Back KG10-HR2025C38 - Regional M&E Consultant

Project Context and Scope
The project promotes safe and rights-based migration to the United Kingdom for citizens of Central Asia under the UK Seasonal Worker Scheme (SWS), while maximizing the positive socio-economic impact for the countries of origin. The M&E Consultant will play a central role in measuring project effectiveness, supporting adaptive management, and strengthening regional collaboration on monitoring practices.
  Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing   “Safe Migration of Seasonal Workers from Central Asia to the UK” project. Tasks to be performed under this contract

Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Develop a documented regional approach to M&E, learning and adaption on all project activities, including grants component.
• Provide technical/advisory support to M&E focal points in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan on aligning tools, indicators, and methods.
• Provide technical revision and feedback on M&E templates and tools to ensure regional consistency in data collection and reporting.
• Lead the design and implementation of the M&E plan for Kyrgyzstan.
• Consolidate data and inputs from all countries for monthly, quarterly, and final reports. Ensure data quality, reliability, and gender/age disaggregation across reports for Kyrgyzstan.

  Data Collection and Analysis:

  📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

  • Develop a regional approach in measuring the effectiveness of project activities such as awareness campaigns, effectiveness of hotlines, and other relevant project activities.
  • Analyze regional data for trends, lessons learned, and strategic recommendations.

    Data Management (Kyrgyzstan only):    

    • Maintain an up-to-date and secure project database for all Kyrgyzstan-specific monitoring data.
    • Ensure proper data entry, cleaning, validation, and storage protocols in accordance with IOM data protection policies.
    • Generate data reports, visualizations, and dashboards to support programmatic decisions.
    • Monitor the accuracy and completeness of data collected from field activities in Kyrgyzstan.

      Reporting and Communication:

      • Submit monthly monitoring reports, including regional summaries.
      • Prepare a final regional M&E report by 20 March 2026.
      • Contribute data and analysis for quarterly project donor reports. Performance indicators for the evaluation of results
        • Quality, timeliness, and completeness of deliverables for Kyrgyzstan team.
        • Contribute to the level of consistency achieved across regional M&E tools and data.
        • Degree of evidence-based analysis and recommendations. 

          Education, Experience and/or skills required    

          • Master’s degree in Sociology, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Economics, or a related field.
          • Minimum 7 years of professional experience in M&E, preferably in migration or international development.
          • Strong experience with M&E framework development and data analysis.
          • Prior work with international organizations or UN agencies preferred.
          • Experience coordinating with multiple country teams or working in multi-country projects. Languages
            • Fluency in Russian, Kyrgyz and English required; knowledge other Central Asian languages is an advantage.  IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish. Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.   Travel required
              • Occasional travel within Kyrgyzstan is planned and will be arranged in accordance with IOM travel policies. Required Competencies   IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.   Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
              • Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
            • Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
          • Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
        • Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
      • Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated. Core Competencies – behavioural indicators
      • Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
    • Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
  • Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.