UNDP Jobs - 53044- Re-advertisement - Media, Election Result and Obse

Re-advertisement - Media, Election Result and Observer Management Consultant

Location :

Dar es Salaam – DEP Project Office, TANZANIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

23-Feb-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

132 days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

132 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

Candidates who previously applied need not re-apply.

Tanzania has held four credible general elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in 1992. Citizens and the government are eager to maintain this track record and to further strengthen democratic practice in Tanzania. Looking to the 2015 general election, government has undertaken early and comprehensive preparations for the electoral processes. Since receipt of official requests for UN assistance to the election cycle leading to the 2015 general election from the Election Management Bodies the National Election Commission (NEC) and Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC), a UN Needs Assessment Mission recommended the development of a project in support of the national efforts.

In addition, in 2015 the United Republic of Tanzania will likely conduct a first national referendum on a new constitution. The Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and other stakeholders in preparing for these critical events have requested the support of UNDP to provide technical support to the preparation and execution of the referendum and election.

To these ends, the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) is a four year (2013-2016) UNDP, UN One Fund and other donor-funded project with the overall aim of contributing to Tanzania’s UNDAP’s Outcome 7: i.e. “key institutions of democracy, (i.e. EMBs, etc.) effectively implement their election and political functions”. UN Women and UNESCO are implementing partners in a One UN Country Team context.

Project Objectives

DEP seeks to promote democracy and contribute to the realization of the following four objectives:

Capacity of key democratic institutions (EMBs, CRC, RPP, etc.) enhanced to support and promote legal and institutional reform in the context of the on-going constitutional reform process and beyond;
Capacity of the EMBs to conduct credible elections enhanced through strategic, technical and operational support and improved EMB engagement with stakeholders (i.e. political parties, CSOs, and the media) to foster a democratic environment;
Inclusive participation in elections and politics enhanced through the empowerment of women, youth and PWDs; and
National peace infrastructure enhanced to mitigate and prevent election-related conflicts, including gender based violence.

DEP has been requested by both EMBs to support the establishment of Observer Resource Centres and Media and Election Results Centres.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will assume the following responsibilities:

Observer Management:

In consultation with the EMBs, review the observer accreditation process and make recommendations to foster improvement based on best practices and comparative experiences in the region and beyond, including gender-balanced, youth and PWDs’ requirements;
In liaison with the EMBs review and recommend improvements to the observer codes of conduct and related EMBs regulations on election observation, including gender, youth and PWDs requirements;
Make recommendations to the EMBs on strategies to develop observer resources including briefings while reaching out to marginalized groups;
Develop strategy and activity plan including a budget for observer management in 2015;
In liaison with EMBs develop EMBs’ staff training manual on observer accreditation and briefings, including women, youth and PWD in the drafting process.
Make recommendations to the EMBs on best ways to derive maximum benefits from observer reports and related publications especially during the post-election phase including commentaries on women, youth and PWDs participation, presence or lack thereof.

Competencies

Strategic technical and intellectual skills in the substantive area with global dynamic perspectives;
Leadership, innovation, facilitation, advocacy and collaboration skills;
Ability to engage with UNDP and its strategic partners, including the EMBs and the CSOs;
Entrepreneurial abilities and ability to work in an independent manner;
Ability to work effectively in a team, with good relationship management skills ;
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a highly complex organization context;
Ability to maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines;
Excellent communication (both oral and written) and partnership building skills with people and multi-dimension partners;
Good knowledge of Tanzania’s environmental and socio-political context.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A Bachelor’s degree in media, political science, international relations, social science or similar.

Experience:

At least seven (7) years of relevant work experience in the design, planning and implementation of election results management, media centres and election observer systems and centres;
Extensive knowledge and experience in election management and electoral assistance;
Fully cognizant of gender mainstreaming practices and inclusion of marginalized groups in electoral processes.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English is essential;
Working knowledge of Kiswahili will be an added advantage.

How to submit proposals:

Proposals should be submitted to the following e-mail address not later than 26 January 2015. icprocurement.tz@undp.org:

Applicants should download the application documents (presented in compresses file) from UNDP Tanzania website;
Applicants should separate technical and financial proposals;
Applications with no financial offer or missing P11 form and CV or the required documents for the technical evaluation will not be considered for evaluation;
Applications without submitting a financial offer instead of other format will not be considered due to the ease comparison of the received offers;
All necessary information for this post (TOR, Deliverables, Target dates, etc. are presented in the ICPN) therefore applicant must download it from the website as mentioned above;
Do not send CV only to the Email account mentioned above without Cover Letter and Methodology (if requested) as it will be considered as incomplete application;
The documents are available in PDF (the TOR, ICPN and IC guidelines) download them from (http://www.undp.org/content/tanzania), format: this is the only format available and it will not be provided in other formats;
Each email should be less than 8MB; emails over this size will not be received to the above mentioned account.