General Call for Experts: Migration and Forced Displacement

About the Position

We are expanding our pool of experts under the Framework Contract “Services for EU’s External Action” (SEA 2023) – Lot 14: Migration and Forced Displacement. Through this Framework Contract, GOPA PACE supports the European Commission (DG INTPA, DG NEAR, DG ECHO, FPI) and EU Delegations worldwide by mobilizing short- and medium-term expertise for analysis, studies, evaluations, policy support, and technical assistance assignments.

Responsibilities

Selected experts may contribute to:

• Evaluations and monitoring of EU-funded migration and displacement programmes
• Technical studies and analytical reporting
• Programme design and implementation support
• Field missions and stakeholder consultations
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Bid writing activities, including drafting technical proposals, developing methodologies and work plans, and contributing to budget inputs

Requirements

We are looking for experts with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:

Support to Legal Migration and Mobility

• Labour migration and fair recruitment
• Migration-related skills development and pre-departure measures
• Protection of migrant workers’ rights
• Student, academic, and researcher mobility
• Free movement

Addressing Irregular Migration

• Combating smuggling of migrants
• Integrated Border Management
• Voluntary return and reintegration
• Awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of irregular migration
• Combating trafficking in human beings and protection of victims

Response to Forced Displacement

• Resettlement and repatriation of refugees
• Return and reintegration of refugees and IDPs
• Access to basic services (health, education, WASH, shelter, social protection)
• Protection, regularization, and documentation of refugees and IDPs

Addressing Root Causes of Migration and Displacement

• Conflict, fragility, and socio-political instability
• Socio-economic drivers such as poverty and unemployment
• Climate change, disasters, and environmentally related displacement

Migration Governance and Management

• Migration and displacement dialogue processes (Khartoum, Rabat, Budapest, etc.)
• Global Compact implementation
• Institutional capacity building and readmission systems
• Border management systems and interoperability solutions, including biometrics

Migration and Development

• Diaspora engagement
• Remittances and their productive use

Protection of Migrants

• Regularization, registration, and integration
• Children on the move
• Gender and migration
• Migrants in detention
• Victims of trafficking

Migration and Displacement Data

• Data collection, analysis, and dissemination
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Migration statistics and research

Experience with EU-funded projects (INTPA, NEAR, ECHO, FPI), international organizations, and work in fragile contexts is highly valued. Excellent command of English is required; additional languages such as Arabic, French, or Spanish are considered an asset.

We Offer

• Opportunity to contribute to impactful EU-funded migration and displacement projects
• Collaborative work environment with global reach
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

GOPA PACE supports the European Commission and EU Delegations worldwide by mobilizing short- and medium-term expertise for analysis, studies, evaluations, policy support, and technical assistance assignments.