Background

Security Council resolution (SCR) 1888 (2009) recognized, among other things, that there is a need for civilian and military leaders, consistent with the principle of command responsibility, to demonstrate commitment and political will to prevent sexual violence, combat impunity and enforce accountability.  The resolution also recognizes that inaction can send a message that sexual violence in conflicts is tolerated.

To that end, under paragraph 8 of SCR 1888, the Secretary-General was called upon to identify and take appropriate measures to deploy rapidly a team of experts to situations of particular concern with respect to sexual violence in armed conflict, working through the United Nations presence on the ground and with the consent of the host government, to assist national authorities to strengthen the rule of law. This team is to, among other things, work closely with national legal and judicial officials and other personnel in the relevant governments’ civilian and military justice systems to address impunity, including by the strengthening of national capacity, and drawing attention to the full range of justice mechanisms to be considered.

Regrettably, the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not been immune to repeated incidents of, among other things, sexual violence crimes, particularly in the areas of North Kivu and South Kivu.  Therefore, under paragraph 12 d) of its resolution 1925 (2010), the Security Council mandated MONUSCO to “Support national and international efforts to bring perpetrators to justice, including by establishing Prosecution Support Cells to assist the FARDC military justice authorities in prosecuting persons arrested by the FARDC”.

Under the supervision of the PSC Project Coordinator, each of the Prosecution Support Cells (PSCs) is comprised of up to four international experts – one Military Prosecutions Adviser, one Civilian Justice (Prosecutions) Adviser, one United Nations Police Adviser and one Military Police Investigation Adviser - to provide technical advice and logistical support to FARDC military prosecutors and investigators in the conduct of investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, with a particular emphasis on sexual violence crimes, as well as in the conduct of investigation of other violent crimes, such as homicide and pillage of natural resources  perpetrated in the Eastern Provinces of the DRC.

To complement and strengthen the expertise in investigations of sexual violence crimes of the PSCs, and in keeping with the mandate under SCR 1888, there is a need to support the PSCs in North Kivu and South Kivu immediately with a sexual violence crimes investigations adviser.

Duties and Responsibilities

Based in the Prosecution Support Cell in Goma, under the supervision of the PSC Project Coordinator and the overall guidance of the Chief of the Justice Support Section (MONUSCO), in coordination with the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law-Sexual Violence in Conflict and UNDP Goma, the Technical Specialist – Investigations on Sexual Violence Crimes will assist Congolese military Inspecteurs de Police Judiciaire (IPJs), as well as other relevant Congolese authorities including prosecutors, as may be required, in the conduct of investigations of sexual violence crimes committed in eastern DRC.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Building strategic partnerships:

• Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignments;

• Takes responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines and strives until successful outputs are achieved;

Promoting organizational learning and knowledge sharing:

• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms.

Job knowledge and technical expertise:

• Understands more advanced aspects of crisis prevention and recovery and Rule of Law/Justice and Security issues, as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of crisis prevention and recoveryand seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.

Client Orientation:

• Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
• Keeps the client informed of problems or delays in the provision of services.

Core Competencies:

Ethics & Values:

• Is familiar with and acts in accordance with the standard of conduct for international civil servants, ethics and UN/UNDP values.

Organizational Awareness:

• Understands the structure and hierarchy of UN/UNDP, process flows throughout the organization, products and services, their measures of effectiveness, and perceptions of clients.

Developing & Empowering People/Coaching and Mentoring: 

• Takes initiative and seeks opportunities to initiate action.

Working in Teams: 

• Works collaboratively with team members sharing information openly and displaying cultural awareness and sensitivity.

Communicating Information and Ideas:

• Uses tact and sensitivity when delivering sensitive information or resolving delicate issues.

Self Management & Emotional Intelligence: 

• Fosters a positive outlook and maintains focus during period of stress and heavy work load, inspiring and guiding others towards goal achievement.

Conflict Management/Negotiating & Resolving Disagreements:

• Remains calm, composed and patient, regardless of his/her own state of mind in the face of conflict;

Knowledge Sharing & Continuous Learning:

• Actively seeks learning opportunities, adopting best practices created by others.                                                                             

Appropriate and Transparent Decision-making:

• Makes decisions within his/her own span of control;
• recognizes issues requiring more advanced judgment and refers them to the appropriate level.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in law, criminology or social sciences related to investigations, or alternatively, a combination of relevant education and proven experience as an investigator of serious sexual violence crimes.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years experience conducting criminal investigations in conflict or post-conflict situations;
• Experience investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity including investigations of medium or high ranking individuals;
• Experience working in a multicultural environment outside the applicant’s country of nationality, and experience in a peacekeeping environment is desirable;
• Experience mentoring and conducting on the job teaching is an advantage;
• Experience in producing quality substantive ad hoc progress and end of mission reports;
• Prior military experience particularly as a military police investigator is also an advantage.

Language:

• Fluency in French is required and English is highly desirable;
• Knowledge of Swahili, Lingala, Kikongo, or Tshiluba is an asset.

Instructions aux soumissionnaires

Les documents suivants à télécharger à partir de l'Appel à Proposition joint à cette invitation sur le site Procurement du PNUD http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view.notice.cfm?notice notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=21398, vous permettront de préparer votre proposition:

• Conditions générales du Contrat;
• P11 (SC & IC);
• Tableau des Coûts.

Prière envoyer vos propositions (propositions technique et propositions financières) dûment signées à l’adresse e-mail ic.soumission.cd@undp.org avec mention de la référence du dossier Ref. IC/CPRD/072/2015, Proposition de Services pour un Consultant. Votre proposition devra être reçue au plus tard le 10 avril 2015. N’hésitez pas à écrire à l’adresse  soumission.info@undp.org pour toute information complémentaire au plus tard le 07 avril 2015.

Documents constitutifs de l’Offre:

Pour démontrer leurs qualifications, les consultants devront soumettre une offre qui comprendra les documents suivants:Note méthodologique pour l’exécution de la mission attendue (Méthodologie de travail, Réalisation des livrables attendus, Calendriers d’exécution conformément aux TDRs,…) :

• Une note de motivation dans laquelle vous démontrez que vous êtes le meilleur candidat pour le poste;
• La démarche ou approche, les outils ainsi que les tâches que vous comptez mettre en œuvre pour réaliser la mission;
• Remplir le formulaire P11 en y incluant surtout votre expérience des missions similaires et indiquant au moins 3 (trois) personnes de référence;
• Soumettre les copies de vos diplômes;
• Remplir le tableau des coûts.

La proposition financière

Le consultant fait sa proposition financière suivant le Tableau des coûts. Il doit proposer un montant forfaitaire et présenter dans le Tableau des coûts la ventilation de ce montant forfaitaire.

Dans une deuxième étape du processus d’évaluation, les enveloppes financières seront ouvertes et les offres financières comparées, une note financière sera calculée pour chaque proposition sur la base de la formule : Note financière A = (offre financière la moins disante de A x 30.

Le/la Consultant(e) avec le cumul de note (technique pondérée + financière la plus élevée sera retenu pour le contrat.

Les propositions incomplètes ne respectant pas ces instructions seront rejetées.

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