Position

Senior expert (Expert in police reform)

Deadline

21/01/2010

Possible starting date

01/03/2010

Duration

35 working days

Global Objective

The overall objective of this assignment is to support the government of Nigeria in the formulation of a justice sector project.

Specific objectives

The specific objective of this assignment is to produce a complete set of project formulation  documents for the EC intervention within the scope of the 10th EDF National Indicative Programme for Nigeria.

Requested profiles

Expert 2: Senior expert (Expert in police reform)

Qualifications and skills:

• Masters Degree in law, social sciences, humanities or related field; or at least 15 years equivalent professional experience in the relevant sector where the expert has no such academic qualification
• 10 years of professional experience in the relevant sector in the case of an expert with a Masters Degree
• Experience in EC programme identification and formulation in developing countries
• Knowledge of EDF programming procedures
• Expertise in problem analysis, stakeholders' analysis and institutional/capacity assessment
• Experience in mainstreaming cross cutting issues of gender, human rights, etc
• Expert in police reform especially developing police training programmes
• Good knowledge of the functioning of the police services especially criminal investigations and forensic services.
• Considerable knowledge and experience of the penal chain and the workings of the justice system in Nigeria an asset
• Full working knowledge of English, as well as excellent report writing and communication skills

Contact person

Alessandro Natali

E-mail

Tel +39 0532 790980 - Fax +39 0532 790231 -

Note

If you are interested in applying for the above positions, please send your CV (EC format) to before 21/01/2010, referring to FWC07 10-229887 v1 Expert 2

Only selected candidate will be contacted