Call for Consultants at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Project Description

Reinforcing the UK-Nigeria partnership against modern slavery, The Stamping out Trafficking in Nigeria (SoTiN) is a 4-year DFID Nigeria programme which aims to change or reduce the behaviours, attitudes, and social norms in Edo State.

Purpose

The SoTiN Programme is looking for consultants to carry out the below work in Benin City over a period of 10 working days.

In order to implement tailored, responsive and effective technical assistance and engagement with Government Institutions & Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) through the SoTiN programme there is need to assess the existing capacities, identify where gaps exists or areas that require strengthening and adopt a continuous quality improvement mechanism for improved service delivery and enhanced state level response.

Broadly, the objectives of the Stakeholders Mapping and Needs Assessment includes but is not limited to the following:

• Increase understanding of the specific context of human trafficking and unsafe migration response in Edo State 
• Identify existing capacity gaps in the current human trafficking and unsafe migration response in Edo State
• Determine the technical assistance requirement for potential strengthening of Government Institutions and MDAs in Edo State 
• Inform evidence-based decision making and contribute to program risk management and operational theory of change

Scope of Work

In delivering this task, successful candidates will undergo training on the methodology and tools for conducting such needs assessment before proceeding for field engagements with the target Government institutions and MDAs in Edo State.
Under the supervision of the SoTiN Government Policy and Technical Lead, the individual consultants will facilitate the conduct of participatory needs assessment/reviews for Government Institutions and MDAs in Edo State. Conduct Key Informant Interviews (KII) with selected Government officials in the state.

The individual consultants will complete and submit the Needs Assessment templates and a summary field process report.

In pursuit of the above, applications are invited from suitably qualified short-term technical assistants (STTA) to support the conduct of needs assessment for Government Institutions, Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDAs) in Edo State, Nigeria.

Required Qualifications:

The applicants should possess the following:

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Social sciences, Arts, Law or Development Studies, a master’s degree will be an added advantage
• Background and relevant experience in research not less that 3 years.
• Be conversant with the prevailing context of human trafficking and unsafe migration
• Background and relevant experience in data collection and field research of at least 3 years
  Have a strong analytical and report writing skills