The Government of Iraq and the United Nations in partnership with the European Commission (EC) agreed on in 2007 to implement the IRAQ - Support to the Rule of Law and Justice Project. The overall objective of the Project is to support judicial and non-judicial institutions as well as the human rights national protection system to enhance the rule of law in Iraq. The project builds on existing work by UNDP Iraq, the Human Rights Office of UNAMI, and UNOPS on promoting the rule of law and justice in Iraq. The project has two components: The first component is focused on Support to Judicial and Non-Judicial Institutions, with UNDP as the implementing agency. Support to judicial and non-judicial institutions is key to strengthening the rule of law in Iraq. This is one of the goals of the International Compact for Iraq (ICI), which states in section 3.1 that the establishment of the rule of law through institutionalized reforms is fundamental for the successful implementation of the ICI, and identifies the strengthening of the judiciary and the administration of justice as one of its reform priorities. The Government of Iraq’s National Development Strategy (NDS) reiterates the need for an independent judiciary that provides fair and equitable justice with respect for human rights. Specifically, the NDS identifies several emergency issues (Section 9.5.1), including building infrastructure for Iraq’s court facilities, increasing the courts’ administrative capacity for case management, and strengthening the legal profession in support of the judicial process that includes substantive and procedural knowledge, legal research, standards, licensing, higher legal education and human rights training. The second component of the project is a Programme for the Protection of Detainees and Torture Victims (PPDT), with UNOPS as the implementing agency. The PPDT builds upon the initial results and lessons learnt from the “Promotion of Human Rights” project, implemented by UNOPS in 2005-2007 and also funded by the EC. The PPDT proposes an expansion of its geographical coverage, in particular to reach a larger number of torture victims, the introduction of much needed complementary activities, such as legal aid; and widens the spectrum of stakeholders involved by proposing close partnerships with key Iraqi rule of law institutions and on-going international efforts, and through the promotion of collaborative initiatives between public institutions and civil society to help accelerate and broaden the capacity building of correctional facility staff, thus improving protection to and respect of detainees’ human rights. The main goal of the PPDT is to enhance the protection of human rights of detainees and ex-detainees in Iraq through the promotion of collaborative initiatives between public institutions and the civil society. Building partnerships between public institution and the civil society is the corner stone of this component as it will help accelerating and broadening the capacity building of correctional facility staff, improving thus protection to and respect of detainees’ human rights. The project objectives were subject to changes as part of a 26 October 2009 Request for Rider (modifications to the Contribution Agreement) submitted by UNDP and again in 2011. These changes will be further explained below. The original duration of the project was 3 years (2008-2010). However, in December 2010, the EU agreed to extend the duration of the project for another year. Thus the project will come to an end on 31 December 2011. |
1. Objectives The project partners have decided to embark on evaluation of the Rule of Law project funded by the EU. Under the results-based management (RBM) framework - UNDP’s core management philosophy- there has been a shift from traditional project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) to results-oriented M&E, in particular outcome monitoring and evaluation that cover a set of related projects, programmes and partnership strategies intended to achieve a higher level outcome. An project evaluation assesses how and why an project is or is not being achieved in a given country context, and the role UNDP has played. It is also intended to clarify underlying factors affecting the development results, identify unintended consequences (positive and negative), generate lessons learned and recommend actions to improve performance in future programming and partnership development. This project evaluation needs to be considered in the context of UNDP and UNOPS broader work on RoL and Justice in Iraq, by implementation of this project. The project structure has offered opportunities as well as challenges. Objectives of the Evaluation: - Determine if the project has achieved its stated objectives. Explain why the project has or hasn't achieved its goals.
- Determine the results of the project in terms of sustained improvements achieved.
- Provide recommendations on how to build on the achievements of the project and ensure that is sustained by the relevant stakeholders.
- Document lessons learned success stories and good practices in order to maximize the experiences gained. The evaluation should take into consideration the project duration, existing resources and political environmental constraints.
- Examine the achievement of the common pre-set objectives of the project and recommend ways to improve future partnerships.
Scope and Expected Outputs: The evaluation will look at the entire project duration and at all activities implemented to date in Iraq, The evaluation will also have to put a specific focus on the role of UNDP in the implementation of the project, the integration of the gender dimension and human rights based approach. In particular the evaluation will evaluate the quality and impact of project activities on the target groups, including: - Assess overall contribution to development results - i.e. outputs.
- Assess whether the monitoring system for collecting performance data was appropriate for systematically measuring results (i.e. outputs) of project performance.
- Needs assessments processes and reports and their use by the project and its stakeholders.
- Stakeholder understanding and capacity to address their needs.
- Quality and use of the materials/products developed by the project.
- Evaluate the management of the project, its staff and the services it has provided.
- Evaluate the project’s sustainability plan, if any. Are project activities/ improvements likely to be sustained after project completion, and by whom.
- Evaluate the value of the project in the context of other relevant development activities in Iraq and indicate whether there are overlaps or duplication of efforts.
