The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Indonesia is looking
for a Labour Migration Specialist – Recruitment Marketplace Monitoring
according to the terms of reference below. Interested candidates are
invited to submit their application to recruitment-indonesia@iom.int,
no later than 8 March 2013, indicating the reference code below as
subject. All candidates are requested to specify their availability date
in their letter of interest. Please note that only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
Reference No : SVN/ID10/2013/011
Position Title : Labour Migration Specialist – Recruitment Marketplace
Monitoring
Duty Station : Jakarta – Indonesia
Project/Unit : Counter Trafficking/Labour Migration Unit
Type of contract : Consultancy
Duration of Contract : 6 months
Starting Date : 1 April 2013
A. BACKGROUND
With high levels of unemployment and poverty, combined with increasing demand for cheap labour in destination countries, Indonesia continues to be a key source country of low-skilled labour migrants, mostly women, working in the informal sector. International labour migration has become an important driving factor of the Indonesian economy as many Indonesians continue to migrate to countries in the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East in search of better economic opportunities.Indonesian labour migrants remain however inadequately protected by law and are poorly informed of their rights and risks of migration. As a result, many suffer from abusive practices and severe human rights violations, including trafficking in persons. According to IOM Indonesia’s data generated by its Victim Assistance Fund, 80% of the 4,848 victims so far assisted by IOM were trafficked overseas and nearly 76 % were recruited through agents - including agents of legally registered recruitment agencies (29%) – reflecting a high prevalence of trafficking in persons through labour migration channels.
This assignment will contribute to the new IOM regional labour migration project: “Strengthening migration management capacities in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines for replication in other Colombo Process Member States.” The project is funded by the European Commission under its Thematic Programme of Cooperation with Third Countries on Migration Asylum.
The objective of the project is to improve regular and safe migration flows by contributing towards better labour migration management capacities of the four target countries – i.e. Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines.
Reference No : SVN/ID10/2013/011
Position Title : Labour Migration Specialist – Recruitment Marketplace
Monitoring
Duty Station : Jakarta – Indonesia
Project/Unit : Counter Trafficking/Labour Migration Unit
Type of contract : Consultancy
Duration of Contract : 6 months
Starting Date : 1 April 2013
A. BACKGROUND
With high levels of unemployment and poverty, combined with increasing demand for cheap labour in destination countries, Indonesia continues to be a key source country of low-skilled labour migrants, mostly women, working in the informal sector. International labour migration has become an important driving factor of the Indonesian economy as many Indonesians continue to migrate to countries in the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East in search of better economic opportunities.Indonesian labour migrants remain however inadequately protected by law and are poorly informed of their rights and risks of migration. As a result, many suffer from abusive practices and severe human rights violations, including trafficking in persons. According to IOM Indonesia’s data generated by its Victim Assistance Fund, 80% of the 4,848 victims so far assisted by IOM were trafficked overseas and nearly 76 % were recruited through agents - including agents of legally registered recruitment agencies (29%) – reflecting a high prevalence of trafficking in persons through labour migration channels.
This assignment will contribute to the new IOM regional labour migration project: “Strengthening migration management capacities in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines for replication in other Colombo Process Member States.” The project is funded by the European Commission under its Thematic Programme of Cooperation with Third Countries on Migration Asylum.
The objective of the project is to improve regular and safe migration flows by contributing towards better labour migration management capacities of the four target countries – i.e. Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines.
To achieve such objective, the project includes the following four components:
- Improving the capacity of target countries’ government and private recruitment agencies to effectively carry out recruitment monitoring;
- Enhancing dialogue between countries of origin, transit and destination to promote safe and orderly migration that protects women and men migrant workers;
- Increasing the capacity of target countries to match labour demand with available supply provided by national employment services and accredited reliable intermediation private agencies; and
- Promoting the dissemination and availability of information to potential, current migrants and migrants source communities on the migration process, legal employment opportunities, their rights, and the risks of irregular migration.
B. SCOPE OF WORK
Under the direct supervision of the IOM Indonesia Labour Migration and Counter-Trafficking National Coordinator, the Specialist will be responsible to implement the Indonesia-based project component pertaining specifically to themonitoring of labour migrant recruitment marketplace. In particular, he/she will:
Under the direct supervision of the IOM Indonesia Labour Migration and Counter-Trafficking National Coordinator, the Specialist will be responsible to implement the Indonesia-based project component pertaining specifically to themonitoring of labour migrant recruitment marketplace. In particular, he/she will:
- Assess Indonesia’s current recruitment marketplace monitoring system. Such assessment should look at how the process in place and the tools used herewith are effectively protecting candidate migrants against irregular and/or abusive recruitment practices; identify potential gaps and make recommendations to address identified gaps.
- Improve current recruitment marketplace monitoring system and tools, taking into consideration gender-specific protection needs.
- Develop training materials to train relevant government officers on the amended recruitment marketplace monitoring process and tools.
C. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
- One assessment report on Indonesia’s current recruitment marketplace monitoring system;
- Guidelines for a gender-sensitive recruitment marketplace monitoring process;
- Working tools (i.e. Handbook, Inspection Forms, etc.) for the monitoring of recruitment practices;
- Training materials for relevant government officers on recruitment marketplace monitoring.
D. TIMEFRAME
Duration of the assignment: 6 months maximum
Starting date: 1 April 2013
The Specialist will determine his/her final work schedule at the beginning of the assignment with the approval of IOM Indonesia National Coordinator. The work schedule will set up clear deadlines for the completion of each expected deliverables.
