Call for Consultant(s):Conduct a Rapid Contextual Assessment of Refugee and Disp

Position Title: Consultant Location(s): Remote (based in WAEMU region, or with experience working with Refugees and Displaced Persons in the area) Reports to: DREEM Regional Technical Assistance Mechanisms Manager Contract term: 30 days of level of effort, commencing November 2026 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply early. World University Service of Canada WUSC – World University Service of Canada – is a leading Canadian non-profit organization in international development, committed to providing education, economic opportunities and empowerment opportunities that improve the lives of millions of disadvantaged youth around the world. Purpose of the assignment. The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) region faces growing forced displacement, driven primarily by conflict and insecurity and increasingly compounded by extreme weather events and rising food insecurity. According to UNHCR’s Regional Trends: Forced Displacement in West and Central Africa (June 2026), around 20 million people were forcibly displaced or stateless across West and Central Africa as of 30 April 2026. Refugees and asylum-seekers numbered 3.9 million, a 23 per cent increase on the previous year, and more than half had been in exile for at least five consecutive years. Despite this, refugees, IDPs, returnees, asylum seekers and affected host communities remain underserved in national development plans, especially in the agrifood sector.