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Consultant for Priorities and Needs of Migrant Worker Returnees

with International Justice Mission
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Consultant for Priorities and Needs of Migrant Worker Returnees

Announcement Description

Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence. IJM partners with local authorities in 33 program offices across 18 countries to combat slavery, violence against women and children, among other forms of violence. Our teams work side-by-side with local authorities and governments to protect and restore survivors, hold perpetrators accountable in local courts, and strengthen justice systems. IJM’s programming is based on the theory of change that strengthening justice systems to enforce the law deters criminals and protects people from violence. IJM and our partners are helping local authorities protect more than 400 million people globally from violence.

Project Background

Cambodia has long been a major source of migrant workers to Thailand. Following the July 2025 border conflict, an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 Cambodian workers rapidly returned. Many experienced forced labor conditions before their return. IJM Cambodia is strengthening the Public Justice System (PJS) at national and sub-national levels, working closely with PCCTs, law enforcement, prosecutors, social services officers, survivor leaders, and community groups. This consultancy supports IJM’s strategy by identifying the real needs of returned migrants, informing casework pathways, and strengthening PJS performance and reliance.

Announcement Positions

Consultant for Priorities and Needs of Migrant Worker Returnees

Workplace Circumstances
  • Environment: Other
  • Languages: English
  • Location: Working from home / online
Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Advisor / Individual Consultant
  • Schedule:Short-term
  • Salary: N/A
Position Summary

Supervisor: Program Manager, IJM Cambodia

Location: Home-based with travel within Cambodia

Duration: Jan – April 2026

Scope and Objectives

The purpose of this consultancy is to inform IJM’s programming, strengthen the government’s response to forced labor, and to increase access to justice among returned migrant workers. IJM will leverage the Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach to further frame and refine learning objectives and FGD questions for this consultancy with returned migrant workers, taking advantage of the opportunity to learn from their experience and insights. These findings will be used to inform and strengthen key interventions within IJM Cambodia’s updated strategy while generating fresh insights to advance advocacy efforts.

This consultancy specifically supports two IJM protection domains:

  1. Performance: Improving Cambodian and Thai PJS agencies' performance on cross‑border forced labor cases.
  2. Reliance: Increasing survivor and community confidence in and use of PJS mechanisms.

The overall objective of this consultancy is ‘understand the experiences, needs, and priorities of returned migrant workers from Thailand and to provide programing recommendations to IJM and to co-design solutions to strengthen government performance and to increase returned migrants’ reliance on the justice system.’

Please click Attachment below for more information.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Key responsibilities and areas of work for the consultant are as follows:
  • Contribute to the design of a discovery plan and interview guide(s) through active participation in Human-Centered Design (HCD) workshops led by IJM.
  • In line with the HCD discovery plan, arrange, coordinate, and conduct interviews or focus group discussions (FGD) with recently returned migrant workers and relevant stakeholders to document migrant worker experiences, needs, and priorities. 2-3 provinces; 1-2 FGDs per province; 2-3 stakeholder interviews per province.
  • In line with objectives identified through HCD workshops, distill and identify key findings on experiences and priorities of returned migrant workers.
  • Make recommendations to strengthen the effectiveness of existing IJM Cambodia interventions and participate in the co-design and development of new interventions to strengthen IJM programing.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience (minimum of 5 years) in: 1. Engaging with Cambodian communities who have migrated to work and/or who are vulnerable to forced labor and labor trafficking. 2. Assessment for development projects, preferably related to migration, access to justice, and/or justice system strengthening
  • Knowledge and understanding of approaches and best practices to address forced labor or labor trafficking is preferable
  • Familiarity with the Human-Centered Design process is preferable
 

How to Apply

Request for Proposal Timeline and Application Process

Interested candidates may express their interest in a written response to this RFP through email detailing qualifications, experience in conducting similar assessments, and estimated costs. Qualified candidates can also submit any questions they may have ahead of the initial consultation meeting, which will be answered during the initial consultation. The application should contain:

  1. Cover letter explaining the qualifications, experience, and competence of the interested party for this assessment project.
  2. Resume package.
  3. Proposed methodology.
  4. Consultancy Fee + an estimate of all the other costs of carrying out the assignment.

Questions, written responses, and completed applications (in PDF) should be submitted and emailed provided in the contact details.

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidates value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes. IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.

Attachment:
  • RFP HCD Research with Migrant Returnees
 

Contact Details

Contact Name
  • Sirititiya Rath
 
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