UNDP is Recruiting.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Location : NIgeria, NIGERIA
Application Deadline : 31-Mar-08
Additional Category Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract : SSA
Post Level : All Levels
Languages Required : English
Starting Date :(date when the selected canditate is expected to start) 15-Jun-2008
Duration of Initial Contract : Varying durations
Expected Duration of Assignment : Varying durations

Background
UNDP Nigeria Country office is in the process of identifying key resources for consultancy services to build its database of consultants, who will provide consulting services in Nigeria for UNDP supported development programmes. UNDP therefore wishes to invite qualified and experienced experts for expression of interest in the areas listed below

Duties and Responsibilities
Required fields of expertise for Individual Consultants;

Livelihood specialist in rural and small businesses
Livelihoods with emphasis on Income Generating Activities
Surveys/Assessments
Livelihoods Specialists (SMEs, Microfinance, agriculture, Fisheries)
Skills training
Macroeconomists
Fiscal Experts
Finance Specialists
MDGs Specialists
Microfinance Specialist
Health Economists
Gender – undertaking gender assessments
Socio Economists – cost benefit analysis of waste management programmes, economic studies of waste management progammes and livelihoods.
Decentralization expert – developing country experience in decentralization
Public sector reform experts - restructuring public service, procurement, human resources, financial management
CSO/Community Development Specialist – capacity building of small local NGOs and CSOs; community development; livelihoods;
Monitoring specialist – developing of M&E framework for local NGOs and CSOs; livelihoods.
Trade Specialists
SME Specialists
Environmental Advisers –undertaking EIAs, EMPs that meet UN and World Bank guidelines.
Training Specialist – training of local CSs, NGOs; developing TNAs; evaluating impact of training programme.
Environmental Management – land fill waste sites, preparing EIAs, EMPs that meet UN and World Bank guidelines.
Waste Management – experience in developing country context, monitoring and evaluating waste management programmes.
Specialists in Environmental mainstreaming and environmental policy integration - poverty/environment linkages and policy implications
Specialists in Environmental Management, including monitoring and evaluation (waste, pollution, flood, drought/desertification, integrated ecosystem etc.)
Specialists in Environmental Disaster management
Specialists in Environmental law
Specialists in Renewable Energy
Specialists in Climatology
Specialists in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Specialists in Development and M&E of Environment Projects
Civil Engineering (engineering for development) design and construction of schools, health centres, construction supervision and contracts management in particular
Cultural heritage/ archaeology – undertake cultural assessments that meet UN and World Bank guidelines
Road engineers – civil engineers with experience in supervising road works
Engineering designs
Construction Supervision – boreholes, school buildings, health centre etc
Media development
Capacity building experts in governance, MDG, poverty,
Monitoring and evaluation
Energy experts
Water and sewage
Change Management and Positioning Experts
Researchers on informal justice providers and customary law
Capacity building specialists for the formal judicial system and informal justice providers to undertake a detailed needs-assessment and develop an action plan for supporting the justice sector;
Information management specialists for establishing electronic case management and a filing system for the judiciary; anti-corruption;
Specialists on anti-corruption training for law-enforcement agencies;
Research director/ coordinator to support the establishment of an applied justice resource centre
Specialists on Anti-corruption - asset recovery; money laundering; integrity & transparency in the public & private sector; economic & financial crimes.
Criminal Justice System Experts – police and judicial accountability & oversight; judicial & penal reforms; alternative to imprisonment; mutual legal assistance & extradition.
Law Enforcement Experts – drugs and human trafficking; organized crime; counter terrorism; smuggling of migrants; weapons trafficking, identity theft and cyber crime.
Research and Analysis Experts– surveys/data collection/database, drugs and precursors; laboratory data and technical information.
Demand Reduction Specialists - HIV/AIDS prevention and care amongst injecting drug users; Alternatives to illicit crop cultivation.
HIV & AIDS Specialists HIV& AIDS Mainstreaming
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Leadership Development Programme
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Community Capacity Enhancement Programme
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Capacity Assessment
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Impact Studies/Surveys
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Monitoring & Evaluation
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Human rights and HIV/AIDS
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Costing and budgeting
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Strengthening NGOs, CSOs, and CBOs technical capacity
HIV & AIDS Specialists in Documentation
Impact of Results

The impact will be assessed based on the key results which must have an impact on the overall efficient execution of CO work plan. Accurate analysis and presentation that should enhance UNDP credibility.


Competencies
Serves and promotes the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of UNDP.
Plans, prioritizes, and delivers tasks on time.
Participates effectively in a team-based, information-sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others.
Responds flexibly & positively to change through active involvement.
Other assignment specific competencies



Required Skills and Experience
All experts in any area of expertise stated above are required to have a minimum of a Masters degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. All applicants are to upload their CVs indicating details of similar assignments done.

This Expression Of Interest (EOI) is opened to both International Consultants and National Consultants (Nigerians). However, all categories of Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the UNDP Procurement Guidelines and Financial Rules and Regulations.

This EOI does not entail any commitment on the part of UNDP, either financial or otherwise. UNDP reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EOI without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicants of the grounds.


Method of Application

Eligible individual consultants should send their CVs and other relevant documents to [email protected]
Please note that subject lines of the email must only contain the area of expertise applied to for ease of identification.

Best of Luck.