Historique

The Government of Uganda launched a Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) which commenced implementation in July 2009 and is now in a second phase running until June 2015. The main objective of PRDP2 is to complete the post-conflict recovery process; to strengthen the foundation for development in Northern Uganda and to narrow the gap between Northern Uganda and the national average level of all socio-economic indicators.

In this context, and building on its previous engagements in Northern Uganda, UNDP continues support of PRDP2 through various projects including the Local Development and Social Cohesion in Northern Uganda Project that commenced in July 2013. The Local Development and Social Cohesion in Northern Uganda Project is aimed at contributing to social and economic stabilization through  four outputs namely; 1-Community justice, security and social cohesion increased for peaceful resolution of disputes, in particular as related to land and women’s issues; 2-Employment opportunities enhanced and economic recovery and reintegration initiatives developed targeting youth, crises-affected and vulnerable people; 3- Peaceful and sustainable mining in Northern Uganda; and 4- Capacities of local authorities and civil society strengthened in civic engagement, coordination, and planning  for economic recovery and peace consolidation.

Under the Local Development and Social Cohesion in Northern Uganda Project, Output 1 is intended to enhance public confidence in community justice and security services especially for women and the most vulnerable members of society through the support to Uganda Police Force community Policing Initiatives in Acholi and Karamoja sub-regions, specifically, in the districts of Abim, Kotido, and Agago. Providing community policing training and facilitating community dialogues between the Uganda Police Force and target communities in Acholi and Karamoja sub-regions will translate into enhanced community security and improved access to justice and protection of human rights which in turn will positively impact on post conflict recovery, local development and social cohesion.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The main objective of the assignment is to support Government of Uganda efforts to integrate traditional police duties and functions into the lives and activities of the communities in post conflict Northern Uganda by supporting Uganda Police Force community policing efforts.

Specific objectives of the assignment are:

• To facilitate community policing Training of Trainers workshops in Abim, Kotido, and Agago districts to equip selected police officers with skills for improving community policing;
• To facilitate development of community policing action plans and design of community dialogue sessions with communities to support and enhance community confidence in Uganda Police Force;
• To facilitate the establishment of sustainable working structures for communities and police to collaborate in policing for effective, cost effective and timely responses to community security concerns;
• Design a plan for monitoring and evaluating impact of the Community Policing ToT and community policing initiatives in Abim, Kotido and Agago districts;
• Draw lessons from UNDP aided community policing ToT's conducted in 2014 in other districts of Acholi and Karamoja sub region and develop best practices for support to community policing initiatives in post conflict Northern Uganda.

Scope of Work

The assignment will focus on delivering community policing training of trainers and action planning workshops in Abim, Kotido and Agago districts of Northern Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Police Force regional teams.

Specifically, the consultant will deliver on the following:

• Review community policing ToTs conducted in Acholi and Karamoja in 2014 and extract key lessons and suggest  best practices for post conflict community policing initiatives;
• Design community policing training of trainers and action planning workshops for selected officers from the districts of Abim, Kotido and Agago drawing on lessons from a) above;
• Facilitate community policing training of trainers and action planning workshops for selected Uganda Police Force officers from the three districts of Abim, Kotido and Agago;
• Design a Monitoring and Evaluation plan for assessing impact of the training of trainers and implementation of action plans on community security.

Institutional Arrangement

• With overall reporting to the Country Director UNDP, he/she will work on day to day basis with the UNDP field teams based in Acholi and Karamoja and the Northern Uganda Programme Manager supervised by the Team Leader Crisis Prevention and Recovery Unit (CPR);
• The consultant will report to UNDP on a regular  basis on the progress but this will be done in line with the set deliverables of the assignment;  
• The consultant will liaise, interact, collaborate/meet with Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS), Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda Police Force at National and Regional levels, District Local Governments (Abim, Kotido, and Agago), Development Partners, CSOs and  selected communities from the districts of Abim, Kotido and Agago in Northern Uganda.

UNDP will support the consultant in the following:

• Access to all past reports and data relevant to the assignment. These will include training reports, project progress reports, midterm and final evaluation reports, and programme documents ;
• Access to UNDP Office and its infrastructure;
• Support and assistance to gain access to relevant stakeholders for consultations to the extent possible;
• Transport for visits relevant to the assignment both within Kampala and in the field for Official / Business purposes only.

