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Position Title:
NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO FACILITATE MEDIATION TRAINING FOR TRADITIONAL
JUSTICE LEADERS IN NORTHERN UGANDA
Organization:UNDP -Uganda
Primary Location:Kampala, UGANDA
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Additional Category: Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Starting Date :(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 23-Jun-2014
Duration of Initial Contract : 25 Working Days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 25 Working Days
Brief Company Profile:
The Government of Uganda launched a Peace Recovery and Development Plan
(PRDP) which commenced implementation in July 2009 and now in a second phase
running until June 2015. The main objective of PRDP2 is to complete the
post-conflict recovery process; to strengthen the foundation for development in
Northern Uganda and to narrow the gap between Northern Uganda and the national
average level of all socio-economic indicators. In this context, and building
on its previous engagements in Northern Uganda, UNDP continues support of PRDP2
through various projects including the Local Development and Social Cohesion in
Northern Uganda that commenced in July 2013.
The Local Development and Social Cohesion in Northern Uganda Project is
aimed at contributing to social and economic stabilization through four outputs namely:
1.
Community justice, security and
social cohesion increased for peaceful resolution of disputes, in particular as
related to land and women’s issues;
2.
Employment opportunities enhanced
and economic recovery and reintegration initiatives developed targeting youth,
crises-affected and vulnerable people;
3.
Peaceful and sustainable mining
in Northern Uganda; and
4.
Capacities of local authorities
and civil society strengthened in civic engagement, coordination, and
planning for economic recovery and peace
consolidation.
UNDP in response to some of the needs highlighted in the Capacity Needs
Assessment for Traditional Justice Institutions in Northern Uganda and in a bid
to contribute to community justice by strengthening the capacity of the traditional
justice institutions wishes to engage an individual consultant.
The individual consultant required will conduct training on mediation in
pluralist and evolving legal contexts and finalize the Capacity Development
Plan for Traditional Justice Institutions in Lango and Acholi sub-regions of
Northern Uganda.
Objective of the assignment:
The main objective of the assignment is to support Government of Uganda
efforts to leverage informal justice systems for effective community justice in
post conflict Northern Uganda by supporting Traditional Justice Institutions.
Specific objectives of the assignment are:
To develop a final guiding
documents for Capacity Needs Development for Traditional Justice Institutions;
Build capacity of traditional
justice institutions in Acholi and Lango on Mediation and conflict resolution
skills for sustainable peace.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work:
The assignment will focus on developing an action document for capacity
building for Traditional Justice and implementing a mediation skills
enhancement training.
Specifically, the consultant will deliver on the following:
·
Peer review, edit and finalize
the capacity development plan for traditional justice institutions in Acholi
and Lango sub-regions of Northern Uganda;
·
Design and facilitate mediation
training for traditional justice leaders in Acholi and Lango sub-regions of
Northern Uganda.
Expected Outputs and Deliverables:
·
Brief Inception Report, mediation
training concept 5 days target date 27h June 2014;
·
Mediation Workshop Report 5 days
target date 11th July 2014;
·
Finalized Capacity Development
Plan for Traditional Justice Institutions in Northern Uganda, 10 days target
date 25th July 2014.
Note:
All deliverables to be reviewed and approved by UNDP, District Local
Governments, JLOS.
Working Arrangements:
Institutional Arrangement
·
With overall reporting to the
Country Director UNDP, he/she will work on day to day basis with the Programme
Analyst for Access to Justice/Rule of Law/Human Rights and the Northern Uganda
Programme Manager supervised by the Team Leader Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Unit (CPR);
·
The consultant will report to
UNDP on a regular basis on the progress
but this will be done in line with the set deliverables of the assignment;
·
The consultant will liaise,
interact, collaborate/meet with JLOS, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda
Police Force at National and Regional levels, Ker Kwaro Acholi, Lango Cultural
Forum, District Local Governments, Development Partners, CSOs and selected communities of Northern Uganda;
UNDP will support the consultant in the following:
·
Access to all past reports and
data relevant to the assignment. These will include project progress reports,
midterm
·
and final evaluation reports, and
the Local Development and Social Cohesion in Northern Uganda Project
document;
·
Access to UNDP Office and its
infrastructure;
·
Support and assistance to gain
access to relevant stakeholders for consultations to the extent possible;
·
Transport for visits both within
Kampala and in the field.
