Knowledge Management Consultant

Contract

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Background

UN Women is the United Nations agency responsible for promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide. In Nigeria, UN Women has been active since 2004, working closely with the Nigerian government, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women through key thematic areas such as Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW), Women Political Empowerment (WPE), Women Economic Empowerment (WEE), Women, Peace and Security (WPS) towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.

One of the key targets of SDG 5 is the elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) which is a human rights violation and public health concern and a ubiquitous phenomenon that has cross-cutting implications for the actualization of women’s rights and achieving gender equality. UN Women has been collaborating with various government, non-government institutions, and communities to implement multi-sectoral interventions towards the elimination of VAWG and address its root causes and manifestations.

The Joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative in Nigeria aims to support a Nigeria where all women and girls, particularly the most vulnerable, live a life free from violence and harmful practices. The vision is being realized by addressing the linkages between sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices with related aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights as a cross-cutting theme. The focus has been on prevention efforts, particularly addressing the root causes of gender-based violence and harmful practices (child marriage and FGM) against women and girls; and ensuring access to inclusive, timely, and quality services for victims and survivors with a vibrant CSOs and women's movement. The geographical scope is vertical, supporting interventions at federal, state, and community levels and horizontally across 5+1 focus states of Lagos, Sokoto, FCT, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Cross River, and the FCT.

Since 2019, UN Women as one of the UN agencies on the Initiative has been leveraging on multi-stakeholder partnerships, collaborating with CSOs, private sector and government institutions at federal, state and community levels to implement activities towards achieving the existence and enforcement of non-discriminatory laws and policies to address SGBV, HP and promote SRHR; strengthened institutions to design and implement multi-sectoral response; communities, including community gatekeepers such as traditional and religious leaders, men and boys, community structures and champions, are mobilized and engaged to transform social norms and attitudes towards prevention of violence and harmful practices against women and girls; women and girls’ capacity with regards their rights to wellbeing is strengthened by addressing barriers to facilitate timely access to acceptable and quality essential services; and empowered women’s rights groups and civil society organizations(CSOs) are better able to advocate, influence and advance programming on EVAWG and HP.

The consultant will report to the Deputy Representative of UN Women Nigeria CO to undertake the tasks itemized below. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Spotlight Initiative team and the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at UN Women to ensure the successful implementation of the assignments.

Duties and Responsibilities

UN Women has collaborated with and supported various partners to develop knowledge products such as policy briefs, training manuals, toolkits, testimonials, awareness campaign materials, assessment reports, advocacy templates, etc. to support capacity building, disseminate best practices, guide decision-making, and to plan and execute project interventions. In a bid to engender continuous use and phase-over of the knowledge products to other relevant stakeholders towards advancing decision-making and future programme development relating to the elimination of violence against women and girls post-Spotlight implementation.

UN Women is seeking the expertise of a qualified consultant to collate and build a well-organized repository of products developed through the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative. The Consultant will further support the drafting and review of donor and country office reports related to the Spotlight Initiative. This process is intended to streamline the knowledge products, making it easier for organizations to make informed decisions.

The consultant will work closely with UN Women to deliver on the following elements:

a. Collate and oversee a repository of knowledge products and lessons learned developed by UN Women and partners throughout the life cycle of the Spotlight Initiative ensuring cross-country office dissemination and awareness of SI KM products

b. Provide substantive inputs to donor and country office annual reports as they align with the Spotlight Initiative and wider Ending Violence Against Women thematic area

c. In collaboration with communications colleagues, outline and support dissemination plan of knowledge products developed within the Spotlight Initiative products including with civil society organisations, government, donor partners and the private sector

d. Support lessons learned and monitoring and evaluation exercises in collaboration with UN Women M&E team and the Spotlight Initiative PMU with the verification of the data in the reports submitted by UN Women‘s implementing partners on the Spotlight Initiative

e. Provide all completed final products, tools, datasets, infographics, and raw .indd files to UN Women. The consultant will be required to maintain an audit trail of the feedback from UN Women and provide a response on how they were addressed.

Deliverable

Timeframe

Deliverable 1: Collate, oversee and handover a repository of knowledge products and lessons learned developed by UN Women and partners throughout the life cycle of the Spotlight Initiative ensuring cross-country office dissemination and awareness of SI KM products

October – December 2023

Deliverable 2: Provide substantive inputs to donor and country office annual reports as they align with the Spotlight Initiative and wider Ending Violence Against Women thematic area

October – December 2023

Deliverable 3: Outline and support dissemination plan of knowledge products developed within the Spotlight Initiative including with civil society organisations, government, donor partners and the private sector

October – December 2023

Deliverable 4: Support lessons learned and monitoring and evaluation exercises in collaboration with UN Women M&E team and the Spotlight Initiative PMU with the verification of the data in the reports submitted by UN Women‘s implementing partners on the Spotlight Initiative

October – December 2023

Deliverable 5: Provide all completed final products, tools, datasets, infographics, and raw .indd files to UN Women.

October – December 2023

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Strong competencies in programme formulation, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation

• Strong experience on knowledge and communications management

• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
• Strong knowledge of the ICT, including desktop publishing
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategies

Required Skills and Experience

Recruitment Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in knowledge and information management, social science and arts related discipline
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage

Experience:

• At least five years experience working on issues of gender-based violence, gender equality and women’s rights, human rights and or global development
• Proven experience in knowledge management consulting, with a track record of successful projects.
• Excellent communication and training facilitation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset;

Notes:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality, and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW, and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity, and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)