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A group of Technical Consultants to review nominations and to provide recommendations for the 2017 UN Human Rights AwardsVacancy Number: Pr17/01627
Contacts: Mr. Veaceslav Balan. Background
Promotion of human rights is one of the major priorities of the United Nations Country Team in Moldova. Organized since 2004, the UN Human Rights Awards competition aims to highlight and award creative, innovative, effective, timely and engaged human rights initiatives and actions. The Awards are presented during the Human Rights Gala of Awards ceremony, which is organized annually on or around 10 December - international Human Rights Day. The competition is based on nominations with the public being encouraged to nominate civil society organizations and individuals, journalists, media organizations, public authorities, etc., who have made an outstanding and genuine contribution to the human rights promotion and protection in Moldova during September 2016 - August 2017. Materials derived from this public consultation process, as well as other available materials, including through obtained through an additional independent research, are to be reviewed by the technical consultants and by an Independent Awards Board, as per the UN Human Rights Awards Regulation (attached to these Terms of Reference). Scope of work
To review materials received through the public consultation process, as well as to conduct independent research, as needed. Provide a detailed recommendation as to Awards, and submit these recommendations to the Independent Awards Board for final decision on the winners, based on human rights reasons and the criteria set out in the Awards Regulation. For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
Academic Qualifications:
Experience and skills:
Language requirements:
Personal qualities: full and genuine commitment to all human rights to all people, professional integrity, responsibility, creativity, punctuality, flexibility, demonstrated commitment to UN values and principles, including the indivisibility, universality, inalienability, individuality, interdependence and interrelation of all human rights. Special consideration will be given to ensure gender balance and representation of Moldova’s key regions and social groups, particularly most excluded, among the selected consultants. Diversity Clause: Applicants from under-represented groups (persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, refugees and other noncitizens) will have an advantage during the selection process. OHCHR is committed to reasonably accommodate the working environment for the persons with special needs. Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
(i) Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work; (ii) Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work;
Financial proposal
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are made in installments and are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fees, taxes, mobile phone calls, etc.). Travel All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
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