United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Jobs in Abuja for Experienced Consultants
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Job Title: National Consultant to Revise Three Bills before National Assembly and Facilitate Relevant Workshops
Location: Abuja with Travels to other Locations as may be required, NIGERIA
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: National Consultant
Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 19-Dec-2016
Duration of Initial Contract: 60 Working days each for 2 Consultants
Expected Duration of Assignment: 60 Working days within the period of 6 Months (December 2016 - May 2017)
Slot: 2
Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultants’ services are sought for purposes of ensuring
the passing into law of the Anti-Torture, Community Service and Prisons
amendment bills by providing support in facilitating workshops in
support of revising, representing and passing of those bills.
- The revision becomes necessary in view of the innovations
introduced in the relevant areas by the Administration of Criminal
Justice (ACJ) Act 2015.
- The consultants will also attend public hearings and provide
support to other activities as may be required by project partners in
support of the successful reintroduction and passing of the said bills
into law.
- The passing of the community service bill into law will give
strength to the provisions of the ACJA on community service and
non-custodial sentences thus helping to reduce the use of incarceration
as the first line of punishment for offenders Furthermore, the
successful passing of these bills into law will further enhance the
implementation of the ACJ Act around which sensitization events are
already being organized to create awareness and ownership.
- The consultants will develop guidelines for the implementation
of community service schemes as outlines in the ACJA which will help
the Chief Judge and the Federal Capital Territory Administration to
implement the system effectively.
- This will contribute to the project’s broad objective of
enhancing legislative and policy framework for the justice sector
institutions and ensuring efficient, effective and accessible justice
system.
Specific tasks of the assignment
- Under the direct supervision of and consultation with the
Project Coordinator and relevant project staff directly responsible for
this component, the consultants shall perform the following
substantive duties and responsibilities:
- Provide support to the Nigerian Law Reform Commission and
relevant government agencies to revise and hold consultations on the
Anti-Torture Bill, Community Service Bill and Prisons Amendment Bill
that is currently before the National of assembly;
- Develop high standard Advocacy tools and facilitate workshops
to elicit wide stakeholder support and input to each of the draft bills
;
- Organise and facilitate 3 technical meetings with relevant
stakeholders including at the National Assembly with a view to
identifying and filling gaps in the bills as they are and identifying
sponsors and garnering support for the passing into law of the bills.
- Organise and facilitate sensitization workshop for relevant stakeholders on the basis of the draft bills developed; and
- Assist the Project Coordinator in providing strategic and
expert advice on possible interventions for the onward adoption and
passing into law of the anti-torture and prisons amendment bill and the
adoption of the community service bill by the Project Focal States’
Houses of Assemblies.
- At all times, the consultants are required to provide UNODC
with access to intermediate outputs of the consultancy s as outlined
below In addition to submission of the work products, the consultants
will report on a weekly basis to the Project Coordinator on the status
of works through a means which is deemed convenient.
Competencies:
- Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills in English;
- Excellent expreience on issues affecting criminal justice system especially familiarity with reforms;
- Strong organizational awareness,client orientation and government advisory skills;
- Good drafting and reporting skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- An advanced Degree in Law, Criminology, Political or Social
Science, Criminal Justice, International Relations, Public
Administration, or related field;
- A first level-University Degree in related fields in
combination with additional years of qualifying experience may be
accepted in lieu of an advanced University degree.
Experience:
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional
experience in the Justice Sector especially familiarity with reforms
processes in a multi-cultural setting;
- 10 years of experience of working in the relevant area (Justice Sector Reforms, legal or research work);
- Proven experience and knowledge of the Nigerian criminal justice system;
- A good understanding of the social, economic, political and
historical trend underpinning Nigeria Justice Administration of
Criminal Justice Reform in essential.
- Previous experience with the United Nations System, European
Union funded projects or other international organisations would be an
asset;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages.
Language:
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: National Consultant to Facilitate States Level Revision and Adoption of Laws and Policies
Location: Abuja with Travels to other Locations as may be required, NIGERIA
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 19-Dec-2016
Duration of Initial Contract: 60 Working days each for 2 Consultants
Expected Duration of Assignment: 60 Working days within the period of 6 Months (December 2016 - May 2017)
Slot: 2
Duties and Responsibilities
Purpose of the assignment:
- Since the passing into law of the Administration of Criminal
Justice Act in 2015, many issues relating to its effective
implementation have arisen. One is the need to implement the community
service sentences as provided for by the law and support States in
implementing at least one activity in their action plan for justice
sector reform. There is also the long standing issue of prison
congestion and the great need to come up with strategies for addressing
the issue.
