Consultant - Consultation and outreach Assessment and Strategy Development at UNDP

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UNDP is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - Consultation and outreach Assessment and Strategy Development

Location: Lagos, Nigeria.

Background

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is implementing a European Union funded project entitled, Response to Drugs and Related Organized Crime in Nigeria.” In collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other agencies, the project is supporting Nigeria's efforts to fight illicit drug production, trafficking and use, and to curb related organised crime. The project is using a balanced approach to drug control, with an equal focus on drug interdiction and drug demand reduction, including drug prevention, treatment and care.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator of the project (Response to Drugs and Related Organized Crime in Nigeria) and in direct collaboration with the Project Communications Officer and the local project counterparts, the consultant will perform the following duties:

• Prepare an inception report which outlines a clear work plan and methodology to be used in the execution of the entire consultancy;
• Through a combination of field-based and home-based activities, conduct a mapping of existing with specific information on priority areas, objectives, results to date, funders, implementing agency, and duration Assess key stakeholders information and communication needs on drugs and related organized crime. Assess the effectiveness of the current advocacy and outreach campaigns and produce a report including the mapping of existent strategies and the effectiveness of same;
• Based on the assessment results, The strategy should identify key priority activities to be considered, geographical location of the activities, and potential partners for collaboration and their roles in implementing the activities;
• On completion of the assessment, facilitate a workshop to present findings of the assessment and the delivery of the consultation and outreach strategy to stakeholders (4 days, including 1 day preparation and 1 day for mission report).

Expected Output

• An inception report outlining clearly the work plan and methodology of the assessment and design of strategy;
• A comprehensive assessment report presenting detailed mapping and analysis of existing consultation, advocacy, outreach and campaign activities, a description of priority areas for intervention, and an action plan for conducting the activities;
• A consultation and outreach strategy document in relation to drug prevention treatment and care in Nigeria;
• Comprehensive final consultancy report including the report of the two-day workshop, as well as relevant recommendations for the implementation and sustainability of the strategy. Present findings of the assessment to stakeholders and the delivery of the consultation and outreach strategy to stakeholders.

Further, both UNODC and the consultant fully and unconditionally subscribe to the following principles for ethical research

• The consultant will ensure that stakeholders are shielded from needless risk of harm or embarrassment and proceed with their willing and informed cooperation;
• The consultant should maintain objectivity and exercise professional integrity in the conduct of the assessment and all related activities.
• UNODC retains the proprietary rights to any information collected or produced from the consultancy.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Familiarity with communications approaches for planning, executing, and monitoring communications strategies;
• Excellent analytical and communication skills;
• Ability to multi-task whilst work independently, and deliver quality outputs;
• Keen understanding of relevant socio-political contexts;
• Good reporting and presentation skills;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent knowledge of the social, political and economic situation of Nigeria;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• A master degree in development studies, communications, social sciences, or a related field.

Experience:

• At least seven years of relevant professional experience in development communication, media relations, public relations, advocacy, and public information, preferably in an international organization;
• Experience in conducting communications needs assessments and preparing consultation, advocacy and campaign strategies and action plans;
• Strong advocacy skills, with knowledge and experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues with communities, NGOs, policy makers, and other stakeholders.
• A thorough knowledge of international development at the international level is an asset;
• Substantive and linguistic quality of all documents prepared;
• Timeliness of submission of all outputs/deliverables;
• Acceptance of the required outputs by UNODC.

Language:

• Fluency in English, with a working knowledge of some major Nigerian languages is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
12th September, 2014

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should:
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