American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Guided by the Quaker belief in the divine light of each person, AFSC works with communities and partners worldwide to challenge unjust systems and promote lasting peace. AFSC has more than 100 years of experience building peace in communities worldwide and works in the following ways: bridging and convening, community organizing and civil society strengthening, advocacy, research, and analysis. AFSC seeks to change situations and systems that lead to violence. Much of AFSC’s work includes support to opportunities for dialogue and capacity building led by the affected communities.
About the Program
AFSC is implementing a two-year program in Somalia dubbed Somali youth contribute to peace building, community healing and migrants’ rights protection. The project aims at contributing towards the achievement of the AU 2063 Agenda and SDG 16 that seeks to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development through improving Somali youth engagement in the nation’s leadership and peacebuilding by ensuring thatProtection of migrants' rights is improved in Bossaso.
AFSC intends to engage a qualified consultant with knowledge, skills, and experience in research and documentation toconduct Research to establish Migration Policy gaps and needs of migrants to support advocacy work and enhance peacebuilding. The assignment aims at ensuring that relevant information on migrants’ protection and relevant policies inform AFSC’s advocacy work in Somalia.
AFSC intends to engage a qualified consultant with knowledge, skills, and experience in research and documentation toconduct Research to establish Migration Policy gaps and needs of migrants to support advocacy work and enhance peacebuilding. The assignment aims at ensuring that relevant information on migrants’ protection and relevant policies inform AFSC’s advocacy work in Somalia.
Scope of assignment:
The consultant will be expected to carry out the research, stablish migration policy gaps and migrant needs for enhanced migrants’ protection.
Objectives of the research:
The consultant is expected to:
Duration of the assignment
The assignment will be conducted and completed within 21 consultancy days Spread in January and February 2024.
AFSC is seeking qualified, experienced, proactive, and dedicated expert with knowledge on research and documentation.
Key skills and competencies
All interested applicants who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit their application including:
The application should reach AFSC on or before 8th January 2024 at 5:00 PM and be sent to:
email: [email protected]