Call for Subject Matter Experts in Child Labor, Human Trafficking & Supply Chain, ILAB Research Support Services (proposal)

Position Summary

To augment the core project team, MSI requires a pool of short-term technical experts to support the delivery of work on forced labor, child labor, and other adjacent research issues. Specifically, this SOW solicits expressions of interest and qualifications for the following three roles:

• Child Labor & Forced Labor Specialist
• Human Trafficking Specialist
• Supply Chain Specialist

Responsibilities

• Technical Review & Methodology
• Review and advise on research instruments (questionnaires, interview guides, sampling protocols) for inclusion of child-labor, forced-labor, trafficking, or supply-chain tracing elements.
• Conduct desk reviews of national legislation, ILO/UNESCO statistics, trade data, and academic literature.
• Provide methodological memos on best practices and ethical safeguards for working with vulnerable populations and survivors.
• Advisory & Capacity Building
• Participate in and facilitate technical working groups with ILAB staff, implementing partners, and in-country researchers.
• Deliver focused webinars or workshops (2–4 hours) to train field teams on specialized techniques (e.g., supply-chain mapping, victim-centered interview protocols).
• Rapid Analysis & Reporting
• Produce concise technical briefs (5–10 pages) analyzing specific country or commodity contexts (child labor prevalence, trafficking routes, supply-chain vulnerabilities).
• Draft sections of human-interest story narratives or policy analyses, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with ILAB editorial standards.
• Field Support
• When authorized, advise in-country teams on data-collection logistics, risk mitigation, and survivor engagement protocols.
• Review and validate field-generated data, interview notes, and preliminary findings.

Qualifications

Child Labor & Forced Labor Specialist

• Advanced degree in international development, sociology, child rights, or related field
• Minimum 8 years of technical experience on child labor and forced labor research, policy, or program evaluation
• Demonstrated expertise in mixed-methods research and ethical engagement of vulnerable children and survivors
• Experience supporting DoL assignments in ILAB priority countries, such as Colombia, Vietnam Bangladesh, Honduras, Mexico, Dominican Republic, OR via child-labor and forced-labor studies, grants, and partnerships throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East/North Africa region

Human Trafficking Specialist

• Advanced degree in human rights, criminology, law, or related field
• Minimum eight years of technical experience on human trafficking research, victim protection, or prosecution policy
• Experience liaising with law-enforcement, CSOs, and survivor networks
• Experience supporting DoL assignments in ILAB priority countries, such as Colombia, Vietnam Bangladesh, Honduras, Mexico, Dominican Republic, OR via child-labor and forced-labor studies, grants, and partnerships throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East/North Africa region

Supply Chain Specialist

• Advanced degree in supply-chain management, business ethics, international trade, or related field
• Minimum eight years of experience mapping and analyzing global supply chains for labor-risk identification
• Proficiency with supply-chain tracing tools, commodity flow analysis, and stakeholder mapping
• Experience supporting DoL assignments in ILAB priority countries, such as Colombia, Vietnam Bangladesh, Honduras, Mexico, Dominican Republic, OR via child-labor and forced-labor studies, grants, and partnerships throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East/North Africa region

MSI Tetra Tech is a Proud Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.