Governance Senior Advisor – Labor Markets and Migration

DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is an international consulting firm dedicated to development, with over 35 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders in more than 100 countries. We are a data driven organization that specializes in informing policy making by delivering focused data-driven evidence-based analysis products and services. DevTech core practice areas include Economic and Data analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education and Youth Development, Gender and Inclusive Development, and Public Financial Management. 

To identify best practices in national labor mobility programs to guide national governments interested in developing or improving their capacity to connect eligible citizens with work-abroad opportunities in destination countries in the Western Hemisphere and beyond.

Best practices will include regulatory frameworks, management schemes, training schemes, and governmental coordination, as described below: 

• Labor mobility regulatory frameworks: including recruitment protocols and processes related to costs to migrants, employers and recruiters, practices to promote transparency, worker protections, legal recourse for workers, regulation of private recruiting agencies.    

• Management schemes: including vetting/processing, database and information management, recruitment and outreach, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, support to workers while abroad, support for workers upon return, connecting markets (labor supply and demand), mechanisms to address fraud and misinformation. 

• Training schemes: including private sector engagement and collaboration with international agencies, labor rights training and protection mechanisms, pre-departure training and orientation 
• Governmental coordination: including national strategies and promotion of labor migration opportunities for women and other groups and other.  

The selected consultant will work with DevTech and USAID to develop: 

1. A PPT deck (30 to50 slides) /toolkit in English based on research, analysis, and interviews with public institutions and other relevant actors. 

1. Its version in Spanish.  

 The document will include best practices from the following examples, depending on the availability of data: 

• El Salvador and/or Guatemala  

• Jamaica  

• Mexico  

• South Africa  

• Philippines  

• Others as identified 

The toolkit could be structured per topics, each topic comparing country examples, as follows: 

Best practices in regulatory frameworks 

Best practices in government coordination 

Best practices in recruitment processes – including stakeholder engagement 

Best practices in training schemes including stakeholder engagement 

Best practices in data management -including M&E 

Final Products: (1) a toolkit PPT deck in English, and (2) its version in Spanish 

Sector: Governance/ Migration / Workforce development 

Duration: Short term (STTA), between October 1 and December 20, 2024. 

Level of effort: 50 days  

Location: Remote 

Eligibility: International 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• MA in Governance, Economics, or similar social sector.  

• Demonstrated experience producing and sharing research reports and other documentation for policymakers and practitioners use   

• Experience in operating or designing labor mobility systems and governance structures.   

• Demonstrated understanding of how labor pathways are developed and the role of different actors (sending country national government, receiving country national government, employers, recruiters, and temporary workers).  

• Well‐connected to labor mobility experts and networks   

• Extensive work experience in Latin America.  

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English (level IV) and Spanish (level IV)  

 Preferred Qualifications: 

• Practitioner or academic with familiarity with migration and or youth workforce development and education outcomes in the LAC region. 

NOTE: This job posting should not be construed to imply that the requirements are the exclusive standards of the position nor will it be the sole basis for any subsequent employee evaluations. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor. 
 
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (40 and older), physical and mental disability, genetic information (including family medical history) or characteristics, military status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship or alienage, or any other protected status as established by applicable federal, state, or local law.