Duration of the Work:
The assignment will be executed within a period of 25 working days commencing
immediately upon signature of contract. The consultant is expected to adhere to
the specified dates due.
Duty Station:
The duty station will be Kampala with travel to Lira and Gulu districts of
Northern Uganda.
Competencies
Functional competencies:
·
Excellent analytical skills and
strong commitment to sharing expertise and experience;
·
Strong communication and
interpersonal skills;
·
Able to communicate effectively
with people and able to write concisely and make presentations in a simple
non-technical manner; and
·
Excellent writing skills with
the capacity to process qualitative and quantitative information and produce
clear and precise reports.
·
Positive, constructive attitude
to work;
·
Ability to act professionally and
flexibility.
Corporate Competencies:
Demonstrates integrity and
ethical standards;
Displays cultural, gender,
religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
An advanced University degree
(masters or equivalent) with qualifications in sociology, anthropology,
political science, peace studies, law or other related field with proven work
in the field of traditional justice and mediation.
Experience:
·
At least 3 years experience in
facilitating trainings of a similar nature;
·
5 years work experience in
Conflict and post-conflict area especially involving Government, Local
Government and Community systems and structures;
·
Prior work experience in and
knowledge of or work experience in Northern Uganda or similar context will be
an added advantage.
Language Requirement:
Fluency in English is required
Price Proposal:
The consultants/firm will be paid an “all-inclusive” lump sum amount that
is considered fixed regardless of changes in the cost components.
Schedule of payments:
Payment to the individual consultant will be made in three installments
upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:
·
20% of the contract amount upon
submission of and acceptance of inception report and Mediation Training
Concept;
·
40% of contract amount upon
submission of and acceptance of Mediation training report;
·
40% of contract amount upon
submission and acceptance of Final Capacity Development Plan for Traditional
Justice Institutions in Northern Uganda.
Evaluation method and criteria:
The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose
offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable,
and
Highest Combined Score (based on
the 70% technical offer and 30% price weight distribution) where the minimum
passing score of technical proposal is 70%.
Evaluation Criteria:
·
Technical Proposal (Maximum 70 points):
·
Relevance of education – 15
points;
·
Language and writing skills – 15
points;
·
Relevance of professional
experience in conducting assignment of similar nature and scope specifically in
the area of traditional justice and mediation - 40 points.
·
Financial Proposal (Maximum 30 points): To be computed as a ratio of the
Proposal’s offer to the lowest price among the proposals received by UNDP.
Closing date: 11-Jun-14
Mode of Application:
The consultant is required to submit an electronic application to
email justine.naiga-bagonza@undp.org
with copy to diana.nabbanja@undp.org not later than 11th June 2014.
The application should include the following documents/information:
Duly accomplished Letter of
Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP
(see Annex II);
Updated Personal CV highlighting
past experience in similar assignments and with 3 professional references with
contact details (email and telephone);
Technical Proposal: suggested
outline for technical proposal;
The offerors' interpretation of
the assignment;
Approach and methodology for
undertaking the assignment;
Work-plan.
Financial proposal (in template provided in Annex II) stating an
all-inclusive fixed lumpsum fee for this assignment in Ugandan Shillings,
supported by a breakdown of costs. Such total lump sum price must include
professional fee, and costs necessary to conduct the assignment such as
communication costs, etc. The consultant will be paid against the completion of
specific, measurable deliverables as identified in this TOR.
Annexes:
Annex I: Individual Contractor
General Terms and Conditions;
Annex II: Template to
Confirmation of Interest and Availability and Submit the Financial Proposal.
Annexes (to be downloaded from UNDP Uganda website, procurement notices
section:http://www.ug.undp.org).
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.
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
