Background

The Lao PDR acceded to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (TIPP) on 26 September, 2003. The accession to the UNTOC and TIPP prompted a strengthening of the legal framework on human trafficking in the country.

Lao PDR has made considerable effort to develop and implement its national laws and provisions on human trafficking, and meet its obligations under the UNTOC and TIPP. However, prosecution rates remain low and victim protection is limited. There are also gaps in the legal framework, which hamper effective implementation of the existing laws on human trafficking and associated crimes.

Through the LAOX26 project UNODC has been working with the Lao Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to ‘Strengthening Criminal Justice Responses to Human Trafficking in Lao PDR’, funded by J/TIP.  The overall purpose of the project is to reduce human trafficking by strengthening the country’s capacity to implement its laws to effectively prevent, investigate and prosecute human trafficking, and protect and empower victims of trafficking. The current project extension until 2016 will continue targeted interventions in the areas of: (1) legal reform; (2) capacity-building and cooperation, and; (3) empowerment of victims and (4) awareness of risks and rights.

Purpose of the assignment:

Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager of the Project LAOX X26 based in UNODC Bangkok, the consultant while in Laos will report directly to the Country Manager and  work in close cooperation with National Project Officer (X26) . The Consultant is expected to provide high quality technical guidance and support to the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutors.  In addition, the expert/consultant will be expected to develop and deliver a training programme the meets international standards for prosecuting human trafficking related cases, to further strengthen the capacity and understanding of prosecutors who will play a key role in the presentation of all forms of human trafficking related cases.

Expected Results:

Expected Deliverables (as per above scope of work):

  • Work plan for development and delivery of prosecutors training enhancement program;
  • Report on outcome of training needs assessment workshop with draft curriculum;
  • Report on presentation to key stakeholder from OSPP;
  • Report detailing approved training program, including training manual and training aids;
  • Report of ToT for prosecutors training enhancement program;
  • Report on delivery of two training programs delivered by trainers, including observations and recommendations;
  • End of mission report;

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will provide technical assistance in line with UNPODC strategic objectives and in accordance to counterpart requirements, and perform the following tasks:

  • Develop a working plan for the development and delivery of the prosecutor training enhancement program;
  • Conduct Training needs assessment (TNA) workshop to identify the training needs of prosecutors and a proposed training curriculum based on the TNA;
  • Present findings of TNA including proposed curriculum to key stakeholder within Office of Supreme People Prosecutors for approval to develop training program;
  • Develop a training program based on approved curriculum.Including training plans for each topic or module, power point presentations a participant workbook and other training aids as required;
  • Conduct a training of trainers (ToT) for prosecutor training enhancement program with identified trainers;
  • Oversee the delivery of two training program delivered by trainers, accompanied by national stakeholders and UNODC staff to 2 selected provinces (Champasack and Luang Prabang), 7 days/time after the completion of ToT in Vientiane;
  • Prepare other substantive inputs, as required;
  • Prepare end of mission report.

Competencies

Functional competencies:

  • Shares knowledge and experience;
  • Plan and prioritizes work activities to meet organizational goals;
  • Builds and sustains relationships with key constituents (international/external/bilateral/ multilateral/public/ private/civil society);
  • Conceptualizes and analyzes problems to identify key issues, underlying problems, and how they relate;
  • Demonstrates excellent and effective written and oral communication skills;
  • Demonstrate respect to knowledge and culture and religion in a multidisciplinary working environment;
  • Applies the required depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise to meet job demands;
  • Uses information technology effectively as a tools and resource;
  • Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability in taking on this type of consultancy;

Corporate Competencies:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards; 
  •  Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNODC; 
  •  Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
  • Ability to work with a minimum of supervision in a team;
  • Computer literacy.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

  • At least University degree in law.

Experince :

  • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience within the law & justice sector which proven of investigating or prosecuting trafficking in persons is highly desirable;
  • Professional experience in developing and delivering legal training which is victim-centered and based on human rights;
  • Professional experience in coaching and delivering training concerned with anti-human trafficking would be a very strong asset;

Languages:

  • Excellent written and spoken English.

Requirements for submission of proposals: 

All interested and qualified candidates should apply on-line using the following links: 

In order to make submission please read the attached relevant documents which are also available on our web-site at http://www.la.undp.org/content/lao_pdr/en/home/operations/jobs/: 

  • TOR (Annex I);
  • Individual Contract & General Terms and Conditions (Annex II);
  • Offer’s Letter to UNDP (Annex III);
  • Reimbursable Loan Agreement (for a consultant assigned by a firm) & General Conditions (Annex IV).

Documents to be included when submitting the proposals: 

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

Technical Proposal as per Annex III “Offer’s Letter to UNDP”

  • Explaining why you are the most suitable for the work;
  • Providing a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work including the work schedule for the delivery of outputs/deliverable;
  • CV including past experience in similar project and contact reference of at least 3 references for whom you have rendered preferably the similar service.

Note:

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 travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days). All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. UNDP accept travel costs not exceeding of an economy class air ticket. 

Instructions for on-line submissions:

  • Step 1: Please prepare all required documents electronically;
  • Step 2: Combine all documents in ONE SINGLE FILE (preferably in PDF however Word format can be also accepted) and upload to the UNDP Jobs using the links above; 
  • Step 3: After that you will receive an auto reply from the UNDP jobs if your offer is received successfully.

Incomplete proposals or proposals received after the deadline will be rejected.

Please kindly refer to the Terms of Reference Annex I for detailed information on:

  • Project’s background;
  • Scope of work and Responsibilities;
  • Timeframe for the work;
  • Deliverables.

Indicators to evaluate the incumbent’s performance are:

  • Quality of the documents produced;
  • Technical competence;
  • Timeliness of delivery.
  • Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria:
  • * Technical Criteria weight; [0.7]
  • * Financial Criteria weight; [0.3]

Only a consultant obtaining a minimum of 50 points in the technical rating would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Note: 

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to the following e-mail: latsamy.vongsiphaseuth@unodc.org

UNDP Lao PDR will respond in writing 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 consultants.

The copies of the response will be also placed on our web-site at:   http://www.la.undp.org/content/lao_pdr/en/home/operations/jobs/ and linked to the current Procurement Notice.

All interested candidates are encouraged to visit the above web-site for updates.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified. 

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more detailed information about UNDP Lao PDR please visit our website at http://www.la.undp.org/lao_pdr/en/home.html.