Consultant – Government Stakeholder Mapping
Nigeria INGO Forum (NIF) was founded in 2014, it is an alliance of international NGOs providing humanitarian and development assistance in Nigeria. Starting with 14 members in 2014, we have now grown to fifty four (54) members and nine (9) observers. All our members and observers have physical presence in Nigeria and are legally operating in the country. With the scale-up as a result of the increased needs and corresponding global, political, and financial attention that north-east Nigeria received since 2016, it is now more important than ever to have a collective voice when addressing critical challenges. While our members are international NGOs, NIF commits to strengthening relationships, linkages, and collaborative efforts where appropriate with existing national NGO platforms and entities.
- The Nigerian INGO Forum (NIF) was formed on 2014 to facilitate the coordination and cooperation of humanitarian and development INGO’s and between INGO’s and external stakeholders including Government of Nigeria, Nigerian civil society, UN agencies, diplomatic actors, and donors.
- In response to the escalation of conflict in the north-east and increase in humanitarian needs, as well as presence of operational actors, the INGO Forum established a sub office in Maiduguri, Borno State to facilitate coordination, advocacy, and external stakeholder engagement. With INGOs also decentralising senior decision making to operations in the field, the imperative to facilitate information sharing to address duplications and gaps, strengthen quality of responses, advocate for the rights of affected populations, and ensure INGO leadership in operational level decision-making entities.
- NIF exists to facilitate members’ collective action in the principled and effective delivery of much needed assistance to save and improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people.
- To this end, NIF provides a coordinated approach through which INGOs, the Government of Nigeria (GoN), the UN, donors and other external stakeholders can exchange information, shared expertise, and establish guidelines for a more coordinated, efficient, and effective use of aid resources in Nigeria.
- INGOs engagement with government actors is critical to achieve NIF purpose – both in terms of facilitating INGOs operational environment and advocating collectively for those whom we support.
- With the increase in number of impediments to humanitarian access, both of bureaucratic/legal/administrative nature, and prompted by the military driven by the negative misconceptions and the lack of understanding of the way humanitarian organisations work, there have been an increased need to:
- Recognise all relevant government stakeholders and their mandates
- Engage with a broader representation of government actors to increase information sharing and advocacy.
- This approach would equally support an increased INGOs engagement with the government to improve living conditions of IDPs and the vulnerable population at broader.
- To this end, NIF is recruiting a consultant to support in the development of strategic government stakeholders mapping and government engagement workplan.
Mapping of Government Stakeholders relevant in the humanitarian response in both Federal and State Levels (BAY states and Northwest States) and development of engagement Strategy:
- Map the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (including security) relevant for humanitarian (and development) response in Nigeria at the Federal level and at
- State level for the BAY and Northwest States.
- Detail the mandate of each government stakeholder and provide contacts for entry points of engagement.
- Develop a strategy on how to best undertake engagement with the various levels of government stakeholders for NIF staff and members.
- NIF is able to provide office space for the consultant in both its office in Abuja and Maiduguri, should it be needed.
- Expenses, including but not limited to accommodation, food, phone credit, local transport, are to be included in the consultant(s) proposed daily rate.
Equipment:
- The consultant(s) will be expected to work off their own laptop and/or phone.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their proposals to: jadejo@ingoforum.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.