Overview
Support the assessment of the surrogacy landscape in Georgia from legal, policy, and institutional perspectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the mapping of key stakeholders in the surrogacy sector.
- Support data collection activities, including key informant interviews.
- Provide contextual inputs on national legal, institutional, and operational frameworks.
- Contribute to the identification of emerging patterns, risks, and vulnerabilities affecting surrogate mothers.
- Support the identification of relevant case examples and practical experiences.
- Assist in the organization and logistical coordination of stakeholder consultation and validation workshops.
- Provide inputs and feedback on draft analytical outputs.
Required Experience
- Demonstrated experience in research, policy support, or programmatic work related to human trafficking, migrant protection, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), or related fields in Georgia or similar contexts.
- Strong knowledge of national legal, institutional and policy frameworks in Georgia related to trafficking in human beings, migration governance, labor rights and/or reproductive rights.
- Experience supporting or conducting legal and/or socio-economic research, case studies, or policy assessments, preferably related to vulnerable populations, migration, or exploitation in complex national or transnational contexts.
- Proven experience in supporting qualitative and mixed research processes, including key informant interviews, desk research, stakeholder consultations, data collection, and policy/legal analysis.
- Experience working with government institutions, international organizations, civil society actors, and/or private sector stakeholders in Georgia, particularly in sensitive or regulated sectors.
Qualifications
Advanced postgraduate degree (i.e. PhD, MA, MSc) in Law, Human Rights, Social Sciences, Sociology, Public Policy, Migration Studies, Public Health, Gender Studies, or other relevant disciplines related to the assignment.
