Vacancy: National Consultant on Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Mainstreaming, UNDP Moldova

National Consultant on Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Mainstreaming

Vacancy Number: Pr13/00256

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	23 Jan 2013, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Feb 2013
Reference to the project:	Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Expected Duration of Assignment:	12 months
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online only, by following the “Apply online” link, no later than 23 January 2013. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: violeta.fetescu@one.un.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Ms. Violeta Fetescu.

Background

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has had a Human Rights Adviser, based in the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova (UN RC Office), since July 2008. The Human Rights Adviser assists the UN RC Office, UN Country Team in Moldova, Government, National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) and civil society in strengthening human rights and human rights based approaches. The Human Rights Adviser works in a context of UNCT Moldova commitment to human rights mainstreaming. As a component of this work, several areas of human rights research are sought, to be carried out, completed and finally delivered during the calendar year 2013.

The multiple contexts for the current consultancy are as follows:

1. Anti-discrimination Law trainings;

2. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women review of Moldova 2013;

3. Roma inclusion policies;

4. The Moldovan Centre for Human Rights (CpDOM);

5. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights;

6. Human Rights in Transnistria region;

7. Other Methodological Support to the Human Rights Adviser.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference.

Scope of work

To support the UN Human Rights Adviser and the Centre for Human Rights in 1) strengthening documentation of discrimination and related diversity issues; 2) providing methodological support for human rights, anti-discrimination and diversity trainings; 3) following up the recommendations provided by the Senior Expert subsequent to the human rights monitoring mission in Transnistria in 2012; 4) providing other support for the Human Rights Adviser within the scope of work.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

University degree in law, social sciences, human rights or other relevant field;

II. Years of experience:

At least 3 years of proven professional experience in the human rights area;

III. Competencies:

Commitment to human rights; advanced knowledge of human rights law and practice;
Detailed understanding of anti-discrimination law as set out under international, European and domestic law;
Understanding of human rights and discrimination documentation methodologies; previous experience with human rights documentation work a strong asset;
Demonstrated competence cultural sensitivity and work in a multi-cultural environment;
Adheres to the core values of the United Nations; in particular, is respectful of differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status.

IV. Language requirements:

Fluency in Romanian and English. Knowledge of Romani or Russian a strong asset;
Knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset.

V. Personal qualities and skills:

Ability to work independently;
Ability and willingness to deploy to the field, sometimes on short notice, for different types of monitoring missions;
Responsibility, creativity, flexibility and punctuality.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Proposal:

(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, emphasized on their understanding of anti-discrimination law, human rights and discrimination documentation methodologies; previous experience with human rights documentation work etc.

2. Financial proposal;

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

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 paid in equal 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.).

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