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International Consultant on mainstreaming Human Rights in the National Institute of Justice`s training programme .

Vacancy Number: Pr15/01093

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	16 Sep 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Oct 2015
Reference to the project:	Strengthening Technical Capacities of the National Institutions for the Human Rights Protection and Promotion
Expected Duration of Assignment:	October – December 2015 (up to 40 working days)
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" button or at https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=59715 no later than 23:59, 16 September 2015. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail:alexandru.cocirta@undp.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Mr. Alexandru Cocirta.

Background

Promotion and protection of human rights and equality, strengthening justice and development of democratic governance is at the core of the UN work in Moldova. In these areas, the UN is aiming to ensure that difficult and complex reforms aiming to strengthen government institutions and the justice sector remain on track, and that support is provided to move from policy and legislative formulation to practical implementation.

Therefore, the Strengthening Technical Capacities of the National Institutions for the Human Rights Protection and Promotion Project is seeking to support the implementation of the relevant human rights reforms, plans and commitments, in order to ensure that the capacities of the national human rights institutions are strengthened, so that they are able to perform their key functions on the human rights monitoring, reporting, promotion and protection.

The overall objective of the project is to improve human rights protection and rule of law, including effective national implementation of European and international instruments in the Republic of Moldova, and in-line with the national priorities, strategies and plans. The project seeks to strengthen the capacities of public institutions, which have a mandate in areas relating to human rights, criminal justice, governance and anti-corruption, in performing their key functions, and mainstreaming human rights based approach, equality, gender issues and inclusion in their work.

For these purposes the Project seeks also to develop the capacities of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in the provision of the up to date training services for future and actual judges and prosecutors and other actors of the justice sector, to ensure curricular correspondence with the substantive and procedural international and national human rights law; to mainstream the international and regional human rights instruments and standards, including on gender equality, equality and non-discrimination, racism, intolerance and hate speech, anticorruption and professional ethics, into the curricula.

In addition to this, it is also mentioned in the UN-Moldova Partnership Framework 2013-2017 (UNPF) that NIJ trains in selected ECHR provisions, but not at all on international human rights law. Subsequently, the following target is set in the UNPF: by 2017, NIJ curriculum substantively amended with modules on each of the international treaties, mechanisms and instruments (ICESCR, ICCPR, CAT, ICERD, CEDAW, CRC, CRPD), including 1951 Refugee Convention. Thus, training curriculum modules (introductory and continuous) on international human rights law need to be developed and implemented by the NIJ.  

The Strengthening Technical Capacities of the National Institutions for the Human Rights Protection and Promotion Project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and implemented by the UNDP Moldova in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice.

Scope of work

The main objectives of this consultancy are:

• To assess the National Institute of Justice`s initial and continuous training programmes for judges and prosecutors in terms of integration of international human rights standards;
• To assist the National Institute of Justice in developing a strategic approach to the mainstreaming international human rights standards in initial and continuous training programmes for judges and prosecutors, with a particular focus on UN standards.

In order to achieve the objective the International Consultant shall perform the following tasks:

• Develop the methodology and other tools relevant for the assignment; 
• Conduct a desk review of the existing models and best practices of human rights standards integration in the training programmes for legal professionals in WE, CEE and CIS countries;
• Review the NIJ curricula and training modules to fully understand the ground situation and existing training materials available for training law professionals (judges and prosecutors) and to identify the areas of intervention and key stakeholders to be involved in the assessment and mainstreaming processes;
• Carry out a gap analysis of the NIJ initial and continuous training curricula and training modules on the integration and teaching of the UN human rights standards;
• Produce a well-written and comprehensive needs assessment report (in English) with recommendations on how to mainstream UN Human rights standards in the curricula and bring the existing and future courses in-line with the international standards and framework of initial and continuous professional development (CPD) training, particularly initial and CPD training/programme designed specifically for law professionals;  
• Develop the curricula outline and/or solutions on how to most effectively incorporate UN Human rights standards into the NIJ initial and continuous training curricula (into the existing curricular and/or creating new modules) (in English);
• Present the findings and recommendations of the assessment and curricular outline at the roundtables;
• Perform other assignment related tasks.

Requirements for experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent (5-year university education) in Human Rights, International Law, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, or other relevant field;

II. Years and sphere of experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in the field of mainstreaming Human Rights standards through training curricula, conducting assignment related training needs assessments and/or strategy development especially in the regional and international context;
• Proven experience in assessing and/or elaborating professional trainings, initial and CPD courses/programmes;
• Proven experience in working with the international or local organizations on similar assignments (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset);

III. Competencies:

• Knowledge and understanding of the specific nature and character of continuing  professional development and practice-oriented initial and CPD courses and programmes for legal professionals;
• Knowledge of the UN human rights protection mechanisms and standards;
• Knowledge of the human rights situation in the Republic of Moldova and a wider regional context;
• Proven qualification in an education-related discipline is an asset;
• Proficiency in English language;
• Knowledge of Russian and/or Romanian language is an asset;

IV. Personal qualities:

• Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting  differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status;
• Responsibility, creativity, flexibility and punctuality.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Technical Proposal: 
   • explaining how applicant responds to each of the qualification requirements and why he/she is the most suitable for the work (particularly providing details on the previously implemented similar projects and assignments and previous experience in the fields related to this consultancy as described in the terms of reference);
   • providing a brief methodology (max. 3 pages) on how they will approach and conduct the work;
2. Personal information (Personal History Form /P11) including records of past experience in similar projects/assignments and concrete outputs obtained and names and contact details of three reference persons;
3. Financial proposal (in USD, specifying a total lump sum amount)

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR (including the final narrative report submitted to the UNDP Moldova Justice and Human Rights Programme Analyst). Payments will be performed in 2-3 installments upon the delivery of the outputs specified in the TOR.

In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fees and taxes, travel, per diem and number of anticipated working days).

Travel

Two (2) working missions are expected for the International consultant as specified in the TOR.

All envisaged travel costs (e.g., tickets, accommodation, meals, other relevant expenses) must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.