About this role
The EU4Migration in Albania project strengthens national capacities to deliver timely, coordinated, and child‑sensitive protection for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC). Aligned with the National Strategy on Migration (NSM), the project supports central and local institutions to improve UASC identification, referral, assessment, and case‑management processes in accordance with national standards and international child‑protection principles.
In connection with Output 2.3 — “The Government of Albania has improved skills and equipment to provide protection‑sensitive assistance to UASCs,” the project reinforces institutional competencies, enhances child‑sensitive procedures, and supports frontline professionals to adopt consistent and accountable case‑management practices. This includes strengthening operational coordination, standardizing documentation and information‑sharing, and improving multidisciplinary responses to ensure that all interventions prioritize the best interests and safety of the child.
Under the overall supervision of the IOM Head of Office, the direct supervision of the EU4Migration in Albania Project Manager, and in close coordination with the assigned person at the State Agency for Child Rights and Protection, the consultant will support implementing protection systems for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) by:
Strengthen inter-agency coordination for child protection case management:
Promote effective collaboration and information-sharing among child protection authorities, social services, health and education institutions, municipalities, law enforcement, and civil society actors to ensure timely, consistent, and child-centered case handling.Provide technical guidance and on-the-job coaching to child protection professionals
Support caseworkers and frontline professionals by enhancing their competencies in case identification, needs and risk assessment, child-sensitive interviewing, documentation, case planning, referral pathways, follow-up, and case closure.Improve data collection, documentation, and reporting processes: Contribute to strengthening accurate, timely, and confidential record-keeping and reporting systems for child protection cases, ensuring compliance with institutional standards, data-protection requirements, and project monitoring frameworks.
Facilitate multidisciplinary case discussions and case conferences
Support the organization and facilitation of structured case reviews involving multiple stakeholders, ensuring decision-making is guided by the best interests of the child and informed by comprehensive risk and needs assessments.Support the development and implementation of child-friendly procedures and protection safeguards
Promote child-sensitive approaches across case management processes, including safe interviewing environments, risk-assessment tools, protective measures, referral follow-up, and quality assurance mechanisms.Contribute to reporting and analytical outputs related to child protection and case management
Provide high-quality inputs to periodic reports and analytical products, highlighting progress, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations for strengthening child protection case management systems.Other related duties as requested by the State Agency for Child Rights and Protection.
The consultancy engagement will contribute to the successful implementation of the project EU4Migration in Albania (PX0611)
Other facts
About IOM
Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM works with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration and uphold the well-being and human rights of migrants.
More people are on the move today than at any other time in recorded history: 1 billion people – comprising a seventh of humanity. A variety of elements – not least the information and communications revolutions – contribute to the movement of people on such a large scale. The forces driving migration as a priority issue are: climate change, natural and manmade catastrophes, conflict, the demographic trends of an ageing industrialized population, an exponentially expanding jobless youth population in the developing world and widening North–South social and economic disparities.
What you'll do
- The consultant will support the implementation of protection systems for unaccompanied and separated children by strengthening inter-agency coordination and providing technical guidance to child protection professionals. They will also improve data collection and reporting processes, facilitate case discussions, and develop child-friendly procedures.
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