Advocacy-Oriented Policy Review and Analysis on Labour Mobility Pathways fo at IOM

, , Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Policy Analysis, Advocacy, Labour Mobility, Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Data Analysis, Training Development, Project Management

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Project Context and Scope The Asia–Pacific region hosts major migration corridors between South/Southeast Asian countries of origin and high-income destination countries. Refugees and other displaced populations in the region face systemic barriers to accessing regular labour mobility pathways, including limited work rights, documentation constraints, exit permit requirements, and exclusion from skills training and recruitment channels. Within this context, IOM is implementing a new Train to Hire project, a pioneering initiative designed to enhance access to labour migration pathways for refugees and displaced populations in the Asia-Pacific region. The core concept is to establish an employer-driven "train-to-hire" model that aligns vocational and complementary skills training with existing and potential labour migration pathways. This model aims to bridge the gap between refugee skillsets and labour market needs by identifying suitable training providers, training modalities, adapting curricula in consultation with employers, and piloting the approach with a small cohort. The initiative also explores governance arrangements and enabling conditions necessary for sustainable implementation, with the mid-term goal of scaling the model to other countries. The project seeks to advocate for inclusive, accessible, and sustainable labour mobility pathways that better integrate refugees and displaced people into migration systems while also addressing labour shortages and development priorities in destination countries. To support this, a concise, advocacy-oriented policy review is required covering six countries: Destination: New Zealand, Japan, South Korea Source: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia This consultancy will leverage existing IOM internal and external labour migration analyses, regional datasets, and policy papers, as well as complement any gaps with additional information sourced from key informant interviews, to produce a strategic, targeted, advocacy-oriented policy analysis that identifies: Government positions, sensitivities, and political economy dynamics related to refugee and migrant mobility; Gaps and opportunities within key policy, legislative, administrative, and infrastructure relevant to labour mobility for both migrants and refugees; Opportunities for integrating refugees into existing labour migration, skills pipelines, and training-to-hire schemes; Potential high-impact advocacy entry points relevant to each country context, aligned with government priorities and constraints. This analysis will directly inform the project's advocacy planning and strategy and contribute to a multi-stakeholder workshop. Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing IOM Australia, within the project: Train-to-Hire Framework in the Asia-Pacific Region IOM Headquarters Labour Migration Unit and the IOM Regional Office in Asia-Pacific will support the consultancy planning and resources.

Responsibilities

The consultant will conduct a policy review and analysis on labour mobility pathways for refugees in the Asia-Pacific region. This includes identifying government positions, gaps in policies, and advocacy entry points relevant to each country context.