Duration of the Work

The assignment will be executed within a period of 25 working days commencing immediately upon signature of contract. The consultant is expected to adhere to the specified dates.

Location

The services will be performed in the three districts of Abim, Kotido and Agago in Northern Uganda.

Compétences

Functional competencies:

• Mature judgment and initiative;
• Ability to think out-of-the-box;
• Ability to present complex issues in simple and clear manner; Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high quality results on time;
• Initiative and independence;
• Good communication and organizational skills, with demonstrated evidence of capacity to produce and present good reports; and
• To communicate complex, technical information to technical and general audiences;
• Ability to draft concise and informative documentation in English for a range of uses from detailed progress reports to media releases including ability to analyse complex information and to draw out the key points and issues and to present these in a way that can be easily understood;
• Strong inter-personal, networking and team-building skills; competent in leading teams and creating team spirit, management of inter-group dynamics and conflicting interests of various actors, stimulating team members to produce quality outputs in a timely and transparent fashion;
• Excellent oral and written skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality papers and reports;
• Results driven, ability to work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines; remains calm and in control under pressure;
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource.
• Skill in negotiating effectively in sensitive situations;
• Skill in achieving results through persuading, influencing and working with others;
• Skill in facilitating meetings effectively and efficiently and to resolve conflicts as they arise.

Corporate competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

• An advanced University degree (masters or equivalent) with qualifications in sociology, anthropology, political science, peace studies, law or other related field with proven work in the field of community security and community policing.

Experience:

• Five years working experience and knowledge of general development issues in conflict and post-conflict settings;
• Prior experience facilitating trainings of a similar nature;
• Prior work experience in and knowledge of or work experience in Northern Uganda or similar context will be an added advantage;
• Conflict and post-conflict work experience especially involving Government, Local Government and Community systems and structures.

 Language Requirements:  

• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of Acholi/Luo and Nakarimajong will be an added advantage.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments:

Payment to the individual consultant will be made in two installments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:

• 20% of the contract amount upon submission of and acceptance of inception report and Training Plans and materials;
• 40% of contract amount upon submission of and acceptance of ToT Workshop report and analysis of best practices for post conflict community policing drawing on UNDP previously supported ToT's in Acholi and Karamoja;
• 40% of contract amount upon submission of and acceptance of Community Policing Plans, and Monitoring and Evaluation plan for community policing.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and;
• Highest Combined Score (based on the 70% technical offer and 30% price weight distribution) where the minimum passing score of technical proposal is 70%.

Evaluation Criteria

Technical Proposal (Maximum 70 points):

• Relevance of education – 5 points;
• Knowledge of Uganda ‘s development context including  Northern Uganda – 10 points;
• Relevance of professional experience in conducting assignment of similar nature and scope specifically in the area of community policing - 40 points;
• Knowledge of post conflict development context and experience working in Northern Uganda or similar context- 5 points;
• Excellent analytical and writing skills with the capacity to process qualitative and quantitative information and produce clear and precise reports - 5 points;
• Language skills – 5 points.

Financial Proposal (Maximum 30 points): To be computed as a ratio of the Proposal’s offer to the lowest price among the proposals received by UNDP.

Application Procedure:

The candidate is required to submit an electronic application directly uploaded on the UNDP jobs website with all the requirements as listed here below. Annexes and further information may be downloaded on http://procurement-notices.undp.org/ . (Reference # 20411)

The application should include the following documents/information:

• Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP (see Annex II);
• Updated Personal CV highlighting past experience in similar assignments and with 3 professional references with contact details (email and telephone);
• Technical Proposal: suggested outline for technical proposal;
• The offerors' interpretation of the assignment;
• Approach and methodology for undertaking the assignment;
• Work-plan.     

Financial proposal (in template provided in Annex II) stating an all-inclusive fixed lumpsum fee for this assignment in Ugandan Shillings, supported by a breakdown of costs. Such total lump sum price must include professional fee, and costs necessary to conduct the assignment such as communication costs, etc. The consultant will be paid against the completion of specific, measurable deliverables as identified in this TOR.

Annexes:

• Annex I: Individual Contractor General Terms and Conditions;
• Annex II: Template to Confirmation of Interest and Availability and Submit the Financial Proposal.

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