1.Obligation Station of the Consultancy: Work from Dwelling (distant) with included subject missions
2.Period of Consultancy: 2 months
A 2-months timeframe upon a ward of contract is anticipated to be sufficient for the evaluator to submit the ultimate analysis report and associated different deliverables (temporary and MRF), to be mentioned between him/her and the analysis administration workforce. Then, the analysis mission is anticipated to cowl the interval from 1 February 2024 to 31 March 2024.
3.Nature of the consultancy: Remaining exterior undertaking analysis (class B)
Remaining Mission Analysis to evaluate the design, implementation and outcomes of the IOM undertaking “Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation on Border Administration and Counter-Trafficking between Niger and Nigeria (CATS)”, funded by the Authorities of the UK for studying and accountability functions. It is going to be the chance to find out the extent to which the undertaking contributed to its general goal and decide on the general efficiency of the undertaking towards its outcomes framework and the related analysis standards outlined beneath.
The important thing customers of this closing exterior analysis are the next key stakeholders:
- At inside degree: the Immigration and Border Governance unit, the Programme Assist Unit (PSU) and the Senior Administration at each nation (Niger and Nigeria) and regional degree in order that the teachings realized, and good practices acknowledged can inform the event and implementation of future tasks. It’s going to notably help the elaboration of the ultimate report of the undertaking and feed the ultimate closing and capitalization workshop of the undertaking.
- At exterior degree: the donor, UK CSSF, and the Governments of Niger and Nigeria in order that the findings and conclusions can be utilized in consideration of future undertaking funding approval and in preparation of future country-wide methods.
Extra particularly, the analysis might want to concentrate on the next:
- The undertaking’s contribution to successfully strengthening the assets and capabilities of border authorities in Niger and Nigeria.
- Assess the relevance of the Principle of Change and design of the outcomes matrix and the extent to which the target, outcomes and outputs are effectively formulated; the indications had been SMART and baseline and targets acceptable.
- Assess how the undertaking carried out towards key commonplace analysis standards.
- Assess the gender mainstreaming all through the undertaking cycle.
- Look at the vertical and horizontal logic of the undertaking’s outcomes matrix.
- Assess the effectiveness of undertaking administration techniques and instruments, together with monitoring and analysis protocols and frameworks.
- Establish Challenges and alternatives, finest practices and classes learnt to tell future comparable undertaking growth and implementation.
4.Mission Context and Scope:
Because the United Nations company for migration, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) is dedicated to selling humane and orderly migration that profit all, by reinforcing governmental capacities to advertise rights-based migration geared toward defending the rights of migrants and border communities. In keeping with IOM’s company technique, the actions of the Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) models of IOM Missions in Niger and Nigeria goal to offer help to the Governments of Niger and Nigeria in constructing capacities when it comes to infrastructure and gear, and foster enhanced institutional governance of the Nationwide Police, immigration and the varied stakeholders concerned in border administration.
Insufficiently regulated land borders and restricted cooperation between established worldwide networks have allowed the proliferation of trafficking in items and folks alongside the Niger-Nigeria border. This has uncovered the sub-region susceptible to better and extra complicated insecurity.
On this context, the IOM undertaking “Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation on Border Administration and Counter-Trafficking between Niger and Nigeria (CATS)”, funded by the Authorities of the UK, has supported the Governments of Niger and Nigeria throughout 56 months from August 2019 to March 2024 to mitigate these impacts. This has been executed notably by selling the enhancement of efficient border administration by way of the set up of Border Administration Data Programs (BMIS) alongside the Niger-Nigeria border. As well as, the undertaking helped to strengthen cooperation and communication between Niger and Nigeria on the formal and worldwide ranges to successfully fight human trafficking and migrant smuggling, to strengthen anti-trafficking measures and efficient border administration and to enhance help to Victims of Trafficking.
