International Consultant – Development of the Iraq National Migration Profile
Baghdad, Iraq
Job Info:
• Job Identification: 23682
• Posting Date: 21/10/2026, 14:27
• Apply Before: 04/11/2026, 14:30
• Contract Type: Consultancy (Up to 11 months)
• Initial Contract : Duration9 months
• Org Type: Country Office
• Vacancy Type: Consultancy
• Recruiting Type: Consultant
• Grade: UG
• Is this S/VN based in an L3 office or in support to an L3 emergency response?No
Job Description:
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.
IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration
Project Context and Scope:
Iraq is a country of origin, transit, destination, displacement, and return. Its migration landscape is shaped by internal displacement, return and reintegration, labour migration, emigration, immigration, diaspora engagement, student mobility, remittances, and increasing interest in safe, orderly and regular migration pathways. These diverse migration dynamics require reliable and comprehensive migration data to support effective policymaking, institutional coordination, and programme development.
The Government of Iraq has identified strengthening migration data collection, analysis, coordination, and utilization as a national priority. Although migration-related information is collected by a wide range of government institutions, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), United Nations agencies, international organizations, research institutions, and other stakeholders, the data remain fragmented across multiple systems, using different definitions, methodologies, indicators, and reporting practices. This limits the systematic use of migration data for evidence-based policy development and migration governance.
A Migration Profile (MP) is a government-owned analytical and policy tool, developed through a participatory process involving a broad range of national and international stakeholders. It supports policy coherence, evidence-based policymaking, and the mainstreaming of migration into national development planning and sectoral policies. A Migration Profile consists of both a comprehensive report analysing migration trends, impacts, governance arrangements, and migration-related data, and a collaborative process that strengthens national capacity, enhances inter-institutional coordination, and promotes the systematic use of migration evidence in policymaking.
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Chief OF Mission (DCOM) and the direct supervision pf the Head, Mobility Pathways and Inclusion (MPI) the International Consultant will provide technical support for the development of the Iraq National Migration Profile. The consultant will support the compilation and analysis of available migration-related data and information and the preparation of a comprehensive, government-owned reference document. The Profile will consolidate quantitative and qualitative information on migration trends, governance arrangements, institutional responsibilities, migration-related policies, and migration-development linkages. It will also identify migration data gaps and provide practical recommendations to strengthen migration governance, institutional coordination, and evidence-based policymaking
The consultancy will cover Iraq and will be carried out under IOM’s supervision and guidance. IOM will facilitate and coordinate engagement with relevant Government of Iraq institutions, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) entities, United Nations agencies, international organizations, academia, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders, as required for the assignment. The consultant will provide technical inputs to these processes as requested by IOM and will not independently represent IOM in engagements with external stakeholders.
The Migration Profile will build upon existing national initiatives, including the National Migration Management Strategy, the National Plan to Promote Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (2025–2030), the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the Migration Data Action Plan, and ongoing efforts to strengthen migration data governance in Iraq. The Migration Profile will contribute to strengthening the systematic use and periodic updating of migration evidence to support future migration policy and programme development.
This opportunity is open to international consultants only. The position is based in Baghdad, Iraq, with frequent travel.
Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing
Mobility Pathways and Inclusion Unit
Responsibilities:
Objectives of the migration profile project:
The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Iraq in developing a comprehensive, evidence-based National Migration Profile that serves as a government-owned analytical and policy tool to strengthen migration governance.
Specifically, the project aims to:
• Consolidate available migration-related data, evidence, and analysis into a single national reference document.
• Improve evidence-based migration policymaking and planning.
• Strengthen institutional coordination and migration data governance.
• Identify migration data gaps and priority areas for improvement.
• Build national capacity to regularly update and utilize the Migration Profile for policy development, planning, monitoring, and reporting.
Objectives of the consultancy:
- To support the development of the MP report as the lead researcher and writer; this includes consolidating data from the project’s technical working group, drafting the report, and incorporating feedback from the TWG, IOM and other expert reviewers; Map migration stakeholders, institutional arrangements, and migration data systems.
- Compile, analyses, and validate quantitative and qualitative migration data from official and verified sources.
- Identify migration governance, institutional, and data gaps and formulate practical recommendations.
- To design capacity development tools connected with the project.
- Deliver capacity development activities connected with the project Strengthen national capacity to maintain and periodically update the Migration Profile.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications and Experience :
University degree (master’s or equivalent) in Migration Studies, Statistics, Social sciences, International Relations, Political Science, Development Studies, or a related field.
Experience:
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in migration research or data/statistics, and policy.
• Proven experience carrying out large-scale policy-oriented research / data compilation, ideally in collaboration with government and/or international organizations.
Skills:
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Strong knowledge of migration data systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong knowledge of Iraq’s migration dynamics is an asset.
Languages:
For this consultancy,
• Excellent proficiency in English, including writing.
• Knowledge of Arabic an asset.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
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