Migration Analyst

Job Description

Title: Migration Analyst

Company Name: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Vacancy: --

Location: Nepal

Experience:
∎ 4 to 5 years

Published: 30 Sep 2024

Education:
∎ Masters or PhD degree in in Development Studies, Sociology, Economics, or related areas/ subjects with at least three years of relevant work experience.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience of 4-5 years with master's degree and at least 2 years with PhD of working on the issues migration, climate change adaptation and climate induced displacement. Experience of working in the mountain areas such as HKH desirable.
∎ A strong track record in publishing peer reviewed research and technical reports.
∎ Demonstrated understanding of political systems and economy, migration issues policymaking processes in the HKH countries in the field of migration, climate adaptation, and other areas that are relevant to ICIMOD.
∎ Proven experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods and tools for effective integration of social and governance dimensions in research-for-impact agendas.
∎ Prior experience in co-production of knowledge and collaborative approaches would be highly desirable.
∎ Experience of 4-5 years with master's degree and at least 2 years with PhD of working on the issues migration, climate change adaptation and climate induced displacement. Experience of working in the mountain areas such as HKH desirable.
∎ A strong track record in publishing peer reviewed research and technical reports.
∎ Demonstrated understanding of political systems and economy, migration issues policymaking processes in the HKH countries in the field of migration, climate adaptation, and other areas that are relevant to ICIMOD.
∎ Proven experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods and tools for effective integration of social and governance dimensions in research-for-impact agendas.
∎ Prior experience in co-production of knowledge and collaborative approaches would be highly desirable.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Position overview
∎ The Migration Analyst is an exciting position that provides an opportunity to support Action Area C’s work on the most pressing socio-economic and climatic challenges of the region, including all forms of migration urbanization and migration linkages, and role of migration in climate change adaptation and sustainable urban planning. This is an excellent prospect to harness your expertise in social sciences and social methods of inquiry to better understand human mobility under changing socioeconomic and climatic conditions and their implication on urban planning and people’s livelihoods.
∎ As a part of the team in the ‘Foresight and policy scenarios for adaptation in mountain economies’ Intervention under the Action Area – Adapting and Transforming Livelihoods and Economies, the candidate will have the opportunity to work together with team looking into human mobility & migration and support foresight and scenarios work to address critical risks and opportunities in the HKH region and foster anticipatory adaptation. One of the major contributions to the initiative would be to generate and evaluate how to support more equitable and just climate adaptation decisions for urban planning, housing, and related services of food, health, and social policy in the context of climate mobilities, and housing precarity in the HKH region.
∎ The Migration Analyst will be based in ICIMOD Headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal. S/he will be working closely with the initiative to support adaptation and transforming livelihoods in the HKH region. The position will support the Intervention Manager and will work under ICIMOD’s Action Area C: Adapting and Transforming Livelihoods.
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Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Nepal

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