E. REMUNERATION
Candidates are invited to indicate their proposed remuneration rate in their application letter. IOM will consider each application based on the level of experience and consultancy rate of each candidate.
Remuneration will be paid in 5 (five) instalments under the following schedule:
Instalment # Percentage Schedule
Instalment # 1 20% Upon signing of the contract
Instalment # 2 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized assessment report of recruitment marketplace monitoring system
Instalment # 3 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized guidelines for a gender-sensitive recruitment marketplace monitoring process
Instalment # 4 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized working tools (i.e. Handbook and Monitoring Forms) for the monitoring of recruitment practices
Instalment # 5 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized training materials for relevant government officers on recruitment marketplace monitoring
All duty travel and accommodation arrangements will be taken care of by IOM and IOM will cover separately all travel and per diem costs incurred by the Specialist during his/her assignment.
F. RESOURCES
IOM Indonesia Labour Migration and Counter-Trafficking Unit will assist the Specialist in:
* Compiling and translating relevant government policy documents required for the assignment;
* Sharing any existing IOM materials relevant to the subject matter;
* Arranging meetings and field visits as requested by the Specialist;
* Assisting in conducting interviews with government and non-government interlocutors;
* Providing logistics support for any travel and accommodation bookings required for field visits.
G. WORK PLACE
The Specialist is expected to be based in Jakarta and undertake duty travel as needed for the assessments.
H. QUALIFICATIONS OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
The Specialist should:
· have a minimum Master degree(or equivalent advanced university degree) in Political Science, Social Science, International Relations, Development Management and/or Law, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
· have extensive experience in conducting capacity needs assessment.Especially the candidate should have a good command of data collection and interviewing techniques.
· have extensive experience in developing training tools.
· have a thorough understanding of issues pertaining to recruitment marketplace monitoring in relation to labour migration.
· be familiar with the labour migration context in Indonesia.
· have strong analytical, verbal, and report writing skills in English. Advanced level of Indonesian language is preferable.
· be willing to undertake in-country travel related to the assignment.
Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions and senior representatives in charge of labour migration policy and implementation in Indonesia would be a distinct advantage as well as previous experience working in an international organization.
I. HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants must submit: (a) a letter of interest (1 page max.) and (b)curriculum vitae (which clearly indicate information on previous assessment work and/or experience in developing monitoring tools and/or training materials) and (c).provide samples of previous reports, monitoring tools and/or training materials completed. Application shall be submitted by e-mail torecruitment-indonesia@iom.int, indicating the reference code above in the subject field.
The deadline for application is 8 March 2013.
Due to the expected volume of applications, only candidates under positive consideration will be notified.
Duration of the assignment: 6 months maximum
Starting date: 1 April 2013
The Specialist will determine his/her final work schedule at the beginning of the assignment with the approval of IOM Indonesia National Coordinator. The work schedule will set up clear deadlines for the completion of each expected deliverables.
E. REMUNERATION
Candidates are invited to indicate their proposed remuneration rate in their application letter. IOM will consider each application based on the level of experience and consultancy rate of each candidate.
Remuneration will be paid in 5 (five) instalments under the following schedule:
Instalment # Percentage Schedule
Instalment # 1 20% Upon signing of the contract
Instalment # 2 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized assessment report of recruitment marketplace monitoring system
Instalment # 3 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized guidelines for a gender-sensitive recruitment marketplace monitoring process
Instalment # 4 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized working tools (i.e. Handbook and Monitoring Forms) for the monitoring of recruitment practices
Instalment # 5 20% Upon submission and approval by IOM of finalized training materials for relevant government officers on recruitment marketplace monitoring
All duty travel and accommodation arrangements will be taken care of by IOM and IOM will cover separately all travel and per diem costs incurred by the Specialist during his/her assignment.
F. RESOURCES
IOM Indonesia Labour Migration and Counter-Trafficking Unit will assist the Specialist in:
* Compiling and translating relevant government policy documents required for the assignment;
* Sharing any existing IOM materials relevant to the subject matter;
* Arranging meetings and field visits as requested by the Specialist;
* Assisting in conducting interviews with government and non-government interlocutors;
* Providing logistics support for any travel and accommodation bookings required for field visits.
G. WORK PLACE
The Specialist is expected to be based in Jakarta and undertake duty travel as needed for the assessments.
H. QUALIFICATIONS OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
The Specialist should:
· have a minimum Master degree(or equivalent advanced university degree) in Political Science, Social Science, International Relations, Development Management and/or Law, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
· have extensive experience in conducting capacity needs assessment.Especially the candidate should have a good command of data collection and interviewing techniques.
· have extensive experience in developing training tools.
· have a thorough understanding of issues pertaining to recruitment marketplace monitoring in relation to labour migration.
· be familiar with the labour migration context in Indonesia.
· have strong analytical, verbal, and report writing skills in English. Advanced level of Indonesian language is preferable.
· be willing to undertake in-country travel related to the assignment.
Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions and senior representatives in charge of labour migration policy and implementation in Indonesia would be a distinct advantage as well as previous experience working in an international organization.
I. HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants must submit: (a) a letter of interest (1 page max.) and (b)curriculum vitae (which clearly indicate information on previous assessment work and/or experience in developing monitoring tools and/or training materials) and (c).provide samples of previous reports, monitoring tools and/or training materials completed. Application shall be submitted by e-mail torecruitment-indonesia@iom.int, indicating the reference code above in the subject field.
The deadline for application is 8 March 2013.
Due to the expected volume of applications, only candidates under positive consideration will be notified.
