Job Opportunity at IOM

Available Position: Consultant Community, Rights and Gender Consultant for Tuberculosis (TB)
among Migrants in the Greater Mekong SubRegion

Open to Internal and External Candidates
Position Title
: Community, Rights and Gender Consultant for Tuberculosis (TB)
among Migrants in the Greater Mekong SubRegion

Duty Station
: Homebased
Classification
: Consultancy
Type of Appointment
: Consultant
Estimated Start Date
: January 2023
Closing Date
: 19 December 2022


Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.


Context:

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s most pressing health challenges, with nearly 1.5 million deaths occurring each year. It is estimated that approximately one third of new cases are missed by the health system and occur in populations which are most vulnerable to TB, including migrants, internally displaced persons (IDP), refugees, and other vulnerable populations. Migrants in the GMS are a key highrisk group facing serious difficulties in accessing health care as a result of their migrant status. Funded by the Global Fund to Fight, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, with IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific as Principle Recipient, the ‘’TEAM2’’ (Tuberculosis Elimination Among Migrants) project spans across 5 GMS countries (Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam) with the overall aim of reducing the burden of TB among the migrant populations of the GMS subRegion particularly aiming at the missing cases and thereby reduce TB transmission, incidence and mortality among each of the GMS countries.


Promoting and protecting human rights and gender equality are required to accelerate the end of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, and a rightsbased and genderresponsive approach to TB/communicable disease response across all countries will be critical to ensure more effective programming, alongside addressing stigma and discrimination in the longerterm. Gender and human rightsrelated risk of TB transmission and barriers to TB services should thoroughly considered to support the proper implementation of the TEAM2 multicountry project.


In light of this, IOM is seeking to engage a community rights and gender (CRG) consultant to support this element of the project, and help assess and review potential areas for further research of CRG and stigma and discrimination issues to be integrated into the project and future interventions. This will be done through facilitating a desk review in line with preexisting literature on the topic, and creation of a summary report and repository of relevant target materials; whilst considering the nuances of TEAM2 programming and its target beneficiaries.


Under the overall supervision of the Regional Health Advisor in IOM’s Regional Office (RO) for Asia and the Pacific, the successful candidate will contribute to the project by facilitating a literature review, analysis and production of a report of relevant existing documentation to contribute to improved understanding of community rights and gender, and stigma and discrimination in the GMS in the context of communicable disease control (with a focus on TB) and migration. Whilst focusing on TB and migrants and mobile populations, this research and review should also support research on CRG in the context of other key diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, malaria and COVID-19 where appropriate), and help facilitate the eventual development of operational recommendations regarding TB, rights and gender for migrants in the GMS, provide advice and recommendations to country coordination
mechanism, national programs, or partners on the inclusion of migrants within future plans.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Identify, compile and crossanalyze previous specific community rights and gender (CRG)/stigma and discrimination (S+D) assessments and their findings.

2. Review key related literature and resources not directly related to Global Fund grants or National TB Programs to build on the existing literature base.

This could include literature and action plans relevant for migrants, including for TB, HIV and Malaria (and COVID19).

This can also include analysis of assessments and action plans that whilst may not specifically be for migrants, the findings and recommendations of which can be useful for national programs and implementing partners in destination or origin countries.

3. Based on the review, produce a summary report identifying areas of particular relevance/key findings, and assess how TB (++) policy related to migrants and mobile populations could benefit from an enhanced CRG approach, also accounting for S+D activities at the country level, and how this could be applied regionally.

4. Support the collation of a repository of the literature and assessments regarding CRG and S+D among migrants and mobile populations in the GMS. This repository will be published on the TEAM2 website and link to other relevant literature bases to provide
a ‘onestopshop for stakeholders in accessing existing information on CRG and S+D for migrants in the GMS.

Deliverables and Delivery Dates

SL

Deliverable

Delivery Date

1 Facilitate literature review  
2a First draft summary report identifying areas of particular relevance/key findings, and assess how TB (++) policy related to migrants and mobile populations could benefit from an enhanced CRG approach, also accounting for stigma and discrimination activities at the country level, and how this could be applied regionally. 17 February 2023
2b Second draft summary report based on revision and feedback from IOM’s Project Management Team 10 March 2023

 

2c Final report submitted  31 March 2023

 

3 In coordination with the IOM team, support the collation and uploading of a repository of the literature review and assessments regarding CRG, and stigma and discrimination for migrants and mobile populations.

The consultant will be expected to work with and support IOM’s team to ensure the apt implementation of the repository this week, in coordination with IOM colleagues.

 (ad-hoc basis) 2023

 

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Master’s degree in Public Health, International Relations, Social Science, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or
  • University degree in from an accredited academic institution with at least seven years of relevant work experience

Experience

  • At least 5 years of experience having worked on health and migration or humanitarian issues with non‐governmental organizations, international governmental organizations, or government institutions, or the United Nations;
  • Familiarity with Global Fund programming a significant plus;
  • Familiar with UN system/familiarity with IOM a significant plus.  

Skills

  • Excellent research skills, including experience with literature/desk reviews;
  • Excellent report writing skills.

Languages

  • Fluency in English language is required.

Required Competencies

Values

  • Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
  • 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.

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 action and delegated work.
  • Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
At a glance

Company: International Organization for Migration(IOM)

Posted Date: 12/02/2022

Deadline Date: 12/19/2022

Target Field :

No specific field of study

Employment Type : Full Time

Location : Home Based

About Company

Phone: +66 2 343 9400

Website: http://www.iom.int

Email : ROBangkok@iom.int

How to Apply

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via IOM e-Recruitment system within the above said deadline referring to this advertisement.

Other

  • Only shortlisted candidates will be called for assessment.

IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.