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UNDP has been in Nigeria since the country became independent in 1960 providing capacity building and policy development support to the Federal Government of Nigeria in areas of Governance & Peace Building, Inclusive growth and Sustainable Development. UNDP continues to support, the government in the preparation of the second National Implementation P...
Job ID: 35805
Practice Area - Job Family: Management - PROGRAMME
Grade: G5
Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension
Background
UNDP Nigeria has established a Knowledge Hub to enhance its ability to make timely and evidence-based interventions, particularly in areas of Preventing and Responding to Violent Extremism, conflict prevention and human security. A new type of ‘development intelligence gathering’, i.e. continuous monitoring and data collection, is crucial to inform UNDP’s work for early warning, adjust interventions to maximize preventive efforts and initiate new thematic approaches. Trend analyses and ad-hoc policy briefs will also inform interventions of UNDP’s development partners in this field.
Through harnessing the potential offered by both old and new sources of data, it is UNDP’s hope that the accuracy and precision of its development responses are increased and a strong foundation for meaningful public policy making, efficient resource allocation and effective public service delivery is created. The Knowledge Hub is set up to sustain UNDP Nigeria’s evidence-base regarding root causes of insecurity and violent extremism, Small Arms proliferation as well as strategic interventions of the CO and further develop this evidence base through the establishment of a database of ‘development intelligence’, made available for the UN Country Team in Nigeria and other development partners.
The ultimate objective of the Knowledge Hub is to harness data, including real time data, for development through providing evidence-based intelligence that can be translated to meaningful policies and planning for development impact.
The Knowledge Hub consists of three complementary Units that work in mutual complementarity, cross-pollination and strong collaboration, which is required because of the highly specialized individual expertise in each of the units.
Data Analysis Unit, which will focus on collection of primary data, establishment and maintenance of a database of ‘development intelligence’, the analysis of the data collected as well reporting of the results. This unit will include five data analysts specializing in the following areas; big data, GIS/geospatial analysis, visualisation, survey methodology and econometrics/social sciences.
Reporting & Programming Unit, which will produce reports and tools using primary data collected into ongoing and future programming of the entire UN Country Team in the domains of PVE, conflict prevention and human security.
Partnerships Unit, which will manage strategic partnerships with third party (local) researchers throughout Nigeria, as well as with local and international (academic) institutions for quality assurance of the knowledge products.
At present, UNDP Knowledge Hub seeks to recruit a Programme Assistant to carry out support functions for the Unit. The Project Assistant will be recruited by UNDP and will be reporting directly to the UNDP Knowledge Hub Coordinator.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Knowledge Hub Coordinator and in close collaboration with the Unit in the CO, the Programme Assistant will perform the following functions:
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