JOB DESCRIPTION

The Consultant will contribute to the development and testing of the AI tool by ensuring its outputs are legally robust and sound, and aligned with the IOM and international standards on labour migration. This will be done under the overall coordination of the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (specifically the Labour Mobility Unit), and under the direct supervision of IOM Romania. In particular, the Consultant will carry out the following tasks:

a. Develop a structured and annotated database of international labour agreements, model contracts, and relevant IOM/International Labour Organizations (ILO) guidelines and standards.

b. Support the training of the AI tool using historical labour agreements and policy documents, in consultation with relevant experts (internal and external).

c.  Test and asses the tools’s functionality in generating draft BLMA content and ensure alignment with IOM’s principles and international norms.

d.  Prepare a user manual and guidance note for government stakeholders.
e. Provide recommendations for further improvements, including potential integration with existing IOM tools and platforms (e.g. Migration, Business and Human Right – MBHR AND Migration Governance Indicators – MGI).

4. Specific tasks to be performed by the Consultant: 

Deliverable	Description	Timeline
Inception Report and annotated database	Methodology framework (database development, AI training methodology, timelines); data sources and legal framework analysis (mapping of IOM/ILO guidelines, international labour agreements, existing models/templates); ethical considerations	Week 6
User Manual & Guidelines	Instructions and ethical use policy for stakeholders (e.g., handling sensitive information, confidentiality requirements; human oversight, etc.); tool capabilities and limitations; workflow for creating BLMA drafts;	Week 14
Final Report	Analysis of generated drafts against legal standards and practices; time savings achieved compared to traditional drafting methods; feedback from countries participating in the initiative; data protection. Evaluation of performance, technical documentation, and scalability plan	Week 16

5. Expected tangible results:

Evaluation of tool performance based on analysis of at least 3 generated drafts for labour agreements in coordination with selected IOM Country Missions (countries of origin)

Education

• University degree in Political or Social Sciences, Business Administration, Migration Studies, International Relations, Law, or related field.
• Master’s  degree in Law, Public Policy, International Relations, or related filed.
• Demonstrated knowledge of labour migration governance framework and at least 5-year experience in assisting governments and other relevant stakeholders in developing labour migration policies and legislation, labour agreements and/or labour migration schemes

Experience

• Experience in planning and conducting research, desk review, analysis, synthesis and other evidence-generating activities is a must. Proven capacity to produce high-quality technical documentation
• Demonstrated professional experience on migration-related topics, human rights, law, and/or governance is highly desirable.
• Experience in liaising with government institutions, diaspora organizations, academia, civil society organizations, UN agencies and/or other international organizations as well as migration-related stakeholders is an asset.

Skills

• Sound understanding of research and desk-review analysis.
• Excellent proven analytical and communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational and creative thinking skills.
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Ms Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of Romanian would be an advantage.