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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria is looking to recruit a consultant for the development of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2027).

The UN organisation is also recruiting candidates for other roles such as national evaluation consultant (Nigerian Nationals Only), national programme officer (Trafficking) and programme analyst – technical coherence officer (Spotlight initiative).

According to the notice on its website, the consultant for the UN sustainable development cooperation framework is expected to collaborate with the Nigerian government, United Nations Country Team (UNCT), Programme Management Team (PMT) and key stakeholders to facilitate the consultation as well as design and drafting.

It said the framework will serve as the next partnership deal between Nigeria and the UN System towards accelerating the achievement of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

The UNDP said the consultant’s tasks include: 

• Desk review and development of Inception Report outlining consultant’s approach to work, action plan and timeline (based on Nigeria’s Roadmap).
• Facilitating the prioritisation and consultation process, including prioritization workshop, additional national consultations with key stakeholders, with a view to produce 3-5 agreed development solutions/strategic priorities shared by the Government and United Nations, framed within the broader landscape of partners.
• Facilitate a visioning exercise to develop a ‘Theory of Change’ against prioritized development solutions/strategic priorities as well as a Results Framework (based on Theory of Change), in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including geographical outreach.

Applicants are expected to have at least a master’s degree in related fields for all the four roles advertised.

They must also have a proven track record of previous work experience in developing published documents or policy briefs with government, development sector or academia; experience in facilitating group discussions, and workshops, among other requirements.

Interested applicants can click on the job titles above for full details or access the application portal via this link.