Technical Analyst - Palestinian Legislative Council
The United Nations Development Programme/Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP/PAPP), in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, implements an European Union-funded project with the objective to strengthen the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Secretariat to support the PLC as the democratically elected legislative body within the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The PLC is responsible for establishing the legislative framework as well as overseeing the PNA in order to ensure transparent, effective and accountable governance. Since 2007, the PLC Legislative Function has been frozen due to the political divide in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), while the PLC Secretariat has remained operational. The project will assist the PLC Secretariat in preparing for the resumption parliamentary work, in developing its internal administrative functions and processes as well as in conducting specifically designed activities to be implemented even in the current absence of a functioning PLC, such as outreach and visibility activities. Specifically, the project will address the following issues:
Support the institutional development of the PLC Secretariat to fulfil its role as a neutral and modern parliamentary Secretariat; Review of parliamentary Administrative and Operational structures and procedures against international best practices; Review effectiveness of the legislative process and legislative drafting capacities; including the development of proposals to process legislation passed by Presidential decree in absence of a functioning PLC and to address the issue of the divergent legal framework in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip;
Embed policy analysis and executive oversight functions in the parliamentary process and strengthen the respective support capacities of the PLC Secretariat;and
Strengthen the outreach and public relations capacities of the PLC Secretariat both in quality and in substance by reviewing the PLC Secretariat’s existing communication and outreach strategies, by reviewing the transparency and openness of parliamentary processes including the functioning of the complaints bureau and by introducing regular outreach activities targeting students among others. To attain these objectives, the project will provide organizational and individual capacity development.
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