Qualifications/special skills

• Master’s or equivalent in political science, international development, conflict studies, peacebuilding, public policy, environment or a related field is required.
  
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience in governance, peacebuilding, climate security or environmental peacebuilding is required.
  
• Experience working within the Somali institutional landscape, with a strong understanding of local political dynamics, social structures, and decision‑making environments is required
  
• Demonstrated ability to advise teams on context-sensitive approaches and provide insight into local administrative and community engagement processes is desired.
  
• Experience of working on policy formulation and leading consultative processes with institutional stakeholders and communities, facilitating workshops and trainings is desired
  

• Support policy processes and provide technical governance and environmental peacebuilding inputs to ongoing policy processes;
  
• Contribute to development of an implementation framework to support state and local structures;
  
• Co-design trainings and workshops with partners for delivery at the Federal and State level;
  
• Participate in consultations and technical discussions with UNEP, government counterparts, and NGOs;
  
• Contribute to technical inputs on governance and climate security and assist in developing training materials with partners.
  
• The consultant will also participate in consultations and contribute to targeted capacity-strengthening activities.
  
• Support the team in strengthening collaboration and alignment with the relevant ministries and other government entities
  
• Support the Programme Manager in securing necessary government approvals, permits, and endorsements for program activities and UNEP operations in Somalia.