By means of the CATS undertaking, IOM’s BMIS, the Migration Information Evaluation and Data System (MIDAS), was put in in some border posts alongside the Niger-Nigeria border. This deployment resulted within the assortment and storage of considerable volumes of private and biometric information by the governments of Niger and Nigeria. This database represents a terrific alternative to tell public coverage and decision-making by figuring out tendencies and prison modus operandi, but in addition initiative joint investigations and induce authorized cooperation between the 2 nations. Extra help was due to this fact required to make sure efficient border administration consistent with worldwide norms and requirements. This contains making certain that the institutional and authorized frameworks in place have the means and capability to guard the privateness rights of migrants and vacationers all through the info lifecycle, in addition to harnessing the potential of those information for use for investigation and prosecution.
The principle goal of CATS II is to contribute to efficient border administration and counter-trafficking in and between Niger and Nigeria. The undertaking was designed to concentrate on the next outcomes and associated outputs:
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Final result 1: Nigerien and Nigerian authorities are in a position to higher acquire and handle info and cooperate for improved border administration and counter-trafficking alongside their shared border;
- Output 1.1: 4 border posts and 1 coaching centre in Niger are geared up with the MIDAS system in complete beneath the 2 phases.
- Output 1.2: Border officers in Nigeria have entry to MIDAS cellular means and structure plug & play
- Output 1.3: Border officers exhibit capacities to make use of the MIDAS system in Niger and to coach different border officers on MIDAS use
- Output 1.4: Nigerien and Nigerian authorities are knowledgeable about key points associated to nationwide information administration
- Output 1.5: The event of nationwide authorized and operational information administration frameworks is advocated in Niger and Nigeria
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Final result 2: Nigerien and Nigerian authorities construct analytical capabilities from immigration information base to determine tendencies, threats and modus operandi for prison actions together with trafficking.
- Output 2.1: Immigration companies on each side profit from current information bases collected by way of MIDAS system and develop devoted supplies;
- Output 2.2: Judicial cooperation between Nigeria and Niger is strengthened to allow joint investigation.
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Final result 3: Nigerien and Nigerian border communities help and contribute to stopping and addressing components that facilitate and help prison exercise throughout the border hall;
- Output 3.1: Neighborhood consciousness and engagement method on security and safety on the border areas developed, prolonged and operationalized.
- Output 3.2: Strengthen border communities’ resilience to transnational crime. Output 3.3: Capacities of Immigration, NAPTIP and border officers to hold out their operations adopting a human rights and victim-centered border administration approaches, geared toward making certain the safety of the rights of native inhabitants, migrants.
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Final result 4: Human trafficking between Niger and Nigeria is combatted and VoTs successfully recognized, assisted and rehabilitated, with help of the communities.
- Output 4.1: Improve cross border cooperation for the safety and reintegration of VoTs consistent with the SOPs for Return Readmission and Reintegration, the Nationwide Referral Mechanisms for Safety and Help to Trafficked Individuals in Nigeria and Niger (NRM)
- Output 4.2: Nationwide protecting companies and complete reintegration help choices for VoTs in Niger and Nigeria are enhanced.
- Output 4.3: Recognized VoTs supplied with individualized and reintegration help, together with Psychological Well being and Psychosocial Assist, medicals, enterprise expertise coaching, financial reintegration, schooling, and so forth.
- Output 4.4: Native communities of border areas are conscious of native pathways and are engaged within the prevention of TiP and the identification of victims, with due consideration for enabling gender dynamics and cultural practices.
These Phrases of Reference (ToR) will function a foundation for the administration and finishing up of the ultimate analysis of the CATS II undertaking in Niger and Nigeria.
The ultimate analysis is anticipated to cowl all outcomes beneath the undertaking implementation interval (1 August 2019 – 31 March 2024). Moreover, the geographical scope of the analysis contains the two nations[1] focused by the undertaking: Niger and Nigeria, with a concentrate on the joint border.
The analysis will concentrate on the efficient consideration of battle dynamics / sensitivity points integration all through the undertaking cycle.
