Consultant, Protection Research & Affective Cartographies

IOM - UN Migration; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

IOM - UN Migration in Pakistan invites a consultant to design and implement a comprehensive protection research study. The project focuses on Afghan nationals and migrants, using qualitative methods to map risks, psychosocial wellbeing, and access to services across cross-border contexts.

The consultant will lead FGDs, KIIs, and IDIs, ensure ethical research practices, and deliver an inception report, data collection tools, fieldwork outputs, a draft report, and a final package with policy

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required with strong research background in migration/protection
• Minimum seven (7) years of relevant qualitative research experience
• Experience conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and participatory research; strong analytical and reporting skills
• Commitment to Do No Harm, PSEA and Child Safeguarding; ability to work with diverse Afghan populations and other migrants

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a comprehensive protection research study using mixed qualitative methods
• Map protection risks, psychosocial wellbeing, service access and protection barriers
• Conduct FGDs, KIIs and IDIs; ensure rigorous sampling and ethical standards
• Analyze data, synthesize findings, and produce actionable policy recommendations
• Prepare inception, data collection tools, fieldwork outputs, draft and final reports; support dissemination and policy engagement

Skills

Qualitative research

FGD facilitation

KII interviews

Data analysis

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Ethical research

Education

Master’s degree in Social Sciences / Anthropology / IR / Migration Studies

Job description

IOM - UN Migration in Pakistan invites a consultant to design and implement a comprehensive protection research study. The project focuses on Afghan nationals and migrants, using qualitative methods to map risks, psychosocial wellbeing, and access to services across cross-border contexts.

The consultant will lead FGDs, KIIs, and IDIs, ensure ethical research practices, and deliver an inception report, data collection tools, fieldwork outputs, a draft report, and a final package with policy