- Assess the level of stakeholder commitment to the project and the effectiveness of the project in fostering constituents’ involvement and in promoting social dialogue.
- Assess whether and how the project approach and its results have been internalized and/or expanded within other ongoing development efforts in Iraq.
- Assess whether the choice of partners has been strategic in implementing the strategy.
- Evaluate how the project has addressed gender issues and Human Rights approaches.
The National Consultant will work closely with the Team Leader in contributing major substance to the project evaluation. Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader, specific responsibilities of the National Consultant will include the following: - Support the Team Leader in overall leadership and guidance to the evaluation team, including setting parameters and refining and implementing the overall approach to the project evaluation.
- Review all in-country studies and surveys and/or evaluations (including internal reviews) undertaken by UNDP and the other UN agencies, key national and international partners working in Iraq since 2009 and assist the Team Leader in the identification, analysis and interpretation of key findings.
- Support the Team Leader in translating short summaries from Arabic to English and visa versa – as appropriate. Where relevant, the National Consultant would provide simultaneous translation services in meetings/consultations with stakeholders that are conducted in Arabic for the benefit of the Team Leader.
- Prepare a comprehensive stakeholder map for UNDP Iraq along with an inventory of UNDP interventions since 2009, showing linkages/connections (or not) between the interventions.
- Based on an agreed timeframe and set of evaluative tools/overall methodology approved by the Team Leader, take a lead in conducting interviews and consultations with all relevant stakeholders in certain designated areas of Iraq. This would include leading some key dialogues with decision-makers and stakeholders at national and local government levels and key government officials and UNDP as well as project beneficiaries and other partners located in Iraq.
- Prepare analytical briefs, charts, diagrams and undertake other relevant tasks to present evaluative information gathered from all stakeholder consultations/interviews carried out in Iraq in English. Take a lead in the in-depth evaluation of selected thematic and/or cross-cutting issue(s), including desk review and analyses of relevant documents and data, drawing out and checking findings, making recommendations and writing sections of the draft outcome evaluation report as agreed by the Team Leader.
- Provide relevant support to Team Leader to ensure the integrity of data and minimise distortions or misinformation in the data on which the outcome evaluation will be based.
- Participate in the Evaluation Team’s exit meeting(s) and/or workshop with stakeholders and other debriefings for UNDP and partners.
- Support the Team Leader to incorporate comments from the national stakeholders during and after the Iraq missions and finalize the evaluation report.
Deliverables. - Workplan prior to the start of the field work based on the Inception report to include: a) meeting schedule with ALL relevant stakeholders in different areas in Iraq, and b) proposed approach and methodology for the data collection and meetings. The work-plan should be handed over to the Team Leader and the Evaluation Advisory Group.
- Substantive advice and recommendations provided to the Team Leader and the Evaluation Advisory Group on the political, security, institutional and developmental challenges and context.
- Field work report to include minutes and transcripts of the meetings/interviews of the stakeholders in Iraq.
- Debrief the national stakeholders and solicit their comments/feedback on the evaluation report and translate the comments/feedback and handed over to the Team Leader and the Evaluation Advisory Group.
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Key Performance Indicators during implementation of Services The evaluation will be guided by the following set of core evaluation questions: - Proven ability to write comprehensive reports/ strong reporting skills
- Ability to successfully and timely coordinate with relevant partners\
Competencies: - Professionalism: Possesses comparative experience of proven analytical and evaluative skills and the ability to assess problems and formulate solutions; shows initiative and the ability to manage complex political situations.
- Ability to conduct results-oriented evaluations. Knowledge and understanding of evaluation and development evaluation in particular is essential.
- Good knowledge of current development issues and key result areas particularly those pertinent to UNDP’s Practice Areas. Ability to conceptualize issues and analyze data.
- Excellent technical skills in measurement and evaluation, including grasp of methodological and operational dimensions and the ability to link corporate and country level issues.
- Ability to coordinate the work of the team.
- Excellent knowledge of Results Management
- Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
Corporate Competencies: - Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
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| Education: - PhD Degree in Public Administration, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Economics.
Experience: Language: - Fluency in both English and Arabic, written and spoken.
Proposals: - Proposals should be submitted to the following e-mail address no later than COB 19th December 2011:
- SSA.undp.iraq@undp.org (It is a MUST to indicate the Procurement Notice Number in the e-mail subject box). All needed information which includes: Complete Terms of Reference, The Selection Criteria, and Required Annexes are found on the following link under Procurement Notice Number Q-IC-0106/11:
- www.iq.undp.org/procurment.aspx
- Provision of CVs only will not be accepted. Documents to be included when submitting the Proposal:
Technical Proposal: (which will include the following): - Signed Proposal Submission Form. (Please use Annex 1).
- Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references. Please Use the attached CV Form – Annex 2 attached. UNDP-Iraq reserves the right to disqualify any of CVs who are not compliant with the requested form.
Financial proposal: The financial proposal will specify a total lump sum amount and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. A breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems) is to be provided by the IC candidate. Total Fees: Please use Annex 3 – Financial proposal form |
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