5.Organizational Division / Unit to which the Advisor is contributing:
Worldwide Group for Migration / Immigration & Border Governance Unit, Mission title: “Enhancing cross-border cooperation on border administration and counter-trafficking between Niger and Nigeria (Section II)”.
6.Class B Consultants: Duties to be carried out beneath this contract
As a part of the analysis, the evaluator is anticipated to develop and submit the next deliverables in each French and English language to the Analysis administration Crew:
- An inception report (as per IOM template) outlining the ultimate analysis questions, the analysis matrix, the info assortment instruments and an in depth workplan of the analysis. This deliverable shall be submitted to the analysis administration workforce for evaluation/approval after the desk evaluation.
- A presentation of the preliminary findings of the analysis to IOM workforce and probably different companions. It is going to be the chance for the evaluator to current the preliminary findings following the on-field information assortment part with chosen key informants. These findings, within the type of a PowerPoint presentation, might as an example be used in the course of the closing closure workshop of the undertaking and introduced to the varied stakeholders.
- A preliminary analysis report (as per IOM template): submitted to the analysis administration workforce and undertaking stakeholders for his or her evaluation. The report incorporating the suggestions of the Analysis Administration Crew shall be shared with the evaluator.
- A closing analysis report (as per IOM template and requirements): incorporating suggestions and together with an govt abstract, background and context, methodology, findings, Classes Realized, suggestions, conclusions.
- Two-pages analysis temporary: following the IOM template, it ought to define the primary findings, conclusions, and proposals of the analysis.
- A administration response framework (as per IOM’s template): partially crammed out on the suggestions of the analysis.
All these deliverables will have to be reviewed / endorsed by the undertaking analysis administration workforce / PSU Niger – Nigeria / RO M and E.
Extra particularly and associated to theses duties, the next indicative timetable is proposed, topic to additional dialogue with the chosen candidate upon signature of the contract:
Exercise Numbers Actions Individual in cost Dates – length Location
1.Mission scoping / inception conferences[1] Evaluator and IOM analysis administration workforce 5 February 2024 (1 day) Digital or on-site
2.Documentary evaluation Evaluator 6 to 11 February 2024 (6 days)
3.Submission of the inception report Evaluator 12 February 2024 (1 day)
4.Assembly for the presentation and validation of the inception report Evaluator and IOM Analysis Administration Crew 15 February 2024 (1 days) Digital
5.Website go to + interviews: with stakeholders / useful resource individuals Evaluator and IOM (undertaking workforce)
From 16 February to 1 March 2024 (14 days)In Niger and Nigeria (on website)
6.Presentation of preliminary findings to IOM Evaluator 4 March 2024 (1 days) Digital
7.Submission of preliminary analysis report (within the type of a PowerPoint presentation) and assortment of feedbacks Evaluator 5 to 7 March 2024 (3 days) Closure workshop in Lome from 5 to 7 March 2024
8.Evaluation and submission of ultimate analysis report for validation by IOM Evaluator and IOM (analysis administration workforce) 20 March 2024(1 day)Digital
9.Submission of extra paperwork: i) analysis brief and ii) administration response framework Evaluator 22 March 2024 (1 day) Digital
10.Remaining approval of the report and incorporation within the undertaking closing narrative report (cost of final instalment)Evaluator and IOM (analysis administration workforce) 27 March 2024Virtual or in particular person
- Efficiency indicators for the analysis of outcomes
In keeping with IOM and OECD Improvement Help Committee (DAC) analysis requirements, beneath are recommended analysis questions for the analysis of outcomes. These questions shall be additional refined by the chosen evaluator in the course of the inception part of the analysis:
Relevance: Does the intervention deal with the issue?
- To what extent had been the wants of beneficiaries and stakeholders thought of throughout undertaking design?
- To what extent has the undertaking supplied an enough response when it comes to border administration and counter trafficking?
