Consultant for Re-entry Guidelines DomesticationNew

UNICEF seeks a national consultant in Abuja to help Kwara State domesticate national re-entry guidelines for pregnant and married adolescent girls. The consultant will review policy, convene stakeholders, develop a state implementation framework and establish monitoring, referral and tracking mechanisms. The assignment advances inclusive education, gender equality, child rights and

• Review national guidelines and Kwara State policies, laws and institutional frameworks
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations and a state-level domestication workshop
• Adapt national guidelines into a Kwara State re-entry framework
• Develop monitoring, reporting, referral and tracking mechanisms
• Support validation and finalization with Kwara State and UNICEF
• Produce final signed-off re-entry guideline documents

• Advanced university degree in education, gender studies, social policy, public policy, development studies, sociology, law, international development or a related field
• At least five years of experience in education policy development, gender and education, adolescent development or child protection
• Fluency in English

• Knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent education developments
• Experience with UN agencies or international development agencies
• Ability to provide practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence

• Education policy
• Stakeholder consultation
• Policy development
• Gender equality
• Inclusive education
• Child safeguarding