Deadline: 01-Aug-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has launched Welcome in Action: Local Networks for Refugee Employment and Inclusion with the aim of fostering the employment of beneficiaries of international protection and promoting commitment to social inclusion by the business community, in collaboration with government institutions and civil society.
UNHCR MCO Italy’s Strategy for 2023-2026 is aligned with the Global Compact on Refugees and has a strong focus on integration and solidarity. Expanding solutions for forcibly displaced and stateless people and addressing secondary movements is one of the strategic goals. Integration prospects for refugees remain one of the major gaps. The legal framework gives refugees the same socio-economic rights as Italians and same access rights to education and the labour market. However, there are no structured supportive services enabling effective access
Sectors and Areas of Specialization
- Durable Solutions
- Integration, Reintegration
- Livelihoods
- Self-reliance
Expected Results
- Expected results The Partner, through the deployment of Welcome Liaison Officers, will:
- Provide livelihoods services at the Job Inclusion Desks, in the framework of the Spazio Comune program and its partners.
- In collaboration with Municipalities and UNHCR, support the creation of coordination mechanisms or the consolidation of those already in place in the area of job inclusion.
- Engage relevant actors (employers’ agencies, training agencies, employment agencies, regional employment centers) in structured partnerships aimed at promoting refugee job inclusion pathways.
- Provide case management (identification, profiling, and orientation) of forcibly displaced and stateless persons to foster their access to employment opportunities promoted by the Welcome program and by other local actors active in the area.
- Facilitate the connection between refugees and work demand, as well as the fulfillment of refugees’ ambitions and educational needs.
- Map employment opportunities, building and consolidating relationships with key local public, non-governmental and private actors.
- Enhance the impact and the outreach of the WelcomeNet, the network of qualified civil society organizations that support the Welcome program at local level.
- Involve new companies in the Welcome program, support corporate partnerships between local companies interested in including beneficiaries and entities that are part of the WelcomeNet.
- Promote participation of companies and CSOs in the Welcome award. Support strengthening of the Welcome-in-one-click Platform and promote access of forcibly displaced and stateless people, third sector organizations, training agencies and companies to the platform.
- Deliver training and technical support for platform users.
- Strengthen skills of public managers, employment service operators, CSOs, businesses and training providers involved in social and labor inclusion pathways. To ensure the adequate protection of forcibly displaced and stateless persons, UNHCR requires partners to adhere to applicable sector standards outlined within UNHCR’s areas of specialization.
Geographical Locations
- Italy
- Lombardia
- Lazio
- Puglia
- Piemonte
- Emilia-Romagna
- Lombardia
- Campania
For more information, visit UN Partner Portal.