Local Consultancy -Conduct migration governance assessment and profile for the City of Accra

This consultancy involves conducting a comprehensive migration governance assessment and profiling for the City of Accra. The consultant will review migration policies, collect and validate data, update the migration profile, and facilitate validation workshops to inform evidence-based policy and programming at the city level.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive desk review of relevant national and city-level migration policies, strategies, and administrative data.
• Develop an inception report outlining methodology, data sources, stakeholder engagement plan, and the comparative framework by 24 July 2026.
• Collect updated qualitative and quantitative data on migration in the city of Accra.
• Conduct key informant interviews and consultations with AMA departments (including the Migration Desk), MDAs, CSOs, development partners, and migrant-serving institutions.
• Integrate gender analysis across all relevant dimensions by 24 August 2026.
• Document institutional developments, coordination mechanisms, and service delivery improvements at the city level.
• Draft the updated Migration profile, clearly referencing the 2019 baseline by 30 August, 2026.
• Facilitate a validation workshop with AMA, IOM, and key stakeholders.
• Incorporate feedback and finalize the updated Accra Local MGI Profile.
• Submit the finalized report by 03 September,2026.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Migration Studies, Public Policy, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Urban Studies, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in migration governance, policy analysis, or development research.
• Demonstrated experience conducting migration assessments, profiles, or governance diagnostics at national or local levels.
• Proven familiarity with the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) framework or similar assessment tools.
• Strong knowledge of Ghana’s migration governance architecture and decentralized local government systems.
• Experience integrating gender analysis into research and policy assessments.
• Excellent analytical writing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of local languages spoken in Accra is an asset.
• Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Skills

• Migration Governance Assessment
• Migration Policy Implementation
• Development research
• Migration Governance Indicators
• Governance Diagnostics
• Local Government Systems
• Gender Analysis
• Analytical Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Collection
• Data Validation
• Policy Review
• Workshop Facilitation

Languages

English