NATIONAL CONSULTANT FOR SUPPORT OF ZANZIBAR LEGAL SECTOR REFORM
Procurement Notice No:IC/TZA/2012/UNDP- 024
Duty Station:Zanzibar.Description of the assignment:To develop Comprehensive Legal Sector Reform Strategy.
Project name: Support to Zanzibar Legal Sector Reform (Project No.00079188)
Period of assignment/services: 70 working days spread over the period between Mid October and end of December 2012.
1:Background
Since September 2011, UNDP has supported
preparatory activities in preparation for a broad-based legal sector
reform under
an initiation plan signed between UNDP and the Zanzibar Ministry of
Justice and Constitutional Affairs. UNDP Tanzania supports the legal
sector
reform in Zanzibar in response to the Revolutionary Government of
Zanzibar's priorities, as outlined in the key strategic documents
(Vision 2020,
MKUZA II and the MoJCA 2011/2012 Budget) priorities. It is also based on
the UN Programmatic framework the United Nation Development Assistance
Programme (UNDAP)
outcome 1.2 'Select Public Sector Reforms in Zanzibar are developed and
accelerated'.
Implementation of the preparatory phase is coming to an end, and final
reports on Assessment of Justice Needs and Obstacles and Assessment of
Justice
Sector Actor's Needs and Capacity will be submitted soon to the Ministry
of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The next step is to develop the
comprehensive
reform strategy with the help of an experienced consultant. It is
assumed that the two studies and previous study reports will provide
enough information that
is required for reform strategy development.
The reform Strategy development has to be undertaken between mid October
and end of December, so as to remain within the requirements of the
Initiation Plan,
under which this activity is implemented. There is a possibility of
extension of the consultancy, based on the fact that end products of the
strategy documents
needs to be compiled into four Volumes namely: Volume I - Narrative
Legal Sector Reform Strategy, Volume II is the Detailed Activities and
Budget, Volume III
is the Result Framework and Volume IV is the Prioritised Intervention
Workplan. The Consultant will also provide guidance in the process of
formulation of the
UNDP Support Project Document for the first 4 - 5 years.
It is in this context that UNDP and the Revolutionary Government of
Zanzibar have jointly agreed to recruit a consultant to lead the process
of Zanzibar Legal
Sector Reform Strategy development.The consultancy will be conducted in a
participatory way with the guidance of the already formulated Legal
Sector Steering
Committee. A secretariat will be put in place to support the consultant
with the day to day work and in the drafting of the Strategy. It is also
expected that
the consultant would request some officials from different legal
institutions to join the drafting team from time to time as the need may
arise.
2:Duties and Responsibilities
The aim of the consultancy is to engage with the stakeholders to develop
a comprehensive legal sector reform strategy. This will also include
formulation of the detailed activity budget. Specifically the Consultant
is expected to do the following:-
Review work plan Compile issues and challenges from the existing documents on legal sector in Zanzibar; Prepare and make presentations to stakeholders on the state and need for Legal Sector Reforms in Zanzibar to build base for participatory strategy development process; Provide leadership to the Drafting Team throughout the work period in the development of a comprehensive Legal Sector Strategy for Zanzibar; Through a consultative process develop Volume One - the Main Strategy Document, and Volume Two - Detailed Budget to implement the activities; and Set grounds for Legal Sector Reform Programme Management 3:Requirements for experience and qualifications:
An experienced Reform Expert with not less that 15 years in the field; Proof of similar work in the Eastern and Central Africa; Satisfactory knowledge on Legal issues; Knowledge of Zanzibar administrative structures, political context and development priorities; Ability to involve different stakeholders in the different stages of reform strategy development; Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly and communicate effectively and persuasively with diverse audiences and partners; and Strong organisational skills. 4:Application Procedures:
Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
1. Technical Proposal:
Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work. Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work. 2. Financial proposal (prepared in accordance with the instructions indicated in Section 5 below). 3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references with valid contact details (Please clearly indicate names, valid telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of referees).
5:Financial Proposal
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output (For detailed payment schedule, please refer to the TOR attached). 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 Daily fee and number of anticipated working days).Travel: All envisaged travel costs (if any) must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept 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. This consultancy work will be carried out in Dar es Salaam. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expense should be agreed upon, between the respective Business Unit and individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
Evaluation Method
Individual Consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Cumulative Analysis: The contract will therefore be awarded to the Individual Consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as both:
a) Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of the pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation:
* Technical Criteria weight: 70%
* Financial Criteria weight: 30%
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% points in the technical evaluation will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Separate technical and financial proposal should be submitted at the following link:job_id=33142
Criteria Weight Max.Points Experience in development programming for integration and repatriation solutions. Demonstrated capacity to apply tools/approaches for Results Based Management and Monitoring&Evaluation. Knowledge of methodologies for local economic development and familiarity with rapid/quick impact assessment methodologies. Proven qualities of and experience in programme design, research and oral/written communication. Knowledge of and/or experience in Tanzania preferred Proven qualities of and experience in programme design, research and oral/written communication. Knowledge of and/or experience in Tanzania preferred Financial:
not later than Tuesday 16th October 2012 at 12:00 noon (local time): Deadline: Tuesday,16th October,2012 at 12:00 noon(local time)]
Please note this is a consultancy work,and not a normal job vacancy. Therefore, offerors should submit proposals through:icprocurement.tz@undp.org. Queries (if any) should be channelled through: procurement.tz@undp.orgDownload P11 form
Do not send applications to any link. Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR),P11 Form, and Individual Contract Procurement Notice (IC PN) no. IC/TZA/2012/UNDP-024 are available on the links below:
IC/TZA/2012/UNDP-024
Qualified offerors are directed to read the IC PN thoroughly well and strictly follow instructions spelt therein.
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