| Overview : International Consultant to strenghten capacity on Human Rights Based Research legal review and drafting for Legal Drafters. Duty Station/Location: Monrovia, Liberia Application Deadline: 5 June 2019 Type of Contract: Contract for Consultant (CFC) Language required: English Starting Date: 10 June 2019 Expected duration of the assignment: 10 June 2019 to 15 August 2019 Submission of package - Cover letter;
2. CV, including contact information for 3 references; 3. Financial proposal. The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount per each deliverable, including any administrative fees, based on the template in Annex 1. The lump sum costs must be accompanied by a detailed breakdown of costs calculation. All applications must include (as an attachment) the CV and the financial proposal. Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further processing. I.Background UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. UN Women’s goal in Liberia is to promote women’s human rights and gender equality which are key in sustaining and furthering achievements in stability and development. In this regard, its programming in the Country is connected to four corporate priority areas: women’s leadership and political participation; enhancing women’s economic empowerment (WEE); engaging women in all aspects of women, peace and security (WPS) processes; advancing women’s rights to live free from violence (VAW) and gender responsive governance. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s joint work in advancing gender equality. In the framework of the WPS corporate priority area, UN Women Liberia provides support to increase the participation of women in decision making at all levels across social, political and economic spectrum including on peace and security. With a view to advancing reconciliation processes in Liberia through the national law reform agenda and promoting parliamentary oversight, OHCHR, UNDP and UN Women have agreed to put in place a comprehensive capacity development support programme targeting not only the relevant legislative committees1 but also the Legislative Drafting Bureau (LDB), Legislative Budget Office (LBO), Legislative Information Service (LIS), Legal drafters at the Ministry of Justice and the Independent National Commission on Human rights Commission and the Law Reform Commission. The project envisages to strengthen capacities of relevant institutions enlisted to strengthen their oversight functions and capacities to discharge their mandate in supporting legislative reforms and strategic actions to address conflict triggers. Whilst at least sixteen (16) conflict factors have emerged in various policy related documents and conflict mapping reports, the need for strategic actions to improve national reconciliation, peace, social justice and legal reforms cannot be over-emphasised. At the same time, supporting the government to address the wanton disrespect and disregard for human rights, which has been flagged as a one of the key reasons that led Liberia to civil war (PRS page 24), promoting transitional justice processes especially related to the TRC report as well as fostering civic engagement and participation through county consultations, remain indispensable. It is in this regard that this programme takes a more holistic approach to reconciliation by undertaken activities that bring together legislative, political, economic reforms, social justice and reconciliation. | 
