Institutional Capacity Development Consultant

Result of Service

1. An inception report with a detailed workplan on delivery of the assignment as well as a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan. 2. A comprehensive report on the needs assessment including a capacity development programme to address the priorities identified. 3. Develop training materials/tools and deliver a three-day in-person regional training workshop on ocean governance-related capacity development convened by the Nairobi Convention Secretariat in the first Quarter of 2027. 4. A comprehensive workshop report on the training workshop.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

7 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP administers the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Coastal and Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The Contracting Parties to the Convention are Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and United Republic of Tanzania. UNEP-The Nairobi Convention, under the “Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme” (SWIOP) requires a consultant to support the project to undertake a structured and comprehensive capacity needs assessment for relevant ocean governance actors and develop a capacity building programme to address these needs. The overall objective of the SWIOP is to contribute to the sustainable, productive, climate-resilient governance and use of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), while Specific Objective 1 (SO1), which will largely be executed by the Nairobi Convention Secretariat, will focus on strengthening regional and national capacities to coordinate and collaborate on shared ocean governance. Specifically, this assignment will contribute to Work Package 2 of Output 1.1 which is focused on supporting regional, sub-regional (e.g., via the RECs) and where appropriate, national entities in their development, adoption and evaluation of ocean / SBE policy and strategy development models and coordinating institutional structures. The consultant will initially identify institutional capacity development needs among the proposed Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (ROGS) implementation structures and prepare a capacity development programme to address these needs throughout the 4-year project timeframe. This will require initial virtual engagement and consultation with the proposed Implementation Platforms as outlined in the ROGS and then preparing and delivering an annual in-person training event to address capacity needs among these regional institutions. In addition, the consultant will engage with the previously established Regional Ocean Governance Task Force with a view to establishing this group as a multi-disciplinary advisory/consultative body to guide ROGS implementation. Under the supervision of Head, Nairobi Convention Secretariat, the consultant will: 1. Develop an inception report with a detailed workplan on delivery of the assignment as well as a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan. 2. Work with the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and ocean governance stakeholders to prepare a comprehensive capacity needs assessment report to support the effective establishment of the proposed implementation structures for the ROGS. The consultant will engage with the various stakeholders virtually to inform the needs assessment. 3. Prepare a comprehensive capacity development programme to address the priorities identified. 4. Prepare training materials/tools for and lead a three-day in-person regional training workshop on ocean governance-related capacity development convened by the Nairobi Convention Secretariat in the first Quarter of 2027. 5. Produce a comprehensive workshop report on the training workshop and update the needs assessment report and capacity development programme with inputs from the workshop.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (a Master's degree or equivalent) in Environmental Governance, Natural Resources Management, Education or similar disciplines is required. A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in complex national and regional multi-stakeholder change processes at the strategic and technical level is required, with at least 4 of those years focused on marine and coastal-related projects. Broad knowledge of key ocean governance topics of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and specific knowledge of the Regional Ocean Governance Strategy is required. Experience engaging and working with relevant WIO ocean governance actors both virtually and in-person is required. Expertise in leading complex regional consultation processes, including virtually; designing robust capacity building programs for stakeholder engagement, dialogue, and collective leadership; preparing, facilitating, and documenting related in-person and/or online trainings; and supporting actors in co-designing and activating implementation structures is required Demonstrated competency in technical writing and critical review of documents is required. Demonstrated ability to work within very short timelines with minimum supervision and still deliver quality assignments is

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in both oral and written English is required. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.