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OHCHR Consultant to develop a human rights training curricula for the staff of the Carabineers’ Troops .

Vacancy Number: Pr20/02079

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	24 Aug 2020, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	04 Sep 2020
Reference to the project:	Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Expected Duration of Assignment:	September – December 2020, with estimated workload of up to 38 working days
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online only, by following the “Apply online” link, no later than 24 August 2020. The applicant, following the job application process, should receive a confirmation e-mail. Confirmation of successful application should be forwarded to the following e-mail: vfetescu@ohchr.org. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: vfetescu@ohchr.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 Individual Consultant Procurement Notice OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

The UN Human Rights Office (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR) represents the world's commitment to universal ideals of human dignity. It has a unique mandate from the international community to promote and protect all human rights.

The OHCHR field presence in Moldova, led by the Human Rights Adviser, assists the UN RC Office, UN Country Team in Moldova (UNCT), Government and civil society in strengthening human rights and human rights-based approaches, working closely with the UN Country Team on capacity building and mainstreaming human rights in their work, as well as providing support in engagement with national actors on human rights, including advising national authorities upon request. Thematic priorities for the work of the Office are: (i) Strengthening rule of law and accountability for human rights violations; (ii) Enhancing equality and countering discrimination; (iii) Integrating human rights in sustainable development; (iv) Enhancing civic space and people’s participation.

One of the actors contributing to the rule of law in the Republic of Moldova are the Carabineers Troops. According to the Strategy for the Reformation of the Carabineers Troops for 2017-2020 and of its implementation Plan, one of the general objectives of the Strategy is the professionalization of the personnel of the troops. The same strategy establishes under the specific objective 2.3.2 the development of the system of continuous professional development based on concrete indicators oriented at improving the practical skills and the abilities on applying the law.

The Strategy also includes a section on “Intolerance to the integrity incidents, discrimination and ill-treatment in the activity of the Carabineers”. The Strategy proposes that specific activities such as human rights campaigns and human rights trainings are organized, to develop the system of registration and examination of complaints against the personnel of the Carabineers Troops on alleged acts of discrimination and ill treatment (specific objective 4.2.1. and 4.2.2.). The same general objective has as specific action on the development of the institutional and technical capacities for the prevention of discriminatory behavior, ill-treatment and other disciplinary misconduct (specific objective 4.2.3.). 

In 2019 the OHCHR field presence organized a training on human rights for the officers of the Carabineers Troops. The session was focused on combating torture and ill-treatment and promotion of human rights. In 2020, it was decided to build on the previous experience and to continue the engagement with the General Inspectorate of Carabineers. Therefore, it was agreed with the General Inspectorate that the OHCHR Field presence would provide support to the Inspectorate in incorporating a human rights dimension into the continuous training of the carabineers. For that, OHCHR will develop the human rights curricula on specific topics and will provide the educational materials for the on-line training of carabineers troops.

Scope of work

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Human Rights Adviser, in close collaboration with the National Human Rights Officers. He/she will also work closely with the General Inspectorate of Carabineers in developing the human rights training curricula and educational materials.

Under the present Terms of Reference, the Consultant will:

a) Analyse the existing educational program that is being used by the General Inspectorate of Carabineers in the initial and continuous training of the carabineers and assess the extent to which human rights have been and can be mainstreamed in the existing educational programme;

b) Develop a specific human rights educational curricula for the carabineers on the following topics:

• International standards on ethical and legal police conduct;
• Right not to be subjected to torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
• Equality and non-discrimination;
• Right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and right to freedom of expression;
• International standards on the use of force and right to freedom from arbitrary arrest;
• Rights of Women, including protection from gender-based violence.

c) Develop the concept including agenda, methodology, frequency etc of in-person training for all thematic areas, and an on-line training for two thematic areas of trainings for carabineers;

d) Develop the set of educational materials for the in-person and on-line trainings of the carabineers’ troops.

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in law, social or political science or related field;
• Post-graduation education/courses in law would be considered an advantage.

Experience and skills:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in human rights and law enforcement;
• At least 2 years of experience in providing human rights training programmes.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in Romanian language;

• Knowledge of one or more relevant minority languages, including Bulgarian, Ukrainian or Romani, as well as sign language(s), will be a strong advantage.

Documents to be included

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

1. Proposal:

• Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
• Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work.

2. Financial proposal (fee per day and total amount);
3. Personal CV including past experience in similar assignments and the contact details of at least 3 reference persons;
4. Offeror's Letter confirming Interest and Availability.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are made in installments and are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services 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, taxes, mobile phone calls, etc.). 

Travel

All envisaged travel costs 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.