Local Consultant – Specialized Technical Consultancy for Advising Municipalities in Pernambuco on the Development of Municipal Plans for Crime and Violence Prevention

The consultant will provide technical support to municipalities in Pernambuco, Brazil, for the development of municipal plans for crime and violence prevention. This includes establishing contacts, supporting mobilization actions, reviewing documents, providing technical input, and contributing to training course development.

Responsibilities

• Establish contact with the focal points of the ten previously selected municipalities in Pernambuco, Brazil.
• Support actions aimed at mobilizing municipalities to participate in an in-person meeting with the UNODC team.
• Review UNODC institutional and operational documents and diagnostic assessments for the ten designated municipalities.
• Identify and systematize the main local demands, ongoing initiatives, and strategic elements to inform the development of municipal prevention plans.
• Provide technical support to the planning and implementation of the first official in-person visits to the ten municipalities.
• Propose and systematize a participatory methodological planning framework for technical advisory services.
• Provide technical support to actions facilitating municipalities’ adherence to the partnership with the Government of Pernambuco for crime and violence prevention.
• Provide technical input to implementation of strategies for articulation, mobilization, and awareness-raising in the territories.
• Plan and implement the design and logistical strategy for periodic technical visits to the municipalities.
• Participate in and contribute technically to two in-person seminars planned under the Project.
• Conduct at least two virtual mentoring meetings with municipal partners.
• Participate in strategic meetings with Pernambuco state secretariats and other partners linked to the Project.
• Provide technical support to the UNODC Project Coordination in activities related to the municipalities.
• Contribute to the development of training courses, particularly in content design and identification of demands for implementation.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social science, psychology, law, international relations, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Limited professional experience in at least one of the following activities: social research; design, implementation, evaluation, and/or monitoring of public policies, especially in the areas of drugs, public security, crime and violence prevention, social assistance, social urbanism, and/or urban management is required.
• Proven research experience, including the use of qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as experience in drafting technical and academic reports, is required.
• Professional experience in articulation, mobilization, awareness-raising, or facilitation of participatory processes within the context of social projects and/or public policies, is required.
• Fluency in Portuguese is required.
• Knowledge of another United Nations Language is an advantage.

Skills

• Social Research
• Public Policy Design
• Policy Implementation
• Policy Evaluation
• Policy Monitoring
• Crime Prevention
• Violence Prevention
• Social Assistance
• Urban Management
• Qualitative Methods
• Quantitative Research
• Technical Report Preparation
• Academic report writing
• Participatory Facilitation
• Stakeholder mobilization
• Awareness raising activities
• Training Development

Languages

Portuguese, English, French