Vacancy Announcement n° WCARO/003/2019
Title of the post : Individual Consultant
Official Job Title: Individual Consultant Mixed Migration Project
Type of contract: Individual National Consultant
Duration: 03 months
Deadline: 24 May 2019
Duty station: Regional Office for West & Central Africa – Dakar, Senegal
Purpose of consultancy:
WCARO will hire a Consultant to provide technical support on the responsibilities assigned to Regional and Country Offices, for ensuring timely and quality implementation of activities outli-ned in the project document (Mixed Migration Project). Pending the recruitment of the Regional Coordinator, the office plans to recruit a consultant to support the start of the project.
Scope of work:
The Consultant will provide substantive support to the RO as the Mixed Migration Project regio¬nal focal point, ensuring quality and timely implementation of the project activities, outreach, and liaison with Country Offices, regional stakeholders and governments. Specifically the regional coordinator will:
• Work closely with 4Mi and Country Offices for timely and efficient implementation of the pro¬ject
• Support stakeholders mapping in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, in preparation for project implementation and monitoring
• Support the process of recruitment and training of enumerators in countries, and validation of data collection tools
• Oversee the ethical review process and clearance for the project implementation in Niamey (Niger), Bamako (Mali) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
• Contribute substantially to the review and data collection and analysis and write up of the final report as well as provide detailed feedback and edits;
• Ensure that data obtained and analysis are shared and used to engage local and national govern¬ments, as well as regional stakeholders
• Lead the organization of regional program integration workshops in WCARO
• Manage partnerships with governments and key stakeholders to ensure approvals, local and regional engagement.
• Use and build on Owner-ship ‘of the information resulting from the project, as well as produce an early plan for translating the acquired findings into programs and policies
Duration and working schedule:
June – August 2019.
Place where services are to be delivered: Dakar, Senegal.
Delivery dates and how work will be delivered (e.g. electronic, hard copy etc.):
The Consultant will prepare and submit final report at the end of the project (both in French and English).
Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and dead¬line:
• The consultant shall closely work with the CO and 4M1, and provide quarterly reports on the progress of work to the Regional Office and HQ;
• Submit activity reports to the Regional office;
• Adhere fully to UNFPA M&E requirements
Supervisory arrangements:
The Consultant will be supervised by the Regional Technical Advisor on Policy and Data! Expected travel:.
May be required to travel in some of the countries covered by UNFPA WCARO.
Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:
• Advanced degree in demography/ Population data studies/statisties/research or relevant social science;
• Proven research experience in population studies including on Migration;
• Proven experience in population surveys in the context of West and Central Africa
• Proven work experience in project management and/or advocacy
• Excellent communications skills;
• Minimum 10 years of expel ice;
• Familiarity with UNFPA :c areas of population and development;
• Experience working on youth, ace and security is an asset
• Proven experience in organizin, workshops, side events or relevant outreach and advocacy events
Applications including detailed CV, duty filled P11 form, certified copies of academic certificates and cover letter should be sent to the email address at latest by 24 May 2019 with mention of the vacancy number (WCARO N°003/2019) as the subject of the e-mail to facilitate processing.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No application fee is required at UNFPA.
