Consultant (CAT B) at IOM

Bangkok, , Thailand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Climate Change, Human Mobility, Data Collection, Capacity Building, Policy Development, Stakeholder Mapping, Research, Migration Governance, Environmental Degradation, Socio-Economic Resilience, Displacement, Data Analysis, Technical Support, Roadmap Development, Evidence Base, Migration Data

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Description for Internal and External Candidates Position Title : Consultant (CAT B) Duty Station : Bangkok, Thailand Classification : Consultancy, Category B Type of Appointment : Consultant Contract Desired Start Date : As soon as possible Closing Date : 07 December 2025 Reference Code : CFA17634/2025 Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental 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. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE: Southeast Asia, including Thailand is one of the region's most severely affected by climate change, with countries experiencing multi-faceted challenges related to environmental degradation, human mobility, health and socio-economic resilience. Thailand is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, ranked as the 9th most affected country in the period of 2000–2019 by the Global Climate Risk Index Report (CRI) 2021 (Eckstein et al., 2021). Climate change is likely to increase the incidence of flooding across the country, with the number of people affected by extreme river floods anticipated to grow to over 2 million by the 2035–2044 period (World Bank and ABD, 2021). Coastal flooding could affect a further 2.4 million people by 20702100, with many densely populated urban centres situated along the coastline. Thailand also frequently suffers from droughts resulting from shortage of rainfall, reduced flow in surface and subsurface rivers, and poor land management practices (World Bank, 2023a). Human mobility patterns in Thailand have become increasingly complex as a result of climate change. Beyond the direct risks to lives and livelihoods, climate stressors contribute to a range of mobility outcomes, from voluntary and labour-related migration to forced displacement triggered by sudden-onset disasters, and in some cases, the need for planned relocation of communities exposed to slow-onset events such as sea level rise. At the same time, certain populations face situations of immobility, where vulnerabilities, poverty, or socio-political conditions limit their ability to move in response to climate pressures. 2 In line with IOM’s conceptualisation of the climate-mobility nexus, these diverse mobility outcomes, migration, displacement, planned relocation, and immobility, have specific operational and policy implications, requiring differentiated approaches for analysis and monitoring. While data on population movement is collected in Thailand through various sources (such as censuses, sample surveys, administrative data, and humanitarian assessments), these data systems were not originally designed to capture the full spectrum of climate-related human mobility. Moreover, existing data systems frequently face limitations related to fragmentation, inconsistent definitions, and methodological gaps, making it difficult to build a coherent evidence base. Institutions responsible for data collection, analysis, and use, including government agencies, statistical offices, local authorities, academic institutions, and civil society organizations, also face capacity constraints. These challenges highlight the need for tailored technical support and capacity-building to enable a more comprehensive and actionable understanding of the climate change and mobility nexus in Thailand. Against this background, the consultancy will serve as a foundational step to map stakeholders and institutional arrangements, including researchers, academics, and agencies involved in the climate-mobility nexus, to assess the current state of data on climate-related human mobility, and to identify the skills and competencies required among national stakeholders to strengthen data systems in Thailand. The findings will inform the development of a roadmap to guide the institutionalisation of the production and use of climate migration evidence, supporting a more robust, integrated evidence base that can inform policies and programmes on climate action and migration governance. The consultancy will contribute to the Migration Data and Research Unit (MDRU) of IOM Thailand, under the project “Resilient Futures – Addressing Climate Mobility in Southeast Asia”.

Responsibilities

The consultancy will map stakeholders and institutional arrangements related to the climate-mobility nexus in Thailand. It will assess the current state of data on climate-related human mobility and identify necessary skills among national stakeholders to strengthen data systems.