International Consultant — Research on Strengthening Migration Data Governa at IOM

Ulaanbaatar, , Mongolia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Research design, Legal analysis, Regulatory analysis, Data analysis, Migration governance, Policy development, Quantitative research, Mixed methods research, Survey design, Stakeholder coordination, Report writing, Communication, Project management, Gender mainstreaming, Disability inclusion

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Introduction Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, 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. IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration [https://www.iom.int/iom-workplace-culture] Project Context and Scope Mongolia faces a persistent gap in internal migration data that undermines the Government's ability to allocate resources, deliver services and develop evidence-based policies. Similar patterns are observed across nearly all provinces, when required data extraction from multiple sources are needed. Previous IOM research, including the Systematic Review of National Migration Data in Mongolia (IOM, 2023), identifies the main reason behind this inconsistency as incomplete migration registration, leading to underreporting of movement. While Mongolia has made considerable progress in digitalizing government services through the E-Mongolia platform, fundamental gaps in registration data persist due to the dynamics of the current legal and regulatory framework and migrant-side vulnerabilities. Furthermore, lack of accurate data and public service planning. Therefore, the National Statistics Office(NSO) plans to recommend solutions to the parliament on how to improve the registration, perhaps with incentives or stronger promotion of the benefit of the prompt registration. Even though there was meaningful progress in strengthening migration statistics, Mongolia continues to face significant data challenges from unaligned systems that hinder evidence based policymaking and effective migration governance. Fragmented data systems, inconsistent methodologies, varying definitions and incomplete or inaccessible datasets complicate the ability to develop coherent migration policies. Coordination across institutions remains limited and administrative data sources, particularly for tracking migration flows and temporary mobility are underdeveloped. In response to this, IOM Mongolia is implementing this project to support NSO to advance its commitment to generate an evidence base reflecting migrants' perspectives on the registration process and to develop legal and regulatory recommendations to inform the Government's reform agenda. The project aims to enhance Mongolia’s capacity to strengthen migration governance by establishing a cohesive, efficient system for migration and temporary mobility data. The project's findings are timed to complement the NSO's interim Population and Housing Census results, which are scheduled to be presented in mid-2026, creating a unique window in which migrant-side evidence and legal-regulatory recommendations can be placed before lawmakers simultaneously with the data demonstrating the scale of the gap. This will involve supporting relevant State institutions, to adopt standardized methodologies aligned with international best practices and standards. The project is structured around three outputs: (1) a phone survey of approximately 300 households drawn from the NSO's census household contact list to capture migrant-side evidence on barriers to registration, which includes administrative, cost/incentive, access, trust and behavioural ; (2) a comparative legal and regulatory analysis reviewing Mongolia's framework against international systems, standards and case studies of other countries that have successfully reformed their registration processes; and (3) a consolidated report integrating the findings of Outputs 1.1 and 1.2 with validated recommendations and a methodology guideline for the NSO. Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing Migration Data, Insight and Policy Responsibilities and Tasks to be performed under this contract: Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, IOM Mongolia, the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, and in close coordination with the National UN Volunteer Specialist and IOM Mongolia project staff, the International Consultant will perform the following tasks: ADD DETAILS INCLUDING PROJECT NAME AND WBL

Responsibilities

The consultant will lead the research design for a phone survey and conduct a comparative legal and regulatory analysis regarding migration data governance in Mongolia. They will also contribute to a consolidated report that integrates findings and provides actionable policy recommendations for the National Statistics Office.