Antecedentes

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.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Scope & Required Field of Specialization:

The main objective of Component A is to develop a legislative framework, which will enable Ministry of Interior and the public administrators (governors and sub governors) to exercise civilian oversight over law enforcement bodies.

The overall objective of this assignment is to support the realization of Activity A.3 Review for the necessary institutional structures proposed to the Ministry of Interior including draft organigrams for enhanced civilian oversight in line with the EU best practices  and activity B.2.5. Organize a seminar on adapting EU good practices to Turkey for introducing “best mechanisms” of civilian oversight. International Short Term expert will work together with local and international experts in order to submit a gap analysis report on institutional capacity of the MoI. The local expert will be assigned to review the related reports submitted to MoI regarding institutional capacity. S/he will be responsible for creating organigrams for enhanced civilian oversight in line with the EU best practices. The expert will participate to workshops to exchange information and create recommendations for the MoI. The consultant is expected to attend a seminar/conference in Ankara to present the outcomes of the assignment.

Duties and Responsbilities of the IC:

• The International Senior Short Term Expert will support the realization of the Activity A.3 Review for the necessary institutional structures proposed to the Ministry of Interior including draft organigrams for enhanced civilian oversight in line with the EU best practices and activity B.2.5 Organize a seminar on adapting EU good practices to Turkey for introducing “best mechanisms” of civilian oversight;
• International Senior Short Term Expert will be mainly responsible for contributing to a gap analysis report on institutional capacity of the Ministry of Interior together with the local and international experts and finalize recommendations along lines defined by the CTA;
• In this regard, the expert is expected to a) participate to a series of events (see list of deliverables) and produce meeting notes about options discussed and decisions taken, b) to study the existing reports on strategy, best mechanism for MoI and establishment of a joint academy c) will contribute to design and submit three proposals to the MoI regarding draft organigrammes;
• The expert will also attend conferences/seminars in Turkey in order to present the outcomes of the assignment.

Deliverables and Reporting:

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

• Attending experts workshops - Physical presentation at the workshops - Ankara / Istanbul - 2 - 20.12.2014 - n/a;
• Field work - Interviews at MoI - Ankara - 3 - 15.01.2015 - n/a;
• Submission of presentation - Presentation on institutional capacity of the Ministry of Interior - Home Based - 15.01.2015 - n/a;
• Conduct of the presentation - Physical presentation at seminars/conferences - Ankara - 2 - 20.01.2015 - n/a;
• Submission of the final report - Input to the gap analysis report on institutional capacity of the Ministry of Interior and recommendations - Home based - 6 - 20.01.2015 - 100%;
• Total Working Days - 14.

* 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 ‘Input to the gap analysis report on institutional capacity of the Ministry of Interior and recommendations’. The total working days might be lower than 14 days but cannot exceed 14 days.

Competencias

• 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 good report writing skills.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• University degree in Social Sciences or Law;
• Higher university degrees in Social Sciences or Law will be an asset.

Experience:

• At least 10 (ten) years of work experience;
• Experience in security sector issues;
• Advisory experience to government institutions;
• Knowledge in Turkish security sector system will be an asset;
• Experience in working with international organizations will be an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English.

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.

Proposal:

• Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
• Provide a brief note about the proposed approach and/or systematic to be followed for the achievement of the outputs of the Project;
• Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.
• P11.

Financial Proposal:

The candidates will be requested to submit ‘Financial Proposals’ upon completion of technical evaluation.

The financial proposals shall be submitted in UNDP’s standard format which will be communicated to successful candidates. The financial proposal shall specify the daily fee, travel expenses and per diems quoted in separate line items, and payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked

Reporting Line:

The consultant will be responsible to Inclusive Democratic Governance Programme Manager, under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor and 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.

Timing Duration:

• Contract Start Date: 27 November 2014;
• Contract Completion Date: 24 January 2015;
• Total expected w/d to be invested: 14 days.

Duty Station:

Duty station of the expert will be in home based, when necessary travel might be required to pilot provinces of the project (Ankara, Istanbul, Malatya, Gaziantep, Izmir, Trabzon).

* Assignment related travel and accommodation expenses outside of expert’s home base will be borne by UNDP.

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

Or

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 13 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.