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OHCHR National Consultant to strengthen Ombudsperson Office capacity to petition the Constitutional CourtVacancy Number: Pr15/00884
Background
Since July 2008, OHCHR has deployed a Human Rights Adviser (HRA) based in the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UN RC) in the Republic of Moldova. The Human Rights Adviser supports and advises the UN RC Office, United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Moldova, Government, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI), and civil society in strengthening human rights and applying the human rights based approach to their respective activities. The Project “Supporting National Human Rights Institutions as per International Treaty Bodies and UPR Recommendations” is implemented during 2015 and 2016 by OHCHR HRA jointly with UNDP and in cooperation with the Ombudsperson Office and Equality Council and with the financial support of the Norwegian Government. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the effective protection and promotion of human rights, equality and non-discrimination in the Republic of Moldova. The project seeks to catalyze the emergence of the strongest possible independent national human rights institutions for Moldova – Ombudsperson Office and Equality Council – and to increase their focus around core strategic human rights goals to maximize their impact. Scope of work
As provided by art.25 of the Law on the Constitutional Court and art.38 of the Code of Constitutional Jurisdiction the Ombudsperson has legal authority to lodge complaints to the Constitutional Court – as the highest judiciary body for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Moldova and in conformity with art. 4 of the Constitution, which secures supremacy of the international human rights law. OHCHR is recruiting a National Consultant to strengthen Ombudsperson Office capacity to petition the Constitutional Court, with solid knowledge in international human rights law and experience in national legal field, with knowledge related substantive and procedural aspects, to support the Ombudsperson Office in preparing and submitting written complaints to the Constitutional Court. The incumbent’s task will be related to the identification of systemic human rights violations and strategic and important legal barriers conducive to these infringements to be challenged at the Constitutional Court. For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
I. Academic Qualifications:
II. Experience and skils:
III. Language requirements:
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 detailed methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work. 2. Financial proposal; 3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and the contact details of at least 3 reference persons. 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.). 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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