Overview
The consultant will support the implementation of a project aimed at improving the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's capacity in forensic evidence collection, management, and analysis. The role involves liaison, legal consultancy, and assistance in capacity-building trainings.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitating communication with NDLEA to obtain necessary approvals and permissions.
- Providing liaison services, legal consultancy, and assistance.
- Attending training sessions as a project facilitator.
- Participating in coordination meetings with the donor and national counterparts.
- Providing legal expertise on implementing technical aspects of the project.
- Producing meeting minutes, records, and work progress reports.
- Liaising with NDLEA on the delivery of forensic equipment.
- Providing legal expertise and input to trainings.
- Submitting a final report.
Required Experience
- A minimum of two (2) years of relevant and progressive professional experience within the area of rule of law and criminal justice, or a related field, at the national level is required.
- Work experience in substantive liaison and coordination with state, national and regional stakeholders is highly desirable.
- Previous experience working with the United Nations and similar international organizations.
- Experience with UNODC is desirable.
Qualifications
- An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, criminal justice, criminology, law or other related fields is required.
- A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
