Consultant - Religious and Traditional Leaders Engagement

• Advanced degree in communication studies or communication for development (C4D), behavioral science, social sciences, research, and migration management.
  

Experience

• 6 years or more experience in migration governance/protection (TIP/SoM), social behavior change and Communication for Development (SBC/C4D), and engagement with religious/traditional institutions.
  

• 4 years or more experience in strategic communication and high-level advocacy, particularly with both government and non-government stakeholders and networks as well as proven facilitation experience.
  

• Deep functional knowledge on faith base and cultural context in Nigeria and across the four-implementation state (Edo, Lagos, Delta and Kano).
  

• Previous experience in developing or co-creating Behavior change packages and tool kits.
  

• Previous working experience in migration context across Nigeria.
  

• Strengthen and expand existing religious and traditional leaders' network on TiP/SoM by conducting faith base stakeholder’s mapping.
  

• Institutionalize the network across Edo, Delta, Lagos and Kano by finalizing and adopting the draft roadmap in 4 states.
  

• Establish and or strengthen referral pathways for faith/traditional actors into the NRM as well as other reintegration committees and technical groups, including SOPs.
  

• Co-develop a faith based and culture sensitive behavioral change tools (sermon guides and IEC materials) for both Christian and Muslim faiths, promoting safe and regular migration pathways across these states.
  

• Facilitate one (1) national and four (4) state base traditional and religious leaders led dialogues and community actions with documented outcomes- commitments, referrals, congregation outreach.
  

• Set up feedback loops and knowledge management mechanisms to track sermon uptake, message reach, referrals and community sentiment, and to ensure accountability to affected populations. The specific deliverables are as follows:
  

• Detailed inception report, detailed work plan, and expanded methodology and monitoring indicators.
  

• Stakeholders Mapping report and three key religious leaders' influencers identified and validated, religious and traditional leader’s network packages including finalization of roadmap, governance TOR and secretariat SOPs, through consultation meetings.
  

• Behavior Change Toolkit including sermon guides ready for design and artwork by IOM team; IEC materials-Key messages for posters designs, facilitate process of getting short video or audio messages recorded, achieved through co-creation and validation workshops. Support for youth-based outreaches through faith base platforms and tertiary institutions of learning.
  

• Referral & Protection SOPs; faith-actor SOP aligned to NRM/state services; PSEA annex; training delivered for networks in the 4 states in collaboration with IOM protection team.