Introduction
Consultancy support to the Office of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change to ensure systematic integration of human mobility language into UNFCCC negotiation tracks.
The consultant will work closely with IOM on the development of the training modules for the AI-enable capacity building Application on climate mobility in Africa. This includes conducting a gender-sensitive needs assessment of AGN climate negotiators across Africa to identify AI, data and climate mobility capacity gaps undertake structured consultations with AGN negotiators across Africa to identify existing capacity gaps in AI, data, and climate mobility. The consultant will work with IOM and the vendor to ensure that the needs assessment feeds into the development of the App and also work on developing the AI guidelines as one of the App modules.
Project Context and Scope
IOM’s Strategic Plan 2024-2028 recognises that migration patterns are increasingly complex with climate change, environmental degradation and uneven development driving increasing numbers of displacement and irregular migration. The organization works to address challenges as well as create opportunities through migration and under the following institutional objectives:
1. Saving lives and protecting people on the move
2. Driving solutions to displacement
3. Facilitating pathways for regular migration
More specifically, the IOM’s Climate Action Division is guided by three strategic objectives, which are; to develop solutions for people to move; for those on the move and; for people to stay in the context of climate and environmental drivers.
IOM’s Special Liaison Office (SLO) to the African Union was established in 1998 in Addis Ababa and entered a Cooperation Agreement with the OAU in the same year. A new 3(three) Year Cooperation Agreement was signed between AU and IOM for the period 2022-2024 and renewed for 2025 – 2027.
IOM SLO works to increase awareness on the link between migration and climate and works on joint advocacy and research to support and inform policy making that integrates migration in to continental migration and climate policies in Africa and works with continental actors including the AGN.
IOM SLO through funding support from the IOM Development Fund (IOM DF) is undertaking a project supporting African climate negotiators to address human mobility in Africa. The project aims to provide capacity development and technical support to the negotiators and relevant stakeholders- Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union Commission (AUC) supporting to address human mobility in Africa.
Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing
IOM Special Liaison to the AU and UNECA, Climate Action Division (CAD)
Tasks to be performed under this contract
Category B Consultant hired to deliver the following deliverables on a Six -instalment payment basis:
DeliverableDescriptionTimeline1First deliverableInception Report outlining methodology, workplan, stakeholders, and engagement approach.December 20262Second deliverableDevelop the gender-sensitive needs assessment of African Group of Negotiators (AGN) climate negotiators across Africa to identify AI, data and climate mobility capacity gaps and support to the AGN in the development of the AI guidelines and work with IOM to develop the AI guidelines as one of the App’s learning modules. January 20273Third deliverableSupport to the organization of the meeting towards establishing an Inter- REC (Regional Economic Community) Technical Working Group (TWG) on climate mobility, particularly, facilitating engagements of relevant actors AUC, RECs with the AGN and providing relevant support.February 20274Fourth deliverable Support the AGN, AUC and REC participation in a three-day, continental training workshop for the AGN, RECs and AUC to pilot and finalize the AI-enabled capacity development application, guidelines and knowledge repository.March 20275Fifth deliverableSupport AUC, AGN, RECs, government, youth, CSOs’suse (could be at pilot phase) of the AI-enabled capacity building App, providing feedback to improve the App, and ensuring improved learning and understanding of climate-induced human mobility in alignment with continental priorities. Provide a report on the their improved capacities using quantitative and qualitative indicators.April 20276Sixth (Final) deliverableSupport the Inter-REC platform members i.e AUC and RECs to prepare gender-sensitive technical briefs and policy notes on human mobility, using the tools developed (AI app and AI guidelines) ensuring systematic integration and alignment with continental priorities and engaging with various stakeholders.Prepare a report on the utilisation of the tools by AGN and members of the Inter-REC platform (AI app and AI guidelines).May 2027
Performance indicators for the evaluation of results
Education
Experience
Languages
For this consultancy, Fluency in English; working knowledge of French desirable.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Required Competencies
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.
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