| Overview : Re-Advertisment Description of the assignment: The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN), is a constitutional body responsible for holding elections in Nepal. It is an independent body and directly involves in the planning and managing the federal, provincial and local level elections in Nepal. It is also mandated to hold a referendum in matters of national importance. The ECN successfully conducted all three tiers of elections- federal, provincial and local bodies in the year 2017. The process was a major milestone for the implementation of the 2015 constitution and saw a record percentage of women and inclusive group in the elections. The Constitution and electoral laws contain provisions for the representation of women, Dalits, people with disabilities, people from backward regions, minorities as well as quotas for specific ethnic, religious and caste groups. ECN approved its Gender and Social Inclusion policy in 2013 and prepared an inclusion strategy and action plan. On the basis of these, ECN and the Government of Nepal implemented the electoral process and designed specific programmes and measures to increase the participation of women and other groups. To date, the combined impact of these measures and its significance have not been comprehensively assessed and documented. ECN proposes to conduct the present study with support from the UNDP Electoral Support Project (ESP). The objective of this consultancy service is to prepare a research report on Gender and Inclusion in three tiers of elections – local, provincial and House of Representatives as well as National Assembly, President and Vice President elections. Number of consultant required: 1 Project name: Electoral Support Project (ESP) Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 30 days from 12 March to 30 April 2018 Duty Station: Kathmandu with field visits to Provinces, if required. Proposal should be submitted at the following address: Procurement Unit, UNDP (Ref.: UNDP/PN/05/2018: National Consultant - Study of Gender and Inclusion in the 2017 elections for ESP, by email to procurement.np@undp.org not later than 1730 hours (Nepal Standard Time) of 04 March 2018. Note: Applications received in first round will not be considered for this time. Therefore, applicants who applied in first round need to apply this time as well, if they wish to do so. | 
