UNDP Jobs - 72483- National Consultant

National Consultant - St. Kitts and Nevis

Location :

UNDP Barbados and the OECS

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

23-Jun-2017

Application Deadline :

02-Jun-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20 days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Strengthening Evidence-based Decision Making for Citizen Security in the Caribbean (CARISECURE) Project seeks expert services to undertake a comparative institutional assessment of national data governance with specific focus on youth crime and violence statistical capacities. An assessment of youth insecurity and juvenile justice systems conducted by the USAID/Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) across the Caribbean, highlighted the lack of standardized data on crime and violence and its causes. While raw data are available in different forms and at different stages of the criminal justice process, there exists wide diversity in how this is generated; the absence of clear and harmonized guidelines; and weak inter-institutional coordination and information sharing.

National consultations and assessments conducted by UNDP in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean also point to four interrelated challenges. These are: deficiency in evidence-based approaches to citizen security policymaking; the lack of reliable and comparable national and regional statistics; weak coordination at national, sub-regional and regional levels; and weak institutional capacities. It is against these challenges that the UNDP through the CARISECURE Project seeks to work with countries across the Eastern and Southern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago) to bolster institutional capacity for evidence-based decision making targeted at youth crime and violence policymaking and programming.

This comparative national institutional and capacity assessment will be undertaken across Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia. It is anticipated that the findings from this comparative assessment will:

Embody a workflow mapping of youth and citizen security data processes to guide greater levels of data gathering by, and sharing among key national authorities and concerned stakeholders.
Foster a reliance by national authorities on data, particularly structured through the CARISECURE-proposed Citizen Security Indicators, to furnish policies on youth crime and violence.
Lead to standardized and harmonized crime and violence data governance standards across the Eastern and Southern Caribbean.

Duties and Responsibilities

The National Consultants (Open to CARICOM Nationals) will perform the following tasks:

Compilation of all relevant information and data to support the finalisation of the Comparative Legal Assessment, which will inform the assessment process for this assignment;
Work in collaboration with the International Consultant to develop a field visit plan for approval by UNDP;
Based on the approved field visit plan, organize meetings with government counterparts and other national and regional counterparts;
Gather contextual information following the methodological guidelines shared by the International Consultant, i.e. present population, relevant criminal statistics, existing authorities responsible for the collection and analysis of citizen security data, among others to inform the Field Visit Plan.
Compilation all the information (diagnoses, studies, articles) from secondary sources to support the desk review being undertaken by the International Consultant;
Participates in meetings site-visits, interviews and focus groups with relevant partners and project beneficiaries as part of the assessment process in collaboration with the International Consultant; and
Provide technical and logistical support as required in the implementation of project activities.

Competencies

Proven track-record working with government departments and civil society counterparts;
Experience in working with governments, donors, non-governmental organizations and international development organizations;
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and work well with diverse people;

Required Skills and Experience

The National Consultant should have the following profile:

Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or Epidemiology or a related field with emphasis in statistical analysis, data quality assurance, violence trends indicators, or a related area; preferably with knowledge of UNDP system or similar regional organisations will be valued;
At least five (5) years of relevant work experience.