National Consultant

Project Context and Scope

IOM Pakistan is expanding its counter-trafficking (CT) and migrant smuggling prevention portfolio by generating new evidence and building local capacity. Recent initiatives, such as the EU-funded GLO.ACT project, have helped the Government of Pakistan develop comprehensive prevention- and protection-focused CT and smuggling strategies. The current consultancies aim to complement these efforts. In particular, the mission seeks to commission two consultants (national and international) to produce an evidence-based research study on trafficking linked to human mobility and to develop tools for capacity-building. The primary objective is to generate actionable research on human trafficking/migrant-smuggling and to translate findings into practical programming – including training, SOPs, and guidance – that strengthens IOM Pakistan's field operations and partnerships.

The consultancies will focus on vulnerabilities among migrant and mobile populati...