Consultant at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Job description

Closing date: 20 June 2018 - 5:00pm (New York time)

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya, with missions to Somalia

Summary:

The individual consultant will develop a roadmap and a toolkit for ensuring meaningful and inclusive participation of young people in peacebuilding and governance processes and develop and implement an all-inclusive capacity building and empowerment training for young people and ensures communication for impact. This should be carried out using the public narrative approach to connect Somalia youth to a broader set of stories inspiring positive actions and enabling them to articulate the stories.

Qualification and Experience

The consultant must offer the following demonstrated experience, knowledge and competencies, and will be required to have in-depth knowledge of youth and peace-building issues:

• Significant knowledge and experience of youth programming, capacity building and communication;
• Good knowledge of national programmes, principles of peace and state building, and awareness of the role of UN and civil society partners;
• Excellent consultation and involvement skills;
• Recent experience with youth empowerment and participation programmes;
• Sound understanding of the Human Rights Based Approach;
• Considerable experience working on youth issues in fragile contexts;
• Facilitation skills and skills in involvement of diverse and inter-disciplinary stakeholders
• Strong communication and facilitation skills;
• Language skills in English, and preferably Somali;
• Excellent analytical and communication skills;
• Excellent writing and technical skills;
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver holistic capacity building programmes;
• Advanced degree in social sciences and/or international development.

Language requirements:

Fluency in oral and written English is required as well as excellent writing skills. Fluency in Somali or Arabic is desirable.