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Climate Migration Consultant interview scorecard

Pre-screening scorecard for Climate Migration Consultant candidates.

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public sector communityadaptation policyclimate displacementiom unhcrplanned relocation
Complete evaluation framework

What to assess and how to score it

Review the evidence signals before interviewing. Then use the anchored descriptions—not instinct alone—to choose the score that best matches each answer.

01
Evaluation factor

Outcomes that landed

30% weight

Ask what changed after their work: a relocation site plan adopted, a national adaptation plan chapter on displacement, or resettlement funding secured with beneficiary counts.

Evidence to listen for

  • Names programmes or initiatives that were adopted, funded, or delivered
  • States their own role rather than the department's
  • Gives measured reach or impact
  • Distinguishes work that landed from work that stalled, and explains why

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

No delivered work; describes intent and process only.

2
Needs Improvement

Involved in initiatives but cannot say what resulted or what they owned.

3
Satisfactory

Real delivery with adequate ownership; impact described loosely.

4
Very Good

Named outcomes with clear personal scope and some measures.

5
Excellent

Names specific programmes, host communities served, budgets moved, and can say which recommendations governments actually adopted versus shelved.

02
Evaluation factor

Stakeholder facilitation

25% weight

Probe how they ran consultations with displaced households, traditional authorities, host municipalities, and donors such as IOM, UNHCR, or the Green Climate Fund.

Evidence to listen for

  • Brings a real contested case, not a philosophy of engagement
  • Names the competing interests and the resolution method
  • Uses concrete engagement formats and can point to input that changed a decision
  • Treats every group as legitimate

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

Diplomacy-speak with no case attached, or contempt for one group.

2
Needs Improvement

Recalls conflict but no method; engagement is a box to check.

3
Satisfactory

Real case and workable approach; resolution thin on specifics.

4
Very Good

Names the tension and method; cites engagement that shaped the outcome.

5
Excellent

Describes convening hostile parties over land tenure or host community tension, with named facilitation formats and documented consensus.

03
Evaluation factor

Regulatory and policy command

25% weight

Test command of the Kampala Convention, Sendai Framework, UNFCCC Task Force on Displacement guidance, Warsaw Loss and Damage mechanism, and national resettlement or land tenure law.

Evidence to listen for

  • Names the statutes, funding rules, and processes they have worked under
  • Explains how those requirements sequenced their work
  • Owns the compliance thinking rather than deferring it entirely
  • Knows where the discretion sits

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

Outsources all regulatory thinking; cannot name a framework.

2
Needs Improvement

Generalities about compliance; no sequencing or named rules.

3
Satisfactory

Knows the main frameworks; sequencing described loosely.

4
Very Good

Names relevant frameworks and how they shaped a timeline.

5
Excellent

Cites the exact instrument governing a case, plus where domestic land and housing law conflicts with international relocation guidance.

04
Evaluation factor

Evidence and reporting

20% weight

Look for how they built the evidence: climate hazard downscaling, household vulnerability surveys, migration flow data, and monitoring frameworks written for ministry or donor reporting.

Evidence to listen for

  • Uses data to choose between options, not to justify a decision already made
  • Names the sources and methods behind their numbers
  • Reports to funders, councils, or the public in terms those audiences can use
  • Tracks whether the intervention worked

Five-point scoring guide

1
Poor

No use of evidence; decisions are assertion.

2
Needs Improvement

Cites data but cannot explain its source or limits.

3
Satisfactory

Uses evidence competently; evaluation after the fact is thin.

4
Very Good

Evidence drives choices and is reported clearly to lay audiences.

5
Excellent

Shows methods and their limits, pairs downscaled projections with field survey data, and produces reports ministries and donors reuse.

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