UNDP Jobs - 86073- National Senior Expert in Access to Justice to sup

National Senior Expert in Access to Justice to support the project on Legal Aid.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

12-Jul-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 months – (119 days).

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

12 months – (119 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

UNDP launched a project to develop legal aid services for the poor in Lebanon in 2017. In 2018, UNHCR joint the initiative that became a joint project and was submitted to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) accordingly. The document was approved in January 2019 and implementation of activities started accordingly. The joint project is part of a broader UNDP programme on community security and access to justice that aim at developing basic security and justice services for all.
UNDP and UNHCR established, jointly with MoJ, a joint working group on access to justice to which the Bar Associations of Beirut and Tripoli participate. The joint working group established a roadmap for developing a legal aid policy and piloting legal helpdesks at local level.
In order to implement the joint project, UNDP is requesting the services of a senior legal specialist to
provide guidance and support the joint project team in the implementation of the activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The scope of work will include, but not be limited, to the following activities:

Organize workshops with the justice sector and civil society actors in Beirut and at national level;
Organize and provide necessary technical support to the monthly meetings of the Access to Justice
Working Group (chaired by the MoJ);
Organize consultations with the MoJ, MoIM and relevant security institutions regarding legal aid
in detention centers;
Produce analysis, reports, concept notes, terms of reference, job descriptions, and other necessary
documents to establish the legal helpdesks;
Organize meetings and necessary consultations with UNHCR and other relevant partners of the
project;
Conduct field and monitoring visits;
Coach the project’s junior specialist on legal aid who will assist the Senior Expert in the activities;
Provide UNDP with regular updates on progress.

For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Fluency in Arabic, French and English (oral and written).

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Masters’ Degree in Law or related field.

Professional Experience:

Eight years of relevant professional experience in the area of access to justice and legal
empowerment;
2 years’ experience in the provision of legal aid services and legal awareness for the Poor
(experience in protection is an asset);
Work experience with the United Nations is an asset;
Experience in providing training to justice sector professionals;
Demonstrated experience working with Ministry of Justice.

How to apply:

The consultancy is open for all national consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal.
Submissions through any other media will not be considered.
The application must include all of the following documents:
1. P11,
2. Technical Proposal (Methodology and Essay),
3. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and
4. Financial proposal
All files shall be submitted in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site.
It has been observed that bidders don’t submit all requested documents and thus reducing their chance to be selected for a contract with UNDP. before you submit your offer please revise that the application is complete and comprises all four (4) documents.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.