Type of Contract:IC - Individual Contract Duration of the assignment:12 months Duty station:Nairobi with frequent travel to Somalia Expected places of travel:Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Garowe Supervisor:Joint Constitution Unit Project Manager Date of Issue:7th February 2012
Closing Date:14th February 2012
Organizational Context UNDP Somalia comprises three main clusters: a) Rule of Law and Security (ROLS), b) Governance and, c) Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods (RSL). The Governance cluster consists of the following components •Somali Institutional Development Project (SIDP): Providing support to strengthen government functioning at federal and state levels through short term assistance and longer term capacity building interventions •Local Governance: Supporting formation and development of local governance, and developing a platform for decentralized service delivery, jointly with other UN agencies •Constitution-Making Support Project: Supporting the constitutional process and participatory governance •Civil Society and Reconciliation: Strengthening the capacity of civil society and the media in their interface with public institutions in order to promote good governance
The Somalia Constitution-Making Support Project (SCMSP) focuses on the fundamental pillar of promoting peace, with an overall objective to ensure that a new Federal Constitution for Somalia is prepared in a participatory manner and that its implementation lays a foundation for a legitimate Federal Somali State
In close collaboration with a consortium of international partners, The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) and UNDP are providing support to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia on the constitution-making process through various Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) and civil society groups. Of key important is the recently endorsed roadmap for ending the transition by August 2012 which UNDP and other partners are expected to support its implementation, particularly with regard constitution, electoral and parliamentary reforms
In the area of electoral processes and systems, UNDP wants to support the Transitional Federal Institutions to develop electoral laws, processes and institutions that strengthen inclusive participation and professional electoral administration that help build this real and perceived credibility. But because elections are about much more than what happens on Election Day, UNDP intends to use an electoral cycle approach to its work. This addresses longer-term issues of capacity development; institutional strengthening; participation of women and other groups; and the use of technology in electoral processes.
Objectives of the assignment
•To support the implementation of Constitutional Benchmark 2 under the Somali End of Transition Roadmap •To support development of electoral legislation including the establishment of electoral commission (structure, composition and criteria of membership), drafting of legal procedures as set and and/or required under the Roadmap Benchmark 2 and •To assist and advise of future programing based on Roadmap activities and implementation which flows from the Roadmap. Issues likely to arise: boundary delimitation; designing voter and civic education strategy; developing training manuals, planning and implementation of cascade training for polling officials, media and other electoral stakeholders; advising on gender mainstreaming in electoral management bodies and women’s participation in electoral process; recommending ways of using Information Technology in elections, including expertise in biometrics, data centres, voter registration, polling operations, results transmission and management of results; training on the prevention of electoral violence/conflict and on electoral dispute resolution; developing the capacity of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) once established; and other issues as they arise from the Roadmap.Scope of work
•Advise, support and build capacity on design, implementation, etc on all electoral issues and institutions to be created and supported under the Somali End of Transition Roadmap, Benchmark 2: Constiution •Advisory Services and Programme design and formulation, advisory services on substantive electoral issues, coordination among Roadmap stakeholders and project quality assurance on electoral issues. •Capacity Development: Capacity assessment, planning and implementation of Institutional reform and delivery of training events on topics and issue in the Roadmap and which flow from the Roadmap. •Monitoring and Evaluation: M&E matrix design, preparation of project concepts and project evaluation. •Research and Knowledge Development: Research and literature reviews; conducting lesson learning exercises, developing knowledge products and tools. Monitoring and Progress controls
The consultants will work under the overall supervision of the Joint Constitution Unit Project manager. A work plan for the consultancy will be developed and agreed to no later than two days after the start of the assignment. Evaluation of the contract will be made against the benchmarks and deliverables set for the assignment of the consultant at the end of the contract duration. Final product/Deliverables
•Development of electoral legislation including the establishment of electoral commission (structure, composition and criteria of membership), drafting of legal procedures and draft voter and civic education strategy) •Training manuals, planning and implementation of cascade training for polling officials, media and other electoral stakeholders. •Recommendations on gender mainstreaming in electoral management bodies and women’s participation in electoral process can be ensured. •Training manuals for Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) including training on the prevention of electoral violence/conflict and on electoral dispute resolution. VI: Review/approval time
The performance of the contractor will be reviewed on bi-monthly basis to approve outputs prior to authorization of payments. Qualifications and Competencies
Academic Qualifications: •Master’s degree in political science, law, international relations, development studies or any other relevant subject. Years of experience: •Minimum 5 years of experience in the area of democratic governance or relevant field, with a minimum of 3 years of experience working on elections. •Experience with the drafting of user-friendly knowledge products such as books, articles, research papers, toolkits, guides, methodologies, analytical documents, policy papers and notes, project and program documents, baseline studies, desk reviews, comparative studies, etc. is an asset. •Experience in management of post-conflict interventions is an asset. •Knowledge of high-level governance, capacity and public communication support is an asset. Competencies: •Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards •Displays cultural, gender, religion, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability •Ability to work in a team •Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills •Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback •Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations •Ability to manage workload with minimum supervision •Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities Language requirements:
Good command of written and spoken English
Other Information
The expert will be required to have a personal lap top computer. Terms of Service This is a non-staff contract under the Individual Contractor (IC) modality of hiring of the UNDP. Individuals engaged under an IC serve in their individual capacity and not as representative of a government institutions, corporate body or other authority external to UNDP. The incumbent shall not be considered as staff of UNDP, the UN common system or the government and are therefore not entitled to any diplomatic privileges or any other special status or conditions.
Submission of application Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit electronic application by visiting http://jobs.undp.org/. The closing date for receipt of applications is 14th February 2012 Applicants are required to fill and sign a P11 Form and submit it together with Curriculum Vitae on the online application.
The P11 Form can be obtained from the link below: http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc
Women & Somali Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
UNDP will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.
This vacancy announcement is also available on the Relief Web site (http://www.reliefweb.int/)
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