UNDP Jobs - 51792- International Short Term Expert on Police System i

International Short Term Expert on Police System in Denmark - REF: (POLSDEN/CO2014)

Location :

Home-based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Dec-2014

Application Deadline :

30-Nov-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 days until 24 Jan 2015

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UNDP Turkey will support the Ministry of Interior of Turkey for "Improvement of Civilian Oversight of Internal Security" through a EU funded technical assistance project. The overall objective of the project is to structurally embed expanded enjoyment of civil rights by Turkish citizens and democratic control of internal security in the regulatory system and public administration practice of Turkey.

The project is composed of 3 components:

Component A - Legislative Framework: This component aims at enabling the Ministry of Interior and the public administrators; (governors and sub governors) to exercise civilian oversight over law enforcement bodies;
Component B - Capacity Building: This component aims at increasing the capacity at the MoI to realize its mission as regards the administrative management of security forces at the central and local level and establishment of institutional structures needed in order to meet the EU standards for HR protection and for a strengthened civilian oversight;
Component C - Civil Society and Media: This component aims at contributing to strengthen independent oversight on law enforcement bodies and increase citizens’ participation in oversight.

Duties and Responsibilities

The International Short Term Expert will support the realization of the Activity A.1 Benchmarking and review of the existing legislative framework and obstacles to exercise effective oversight functions over the law enforcement bodies and internal security bodies.

International Short Term Expert will be responsible for working jointly with the other international expert in order to fill all the proposed tables containing comparable criteria, considering legal framework but also practice which includes the following:

Core constitutional oversight principles over ISFs in Denmark in terms of Constitution, supremacy of law asserted, restriction on supremacy of law, protection of free exercise of liberties, subordination to civilian authority, internal/external security definition and accountability of all administrations and forces;
Oversight powers of Parliament in Denmark with regards to discussion and approval of state budget, national yearly plan submitted to Parliament, Parliamentary request of Information from government, Parliamentary inquiries /questions & interpellations, Parliamentary investigation committees, publicity of parliamentary investigation reports, Court of Accounts, remit of Court of Accounts, exception on control of security policy formulation bodies;
Judicial Oversight Mechanisms in in Denmark including Courts functions and independence guaranteed in constitution, investigation procedures, Nature of restrictions to courts’ investigation powers, existence of Strong oversight powers over police investigators, Special accreditation for investigation officers, Assessment of investigating officers by public prosecutor, Restriction because of “national interests” and Administrative courts oversight;
Structure, remits and oversight functions of Ministries of Interior in Denmark in terms of Territorial organization, Budgetary control of all ISF’s by MoI, Gendarmerie, Coast Guards, Head(s) of ISFs, Appointment of national police head and gendarmerie head, the profile of gendarmerie and police national head, Appointment/ dismissal of provincial heads, Policy formulation/ daily work orientation, Inspection / Sanctions, Specific gendarmerie academies / civilian professors, Representative of gov. at local level;
Internal Oversight Mechanisms in Denmark Audit services / status vis-à-vis ISFs, Appointment of heads of inspections, Guidelines or standards for conducting inspections / publicity;
Oversight of Governors in Denmark such as governors role and mission, Assessing provincial heads of ISFs performance & quality of work, Inspection and Discipline;
Independent External Oversight Mechanisms in in Denmark;
The mechanisms for citizen and local authorities engagement into security policies in Denmark in terms of existence of municipal police, national councils, partnerships, local councils, legal status of consultation with population, integration of consultation into policing plans, national tools for examining citizen’s expectations and NGOs involved as think tanks in local security;
Other relevant Legal Arrangements and Considerations in Relation to Civilian Oversight in Denmark;
The international short term expert is expected to contribute to the submission of the above criteria in a table format. The criteria stated above can be extended if required or deemed necessary;
The expert will also be responsible for the production of a set of narrative paragraphs about police system in Denmark.

Deliverables and Reporting:

Activity - Deliverable - Duty Station - No. of days to be invested (estimated) - Target Date - Payment

Submission of the tables - Tables on all the comparable criteria about police system in Denmark - Home Based - 3 - 25.12.2014 - n/a;
Submission of a narrative part - A narrative part with describing and explaining the police system in Denmark - Home Based - 3 - 05.01.2015 - 100%;
Total Working Days - 6.

* The payment conditions indicated herein represents estimated working days to be invested for the particular activities. %100 of the payment will be made upon submission of the Deliverable namely ‘A narrative part with describing and explaining the police system in Denmark’. The total working days might be lower than 6 days but cannot exceed 6 days.

Competencies

Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
Ability to work under pressure against strict deadlines;
Ability to think out-of-the-box;
Ability to present complex issues persuasively and simply;
Ability to contextualize global trends in accordance with the dynamics of the operating (working) environment;
Ability to think strategically;
Ability to think result oriented.
Computer literacy and excellent report writing skills.

Required Skills and Experience

The expected qualifications of the expert are as follows:

Education:

University degree in Law or Social Sciences.

Experience:

At least 15 years of work experience;
Minimum 10 years of experience in police related issues will be an asset;
Substantive knowledge on Danish Police System;
Knowledge on police law will be an asset;
Experience in working with public institutions will be an asset.

Language:

Fluency in English;
Fluency in Danish.

Reporting Line:

The consultant will be responsible to Inclusive Democratic Governance Programme Manager, under the direct supervision of Project Administrator of the Improvement of Civilian Oversight of Internal Security Sector Project Phase II for the completion of the tasks and duties.

Reporting Language:

The reporting language is English.

Title Rights:

The title rights, copyrights and all other rights whatsoever nature in any material produced under the provisions of this TORs will be vested exclusively in UNDP.

Notes:

Internships (paid/unpaid) are not considered professional experience;
Obligatory military service is not considered professional experience;
Professional experience gained in an international setting is considered international experience;
Experience gained prior to completion of undergraduate studies is not considered professional experience.

Duty Station:

Duty station of the expert will be home-based.

Terms and Payment:

The international short-term expert will be hired under an Individual Contract (IC) or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement and be paid in USD upon submission and approval of the all deliverables listed above. The international short term expert shall provide IC timesheet together with the deliverables in order to proceed with the payment.

The amount paid shall be gross and inclusive of all associated costs such as social security, pension and income tax. Assignment-related travel and accommodation costs outside of expert’s home base will be borne by UNDP upon submission of documentation.

Contracting Authority:

Contracting Authority for this Assignment is UNDP, and the contract amount will be provided through UNDP.

Contracting Modality:

IC – Individual Contract of UNDP

RLA- Reimbursable Loan Agreement.

Tax obligation:

The subscriber is solely responsible for all taxation or other assessments on any income derived from UNDP. UNDP will not make any withholding from payments for the purposes of income tax. UNDP is exempt from any liabilities regarding taxation and will not reimburse any such taxation to the subscriber.

Evaluation:

Applicants meeting the minimum requirements listed in the Terms of Reference will be short-listed and asked for price proposals. The selection of the Consultants will be made in accordance with the quality- cost based selection method (70 % technical component and 30% price component). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For P11 (Personal History Form) please click http://www.tr.undp.org/content/dam/turkey/docs/operations/Jobs/P11_for_SCs_and_ICs.doc.

Proposal should be email to ssa.proposal@undp.org.tr no later than 30 November 2014.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. UNDP will respond in writing or 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. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.