UNDP VACANCY

CAPACITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ON AREA OF SALW CONTROL AND REDUCTION- HOME-BASED WITH POSSIBLE MISSIONS TO RECS HQS AND PILOT COUNTRIES

Location : Abuja, NIGERIA
Application Deadline : 27-May-11
Additional Category Management
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required :
English French
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Jun-2011
Duration of Initial Contract : 30 days (Within a period of 3 months)

Background
The main task of the AU-Regions Steering Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons is to enhance the capacity and harmonize and coordinate the efforts of the AU, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Bodies with a SALW mandate to implement their programmes and enhance cooperation and synergy across the regions to expedite implementation of agreed actions. To this end the Steering Committee developed a continental SALW Strategy and its action plan.

UNDP/RBA developed a project to enhance human security through the development of capacities of regional and sub-regional organizations to control small arms and light weapons, referred to as the Human Security Project. In line with the project’s mandate and to support the implementation of the action plan, a series of capacity needs assessments will be undertaken in four pilot RECs and in one pilot country for each these RECs.

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