Internal Displacement and Durable Solutions Consultant, Migration and Displacement Hub, Remote

Job no: 596096

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Amman

Level: Consultancy

Location: Jordan

Categories: Programme Management

Contract Duration – 2.5 months

Working arrangement:
Home Based

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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The purpose of this consultancy is to provide time‑bound technical and coordination support to strengthen UNICEF’s institutional approach to internal displacement and its advocacy and programming for child‑sensitive durable solutions. The consultant will support a structured review and revision of UNICEF’s Institutional Action Plan on Internal Displacement and deliver priority internal‑displacement work streams managed by the Migration and Displacement Hub.

The assignment will help ensure that UNICEF’s global priorities reflect current evidence, organizational learning and country‑level realities, and clearly position UNICEF’s contribution to preventing and addressing internal displacement, protecting the rights of internally displaced children and supporting durable solutions. The consultancy has a global remit and will support MDH’s engagement with country offices, regional offices, headquarters divisions and relevant global teams.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC
0006774 TOR.pdf

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree - Disciplines:
  Advanced university degree in international development, humanitarian affairs, human rights, migration or displacement studies, social sciences, public policy, international relations, law, or another relevant field.
• Work Experience:
  
  At least 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in internal displacement, forced displacement, durable solutions, child rights, humanitarian development programming, policy, advocacy or a closely related field.
• Skills:
  
  Demonstrated knowledge of internal displacement and durable solutions frameworks; experience reviewing or developing institutional strategies or action plans; strong qualitative analysis, consultation facilitation and synthesis skills; excellent drafting and editing skills; ability to work across organizational units, sectors and geographic contexts; sound understanding of child rights and UNICEF’s humanitarian and development mandate; and strong planning and delivery skills for remote, multi‑stakeholder assignments.
• Language Requirements:
  Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

Previous experience with UNICEF, another UN entity or an inter‑agency process; country‑level experience in internal displacement settings; familiarity with results frameworks and indicators; and experience developing advocacy, learning or knowledge products

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