The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM/A) on 9 January 2005 marked a critical juncture for Sudan, and opened an unprecedented window of opportunity to turn the devastation of over 20 years of civil war, displacement and underdevelopment into a new era of peace and prosperity. The CPA made provisions for a Government of National Unity (GNU) of Sudan. It also recognized the political and administrative autonomy of Southern Sudan in the interim context, making federalism and decentralization as the framework for governance. Accordingly, the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) was formed and significant progress has been made to establish three functioning levels of Government In order to pave a path of democratic governance in the Sudan , the former Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) (Now Ministry of Interior) was officially established thereafter in January 2005. With the declaration of independence 9th July 2011, the Ministry will continue to be responsible to among other obligations; advise all levels of RoSS on security matters; maintain the internal security in Southern Sudan; administer and supervise the working of the police, prison and fire brigade; develop sectoral policies, identity and priorities needs within the units; ensure that the unit personnel are efficiently trained to meet their assigned duties; liaise with regional and international law enforcement agencies to combat cross boarder crime; control vehicle license and issuance of driving permits; initiate, formulate and draft legislations to guide and regulate professional law enforcement standards and any other function and duties that may be assigned to it by law or RoSS. Although, the Ministry of Interior has been officially established and has a clearly defined mandate, it is currently facing many operational challenges including lack of capacity to fulfill its constitutional mandate as articulated above. To support the ministry to fulfill its constitutional mandate, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Southern Sudan, based in Juba, is implementing the police and prison support project in partnership with the Ministry. Through this project UNDP has been providing support to the Ministry of internal Affairs in three components (i) technical advice; (ii) capacity building and (iii) infrastructure/equipment support. Both national and internal staffs with functional expertise and experience in relevant fields is engaged on the project to provide assistance in various ways. In view of the above, UNDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, Government of the RoSS is supporting the process of capacity development of the Southern Sudan Police Service through the development of a Gender Sensitive Police Training Manual to inform basic and advanced Police training in Southern Sudan.
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Technical and advisory support to Local Government Board and Local Government Recovery Programme Proejct Management Staff: The main objective of the assignment is to develop a Gender Sensitive Training Manual for South Sudan Police Service to strengthen their capacity to effectively respond to gender-based and sexual violence in line with applicable legislation and international standards. The manual shall also include measures to prevent sexual violence against women and children, ways to respond to and investigate acts of violence, including forensic investigation, and resources to meet the needs of victims with specific focus on assistance and rehabilitation. The manual will also provide measures to increasing the recruitment, retention and advancement of female police officers and equitable implementation of the existing penal policies. Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Team Leader, Poverty Reduction and MDG and direct supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Interior and Gender Analyst , the consultant is responsible for:
Impact of Results: The key impact of the post will be the achievement of project results as per the agreed project document and work plan. It will also ensure that the project’s activities are fully co-ordinated with other programmatic interventions within the UNDP Programme.
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Interested candidates should apply by sending their Letter of Interest and CV (preferably United Nations Personal History Form (P.11 Form)) to: bids.juba@undp.org or drop a sealed envelope marked; ATT: Procurement Unit, with the title of the position at UNDP Office in Juba by 5 Sept 2011. The available starting date and fees of the assignment which is subject to negotiation if applicable should be clearly stated in the Letter of Interest. | |
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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. |
Consultant – Development of a Gender Sensitive Police Training Manual
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