Project Support Consultant

About the Role
The BRMM Remittances Phase III Project, financed by the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and implemented by the company, aims to strengthen migrant and household financial capabilities. This project utilizes a whole-of-corridor approach to improve access to safe and affordable remittance channels, generate evidence to inform programming and policy, and leverage diaspora financing for productive community investments. In Qatar, the project focuses on three complementary areas: remittance corridor research, digital financial literacy for Kenyan and Somali migrant workers, and diaspora outreach for clean investment.

The consultant will be responsible for designing and conducting evidence collection through focus group discussions (FGDs) with targeted migrant communities. They will analyze findings and subsequently design and facilitate digital financial literacy training sessions for migrant workers. This integrated role aims to ensure continuity between evidence generation and capacity building, allowing the findings from research to directly inform the workshop content and delivery.

Responsibilities
Tasks to be performed under this contract include:

• Design and conduct the research component through FGDs with Kenyan and Somali migrant workers in Qatar, exploring remittance behaviors, financial practices, information needs, and challenges related to financial and digital inclusion. Develop a structured survey questionnaire to support the research and ensure alignment with the objectives of the assignment.
• Analyze the research findings and prepare the research output, documenting findings from FGDs and related survey activities, identifying key trends, needs, challenges, and recommendations to inform the training design.
• Design and conduct two tailored digital financial literacy training sessions for 40 Kenyan and 40 Somali migrant workers, respectively, based on research findings and tailored to the contexts of the participant groups.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring, documentation, and reporting throughout the assignment, including maintaining participant attendance records, collecting participant feedback, and submitting required deliverables to the company.

Deliverables and Submission Timeline

• Survey Questionnaire: Develop and submit the survey questionnaire for review and approval before data collection. Deadline: By 10 Dec 2026
• FGD Report: Submit a report summarizing the FGDs, key findings, identified needs, challenges, and recommendations to inform the training design. Deadline: By 31 Dec 2026
• Digital Financial Literacy Training Sessions: Conduct two tailored training sessions for 40 Kenyan and 40 Somali migrant workers. Deadline: By 20 Jan 2027
• Training Sessions Event Report: Submit a report documenting the training sessions, including attendance, topics covered, outcomes, participant feedback, and relevant supporting documentation. Deadline: By 25 Jan 2027

Performance Indicators
Evaluation of results will be assessed based on:

• Strengthened evidence base on financial and remittance experiences of Kenyan and Somali migrant workers along the migration corridor.
• Context-responsive financial literacy programming, with workshop content informed by actual research findings.
• Improved migrant knowledge of safe and affordable remittance services, digital financial services, budgeting, saving, and responsible financial decision-making.
• Stronger linkages between remittances, household resilience, and longer-term financial planning.
• Greater engagement with Kenyan and Somali diaspora communities.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field, with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience:
  • Demonstrated experience in qualitative research methodologies, including data collection and stakeholder consultations.
  • Proven experience in community engagement, outreach, and mobilization with diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Experience in facilitating training sessions, workshops, focus group discussions, and participatory learning activities.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to effectively engage and coordinate with community members and partners.
  • Experience working with migrant communities or in civil society organizations, development, and humanitarian programs is an advantage.

Languages
Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required, with proficiency evaluated during the selection process.

Competencies
The company’s competency framework includes the following values and core competencies:

• Values: Inclusion and respect for diversity, integrity and transparency, professionalism, courage, and empathy.
• Core Competencies: Teamwork, delivering results, managing and sharing knowledge, accountability, and communication.

Important Notes

• The company covers consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP) during the consultancy but does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants must secure their own medical insurance for such cases.
• Offers are subject to funding confirmation and certification of medical fitness, accreditation, residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
• The company has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct incompatible with the aims and objectives of the UN and the company, including any form of discrimination or misconduct.
• The company does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process and does not request information related to bank accounts.
• Engagement under this consultancy does not establish an employer-employee relationship, and it is the consultant's responsibility to ensure legal eligibility to undertake consultancy work in Qatar.
• The consultancy is intended for candidates currently based in Doha, Qatar, as no relocation or visa sponsorship is provided.