- To what extent do the anticipated outcomes and outputs stay legitimate and pertinent as initially supposed when it comes to direct beneficiary wants?
- Is the undertaking aligned with nationwide priorities and techniques, authorities insurance policies, regional and international commitments?
- Was the undertaking designed with a logical connection between its goal, outcomes, outputs, and indicators primarily based on a strong rationale/wants evaluation?
Coherence (inside and exterior): does the intervention slot in with different interventions?
Inner:
- Did the undertaking foster synergies and set up hyperlinks with current initiatives undertaken by the governments of Niger and Nigeria inside the framework of border administration and counter-trafficking?
- To what extent was the intervention consistent with the Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs), and related IOM methods and insurance policies, together with the IOM Institutional Technique on Migration and Sustainable Improvement, the Migration Governance Framework and the International Compact for Secure, Orderly and Common Migration and different methods associated to migration and border governance?
- To what extent CATS II was complementary with CATS I at Mission design and different key steps of the undertaking cycle?
Exterior:
- How successfully did the undertaking create synergies and linkages between its actions and the methods, insurance policies however extra importantly the operational approaches of the governments of Niger and Nigeria?
- How successfully did it prioritize points that intently matched donor priorities?
Effectiveness: Did the intervention obtain its goals?
- To what extent did the outcomes achieved result in the particular goals focused?
- Have been the outputs and outcomes of the undertaking achieved as deliberate? Are beneficiaries happy with the companies/items supplied?
- How do the Niger and Nigeria authorities, particularly senior immigration officers, information safety entities and counter-trafficking companies understand the technical help supplied by the undertaking?
- To what extent has the undertaking contributed to boost cross-border cooperation between Niger and Nigeria?
- What main components influenced the achievement or non-achievement of undertaking goals, and did the outcomes attain beneficiaries as supposed?
- To what extent have the governments of Niger and Nigeria (within the varied subject of intervention) been engaged in planning and reaching the undertaking goals?
- Have been undertaking actions applied as per the established schedule?
Effectivity: Have been assets used optimally?
- Have been undertaking actions deliberate and applied in a cost-efficient method?
- Compared to comparable tasks within the West and Central Africa area, had been the technique of implementation justified when it comes to actual prices and MIDAS gear acquisition practices?
- How did beneficiaries and companions assess the effectivity of undertaking administration?
- To what extent had been assets (funds, technical expertise, and time) effectively transformed into tangible outcomes?
- Have been assets used effectively, and was reporting executed in accordance with donor and IOM necessities?
- To what extent had been the administration and decision-making constructions efficient and enough to make sure environment friendly undertaking implementation?
- Have been the monitoring and analysis measures for the undertaking efficient and if wanted, how might they be improved?
Affect: What distinction has the intervention helped make?
- How has the undertaking contributed to enhancing the capability for border administration and combating human trafficking and smuggling in Niger and Nigeria?
- What vital impacts, whether or not constructive or adverse, direct or oblique, supposed or unintended, could be attributed to the undertaking?
- Have been well timed measures taken inside the undertaking framework to mitigate any unexpected adverse results?
Sustainability: Will the advantages of the undertaking final after its conclusion?
- What mechanisms had been established by the undertaking to make sure sustainability when it comes to info administration capabilities throughout each side of the border and to keep up communication and cooperation between Niger and Nigeria?
- Have been the designed actions and allotted assets, together with time, finance, and experience, adequate to realize sustainable undertaking goals and outcomes?
- To what extent do undertaking companions possess the monetary and technical capability to independently preserve the advantages of the undertaking, making certain a way of possession and curiosity in sustainability?
- Do undertaking companions have the monetary and technical capability to maintain undertaking advantages in the long run?
- What are the suggestions and key classes learnt for a doable subsequent part of the undertaking?
Gender and human rights: Did the undertaking combine these cross-cutting points?
- How was the gender dimension built-in into the undertaking cycle, particularly the event, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting phases?
