Apply: UNDP Community Engagement Consultant

Deadline: 11 October, 2020

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to fill the position of Consultant on Community Engagement, Bonding, Trust and Confidence Building Between Community Members/Stakeholders and Community Security Providers.

UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion.

Responsibilities

  • Produce and implement tools for consultation, advocacy and sensitisation on PCVE in two at-risk communities per targeted states
  • Develop a training manual for the conduct of an all-inclusive but sustainable process on dialogue, conflict prevention, bonding, trust building, networking and partnership between security providers and at-risk communities
  • Conduct a minimum of two bonding activities (minimum of one activity per community or combined for two communities) in each of the focal states
  • Train stakeholders on community safety and security, dialogue, conflict prevention, bonding, trust building, networking and partnership between security providers and at-risk communities
    Prepare and administer pre and post training questionnaires to gauge the impact of training for the participants
  • Establish community security platforms and train members to promote and enhance partnership among community security providers and stakeholders
  • Develop structures, standard operation procedures (SOP), and gender-sensitive community safety plans, and identify and train women to serve as mentors and counsellors to victims of VE and at-risk youths in the targeted communities

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in Social Science, Arts, Sociology, Criminology, Psychology, Law,  Humanities, Dispute Resolution/Peace Studies, or other relevant fields
  • Ten years, minimum, of cognate experience in training and capacity building, partnership building, facilitation and community mobilisation with focus on peace and security
  • Candidate must have a mixture of academic, facilitation and workshop administration experience
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • Previous assignment with UN agencies and/or government is an asset

To apply and for more information, click here.

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