Overview
Consultant to lead the development of gender and age-sensitive minimum regional standards and common protocols for transitional rehabilitation for individuals disengaging from Boko Haram and related armed groups.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct an analytical desk review of existing frameworks, policies, SOPs, approaches and practices for Transitional Rehabilitation.
- Design and facilitate national level consultations with relevant stakeholders.
- Produce the first draft of the regional standards and protocols, aligning them with relevant policy and operational frameworks.
- Develop practical guidance for implementation, including process flows, referral mechanisms, and case management steps.
- Design and organize a regional validation workshop to collect feedback.
- Deliver the final validated regional standards protocols, fully formatted and ready for dissemination.
- Prepare a dissemination package for governments and partners.
- Ensure coherence with international, regional, national and local frameworks on DDRR.
- Integrate data management, monitoring & evaluation, and information sharing mechanisms.
- Contribute to strategic communications narratives promoting acceptance of former associates.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of professional experience in DDR and related approaches, peacebuilding, transitional justice, human rights, or other relevant field.
- Demonstrated experience drafting policy guidance, SOPs, or standards for DDR and related processes.
- Proven experience conducting multi-country consultations and high-level facilitation.
- Experience working in conflict-affected settings.
- Familiarity with UN policies, Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism frameworks.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in International Development, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Social and/or Political Science, International Relations, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
