Result of Service

DELIVERABLE 1: Report containing the partial version of the last five municipal prevention plans. Each partial plan shall include the overall objective, specific objectives, expected results, and the consolidated record of the problem tree and objectives tree. DELIVERABLE 2: Report containing the final five completed municipal prevention plans, developed in a participatory manner. Each plan shall present the overall and specific objectives, those responsible for implementation, targets, estimated financial investments, and monitoring indicators.

Work Location

Home-based with travel

Expected duration

19.11-31.12.2026

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the UNODC Pernambuco Project Coordinator in Brazil, the consultant will provided technical support and contribute to the following activities:

Establish contact with the focal points of the ten previously selected municipalities, namely: Olinda, Moreno, Vicência, Surubim, Toritama, Serra Talhada, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pesqueira and São Lourenço da Mata.
Support actions aimed at mobilizing municipalities to participate in an in-person meeting with the UNODC team, with the objective of presenting the initiative, aligning expectations, and promoting engagement;
Review UNODC institutional and operational documents, as well as the diagnostic assessments provided for the ten designated municipalities; and, based on technical exchanges with municipal managers, identify and systematize the main local demands, ongoing initiatives (such as campaigns, projects, or programs), and strategic elements to inform the development of municipal prevention plans;
Provide technical support to the planning and implementation of the first official in-person visits to the ten municipalities, with the aim of strengthening dialogue, ensuring clarity regarding initiatives, and local needs;
Propose and systematize a participatory methodological planning framework for the technical advisory services, informed by the specific contexts and identified demands of the municipalities, and aligned with the objectives of the “Together for Safety” (Juntos pela Segurança) and “Together for Citizenship” (Juntos pela Cidadania) Programs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Provide technical support to actions that facilitate the municipalities’ adherence to the partnership with the Government of the State of Pernambuco for crime and violence prevention;
Provide technical input to implementation of strategies for articulation, mobilization, and awareness-raising in the territories, together with municipal managers, regarding the Prevention Plan;
Plan and implement the design and logistical strategy for periodic technical visits to the municipalities, aimed at strengthening the Project and enabling the continuous collection of information, suggestions, and recommendations;
Participate in and contribute technically to the two in-person seminars planned under the Project;
Conduct at least two virtual mentoring meetings with municipal partners, one collective meeting with all municipalities and one individual meeting with each municipality;
Participate, when required, in strategic meetings with Pernambuco state secretariats and other partners linked to the Project;
Provide technical support to the UNODC Project Coordination in activities related to the municipalities, including participation in internal meetings for validation of deliverables;
Contribute to the development of training courses, particularly in the design of content and in the identification of demands for their implementation.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social science, psychology, law, international relations, or related field is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Limited professional experience in at least one of the following activities: social research; design, implementation, evaluation, and/or monitoring of public policies, especially in the areas of drugs, public security, crime and violence prevention, social assistance, social urbanism, and/or urban management is required. Proven research experience, including the use of qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as experience in drafting technical and academic reports, is required; Professional experience in articulation, mobilization, awareness-raising, or facilitation of participatory processes within the context of social projects and/or public policies, is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in Portuguese is required. Knowledge of another United Nations Language is an advantage.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

Local Consultant – Specialized Technical Consultancy for Advising Municipalities in Pernambuco on the Development of Municipal Plans for Crime and Violence Prevention.