Internal Displacement & Durable Solutions Consultant (Remote, 2.5 months)

About the role

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide time‑bound technical and coordination support to strengthen UNICEF’s institutional approach to internal displacement and its advocacy and programming for child‑sensitive durable solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Support a structured review and revision of UNICEF’s Institutional Action Plan on Internal Displacement and deliver priority internal‑displacement workstreams managed by the Migration and Displacement Hub.
• Help ensure that UNICEF’s global priorities reflect current evidence, organizational learning and country‑level realities, positioning UNICEF’s contribution to preventing and addressing internal displacement, protecting the rights of internally displaced children and supporting durable solutions.
• Facilitate MDH’s engagement with country offices, regional offices, headquarters divisions and relevant global teams.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in international development, humanitarian affairs, human rights, migration or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in internal displacement, forced displacement, durable solutions, child rights, humanitarian development programming, policy, advocacy or a closely related field.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

Required skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of internal displacement and durable solutions frameworks.
• Experience reviewing or developing institutional strategies or action plans.
• Strong qualitative analysis, consultation facilitation and synthesis skills.
• Excellent drafting and editing abilities.
• Ability to work across organizational units, sectors and geographic contexts.
• Sound understanding of child rights and UNICEF’s humanitarian and development mandate.
• Strong planning and delivery skills for remote, multi‑stakeholder assignments.