The United Nations Development Programme Consultant for Assignment and Gender Sensitive Oversight Mechanism of the Nigerian Police Force for Peace Building in FCT & Kano Jobs in Nigeria

The United Nations Development Programme Consultant for Assignment to Support the Strengthening of Conflict and Gender Sensitive Oversight Mechanism of the Nigerian Police Force for Peace Building in FCT & Kano Jobs in Nigeria

Duties and Responsibilities

The objectives of the project include:

Enhance the capacity of the Police Complaints Response Unit (CRU) in Kano and FCT to effectively receive, investigate and respond to complaints of police misconduct using a human rights approach that is conflict and gender sensitive.

Develop and roll-out a CRU public outreach and engagement strategy to increase citizen’s access to police oversight mechanisms, particularly for women, girls, young men, the elderly, and persons with disabilities (PLWD) in Kano and FCT.

Strengthen the capacity of external police oversight bodies to handle complaints against the Police and engage in external monitoring using a human rights-based and gender sensitive M & E toolkit.

Strengthen the capacities of external oversight bodies to collect information and analyse data disaggregated by age, class, geographic location, sex and other human rights standards to promote transparency and strengthen accountability.

Scope of Work

The consultancy assignment will be undertaken at the state level and will be coordinated by OHCHR Nigeria with inputs from Project Coordination Committee (PCC) and the Project Steering Committee (PSC) at the federal and state level. During the assignment, the consultants will also work very closely with UNODC to deliver the project. This will include strategy development, development of toolkits, capacity building for key stakeholders and community members, joint advocacy and awareness.

The consultants will draft reports, reviews and other types of communications in compliance with established standards and in particular with respect to the human rights situation in communities in the focal states. The consultants will further work with INGOs, LNGOs, CSOs, Academic Experts and other relevant stakeholders focused on human rights architectures, conflict resolution and peacebuilding to build off experience and achieve tangible peace dividends for affected states and communities.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Assists in drafting reports, reviews and other types of communications in compliance with established standards and in particular with respect to reporting on human rights situation.

Support collection, analysis and publication of aggregated data by external bodies with the aim to promote transparency and strengthen accountability in the complaints handling process.

Liaises with other UN actors present in the mission area for the collection and verification of information on the human rights situation and informs on human rights considerations that should be taken into account by other actors, including those delivering humanitarian response or coordinating emergency preparedness and response activities, as well as by the UN mission in respect of future operations.

Assists in integration of gender perspectives/considerations and specific women/girls’ rights issues in all activities.

Duty Station:

The selected consultants will be based in Abuja (FCT) with travel to selected locations

in the focal area Kano (North-West) and communities within the FCT (North-Central) as appropriate.

Competencies

Technical Competencies:

Development Planning: proven knowledge and experience on development planning approaches, practices and tools, national development co-operation, peacebuilding and conflict prevention, programme/project evaluation, impact assessment; gender equality and social services.

Results-Based Management (RBM): proven knowledge of the RBM approach, concepts and principles and ability to apply these concepts for practical solutions.

Required Skills and Experience

Educational Experience:

Qualified consultants are expected to have a Master’s Degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Social Sciences or in a related area.

Specialization in Human Rights, conflict prevention & peacebuilding, governance, development planning, or other relevant fields.

Professional Experience

Qualified consultants are expected to have 3 years’ work experience in conflict situations in the area of human rights and humanitarian response, including in the monitoring and resolution of human rights violations and programme management.

Experience in the use of computer and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.).

Functional Competencies:

Core Competencies:

Demonstrate analytical, communication and technical report writing skills.

Strong working knowledge of the UN and its mandate in Nigeria, and more specifically the work of OHCHR in support of government and civil society in Nigeria.

Adaptability and flexibility

Planning and Organizing

Inclusive Collaboration with all project partners.

Stakeholder Engagement at federal and state levels.

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity

Integrity

Accountability

Professionalism

Language:

Excellent written and spoken English.

Payment Schedule:

Monthly payments will be made throughout the duration of the project.

Selection Criteria:

Educational Qualifications (20 Marks)

Professional Qualifications and Certifications (20 Marks)

Proven experience/satisfactorily implementation of similar assignment in the past in Nigeria and/or elsewhere (60 Marks).


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; The United Nations Development Programme Consultant for Assignment to Support the Strengthening of Conflict and Gender Sensitive Oversight Mechanism of the Nigerian Police Force for Peace Building in FCT & Kano Jobs in Nigeria

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