Empleos en el PNUD - 86948- Ref.2019-024_International Expert in Quality of Ad

Ref.2019-024_International Expert in Quality of Administration of Justice

Localidad :

Home based with 2 missions to Kazakhstan

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

23-Aug-19 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

September-December 2019

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

Important notice to the Applicants - Please do not submit your offer through undp jobs!

Only those applications would be considered that have been submitted to the following e-mail address: procurement.kz@undp.org with the indication of IC-Ref.2019-024 in the subject line. The deadline is 15.00 (Nur-sultan time) August 23, 2019.

For detailed information on the position, required documents to be sent and evaluation procedure please refer to the Terms of Reference. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: samal.bex@undp.org copying meruyert.bolyssayeva@undp.org

Project description:

The development strategy – “Kazakhstan’s Way to 2050: Common Goals, Common Interests, Common Future” – lays out the strategy of the country becoming one of the 30 most developed countries in the world by 2050. This strategy is focused on economic diversification, innovation, investment in human capital and international trade integration. It also seeks to strengthen governance, enhance the quality of public services and improve the business climate in the country.

Notwithstanding the progress made to date in many development areas, significant institutional and governance challenges remain, constraining the state’s ability to effectively formulate and implement its development policies.

Kazakhstan’s aspiration to enter the ranks of the 30 most competitive economies in the world is not possible without an independent, effectively functioning and free from corruption judiciary. This objective cannot be attained without the engagement of highly skilled people, capable of working in accordance with the envisioned new requirements.

The project “Modernization of the judicial system and access to justice in Kazakhstan” (hereinafter – Project) is implemented within the framework of the Justice Sector Institutional Strengthening Project under the loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. As part of this project, UNDP promotes the development of the justice sector in Kazakhstan by providing institutional support to selected government bodies (beneficiaries) that provide a wide range of justice services, including registration services, the provision of legal aid, broadening access to justice, and the execution of judicial acts. The key beneficiaries of the Project are the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - the SC, the Beneficiary) and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which also acts as the project administrator.

The overall objective of the Project is to increase the capacity of the Supreme Court to manage and support the judicial system in its efforts to increase public trust in courts, by: (i) the preparing and conducting institutional assessments, analyses and reviews of the judicial system; (ii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the SC to perform administrative and management functions with regards to local courts.

Deberes y responsabilidades

One of the key objectives of this Project is to assist in developing quality management system of administration of justice in line with good international practices. Therefore, UNDP is going to engage an International Expert in Quality of Administration of Justice (International expert) who is expected to develop together with the National Expert the quality management system of administration of justice, including criteria, procedures and mechanisms for monitoring and assessment of the efficiency of courts’ performance in all types of legal proceedings.

As part of this scope of work, the International expert will:

Summarize the international practices of development of quality management systems of administration of justice, conceptual approaches and methodologies, including the issues of development of a uniform judicial practice (case study of 2-3 countries with both civil law and common law systems);
Develop a draft quality management system of administration of justice and a draft methodology for monitoring and analysis of judicial practice to ensure its uniformity and minimize judicial error;
Draft system of indicators for quality management system of administration of justice;
Draft methodology for monitoring and analysis of judicial practice.

The International expert will contribute to the quality implementation of the tasks as set out in this TOR under the guidance of the Project’s Chief Technical Advisor and the UNDP Governance Unit.

Competencias

Excellent analytical and writing skills;
Ability to work under pressure meeting tight deadlines, and prepare accurate and clear reports at short notice for policy makers;
Capability of listening to the Beneficiary, and ability to convert the Beneficiary’s vision into concrete result.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education & language requirements:

University degree in law;
Knowledge of the English language is mandatory, knowledge of Russian language is considered an advantage.

Experience:

At least 3 years of practical experience as a judge;
At least 5 years of practical work experience in judicial practice analysis in civil law countries;
At least 3 years of participation in international projects on judicial system reforming on quality of administration of justice issues.

Required documents to be submitted by the Applicant:

The following documents only in PDF should be attached to the application (proposal) and sent by e-mail to the following address: procurement.kz@undp.org indicating Ref. 2019-024 in the subject of the letter no later than 15.00 (Nur-Sultan time) August 23, 2019:

Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP; template attached;
Detailed personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) and other supporting information confirming that the Candidate meets the qualification requirements;
Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided;
Copies of higher education diplomas and other relevant documents.

Due to the technical features of e-mail, the size of the file should not exceed 9 Mb per message. There could be maximum of 3 e-mail transmissions.

ONLY fully submitted applications with all required above documents would be considered by UNDP!!!