Responsibilities

The aim of Sahel+ Group and movement partners, which have the ambition to set up a long-term program complementary to the global migration route based program in the Sahel region, will revolve around the following elements:

• Strengthening and expanding the existing global route-based program to ensure continuity of services for people on the move, and to promote, protect and uphold their dignity and rights, with evidence-based humanitarian diplomacy and advocacy in favour of migrants. Support National Societies capacity strengthening to better manage, and always respond to the needs of migrants and displaced people and stages of their journey.
• Socio Economic empowerment: Provide migrants and returnees with livelihood skills, resources and opportunities to create sustainable livelihoods in their host and origin communities.
• 3 Integration and reintegration: Facilitate the successful integration of migrants into host communities and the reintegration of those who return to their communities of origin, to reduce their vulnerabilities.

Purpose of the consultancy

The Sahel+ Group with the support of movement partners is seeking to:

• Develop a multi-country migration assistance programme focused on returnees in the Sahel with a primary focus on livelihoods and linked to the broader Global Route Based Programme.
• This ambitious program is looking at 10 countries from the Sahel, know as the Sahel Plus Group.
• Develop a proposal with PNS targeting donors (including French, German Government) to mobilise resources with key donors, including key donor Governments. It is key that the potential partners are included in the co-creation of the programs at country and sub regional level (probably Dakar). The proposal should as well target International Financial Institutions and regional.

Tasks

• Review of relevant background documentation and materials, including:
• • The Global Migration Route-Based Programme in Africa with focus on the Sahel NS,
  • Relevant migration programmes developed by NS and partners NS in the Sahel region.
  • NS plans expressed through the unified planning process
  • Secondary data and analysis of migration needs in the Sahel, including focused on returning migrants and livelihoods.
  • Key programmes and plans by external stakeholders in the Sahel region, eg UNHCR, IOM, civil society, African Union and ECOWAS.
• Development of templates for National Societies´ input of narrative and financial information, and logical framework
• Liaison with IFRC M&D department, Ops, health, CEA, communications, PMER, PRD and finance to gather inputs for the proposal.
• Structured consultations with National Societies, Government, and relevant partners
• Consolidation of inputs into a coherent proposal following steering committee’s guidance
• Ensure the proposal, budget and annexes align with the IFRC’s plans and priorities.
• Ensure proposal, budget and annexes are internally approved and submitted in an appropriate format and to the highest possible quality in time for the deadline.
• Inclusion of inputs from Sahel+ Resilience Platform, Sahel+ TWG on Migration, and EUNS as needed.
• Coordination with ICRC and relevant partners to ensure complementarity of proposals as needed.
• Other related tasks as necessary and agreed with the IFRC Head of PRD Africa

Roles and Responsibilities

• The consultant will lead the proposal consolidation and writing process until the final submission to the steering committee.
• IFRC Heads of Delegations are overall responsible to support the consultant for the proposal development with support from the Regional Migration and Displacement Coordinator and PRD/SPRM.
• The IFRC Regional Migration and Displacement Coordinator will be the technical focal person for the proposal development.
• IFRC Regional Migration and Displacement Coordinator will be responsible for liaison with African National Societies, IFRC country delegations and EU National Societies
• The consultant will closely work with IFRC Africa RO PRD, IFRC country delegations in the Sahel region, and other IFRC regional or global technical experts as required.
• The IFRC Head of PRD and Regional Migration and Displacement Coordinator will provide the necessary access to IFRC units, offices, staff and resources to complete the proposal, including any needs assessments or financial information needy.

Working modality

The consultant will work remotely. If needed the consultant can be located in the Dakar Cluster Delegation.

Deliverables

• First draft of the multi-country migration assistance programme for returnees in the Sahel with a primary focus on livelihoods, annexes, and budget and First draft of the proposal with the French Red Cross targeting the French Government for support to the Sahel part of the Global Route Based Migration Programme, annexes and budget submitted to the steering committee by 20 December 2023
• Following feedback from the steering committee, revised draft the multi-country migration assistance programme for returnees in the Sahel with a primary focus on livelihoods, annexes, and budget and draft of the proposal with the French Red Cross targeting the French Government for support to the Sahel part of the Global Route Based Migration Programme, annexes and budget in time for the new deadline for submission.
• Framework for series of national consultations/co-creation workshops for further development of national/regional proposal(s)

Timeframe

The consultancy will be for up to 30 days, to be delivered by 31 December 2023 or until final submission is completed if earlier.

Payment

• Payment will be made by bank transfer after satisfactory completion of the terms of reference and following submission of invoice

Requirements 

Education: University degree in relevant area

Experience

Qualification of the Consultant

• Demonstrated Experience and success in working on Major Donors application (ECHO, Governments…)
• Programmatic design experience and technical knowledge about migration and displacement
• Familiar with IFRC, Africa context and migration/Livelihood operations
• strong experience with donor lands scrapes and programme design at scale related to return and reintegration.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

• Proficient in spoken and written English and French is required