Develop a sustainability and transition plan outlining roles, responsibilities, and resource requirements for continued operation of referral pathways and economic inclusion services after project closure.
Assess and strengthen the capacity of government institutions, private sector partners, and service providers to support economic inclusion, employment creation, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and referral systems.
Design and deliver capacity-building initiatives, including training, coaching, workshops, practical learning activities, and user-friendly guidance materials to enhance stakeholder knowledge and implementation of economic inclusion interventions.
Facilitate the establishment and strengthening of referral pathways, coordination mechanisms, and partnership frameworks between government entities, private sector actors, financial institutions, and service providers to improve service delivery and beneficiary access to opportunities.
Promote sustainable and locally owned economic inclusion systems by strengthening government leadership, fostering private sector participation, and institutionalizing partnerships that support employment, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion beyond project implementation.
G. Monitoring, Learning and Reporting
Produce recommendations for scaling and sustainability.
Number of Labour Market Assessment, Economic Inclusion Framework, Financial Inclusion Framework, Market Linkage Framework, and Private Sector Engagement Strategy.
Number and quality of stakeholders, employers, service providers, financial institutions, and business development actors identified, validated, and profiled in databases/directories : At least 50 institutions or service providers mapped; at least 10 private sector actors profiled; at least 5 value chains assessed; one service provider directory completed; one stakeholder engagement plan submitted; and the assessment report reviewed and accepted by IOM.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
Experience
The successful candidate should demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in at least several of the following areas:
Economic reintegration and livelihoods programming.
Employment promotion, workforce development and labour market interventions.
Private sector engagement, business development and partnership building.
Entrepreneurship, SME development and market systems programming.
Financial inclusion, access-to-finance initiatives and enterprise support services.
Employment promotion, apprenticeship and internship linkage programming.
Public-private partnerships involving government institutions, chambers of commerce, private sector actors and financial institutions.
Development and implementation of referral pathways, service linkage mechanisms and partnership frameworks.
Community stabilization, resilience, economic recovery or migration-related programming.
Programme design, implementation and monitoring within humanitarian, development or transition contexts.
Skills
Strong knowledge of economic reintegration, livelihoods programming, and IOM's Integrated Approach to Reintegration.
Proven experience in private sector engagement, employer outreach, and partnership development with businesses, chambers of commerce, and industry associations.
Expertise in labour market assessments, value chain analysis, market systems development, and local economic development.
Strong understanding of financial inclusion, access to finance, digital financial services, entrepreneurship support, and enterprise development.
Experience establishing referral mechanisms, partnership frameworks, and economic inclusion pathways linking beneficiaries to employment, business development, and financial services.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain partnerships with government institutions, Job Centres, financial institutions, private sector actors, and development partners.
Strong skills in stakeholder mapping, networking, negotiation, and facilitation of multi-stakeholder dialogue platforms.
Experience in monitoring, evaluation, beneficiary tracking systems, data analysis, and results reporting.
Excellent analytical, report writing, communication, and presentation skills, including preparation of high-quality technical reports and strategic documents.
Strong project management skills, including planning, coordination, implementation monitoring, risk management, and results-based management.
Ability to develop sustainability strategies, coordination mechanisms, and partnership continuity plans that promote long-term ownership and institutionalization.
Good understanding of migration, return and reintegration programming, donor compliance requirements, and the Ethiopian institutional and labour market context.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and database management systems, with strong data management and organizational skills.
Demonstrated competencies in communication, teamwork, accountability, client orientation, planning and organizing, and results orientation, consistent with IOM's competency framework.
Languages
For this consultancy, English and Amharic language is required.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Travel required
Field visits to the project sites is required.
Required Competencies
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators
Notes
IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, security clearances.
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Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the well-being and human rights of migrants.
More people are on the move today than at any other time in recorded history: 1 billion people – comprising a seventh of humanity. A variety of elements – not least the information and communications revolutions – contribute to the movement of people on such a large scale. The forces driving migration as a priority issue are: climate change, natural and manmade catastrophes, conflict, the demographic trends of an ageing industrialized population, an exponentially expanding jobless youth population in the developing world and widening North–South social and economic disparities.
