Promoting Human Rights and Access to Justice for Social Inclusion and Legal Empowerment (PHASE Project)
The purpose of this consultancy is to produce a regional study on human rights and access to justice for the persons with disabilities, including recommendations for countries that have and those who have not yet ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The objective is to promote the ratification, implementation and monitoring of the Convention, through innovative programmes, review of legislation, inter-ministerial coordination and cooperation with disabled persons’ organizations. The objective of the regional project “Promoting Human Rights and Access to Justice for Social Inclusion and Legal Empowerment (PHASE)” is to promote a demand-driven social inclusion and legal empowerment agenda anchored on UNDP’s human development approach. The project will enhance the capacity of human rights and justice institutions and UNDP Country Offices to pursue a robust regime of human development, justice and human rights programming in the region. This involves, among others, the innovative use of legal services, legal and human rights capacity building and legal reforms by and for disadvantaged populations (i.e., Central Asia and Caucasus), often in combination with other development activities (i.e. Western Balkans, Black sea region etc.), to increase their freedom, improve governance, and human development. As pointed out by the Regional Human Development Report (RHDR), achieving high levels of human development is not possible if large segments of the population stay excluded, with limited opportunities to fully participate in economic, social, political and cultural life. According to the latest WHO report, there is an estimated billion of persons with disabilities worldwide , who are usually hidden from public life by being unnecessarily restricted to their homes or placed in institutions. Persons with disabilities are more exposed to poverty and lack access to services and information. The PHASE project strives to empower persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups by promoting their rights and expanding access to justice, and, most importantly choices. Based on the demands of the country offices and national institutions from the region, the PHASE Project has the following components:
The regional report on access to justice for persons with disabilities will support the ratification and strengthen capacities for implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including examples of specific measures from 4 countries. It will build on the regional meeting on “Promoting Human Rights and Social Justice for the Persons with Disabilities”, which was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in June 2011. The regional meeting helped to consolidate information on UNDP activities in this area, establish connections with government and civil society counterparts, as well as identify key follow-up initiatives. Terms of Reference:
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Under the guidance and direct supervision of UNDP BRC Policy Adviser, the selected consultant will be responsible for producing a regional study which will describe measures taken preferably in 4 countries in Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the areas of training, implementing, monitoring and reporting mechanisms for access to justice for persons with disabilities. Focus of the Report:
At least 4 of the following countries (two from each category) will be used as case studies for the regional report:
Countries that have ratified the Convention:
Best practices are to be selected by the Regional Study Consultant/ Writer from his/her own research, as well as inputs received from UNDP Country Offices and/or national researchers, depending on the country. They should include examples from the Government, UN agencies and disabled persons’ organizations. Most of the writing will be done by the Regional Report Writer. S/he will receive documents, pictures and other inputs from the field and may consult UNDP Country Offices by phone, but will be solely responsible for producing the report. Contents and substance of the Report:
Deliverables and Timeline:
The PHASE Project Manager will review and approve the consultant's reports.
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Evaluation of Applicants Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal.
Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation (maximum 35 points)
Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation (max 15 points)
Application procedures: Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials. Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...). Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.
Qualified women, members of minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process. | |
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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. |
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