National Consultant (Climate Mobility Research and Data)

About the role

CTG is recruiting a National Consultant based in Mogadishu for a six-month, deliverable-based consultancy supporting the International Consultant on the gender-sensitive Climate Mobility Needs Assessment and Country Diagnostic for Somalia. The project is part of the client's Development Fund project "Strengthening Climate Mobility Investment Readiness in Somalia: Advancing NAP and NDC Implementation" (project code SO10P0800), funded by the client's Development Fund (IDF). The consultant works with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) and its Inter-Ministerial NDC Taskforce, and delivers five outputs paid in three instalments.

Key responsibilities

• Compile a literature review and secondary data (climate, socio-economic, displacement and human mobility) from national and international sources, and complete a stakeholder mapping.
• Adapt and translate (English/Somali) the KII/FGD guides, and carry out consultations with government, technical agencies and communities, including women, girls and other vulnerable groups.
• Organize and facilitate in person the inception workshop, the validation and co-creation workshop, and the programme validation workshop, providing interpretation, minutes and a consolidated summary of feedback for each.
• Support a climate mobility working group under the Inter-Ministerial NDC Taskforce and liaise with the MoECC to obtain information on the NDC 3.0 Investment and Implementation Plan.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in law, human rights, migration, public policy, climate change, environmental studies or a related field (essential).
• At least 3 years of demonstrable relevant experience in human rights (essential).
• At least 3 years of experience in Africa (essential).
• Demonstrated experience organizing and facilitating workshops and consultations with government counterparts and communities.
• Experience with displaced and vulnerable communities (e.g. IDPs, refugees, migrants).
• Experience with NDC/NAP processes or climate finance (e.g. Green Climate Fund, GEF) is an asset.

Required skills

• Fluency in English and Somali (written and spoken).
• Data collection, literature review, synthesis of secondary data, policy research and analytical writing.
• Strong facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to draft clear research summaries, consultation reports and meeting minutes.
• Knowledge of the Somali context and of gender and protection approaches in climate and mobility programming.

The fee is a lump sum of USD 18,000, paid in three instalments (25%, 50%, 25%) against approved deliverables, and the fee is all-inclusive.