Climate and Gender Consultant
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International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 01/03/2026
- Location: Kenya
Project Context and Scope
The Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL), hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), was established to address the nexus between human mobility and climate change, and the challenges this intersection presents. The Lab aims to be at the forefront of fostering innovation and partnerships to address the complex challenges posed by climate change and human mobility in Africa.
Responsibilities
Tasks to be performed under this contract
Tasks to be performed under this contract
- Methodology, road map and timeline, including:
- Conducting a desk review of existing literature and methods to identify gaps and needs
- Consult with experts and practitioners
- Based on mixed methods approach to developing needs assessment methodology
- Developing a workplan for the development of the needs assessment
- Needs assessment report
- Based on a literature review and methodology
- Include insights from focus group discussions with experts and practitioners
- Identifies gender differentiated risks, barriers and opportunities in climate mobility innovation;
- Builds institutional and community capacity to integrate gender-sensitive approaches.
- Draft needs assessment report to include clear recommendations for CMIL to include in programming such as data collection, analysis and forecasting.
- Develop comprehensive review process and conduct validation workshop to ensure results are solid and context sensitive
- Finalization of needs assessment report based on validation and review that provides actionable recommendations for CMIL-Africa’s strategic planning;
- Communication and results
- Develop communication materials for communication campaign of results
- Present results at CMIL workshop/conference
- Work with CMIL Africa team to ensure communication of results
Undertake all other duties are assigned by the supervisor
Performance indicators for the evaluation of results
1. Inception report outlining methodology, workplan
2. Draft gender-sensitive needs assessment completed
3. Validation workshop/focus group discussions and summary report
4. Finalized gender-sensitive needs assessment report
5. Two knowledge exchange and capacity development workshops delivered (with materials and feedback report)
Qualifications
- Master's degree relevant to climate adaptation, environmental science, migration, or similar.
- Proven experience in conducting both quantitative and qualitative research on gender and migration related issues.
- Strong understanding of datasets and data sources relevant to gendered realities of climate change.
- Prior involvement in the development or implementation of the gender programming in relation to climate action.
- Excellent analytical, synthesis, and writing skills, with the ability to tailor outputs for both expert and policy audiences.
- Demonstrated technical expertise in survey design and qualitative data collection methodologies.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining effective coordination with external partners across Africa.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and project management capabilities.
- Proven ability to collaborate with, engage, and liaise effectively across multi-disciplinary teams.
- IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.
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