- The consultancy is designed to provide technical expertise and
support to the revision and re-submission of the anti-torture bill,
community service bill and prisons amendment bill as well as assist with
the formatting and drafting of the States Action Plans in readiness for
printing.
- The consultants will also support the states to implement
activities relating to reduction of pretrial detention. There is also
need to access the degree of implementation of the Jail Delivery System
in three States (Benue, Lagos, Cross River state (eg regularity of
hearings or sittings by Judges.)
- Mode of implementation of delivery (selection of cases, place of
sittings including conduciveness etc),Identification of probable
constraints; Appraise whether or not measure is still desirable or
appropriate in present circumstances and make suggestions towards
improving the program if still found desirable.
- Overall impact of the program in meeting the objective of the ACJ Laws-through collation of various data in each state
- Identification and appraisal of any other existing complementary
measures, in line with the ACJ laws and make recommendations on the way
forward including practical suggestions and recommendations on best
practices in the implementation of the ACJ BILL for speedy conclusion of
trial.
- Organize and facilitate a chief judge’s forum on the adoption
and implementation of ACJ laws, Sentencing Guidelines and the
recommended Prison de-congestion activities
Specific tasks to be performed by the consultant:
- Under the supervision of the Project coordinator and working
closely with the National Project Officer Coordination, Policy
Institutions and Legislation and in direct consultation with the project
team, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Support the project to organize and facilitate reform teams and other activities
- Provide drafting and technical support to the States Reform
teams to finalize and formally adopt their State action plan for
implementation.
- Assessing the degree of implementation of the Jail Delivery
System in each state (eg regularity of hearings or sittings by Judges.)
- Organize two workshop for relevant stakeholders to advocate for
adoption and implementation of, identified, best practices in line with
the ACJ laws
- Organize and facilitate a chief judges forum on the adoption and
implementation of ACJ laws, Sentencing Guidelines and the recommended
Prison de-congestion activities
- Perform other related duties as required in support of project implementation.
- Expected tangible and measurable output(s)/deliverable(s) and Schedule of Payments:
Deliverables
A.) Output:
- Assessing the degree of implementation of the Jail Delivery
System in each state (eg regularity of hearings or sittings by Judges.)
- Number of working Days - 15 Days - Schedule of Payment - 25%
B.) Output:
- Drafting and technical support provided for the and revision and
finalization of six strategic Action Plans in readiness for printing,
adoption and implementation by States indicating the priorities of the
State with budget, time lines and expected outcome.
- Number of working Days - 15 Days - Schedule of Payment - 25%
C.) Output:
- Organize and facilitates two workshop for relevant stakeholders
to advocate for adoption and implementation of, identified, best
practices in line with the ACJ laws.
- Number of working Days - 15 Days - Schedule of Payment - 25%
D.) Output:
- Organize and facilitate a chief judge’s forum on the adoption
and implementation of ACJ laws, Sentencing Guidelines and the
recommended Prison de-congestion activities
- Number of working Days - 10 Days - Schedule of Payment - 16.67%
E.) Output:
- Prepare and submit reports and a final report containing all the activities implemented.
- Number of working Days - 5 Days - Schedule of Payment - 8.33%
Competencies
- Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills in English;
- Excellent experience on issues affecting criminal justice system especially familiarity with reforms;
- Strong organizational awareness,client orientation and government advisory skills;
- Good drafting and reporting skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- An advanced Degree in Law, Criminology, Criminal Justice,
International Relations, Public Administration, Public Health, Political
or Social Science or related field;
- A first level-University Degree in related fields in combination
with additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu
of an advanced University degree.
Experience:
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional
experience in Prison Service or Justice Sector especially familiarity
with reforms;
- 10 years of experience of working in the relevant area (Justice Sector Reforms, legal or research work);
- Proven experience and knowledge of the Nigerian criminal justice system;
- Previous experience with the United Nations System, European
Union funded projects or other international organisations would be an
asset;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages.
Language:
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position
Application Deadline 7th December, 2016.