Overview
Consultancy to develop a Forensic Document Examination Training Manual and a Standard Operating Procedure for travel document examination.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct a desk review of existing documents and international best practices.
- Develop an inception report detailing methodology, workplan, and draft structure.
- Facilitate consultative workshops and stakeholder engagements.
- Map existing document examination procedures and practices.
- Develop the overall structure, format, and outline of the training manual.
- Design and prepare structured instructional content.
- Create practical exercises, case examples, and assessment questions.
- Present the draft manual for review and incorporate feedback.
- Support and facilitate a national validation workshop for the manual.
- Finalize the Forensic Document Examination Training Manual.
- Conduct consultations and interviews with frontline officers and stakeholders.
- Establish the overall framework and structure for the SOP.
- Review and update existing forms, templates, and reporting formats.
- Draft the full SOP, integrating quality assurance and compliance measures.
- Facilitate technical review sessions and incorporate stakeholder inputs.
- Present the draft SOP during a validation workshop.
- Finalize the SOP.
- Design and facilitate a Training of Trainers (ToT) session.
- Develop ToT materials.
- Conduct pre- and post-training assessments.
- Submit a detailed training report.
- Submit a final consultancy report.
Required Experience
- Seven years of experience in forensic document examination or border management.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing SOPs, training materials, and/or curricula.
- Experience conducting ToT sessions or capacity-building programs.
- Extensive work experience in migration protection, counter trafficking, and border and migration governance.
Qualifications
- A master’s degree from an accredited academic institution in Forensic Science, Security Studies, Criminology, or related field.
- A first-level university degree.
