Antecedentes

UNDP Global Mission Statement:

UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with national counterparts on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.

UNDP Afghanistan Mission Statement:

UNDP supports stabilization, state-building, governance and development priorities in Afghanistan. UNDP support, in partnership with the Government, the United Nations system, the donor community and other development stakeholders, has contributed to institutional development efforts leading to positive impact on the lives of Afghan citizens. Over the years UNDP support has spanned such milestone efforts as the adoption of the Constitution; Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial Council elections; institutional development through capacity-building to the legislative, the judicial and executive arms of the state, and key ministries, Government agencies and commissions at the national and subnational levels. UNDP has played a key role in the management of the Law and Order Trust Fund, which supports the Government in developing and maintaining the national police force and in efforts to stabilize the internal security environment. Major demobilization, disarmament and rehabilitation and area-based livelihoods and reconstruction programmes have taken place nationwide. UNDP programmes in Afghanistan have benefited from the very active support of donors. UNDP Afghanistan is committed to the highest standards of transparency and accountability and works in close coordination with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the UN system as a whole to maximize the impact of its development efforts on the ground.

Organizational context:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is committed to augmenting the capacity of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s (GIROA) to administer rule of law and improve security for all Afghan citizens.  As the lead rule of law institution in the country, improving the ability of the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOIA) to fulfill its mandate remains critical to the overall stability of Afghanistan and its people.  As the UN’s primary development agency, and a longstanding development partner to GIROA’s rule of law and security sector, UNDP Afghanistan plays a leading role in facilitating reform and development of MOIA.  The MOIA & Police Development (MPD) project, principle objectives are to (1) improve MOIA’s ability to lead and manage reform, (2) ensure efficiency improvements in key police service functions and (3) improve public confidence in the police force through accountability and democratic policing standards and approaches.  These objectives are programmed under two components of the MPD project, Institutional Development and Police Professionalization.

The MPD project utilizes global expertise from within the UN system, private sector firms as well as newly established South-South Cooperation Frameworks in order to deliver highly contextual and relevant advisory support.  It works through three principle programming streams – legal/policy, institutional and individual capacity – in order to foster systemic and lasting change.  The project also works in close collaboration with strategic partners, including the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), European Union Police (EUPOL) and German Police Project Team (GPPT), in order to deliver upon these common objectives.

Background on MoIA Gender Training

MPD/UNDP has been supporting the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA) in integrating gender across its activities, service delivered to the communities and as well as promoting gender equality within MOIA male and female staff and police personnel. In this regard, the project is supporting the Ministry of Interior in conducting gender sensitization and awareness to police personnel and it is part of the agreed plan for 2017 between MoIA and MPD/UNDP, under Output 2: “MOIA’s capacities and performance of key administrative, police support services and public services are increased, enabling improvement in police services and safety for police officers”. The current gender curriculum of MoIA does not cover all the necessary areas on gender, such as gender-responsive service delivery by Police, and the number of trainers are very limited which does not meet the training needs of Afghan National Police (ANP) on gender.

Objective of the Assignment:

UNDP seeks the expertise of an international consultant to develop a gender training curriculum for the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Police and conduct ToT for gender trainers suitable for adult learning by ensuring self-directed experiential learning methodology. The curriculum should take into account the responsibilities of Afghan police personnel to protect women’s human rights and eliminate all kinds of violence against women, using the experience learning methodology. The overall objective of the consultancy is to:

• Develop a gender curriculum that is responsive to the identified needs of MoIA and ANP and based on the shortcoming of the present curriculum being used;

• Improve the ability of MOIA’s gender training team to deliver gender training in a manner that is acceptable by Afghan Police Personnel.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Scope of Work and Deliverables:

To achieve the objectives of this assignment, the consultant needs to:

• Conduct an in-depth review of all available training curricula with Gender Directorate, Afghan National Police Academy, and Training and Education Command;

• Conduct the training need assessment for different Afghan police ranks, and preparation of a competency profile;

• Develop gender training manual and a handbook on gender for Afghan National Police (ANP), ensuring its full acceptance and ownership by MoIA;

• Train the Trainers on the new training manual, using self-directed experiential learning technique, suitable for adult education.

The specific deliverables, schedule of payments and estimated completion date of each delivery for this assignment are as follows:

First Deliverable: 20 Working Days, 10%

• Inception report and presentation to key stakeholders: outline the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, preliminary observations, identify key issues and challenges; risks and assumptions and a detailed work plan for the assignment;

• Report on document review, including the existing gender training curricula with MoIA, training materials and manuals with Training Gender Command (TGC), Afghan National Police Academy (ANPA), UN agencies and other development organizations, and previous training need assessments of MoIA and/or Afghan National Police (ANP) on gender.

Second Deliverable: 15 Working Days, 10%

• Report on Preparing a competency profile for trainees by analyzing ToRs of different police ranks, in order to develop customized curriculum, based the relevance of training material with the job responsibility of ANP.

Third Deliverable: 20 Working Days, 10%

• Progress report on designing of training modules with MoIA trainers using experiential learning methodology, including details of training modules, case scenarios, PPTs, experiential exercises, pre-test and post-test questions.

Fourth Deliverable: 20 Working Days, 10%

• Report on designing of training modules with MoIA trainers using experiential learning methodology, including details of training modules, case scenarios, PPTs, experiential exercises, pre-test and post-test questions (attaching relevant documentation for the training module).

