Migration and forced displacement expert (Key Expert 2)

Adam Smith International is bidding for a long-term technical assistance project in Ethiopia focusing on economic transformation in conflict and migration prone regions. The project will be funded by the European Union, and will run for four years.

About the project

The €3.5m “Technical assistance for Enhancing Economic Transformation in Conflict and Migration Prone Regions of Ethiopia” project comprises part of the overarching €36m EU NDICI Action, “Support to sustainable and integrated responses to forced displacement and labour migration in Ethiopia”.

The Specific Objective of the Technical Assistance project is to support and increase the ability of the local economy to create jobs for refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities in existing and/or potential value chains. The overall programme covers areas of Ethiopia affected by conflict and displacement (namely Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Benishangul Gumuz, Somali, Gambella, Oromia) and prone to migration (same as above, also including the 3 Southern Regions). A core part of the work of the Technical Assistance Team will be to identify the geographical scope of the activities (regions and woreda level) for the specific objective of the contract.

This Technical Assistance project will support Implementing Partners to achieve programme results including:

• Building market linkages amongst economic operators, including refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities
• Provision of tailored capacity building of relevant government sectors institutions and stakeholders to enhance quality of their support for livelihood activities
• Strengthened collaboration and cooperation between the public and private sectors in economic initiatives including Gender equality and women’s and girl’s empowerment
• Promote productive Diaspora investment through cost-sharing approaches to expand business opportunities
• Develop and operationalise IT tools, platforms and services to facilitate information exchange, and business transactional services among local and cross-border communities

The TA will, among other things:

• Develop partnerships and identify investments
• Support the entities in building market linkages amongst economic operators, including refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities
• and will promote a Market System Development approach to create jobs and increase incomes.

About the role

The Migration and Forced Displacement Expert will lead on the execution of assessments and mapping exercises, as well as the design and delivery of capacity building for Government and Civil Society stakeholders. They will work closely with key Implementing Partners (UNHCR, ILO) and other stakeholders.

This role will be a part-time position, requiring a roughly 25% time commitment (approx. 220 working days over four years). The post will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Travel to other regions throught Ethiopia is also foreseen.

Formal requirements:

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s Degree in development studies, or social anthropology, or sociology, or political sciences, or migration studies, or a relevant, directly related discipline, or, in its absence, equivalent relevant professional experience of minimum 10 years.

General Professional Experience:

• Minimum 5 years professional experience in assignments with governments or development partners in promoting Durable Solutions for forcibly displaced people and in migration issues;
• Minimum 5 years professional experience in advisory services or project management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Relevant experience in Ethiopia would be an advantage
• An excellent verbal and written command of English is required.

Specific Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience on producing context, political, conflict and environmental analysis of refugee/host community relations and programming;
• Minimum 3 years of experience (even in different assignments) on mixed migration (refugees, IDPs, internal and external migration flows including root causes of migration) related issues
• Minimum 3 years of experience (even in different assignments) in designing re-integration pathways for returnees with a focus on socio-economic opportunities and/or learning pathways;
• Minimum 2 years of experience (even in different assignments) on programmes/interventions engaging diaspora communities/ associations in various forms of support to their original communities;
• Minimum 1 assignment on the implementation or/and operationalisation of the HDP Nexus in the field of mixed migration flows and/or Durable Solutions;
• Must have conducted at least 3 assignments relating to training of officials in the field of sector reforms on reintegration of returnees, legal migration pathways for potential migrants, socio-economic integration of displaced population and their host communities and other relevant topics.

About Adam Smith International

ASI (Adam Smith International) is a global advisory company that works locally to transform lives by making economies stronger, societies safer, and governments more effective. We work on behalf of governments, foundations and companies that share our ambition to take on the big challenges facing the world. They come to us to develop strategies and to design, deliver and evaluate programmes that, in turn, stimulate economic growth, stability and good governance.

For nearly three decades in almost 100 countries, we have been working in partnership with governments, the private sector and civil society in countries at all stages of development.

Our core team of staff and technical experts, in multiple offices around the world, ensures the quality of delivery and high ethical standards that we and our clients require. We bring together a global network of specialist experts, who contribute their experience and know-how, where and when it is needed.

Company-wide, both our pipeline of business opportunities and portfolio of programmes are growing. We want to recruit high calibre candidates to support the continued growth and delivery of our global portfolio against the quality and high ethical standards that we and our clients require. This is an exciting time to join Adam Smith International and become part of a team of bright, dynamic and committed people, determined to transform lives for the better.

ASI is owned and operated by its employees. We are committed to corporate integrity and a triple bottom line of social, environmental and financial performance. ASI is a registered B Corp, one of the highest-ranking B Corps in the UK on its measure of positive social and environmental impact.

How to apply

Interested candidates should reach out to Adam Kennard (Senior Manager, EU Unit) with a current copy of their CV (ideally in EU format) at adam.kennard@adamsmithinternational.com