- How was the human rights method thought of throughout the undertaking cycle, particularly in growth, implementation, monitoring and reporting phases?
- If goal teams have suffered unintended adverse impacts, have undertaking managers taken acceptable motion?
Battle sensitivity evaluation / dynamics
- How successfully has the undertaking engaged with and concerned native communities within the design and implementation of border administration and anti-trafficking actions?
- To what extent has the undertaking thought of the various views and desires of various ethnic or social teams within the border areas?
- What measures had been in place to determine and mitigate potential adverse impacts of the undertaking on native communities or current conflicts?
- How adaptable was the undertaking to altering battle dynamics within the area, and did it have mechanisms for adjusting methods primarily based on evolving conditions?
7.Schooling, Expertise and/or expertise required
The person Evaluator chosen for this analysis should have the next {qualifications}
- Masters college diploma (Bac+5) in social sciences, statistics, administration or every other associated subject;
- At the least 5-10 years of expertise in conducting evaluations and research and in monitoring growth tasks and applications;
- Stable expertise and expertise in creating analysis strategies and instruments for qualitative and quantitative information assortment and evaluation;
- Expertise in gender evaluation and human rights-based approaches;
- Stable expertise in undertaking analysis associated to points resembling migration administration, cross border safety and administration, anti-trafficking and migrant smuggling, and gender is a bonus;
- Related work expertise in West Africa can be an asset;
- Glorious verbal and written communication expertise in French and English and good skilled command of each languages, in view of knowledge assortment and interplay with stakeholders from the two nations. If relevant, skilled translation companies charges could be included within the monetary supply.
8.Journey required
With information assortment and direct observations, the evaluator must journey to Niger and Nigeria in addition to to the websites. He may also must journey to Togo as a part of the presentation of the preliminary findings of the analysis to the stakeholders on the closing closure workshop.
9.Competencies
candidates are invited to submit the next paperwork (in the popular language English or French):
- A Curriculum Vitae detailing data/expertise of the lead evaluator / workforce chief within the above-mentioned fields;
- If relevant, the curriculum vitae of key secondary members of the workforce managed by the lead evaluator resembling: statistician, subject evaluator, skilled translators, counter-trafficking or border administration specialist, and so forth
- A technical proposal together with an in depth analysis schedule.
- A detailed finances (monetary proposal), together with all-inclusive charges – day by day charges/bills, in the course of the mission in Niger, Nigeria and Togo and so forth.
- A canopy letter to be hooked up to the appliance type, specifying the Evaluator’s interval of availability and the beginning date of the project.
- At the least two references (together with closing analysis stories) from analysis missions carried out by the candidate.
All purposes have to be despatched earlier than 4 February 2024. No supply shall be thought of after this deadline**.**
Values
- Inclusion and respect for range respects and promotes particular person and cultural variations. Encourages range and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency: maintains excessive moral requirements and acts in a way per organizational rules/guidelines and requirements of conduct.
- Professionalism: demonstrates capacity to work in a composed, competent and dedicated method and workouts cautious judgment in assembly day-to-day challenges.
- Braveness: demonstrates willingness to take a stand on problems with significance.
- Empathy: reveals compassion for others, makes folks really feel protected, revered and pretty handled.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators
- Teamwork: develops and promotes efficient collaboration inside and throughout models to realize shared targets and optimize outcomes.
- Delivering outcomes: produces and delivers high quality leads to a service-oriented and well timed method. Is motion oriented and dedicated to reaching agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing data: repeatedly seeks to study, share data and innovate.
- Accountability: takes possession for reaching the Group’s priorities and assumes duty for personal actions and delegated work.
- Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complicated issues in an informative, inspiring and motivational approach.
Find out how to apply
Software: Interested candidates are invited to submit their purposes – CV and motivation letter addressed to the Chief of Mission – through the e-mail deal with: [email protected]
For an utility to be thought of candidates are requested to say the emptiness reference N°VAC009/2024
Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted