Local Consultant - Specialized Technical Consultancy for Advising Municipalities in Pernambuco on the Development of Municipal Plans for Crime and Violence Prevention
Organizational Context
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Brazil is seeking a Local Consultant to provide specialized technical consultancy. This role will advise municipalities in Pernambuco on developing municipal plans for crime and violence prevention, aligning with UNODC's objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide expert technical support to ten selected municipalities in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the development of comprehensive municipal plans for crime and violence prevention. The consultant will facilitate a participatory planning process, ensuring plans are contextually relevant and aligned with national and international frameworks. This involves engaging with municipal managers, analyzing local demands and existing initiatives, and contributing to the creation of actionable plans that promote safety and citizenship, ultimately supporting the UNODC's mission in the region and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Responsibilities
The consultant will establish contact with municipal focal points and mobilize them for engagement with the UNODC team. Responsibilities include reviewing institutional documents and diagnostic assessments, identifying local demands and ongoing initiatives, and systematizing strategic elements for plan development. The role involves providing technical support for in-person visits, proposing a participatory methodological framework, and facilitating municipal adherence to partnerships for crime and violence prevention. Additionally, the consultant will provide technical input for articulation, mobilization, and awareness-raising strategies, plan technical visits, and contribute to training course development, including content design and demand identification.
Work Experience
Limited professional experience is required in social research; design, implementation, evaluation, and/or monitoring of public policies, particularly in areas of drugs, public security, crime and violence prevention, social assistance, social urbanism, or urban management. Proven research experience using qualitative and quantitative methods, and experience drafting technical reports are also required.
Skills
Social research, public policy design/implementation/evaluation/monitoring, crime and violence prevention, social assistance, urban management, qualitative and quantitative research methods, technical report writing, articulation, mobilization, awareness-raising, facilitation of participatory processes.