National Consultant to support capacity building sessions for national authorities

Duty Station of the Consultancy: Astana, Kazakhstan 

Duration of Consultancy: December 2025 – November months)

Nature of the consultancy: To provide support in conducting the capacity building sessions for national stakeholders within "Improving migration governance and access to services for displaced Afghans in Pakistan and Central Asia" project, Category A Consultancy 

Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is committed to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. This is achieved through the provision of services and advice to governments and migrants.

The consultancy will be carried out within the framework of the IOM project "Improving migration governance and access to services for displaced Afghans in Pakistan and Central Asia". Through this intervention, IOM seeks to support government institutions in the region and local communities in addressing immediate protection and humanitarian needs of Afghan populations and local communities. The aim is to mitigate the mid-term impact of the crisis on societies in the region, and to support recovery and resilience for longer-term sustainable development. IOM's intervention contributes to IMCBP's selected priority area on strengthening governance: working with national and local authorities to strengthen migration systems and institutional capacity in addressing migration crises and responding to the most urgent humanitarian and protection needs.

Within the above-mentioned project IOM Kazakhstan will support the Government's measures in capacity -building for relevant national authorities on emergency preparedness and response, gender mainstreaming and engaging with afghan migrants. Proposed consultancy services, in closed coordination with IOM, will support the implementation of the abovementioned activities. 

Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is committed to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. This is achieved through the provision of services and advice to governments and migrants.

The consultancy will be carried out within the framework of the IOM project "Improving migration governance and access to services for displaced Afghans in Pakistan and Central Asia". Through this intervention, IOM seeks to support government institutions in the region and local communities in addressing immediate protection and humanitarian needs of Afghan populations and local communities. The aim is to mitigate the mid-term impact of the crisis on societies in the region, and to support recovery and resilience for longer-term sustainable development. IOM's intervention contributes to IMCBP's selected priority area on strengthening governance: working with national and local authorities to strengthen migration systems and institutional capacity in addressing migration crises and responding to the most urgent humanitarian and protection needs.

Within the above-mentioned project IOM Kazakhstan will support the Government's measures in capacity -building for relevant national authorities on emergency preparedness and response, gender mainstreaming and engaging with afghan migrants. Proposed consultancy services, in closed coordination with IOM, will support the implementation of the abovementioned activities.