National Consultant - Migration Education Module Development

The National Consultant will provide technical support for the development and integration of migration-related educational content within higher education and vocational training systems in Iraq. The role involves curriculum module development, stakeholder consultations, institutional engagement, and capacity-building activities to enhance migration education and governance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial consultations with relevant national education authorities, universities, vocational institutions and IOM to inform the curriculum framework.
• Submit an Inception Report outlining the proposed methodology, workplan, coordination arrangements, and implementation timeline.
• Develop a Curriculum Module Framework defining proposed modules, learning outcomes, assessment criteria, and delivery methodologies.
• Develop draft migration education curriculum modules tailored to the Iraqi context.
• Integrate migration governance, labour rights, ethical recruitment, regular migration pathways, and referral mechanisms into the curriculum content.
• Submit draft Facilitator Guides, including methodologies, exercises, and indicative delivery timelines.
• Present the draft curriculum package to IOM and relevant national stakeholders for technical review and validation.
• Submit a revised draft curriculum package reflecting stakeholder inputs and technical feedback.
• Submit a finalized and implementation-ready curriculum module package in English.
• Submit final curriculum module materials, including curriculum manual, participant workbook/handouts, and finalized facilitator guides.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Migration Studies, Education, Curriculum Development, Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in curriculum design and development, adult learning, vocational training, higher education, migration, or capacity-building programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in developing educational or training content and translating technical concepts into practical and accessible learning materials.
• Knowledge and/or professional experience related to migration governance, regular migration, labour migration, migrant rights, reintegration or related areas is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with Iraqi Government institutions, universities, vocational institutions and/or other relevant national stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of the Iraqi institutional, educational and socio-economic context.
• Proven ability to conduct desk research, stakeholder consultations and needs assessments and translate findings into practical curricula and training materials.
• Previous experience working with UN agencies, international organizations or development partners is an advantage.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

Skills

• Curriculum Design
• Adult Learning
• Vocational Education
• Higher Education
• Migration Governance
• Labour Migration
• Migrant Rights
• Reintegration Experience
• Capacity Building
• Educational Content Development
• Training Content Delivery
• Technical Concept Translation
• Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
• Needs Assessment
• Desk Research
• Institutional Engagement
• Iraqi Socio-economic Context
• Iraqi Educational Context
• Arabic Language
• English

Languages

Arabic, English