National Consultant to support strategic planning within the National Centre for Judicial Expertise (A2J Project).Vacancy Number: Pr20/02121
Contacts: Ms. Victoria Muntean. victoria.muntean@undp.orgBackground
The UNDP project “Strengthening Efficiency and Access to Justice in Moldova” (A2J) is a multi-year institutional development project designed to contribute to an increased efficiency of justice services and to improved access to justice of men and women in Moldova, in particular from vulnerable and marginalized groups, through enhanced capacities of forensic institutions to provide qualitative justice services, strengthened capacities of the justice sector actors in the selected pilot areas to provide coordinated response to men’s and women’s justice needs and strengthened civil society able to claim the respect of rights and engage in a constructive dialogue with the justice chain actors. Project interventions will offer and encourage equal opportunity for the participation of men and women. Although important efforts have been deployed at national level during the last years to advance the efficiency, transparency, fairness and accessibility of the justice sector, improvement is further required to ensure coherent coordination among law enforcement, security and justice institutions for effective administration of justice, so that men and women, particularly from marginalized or minority groups, are able to claim their rights and access justice effectively. The national forensic institutions are an integral part of the justice system, as the expert opinions provided by these institutions are critical for the objective and evidence-based delivery of justice. The quality and accuracy of forensic investigations and examinations have an extensive impact on the quality of justice and affect the overall perception of users about the justice system. Despite their importance for the administration of justice, forensic institutions benefited from limited assistance and support in their modernization endeavours as compared to other justice chain actors. To foster the existing forensic infrastructure and assure its compliance with the international quality standards, as well as equip national forensic institutions with relevant capacities and tools for an efficient and evidence-based performance, A2J Project works towards strengthening the coordination between the national forensic institutions and building the necessary administrative and human capacities of the later. In this context, during the A2J Project Inception Phase, UNDP engaged with the three forensic institutions, National Centre for Judicial Expertise (NCJE) and the Forensic Centre of the General Police Inspectorate (Police Forensic Centre) and the Centre for Legal Medicine (CLM), to assess the institutional development needs and conduct the baseline analysis of institutional capacities for implementation of Results-Based Management (RBM) which will inform subsequent interventions in the identified key areas aiming at building stronger and more efficient public institutions. As part of the assessment, the key dimensions of the organizational management system have been reviewed, as follows: strategy - whether the institution has a formalized strategy, which allows for the establishment of a clear mission and vision, well-defined and realistic desired results; structure – whether the organizational structure is clear, easy to apply and relations of subordination and cooperation are established rationally; systems- does the institution have policies, internal procedures and functional practices, applied by senior and mid-level management, with which ensure that staff achieve the desired results; shared values – which are the core values promoted by the institution, which strengthen the organizational culture and professional ethics at work: style -the style of leadership adopted; staff - the employees and their general capabilities, skills - the actual skills and competencies of the organization's employees. A participatory SWOT analysis was also conducted. The findings of the analyses indicate the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities, as well as the gaps in the assessed dimensions, which once addressed would enhance institutional efficiency, promote results-based management and strategic planning within the forensic institutions, improve interinstitutional cooperation and performance. To ensure continuity of the institutional development efforts of the three national forensic institutions in line with the recommendations of the analysis, the A2J Project is seeking to hire a national consultant to support the NCJE in implementation of the findings of the assessment related institutional development and strategic planning. Scope of work
The expected output for the national consultant’s assignment is to provide support to the NCJE in building within the organisation’s strategic and results based planning capacities and skills as well as facilitate the process of drafting the institution’s Activity plan for 2021, developing the Strategic Planning Document for the period 2022 - 2024 including the priorities towards institutional development, based on the findings and recommendations of the Report on the institutional development needs assessment. It is expected that the consultant will apply in his/her work best practices and methodological tools required in line with the national legislation, applying the results-based management approach, ensuring active engagement of management and staffers throughout the process. Additionally, the consultant shall provide coaching of management and delegated staffers in the context of elaboration strategic documents. The assignment shall be carried out in close cooperation with the management of the NCJE. In order to achieve the stated objective, the consultant will have the following:
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
Academic Qualifications:
Experience and knowledge:
Competencies:
Personal qualities: Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status. Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
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. 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, travel costs, accommodation costs, communication, and number of anticipated working days. | |||||||||||||||||
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