Protection Data Analysis Consultant

Project Context and Scope

This consultancy contributes to IOM Ukraine's activity implementation for the project titled "Enhancing protection of vulnerable populations in Ukraine by combatting human trafficking, promoting safe migration and ensuring survivors access to assistance" which intends to enhance the protection and resilience of vulnerable people in Ukraine by preventing human trafficking, providing comprehensive assistance to survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, gender-based violence (GBV) and war-related violence, and strengthening the capacity of governmental and civil society actors for counter-trafficking and protection response, which is funded by the Ministry of Justice of Sweden.

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing: Protection Unit,

RESPONSIBILITIES

Tasks to be performed under this contract

• Analyze IOM Ukraine's human trafficking caseload for 2024 and Jan-Jun 2025, following IOM data protection protocols. The selected consultant will analyze cases of human trafficking from the IOM Ukraine's protection case management on Salesforce platform, that were assisted in 2024 and Jan-Jun 2025. This will involve conducting comparative analyses to identify various trafficking patterns and trends, types of exploitation, and the links between emerging forms of human trafficking and the ongoing war.

• Identify trafficking patterns and trends, including but not limited to socio-demographic profiles of trafficking survivors and recruiters; patterns throughout acts and means of trafficking cases; analysis of types of exploitation and correlation of newly emerged forms of human trafficking to the ongoing war; analysis of survivors' readiness to apply for governmental support as well as referral pathways; analysis of survivors' needs and correlation of needs' changing based on the incident timing, etc.

• Actively collaborate with protection team to verify the accuracy and relevance of all analytical outputs.

• Prepare and submit comprehensive analytical report on the results of the human caseload analysis, up to 15 pages, in Ukrainian and English.

• Prepare and submit two-pagers in Ukrainian and English with main results of the caseload analysis.

• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• Ongoing : Regular meetings with IOM representatives to track the progress in the form of weekly meetings in Teams throughout the consultancy period.
• Deliverable 1 by 18 October 2025: Activities mentioned in paragraph 6 are fully delivered at a satisfactory level, analytical reports prepared and submitted.

The Consultant will be paid in one installment after completion of deliverable 1.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Master's degree in Law, Public Administration, International Relations, Development Studies, or a closely related field from an accredited institution, along with a minimum of ten years of experience in combating human trafficking, migration management, international development, development policy, and research and analysis. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree in any of the aforementioned fields with at least twelve years of pertinent experience will also be considered.

Experience

• Proven expertise and in-depth knowledge of the issue of human trafficking and exploitation, provision of case management services for survivors of human trafficking, roles and responsibilities of NRM stakeholders in Ukraine and assistance available to survivors.
• In-depth understanding of counter-trafficking work in crisis or humanitarian settings.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and excellent communication and report writing skills.
• Proven track record of analyzing data and producing high-quality reports on human trafficking and exploitation, both in Ukrainian and English.

Skills

• Strong ability to maintain accuracy and thoroughness in all aspects of work, high attention to details and maintaining confidentiality issues.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Languages

• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Ukrainian.

IOM's official languages are English, French and Spanish.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Travel required

N/A.

Required Competencies

IOM's competency framework can be found at this link . Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• 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.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

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 actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Notes

• Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.

• IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.

• IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.

• 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.

• IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.

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