Project Context and Scope:
IOM in South Sudan has a range of programming centered around three broad areas: humanitarian coordination and support; humanitarian response and resilience; and peacebuilding, transition, and development. Humanitarian coordination and support includes leading/co-leading the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Clusters, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and management of WASH and Shelter and NFI core-pipelines, humanitarian hubs and common transport services. Humanitarian response and resilience includes CCCM, WASH, Shelter & NFI, health, protection, gender equality and inclusion, mental health and psychosocial support, and the management of a Rapid Response Fund. Under peacebuilding, transition, and development, IOM South Sudan implements programming on housing, land and property issues, transition and recovery, transhumance conflict prevention, community-based violence reduction, community development and, migration management.
Under the overall direction of the IOM Chief of Mission in South Sudan, the direct supervision of Transition and Recovery Coordinator, and working closely with the other programmatic units, the consultant will support the implementation of IOMs customary law review programme.
Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing:
Under the direct supervision of the Transition and Recovery Unit Programme Coordinator, the successful candidate will support strengthening and capacity building of customary law institutions strengthening the traditional justice systems in regions across South Sudan as part of rehabilitating the returning population, mitigating their conflicts and creating peaceful environment as well as creating peaceful co-existence.
Category B Consultants: Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignment
Outcome 1: Review of Local Government act and land and resettlements act with key stakeholders
Outcome 1: Customary Law validation workshops to sensitize councils and courts in Yei, Lainya, Morobo, Terekeka and Kajo Keji
Outcome 2: Customary Law review, validation and codification for Juba, Jur River, Rubkona and Raja counties.
Detailed activity list provided will be agreed with the selected candidate.
Performance indicators for the evaluation of results
The outputs will be reviewed by Programme Coordinator and any feedback provided directly to consultant.
Education, Experience, and/or skills required
Core Competencies
Interested candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and a motivation letter outlining relevant experience and skills to vss@iom.int by 01.02.2023, indicating in the subject of the e‐mail “Customary Law Consultant” National/Local Consultant).
Tagged as: International Organization for Migration, South Sudan
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