Fifth Deliverable: 15 Working Days, 10%

• Report on developing gender training manual (attaching the completed training manual).

Sixth Deliverable: 15 Working Days, 10%

• Report on developing a handbook on gender for trainees, ensuring the relevance to the needs of Afghan police.

Seventh Deliverable: 10 Working Days, 15%

• Facilitation of test training to the trainers using the experiential learning techniques and report on its outcome and the feedback received.

Eighth Deliverable: 5 Working Days, 25%

• Submission and acceptance of Final Report + Final Presentation with recommendations for next steps.

Payment Modality: 

Payments under the contract shall be delivery based and be made on receipt of the specific milestone reports indicated above, and including a timesheet according to UNDP procurement formats for individual contractors. These shall be as indicated in the table above, and shall be made upon approval by the relevant MPD managers. The draft of the assessment and recommendations will be reviewed by both the MOIA concerned departments and UNDP MPD Management. Upon receipt of final comments, the consultant shall finalize the report for formal acceptance by UNDP at which point the final payment shall be released.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of UNDP.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

• Ability to lead strategic planning, change processes, results-based management and reporting;
• Ability to lead formulation, oversight of implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
• Ability to apply development theory to the specific country context to identify creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations.

Management and Leadership:

• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills;
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
• Proven networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from a recognized university in any of the following areas or related field: Gender Studies, Education, Public / Business Administration, or International Development.

Years of experience:

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in gender mainstreaming and gender training;

• At least two years of experience working with gender in the security sector;

• Demonstrated experience in serving in an advisory role;

• Previous experience working with Ministries of Interior or police services is a distinct advantage;

• Past experience working in Afghanistan and/or conflict affected countries desirable.

Language:

• Excellent written and oral English skills

• Competence in Dari and/or Pashtu is an asset.

Working Arrangements

Institutional Arrangements:

The international consultant will work under the overall supervision of the MPD Project Manager and under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor of the MPD Institutional Development Component. The consultant shall work in close collaboration with the staff of the MPD project and will liaise with relevant ministerial authorities as and when required.

MPD project office will provide office space and internet facility, logistical and other support service including transport and security applicable to UNDP international personnel. The consultant however is expected to bring his/her own laptop and mobile phone and meet local communications costs (MPD will provide a local pre-paid SIM card). Costs to arrange meetings, workshops, travel costs to and DSA during field visits (if any), etc shall be covered by MPD project.

Duration of the Work

The performance under the contract shall take place over total contract duration of 7 months with maximum 120 working days excluding joining and repatriation travel days. The target date for the start of work will be around 15 July 2017 depending on the availability of the appropriate consultant.

Duty Station

The duty station for the contractor is Kabul, Afghanistan for the entire duration of the contract. Some field visits outside Kabul are envisaged under the contract. When in Country, the Contractor will be required to report regularly and be present at UNDP MPD project office (MOIA and/or UNOCA) during the working hours, security conditions permitting. The contractor will follow the working hours and weekends as applicable to UNDP project staff. Contractor’s movement for meetings and consultations shall be coordinated by UNDP MPD project office. The contractor is at all times required to observe UNDP security rules and regulations.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments:

The contractor shall submit a price proposal as below:

• Daily Fee – The contractor shall propose a daily fee which should be inclusive of his professional fee, local communication cost and insurance (inclusive of medical health and evacuation). The number of working days for which the daily fee shall be payable under the contract is 120 Working days;

• Living Allowance, LA – The contractor shall propose a LA at the Kabul applicable rate of USD 162 per night for his/her stay at the duty station. The maximum number of days for which the LA shall be payable under the contract is 167 nights. The contractor is NOT allowed to stay in a place of his/her choice other than the UNDSS approved places. UNDP will provide MORSS compliant accommodation in a UN approved locations;

• Travel & Visa – The contractor shall propose an estimated lump sum for home-Kabul-home travel and Afghanistan visa expenses;

• R&R - The contractor shall be entitled for R&R - 7 calendar days (USD 2,170) for every six weeks during the assignment. After the last R&R, the contract should mandatorily stay in country for minimum of 30 calendar days. 

The total professional fee, shall be converted into a lumpsum contract and payments under the contract shall be made on submission and acceptance of deliverables under the contract in accordance with the abovementioned schedule of payment.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysis

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

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and;

• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

* Technical Criteria weight 70%

* Financial Criteria weight 30%

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria 70 points

• Technical Proposal (30 marks)

  • Technical Approach & Methodology (20 marks) – The Applicant should explain the understanding of the objectives of the assignment, approach to the services, methodology for carrying out the activities and obtaining the expected output, and the degree of detail of such output. The Applicant should also explain the methodologies proposed to adopt and highlight the compatibility of those methodologies with the proposed approach;

  • Work Plan (10 marks) – The Applicant should propose the main activities of the assignment, their content and duration, phasing and interrelations, milestones (including interim approvals by the Client), and delivery dates. The proposed work plan should be consistent with the technical approach and methodology, showing understanding of the TOR and ability to translate them into a feasible working plan.

• Qualification and Experience (40 marks) [evaluation of CV]

  • General Qualification (15 marks);

  • Experience relevant to the assignment (25 marks).

Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

• Duly accomplished Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal Template using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II);

• Personal CV or P11, indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

Technical proposal:

• Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable candidate for the assignment;

• A methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment and work plan as indicated above.