UNDP Jobs - 59715- International Consultant on Mainstreaming Human Ri

International Consultant on Mainstreaming Human Rights in the National Institute of Justice`s Training Programme

Location :

Chisinau, MOLDOVA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Oct-2015

Application Deadline :

16-Sep-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

October – December 2015

Languages Required :

English Russian

Expected Duration of Assignment :

up to 40 working 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

Promotion and protection of human rights and equality, strengthening justice and development of democratic governance is at the core of the UN work in Moldova. In these areas, the UN is aiming to ensure that difficult and complex reforms aiming to strengthen government institutions and the justice sector remain on track, and that support is provided to move from policy and legislative formulation to practical implementation.

Therefore, the Strengthening Technical Capacities of the National Institutions for the Human Rights Protection and Promotion Project is seeking to support the implementation of the relevant human rights reforms, plans and commitments, in order to ensure that the capacities of the national human rights institutions are strengthened, so that they are able to perform their key functions on the human rights monitoring, reporting, promotion and protection.

The overall objective of the project is to improve human rights protection and rule of law, including effective national implementation of European and international instruments in the Republic of Moldova, and in-line with the national priorities, strategies and plans. The project seeks to strengthen the capacities of public institutions, which have a mandate in areas relating to human rights, criminal justice, governance and anti-corruption, in performing their key functions, and mainstreaming human rights based approach, equality, gender issues and inclusion in their work.

For these purposes the Project seeks also to develop the capacities of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in the provision of the up to date training services for future and actual judges and prosecutors and other actors of the justice sector, to ensure curricular correspondence with the substantive and procedural international and national human rights law; to mainstream the international and regional human rights instruments and standards, including on gender equality, equality and non-discrimination, racism, intolerance and hate speech, anticorruption and professional ethics, into the curricula.

In addition to this, it is also mentioned in the UN-Moldova Partnership Framework 2013-2017 (UNPF) that NIJ trains in selected ECHR provisions, but not at all on international human rights law. Subsequently, the following target is set in the UNPF: by 2017, NIJ curriculum substantively amended with modules on each of the international treaties, mechanisms and instruments (ICESCR, ICCPR, CAT, ICERD, CEDAW, CRC, CRPD), including 1951 Refugee Convention. Thus, training curriculum modules (introductory and continuous) on international human rights law need to be developed and implemented by the NIJ.

The Strengthening Technical Capacities of the National Institutions for the Human Rights Protection and Promotion Project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and implemented by the UNDP Moldova in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main objectives of this consultancy are:

To assess the National Institute of Justice`s initial and continuous training programmes for judges and prosecutors in terms of integration of international human rights standards;
To assist the National Institute of Justice in developing a strategic approach to the mainstreaming international human rights standards in initial and continuous training programmes for judges and prosecutors, with a particular focus on UN standards.

In order to achieve the objective the International Consultant shall perform the following tasks:

Develop the methodology and other tools relevant for the assignment;
Conduct a desk review of the existing models and best practices of human rights standards integration in the training programmes for legal professionals in WE, CEE and CIS countries;
Review the NIJ curricula and training modules to fully understand the ground situation and existing training materials available for training law professionals (judges and prosecutors) and to identify the areas of intervention and key stakeholders to be involved in the assessment and mainstreaming processes;
Carry out a gap analysis of the NIJ initial and continuous training curricula and training modules on the integration and teaching of the UN human rights standards;
Produce a well-written and comprehensive needs assessment report (in English) with recommendations on how to mainstream UN Human rights standards in the curricula and bring the existing and future courses in-line with the international standards and framework of initial and continuous professional development (CPD) training, particularly initial and CPD training/programme designed specifically for law professionals;
Develop the curricula outline and/or solutions on how to most effectively incorporate UN Human rights standards into the NIJ initial and continuous training curricula (into the existing curricular and/or creating new modules) (in English);
Present the findings and recommendations of the assessment and curricular outline at the roundtables;
Perform other assignment related tasks.

Two (2) working missions are expected for the International consultant as specified in the TOR.

Competencies

Knowledge and understanding of the specific nature and character of continuing professional development and practice-oriented initial and CPD courses and programmes for legal professionals;
Knowledge of the UN human rights protection mechanisms and standards;
Knowledge of the human rights situation in the Republic of Moldova and a wider regional context;
Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status;
Responsibility;
Creativity;
Flexibility;
Punctuality.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent (5-year university education) in Human Rights, International Law, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, or other relevant field.

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience in the field of mainstreaming Human Rights standards through training curricula, conducting assignment related training needs assessments and/or strategy development especially in the regional and international context;
Proven experience in assessing and/or elaborating professional trainings, initial and CPD courses/programmes;
Proven experience in working with the international or local organizations on similar assignments (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset);
Proven qualification in an education-related discipline is an asset.

Language:

Proficiency in English language;
Knowledge of Russian and/or Romanian language is an asset;

Application instructions:

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

Technical Proposal: explaining how applicant responds to each of the qualification requirements and why he/she is the most suitable for the work (particularly providing details on the previously implemented similar projects and assignments and previous experience in the fields related to this consultancy as described in the terms of reference);/ providing a brief methodology (max. 3 pages) on how they will approach and conduct the work;
Personal information (Personal History Form /P11) including records of past experience in similar projects/assignments and concrete outputs obtained and names and contact details of three reference persons;
Financial proposal (in USD, specifying a total lump sum amount).

Note

For complete information about this vacancy including detailed tasks and responsibilities, full and detailed description of the evaluation procedure which will be applied, as well as the UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract and P11 form, please refer to the Terms of Reference, the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice published at the UNDP Moldova website, Jobs Section: http://www.undp.md/jobs/current_jobs/.