Consultant - Protection and AAP Division at IOM

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Protection, Accountability, Diversity, Inclusion, Gender Equality, Disability Inclusion, Training Development, Human Rights Law, Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, Program Development, Capacity Building, Mainstreaming, Compliance, Strategic Planning, Inter-agency Coordination

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Job Identification (Reference Number): 16813 Position Title: Consultant - Protection and AAP Division Duty Station: Homebased Classification: Consultant, Grade Other Type of Appointment: Consultant, three months Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible Closing Date: 16 October 2025 Project Context and Scope: The International Organization for Migration (IOM), fully aligned with its strategic priorities and policies, the Humanitarian Reset and IOM’s institutional commitments to people-centred approaches, is committed to placing affected populations at the centre of its interventions. The Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Division works closely with the Preparedness and Humanitarian Response Division and the Peace, Recovery and Solutions Division to place the rights, dignity and well-being of migrants and displaced persons at the centre of IOM’s operations. The Division leads IOM’s institutional efforts to prevent and respond to protection risks in crises and transitions settings, in line with international human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law. It also leads IOM’s efforts to promote accountability to affected populations, gender equality, disability inclusion and to ensure that inter-agency commitments on accountability to affected populations and equality, diversity and inclusion are systematically integrated across humanitarian responses and beyond. In this context, IOM seeks to ensure that all programming is protection centered, accountable, and inclusive; harmonizing tools and methodologies for protection mainstreaming, AAP, equality, diversity, and inclusion. To advance these approaches, IOM is seeking to engage a consultant to assist the Protection and AAP Division in developing and implementing a unified and aligned tool aimed at applying and operationalizing cross-cutting priorities and standards across IOM programmes. The objective of this consultancy is to develop and implement training tools which will be used to strengthen the knowledge and capacity of IOM staff on safe, accountable, and inclusive programming aligned with IOM's cross-cutting priority areas, including AAP, protection, equality, diversity, and inclusion (including gender equality, disability inclusion and intersectionality). The consultant will assist the Protection and AAP Division in promoting protection mainstreaming, equality, diversity, inclusion, and AAP across the organisation, ensuring compliance with IOM’s strategic plan, internal standards, donor requirements, and international obligations. Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing: Protection and AAP Division. The consultant will report to the Chief, Protection and AAP Division and will work closely with Heads of Units (HPX, AAP) and GDC (Gender Diversity Coordination) Unit

Responsibilities

The consultant will assist in developing and implementing training tools to strengthen IOM staff's knowledge on safe, accountable, and inclusive programming. They will promote protection mainstreaming and ensure compliance with IOM’s strategic plan and international obligations.