National Consultant to conduct training needs assessment for criminal justice institutions to strengthen case management systems.

Overview

Conduct a training needs assessment for criminal justice institutions in Uganda to strengthen case management systems. The role involves reviewing policies, designing and administering assessment tools, and developing recommendations for capacity development programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a desk review of relevant policies, legislation, strategies, training materials, and existing studies.
• Develop an inception report detailing methodology, work plan, data collection tools, and analytical framework.
• Design and administer assessment tools, including surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and stakeholder consultations.
• Conduct a Training Needs Assessment to identify knowledge, skills, institutional capacity gaps, and priority training needs.
• Assess the effectiveness of existing case management practices, coordination mechanisms, information sharing, and use of case management information systems.
• Integrate gender and human rights considerations throughout the assessment.
• Analyse and validate assessment findings with key stakeholders.
• Develop practical, evidence-based recommendations and a prioritized capacity development framework.
• Develop a draft Training Needs Assessment Report and support a validation workshop.
• Submit a final Training Needs Assessment Report, together with a policy brief.

Required Experience

A minimum of two (2) years of professional work experience in anti-corruption, asset recovery, criminal justice, rule of law, or a related field is required. Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments, evaluations, research, capacity assessments, or technical/training needs assessments in the justice, anti-corruption, or law enforcement sector is required. Proven experience in mainstreaming gender and human rights perspectives into justice sector analysis and programming is required. Experience with criminal justice case management systems, case flow management, or digital case management processes within the justice sector is required. Experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitating consultative processes desirable.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Law, Public Policy, Development Studies, Criminology, Social Sciences, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields, combined with at least two (2) additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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