Short-Term Technical Assistant (STTA) Support Consultant for Strategic Plan Development at Creative Associates International

Description

• Creative Associates International, Inc., acting on behalf of the Nigeria Northeast Connection in Nigeria is soliciting offers for technical expertise in accordance with the Scope of Work included in Attachment 1, and Creative’s Consultant Agreement Terms and Conditions included in Attachment 2.

Background

• Creative Associates International (Creative) through United States Agency for International Development Nigeria Mission (USAID/Nigeria) funding is implementing the Nigeria Northeast Connection (NE Connection) program: Building Community Resilience to Violent Extremism and Conflict in Northeast Nigeria
• This program aims to strengthen the resilience of communities vulnerable to violent extremist infiltration and conflict in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe (BAY) states in northeast Nigeria.

Program Description

• Program activities will be implemented directly by NE Connection staff or through local actors (i.e., grantees), with close oversight and technical assistance from program staff. In Yobe state Creative has identified Potiskum, Fune, and Damaturu as target Local Government Areas (LGAs) for intervention.
• The objectives of the NE Connection program are to ensure that:
  • Resilience of communities vulnerable to violent extremist infiltration and conflict enhanced.
  • Local capacity to respond to emerging threats developed.
• As earlier presented, the program is implemented primarily through small grants at the community level, designed to address specific problems or requests hinging on learnings and recommendations from quarterly research.  Activity processes are as important as activity outputs in contributing to the program’s strategic goal.  Program objectives are not met solely by performing tasks under an activity, but also through an inclusive locally led process that brings the community together to realize goals and foster positive engagement.

Position Summary

• This position is thus seeking a Short-Term Technical Assistant (STTA) on research and development to provide support to one (1) STTA lead consultant and YOSEMA while developing and disseminate a multiyear early recovery plan and emergency plan, the support consultant will work with specific guidance from the lead consultant while support in gathering the initial data during a workshop session to develop the plan, following the development of the plan, a dissemination meeting will be conducted.
• The STTA Support will be engaged for the period of 50 days while working to support the lead STTA to achieve the project objectives.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The STTA Support-Consultant shall report to Lead STTA Consultant, supervised by the program manager.

Tasks to be Performed
Primary responsibilities of the STTA will include but are not limited to the following:

• To support the lead STTA to coordinate and facilitate 5-day stakeholders meeting with Yobe State Emergency Management Agency and respective implementation partners in Yobe State
• Work with the lead consultant to gather findings and specific relevant data that will feature in the multi-year Early Recovery Plan
• With direct instructions from the lead consultant, coordinate the designing/development of emergency response and Early Recovery Plan that is Yobe Context specific and inclusive of stakeholders’, partners’, and sectoral participation.
• Together with the lead consultant, facilitate linkages to the respective government institutions, Civil Society Organizations, and other stakeholders, for purpose of mobilizing support and development of more sustainable emergency response and Early Recovery Plan.
• Support the lead consultant in coordinating and facilitating technical meetings with relevant stakeholders towards state ownership ofemergency response and Early Recovery Plan.
• Support YOSEMA to come up with sustainable early recovery indicators to enable drive community-based peace initiatives, increase the beneficial relationship required for effective state-citizens engagements – this will be done with specific instructions from the lead consultant
• Work with the lead consultant and provide a draft of the early recovery plan for review and approval
• Support the finalization and production of the Early Recovery Plan
• Work with the lead consultant to facilitate a dissemination session to share findings and the plan itself.
• Write a detail report and submit both electronic and hard copy to the organization.

Results and / or Deliverables

  Desired Skills & Qualifications

• A University Degree in Social Science, Development Studies or related field.
• Have at least 4 years working experience in research and development
• Have evidence of 2-3 years’ experience of past work-related engagement in the (northeast is preferred).
• Familiar with Yobe State social and political context including working of emergency, peace building and resilience settings in the state.
• Experience in providing technical and organizational support and capacity building in emergency, disaster, humanitarian, and recovery phase of post conflict phase.
• In-depth knowledge of northeast crises trend with engagement experience in Yobe State emergency policies and recovery priorities of the current administration.
• Equipped with sufficient level of awareness on: Early Recovery; good understanding of national and state government policies and Lake Chad region awareness.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Good technical facilitation capacity.
• Excellent documentation skill is required.
• Written and spoken fluency in English and Hausa is required.
• Knowledge and understanding of local languages spoken in the project area (Kanuri, and Hausa).

Estimated Total Cost
Daily rate should be around NGN 29, 642