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 for the development of municipal plans for crime and violence prevention. The role involves engaging with municipal focal points, supporting participatory planning, and contributing to training and project coordination activities under the supervision of the UNODC Pernambuco Project Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Establish contact with the focal points of the ten previously selected municipalities in Pernambuco.
• 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 municipalities.
• Identify and systematize local demands, ongoing initiatives, and strategic elements to inform municipal prevention plans.
• Provide technical support to planning and implementation of official visits to municipalities.
• Propose and systematize a participatory methodological planning framework aligned with relevant programs and SDGs.
• Support municipalities' adherence to partnership with the Government of Pernambuco for crime and violence prevention.
• Provide technical input to strategies for articulation, mobilization, and awareness-raising regarding the Prevention Plan.
• Plan and implement design and logistical strategy for periodic technical visits to municipalities.
• Participate and contribute technically to in-person seminars under the Project.
• Conduct virtual mentoring meetings with municipal partners.
• Participate in strategic meetings with Pernambuco state secretariats and other partners.
• Provide technical support to UNODC Project Coordination related to municipalities.
• Contribute to the development of training courses, including content design and identification of demands.

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
• Project Coordination

Languages

Portuguese, English, French