| Overview : Period of assignment/services (if applicable): Maximum of 20 day(s) within three months Proposal should be submitted at the following email address consultants.ken@undp.org no later than 4:00 PM GMT +3 (Kenyan Time) on 16th September 2022. With your submission; kindly, Reference KEN/IC/0050/2022 Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the following email address undp.kenya.procurement@undp.org . UNDP Kenya will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. BACKGROUND The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, are the most authoritative guidelines on how to "prevent and address human rights abuses in business operations." As part of its overall work on human rights, UNDP has supported the implementation of UNGPs by countries and corporations worldwide. The Business and Human Rights (B+HR) program was first piloted in Asia in 2016, where UNDP was soon recognized as the convener on B+HR discourse through its support to Asian governments in developing policies and through peer learning activities, including its annual regional B+HR forums for Asia. UNDP has since scaled up its work by creating a Global Initiative on Business and Human Rights. As part of this process, UNDP is cooperating with the Government of Japan on the JSB project. Funded by the Japanese Supplementary Budget (JSB) approved in 2021, one of the JSB project’s outcomes is to build the capacities of Japanese companies, their suppliers and partners in driving a a just recovery in 17 target countries, including Kenya. The project will strengthen responsible business practices in Japan and in Kenya through improving the ability and understanding of Kenya authorities, Japanese businesses and corporations from other countries, suppliers and partners to carry out Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD). Achieving this objective will require UNDP to provide training and support to Japanese companies, their suppliers and partners on how to carry out HRDD. Accordingly, UNDP Kenya intends to recruit an individual consultant or an institution to lecture at the so-called ‘Business and Human Rights Academy’, (B+HR Academy) in which the consultants and UNDP staff will provide tailor-made training and guidance sessions to Japanese companies, their suppliers and partners on HRDD and on any BHR-related questions they may have. The B+HR Academy will focus on mitigating the most immediate and salient human rights risks in Japanese companies’ supply chains in Kenya. It will take place in the period October 2022 – December 2023, and will consist of: Training seminars for companies on the key: components of HRDD, including identifying, preventing, mitigating and accounting for how companies address their human rights impacts. The Expert will conduct (a minimum of) three training seminars for Kenya, which will consist of a maximum of five modules, provided in the UNDP HRDD training guide, to be covered over a period of 6 days. The HRDD training will be conducted by the Expert in person in Kenya or virtually depending on the circumstances. The training kickstart the B+HR Academy, which will be conducted in the period October to December. The HRDD training will be conducted by the Expert. The Expert is expected to reflect the findings of the mapping study on human rights risks facing Japanese companies, which will precede the B+HR Academy, in devising the HRDD training. The Expert will be able to use UNDP’s aforementioned HRDD training guide as a basis to carry out the HRDD training; should they propose to use other training materials, these will have to be approved by the BHR Global Advisor supervising their work. Total no. of working days: A minimum of 10 (including two two-day training sessions, up to two days to set the curriculum and two days to do report). Group and one-on-one guidance sessions: provided to companies. The guidance sessions will aim to introduce companies in more depth to elements of human right due diligence, answer their questions on the implications of introducing policies and practices to carry out HRDD, and offer them confidential guidance to support them in the journey towards implementing more responsible practices. The guidance sessions will be conducted either individually by the Expert or jointly with UNDP Kenya staff member. The guidance sessions can be conducted online or in person. The consultant will be expected to provide up to 10 days to provide guidance sessions for companies in Kenya. (October 2022 – December 2023). Total no. of working days: 10. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK The Lecturer will work under the guidance and supervision of UNDP Kenya, with support from the JSB global coordination team. Specific results to be achieved by the Expert are listed below. Develop curriculum for HRDD training to Japanese companies, in consultation with the UNDP Kenya staff and JSB global coordination team: - Develop a curriculum for HRDD training. In doing so, the Expert may follow the UNDP HRDD training guide. The training should include, at a minimum unless agreed otherwise the following: an introduction to BHR, the business case for respecting human rights mapping of Japanese companies, an introduction to HRDD, a detailed overview of the four aspects of HRDD (identifying and assessing actual or potential human rights impacts; integrating and acting on findings; tracking the effectiveness of a company’s response; and communicating corporate actions); a review of the current or upcoming mandatory norms that impact the conduct of HRDD in Country Kenya; and the connection between remediation mechanisms and HRDD.
- Incorporate feedback by UNDP Kenya and JSB global coordination team to the curriculum.
- Analyze mapping study on risks facing Japanese companies in their supply chains in Kenya and incorporate the findings in the curriculum where necessary.
Deliver training on HRDD in Kenya: - In accordance with the curriculum agreed under point 1, deliver HRDD training in person or virtually, depending on circumstances, in Kenya. The training (as was noted above) will last a total of no more than 2 working days to be delivered in three training sessions or as agreed with UNDP Kenya
Provide guidance to companies: - The Expert will provide online group and/or one-on-one guidance to companies attending the B+HR Academy. The guidance sessions will be facilitated by the expert (with translation into Japanese where necessary) and the Expert will listen to a presentation from the company and answer relevant questions, e.g., how companies should mitigate their human rights risks, improve their human rights practices to add value to their business, integrate human rights considerations and practices across their operations, and provide ongoing coaching to support a change of culture in the companies in question.
- The guidance sessions will be done by the Expert on their own, or together with the UNDP staff member when necessary. The composition and schedule of each guidance session will be determined by UNDP Kenya staff.
- In total, the Expert will be expected to provide guidance sessions for 10 days over the course of 3 months.
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS I. Academic Qualifications: - Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) or PhD in law, governance, anthropology, social science, political science, business management, or related discipline(s).
II. Years of experience: - 5+ years of training experience on human rights (including BHR) issues;
- 3+ years of work experience of providing advice to companies on business and human rights.
III. Competencies: - Demonstrated understanding of corporate impacts on human rights, risks created throughout corporate supply chains, and business and human rights issues in Kenya;
- Demonstrable training facilitation skills;
- Results-driven, initiative-taking, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
- Ability to work independently or with very limited guidance;
- Highly motivated with a positive attitude and problem-solving approach;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
IV. Lanuguage: Proficiency in English. Working-level Japanese is an advantage. For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 |
