Reintegration Analyst – UNDP jobs in Nigeria

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Organizational context

The insurgency driven conflict in the Lake Chad Basin, including Northeast of Nigeria has been longstanding and has caused undesirable consequences in terms of loss of lives, created multi-tiered intergenerational grievances, destroyed socio-cultural and socio-economic systems, and remains a threat to immediate, medium, and long-term transformation of the affected territories in Nigeria, including Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. Borno has seen a significantly higher impact and the insurgency there has gone through a variety of phases and is marked by cycles that are connected with several factors.

By September 2021, the insurgency in Northeast of Nigeria had taken an unprecedented turn leading to large number of individuals exiting the conflict and presenting themselves to security authorities, largely in Borno State, but also in neighboring countries. Moreover, sustaining this momentum of exits presents challenges to effective process of handling and treatment of the individuals led by government authorities and ensuring their reintegration into communities amidst an ongoing conflict, an internal displacement situation and significant intergenerational grievances stemming from the longstanding conflict.

As a response to the mass exits, in November 2021, the State Government of Borno, passed a “Policy on Community-Based Reconciliation and Reintegration” premised on the Vision for long term transformation of the State to contribute to peace and stability. This is a multi-pronged process, featuring State and Federal Government cooperation’s (Including with Military and Security Institutions) in receiving, processing, managing the caseload of those in the hands of authorities. The policy presents several mutually reinforcing directions for a State-driven process namely: a) a locally driven political process; b) screening, profiling deradicalization and rehabilitation; c) a community-oriented reintegration process and d) reconciliation, healing and the long-term transformation plan and regional priorities under the Regional Stabilization Strategy for the Lake Chad Basin.

UNDP is supporting the Federal and State Government to make operational these approaches through various channels aligned with implementation of the Regional Stabilization Facility – Nigeria window, which is operating in some of the locations that have been identified for reintegration. Thus, at the same time supporting alignment with the national/international principles and UNDP policy orientations for effective implementation of community-based reconciliation and reintegration. To this background, the UNDP seeks to recruit a Reintegration Analyst to  the Reconciliation and Social Cohesion unit in the NE Sub-office.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Community Engagement Specialist, the Reintegration Analyst works to enhance the development and effectiveness of UNDP Reintegration and Social Cohesion unit by strengthening implementation of reconciliation and social cohesion project activities. Specifically, the Reintegration Analyst is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of Reintegration and Social Cohesion unit in North-East Nigeria Sub-Office through the implementation of reintegration and social cohesion, policies and strategies across programmes and projects; design detailed implementation plan of identified interventions, including potential implementing partners, methodologies, and coordination mechanisms, in accordance with UNDP’s rules and regulations. S/he will be responsible for the overall implementation of UNDP-specific RSC component of work of partners and counterparts about the management of reintegration activities in communities of reintegration in Northeast Nigeria.

Scope of Work:

Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist and direct supervision of the Community Engagement Specialist and in close collaboration with the Reintegration and social cohesion team Project Team in the Sub-Office, the Reintegration Analyst will be responsible for the overall implementation, led and coordinate the UNDP-specific RSC project and community engagement activities. The Reintegration Analyst will work closely with the State Government, UN agencies, and CSOs operating in the project areas, and perform the following specific tasks:

Reintegration and Community Engagement:

• Collect and conduct desk review on the relevant data and research documents;
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and multi-sector/perception assessment of the Reintegration dynamics and priority reconciliation and social cohesion needs in the communities;
• Facilitate focal group discussions with local and displaced populations in the communities;
• Identify and establish community consultation groups, including vulnerable target population (including women, disability, etc.) to design an effective structure of dialogue platform;
• Promote consultations with relevant parties to identify the need gaps and UNDP’s entry points for catalytic effects for the Reintegration and social cohesion unit and Stabilization Facilities and other NE integrated recovery projects.

Project Management:

The NPSA holder will directly report to the Community Engagement Specialist, under the reconciliation and social cohesion Unit.

Competencies

Core Competencies

• Achieve Result: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline;
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements;
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback;
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible;
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident;
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships;
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Direction & Strategy

• System Thinking
  • Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

Business Development

• Knowledge Facilitation
  • Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally.

Business Management

• Partnership Management
  • Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies

2030 Agenda

• Recovery Solutions and Human Mobility
  • Reintegration (Refugees/IDPs)

Technical

• Reintegration and Reconciliation programming
  • Ability to prepare concepts, projects and analytical reports Reconciliation, socio-economic reintegration and social cohesion: concepts and practical application.

Requirements:

Minimum education requirements:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social/Political Science, International Development, Conflict Resolution, and Peace-building or related field or;
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Up to 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 2 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional working experience in social development, community development, or poverty reduction is required.

Required Skills:

• Experience on community mobilization, engagement and social cohesion, addressing issues of community development and/or early recovery;
• Proficiency in usage of computers, office software packages and advance project management software as well as in handling of web-based management system.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section:

• Experience in DDRR, Reconciliation and Conflict resolution is desired;
• Demonstrated experience and good knowledge of community-based reintegration in Northeast Nigeria is desired;
• Experience in social cohesion and peacebuilding is desired;
• Experience in post conflict environment is a strong advantage. Knowledge of socio-economic, culture, and community development issues in the North-East Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin region is an asset;
• Proven experience in result-based reporting, public relations/communication;
• Prior experience on monitoring and evaluation is an asset.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required;
• The ability to communicate effectively in Kanuri, Hausa, or any other local language spoken in the NE region is required;
• Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

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