International Consultant - PSCF Assessment at Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary

Duties and Responsibilities
The Consultant will carry out the following tasks:

• Design a work methodology with timelines for the consultative process with relevant national, regional, international stakeholders as well as civil society organizations and academia;
• Review previous progress reports on the implementation of the PSC Framework and related documents;
• Undertake travels in and/or conduct online engagements with, as appropriate, signatory countries in the region;
• Conduct an updated and comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of the PSC Framework, including the commitments by signatory countries and the role of the Guarantor Institutions, as well as the functioning of the governance mechanisms of the PSC Framework;
• Produce a high-quality and detailed report entailing key findings and forward-looking recommendations/actions for the revitalization of the PSC Framework, including entry points for the effective participation of women and youth in existing monitoring mechanisms.
• Participate in a retreat with signatory countries and other stakeholders to present the findings of the report and incorporate additional inputs as may be required.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Political Science, International Relations, Social Science, Law, Security Studies, or a related field is required.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree in combination with five additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Experience working on the Great Lakes region is required;
• Experience working on regional peace and security mechanisms in a conflict or post-conflict setting is required;
• Experience in mediation/facilitation, political negotiations or dialogue processes is desirable;
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to build trusted working relationships with stakeholders and external actors, is required;
• Experience in conducting/guiding evaluations is required;
• Strong analytical and writing skills is required

Languages

1. English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
2. For this Consultancy, fluency in English and French (written and spoken) is required.