INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE                       
National Consultant for ROL Training Manual for  Traditional Leaders 

IC NOTICE/UNDP/ROL Training Manual Traditional Leaders/NATIONAL/2020/ 17
                                                                                                                                Date November 17, 2020
Duty Station: Monrovia Liberia
Country:                                                           LIBERIA
Description of the assignment:    The United Nations Development Programme Rule of Law is supporting the Government of Liberia to undertake the Consultancy for the development of a training manual for traditional leaders and, therefore, seeks to contract the services a local National consultant 

Project name:  	CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING MANUAL FOR TRADITIONAL LEADERS
Deadline:  Tuesday 24 November  2020
Duration: 40 working days over a period of three months (November – 2020 January 2021)	  
Period of assignment/services (if applicable) 40 working days, covering 90 days (November 2020- January 2021)
Starting date: IMMEDIATELY
Duty Station: Monrovia, but with field visit is to collect data
Contract type: 	Individual Contractor (National) IC
Proposal should be submitted by email to bids.lr@undp.org no later than 5.00 pm on Tuesday, 17th
November 2020  AND MARKED: IC NOTICE/UNDP/ROL Training Manual Traditional Leaders/NATIONAL/2020/ 17

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to info.lr.procurement@undp.org.  UNDP 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.

1. BACKGROUND
II. Organisational Context 
In the effort to support the government of Liberia, the UNDP/OHCHR Joint Programme aims to strengthen the Government of Liberia in its efforts to build a society based on the principles of rule of law, human rights and justice. The programme is geared towards enhancing the capacities of, and public confidence in, rule of law institutions, as well as strengthening access to justice and security, especially for women and girls. These interventions are designed with a view to ensuring sustainability and linking activities to ‘system-level’ policy development.

Support is designed to be catalytic, increasing public confidence in the sector, strengthening state-society relations and creating an enabling environment for development. As such, the programme is oriented around strengthening national institutions to provide efficient services on the one hand, while supporting and enabling citizens to demand and access justice services on the other.

While the reach of formal courts have in recent years been expanded to rural areas, 80% of Liberians mainly in the rural areas, reportedly pursue justice through traditional means. Consequently, the Ministry of Justice has developed a draft Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) policy, which recognizes customary dispute resolution mechanisms not only as integral part of the justice system but as a critical tool for decongesting and reducing the court dockets of the formal courts. The policy essentially seeks to formalize and institutionalise customary law and to outlaw harmful traditional practices through legislation. This will mean that traditional leaders will be required to understand their roles in determining cases in line with the policy and subsequent legislation. This will require defining new roles and aligning with human rights norms and gender equality.

Consequently, UNDP/OHCHR is seeking suitable candidates to develop a training manual that will serve as a tool to harmonise the trainings provided to traditional leaders across Liberia. The consultant will work under the guidance and direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor/Programme Manager - Rule of Law and is expected to work with the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the traditional counsel	

2. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK 
In the effort to support the government of Liberia, the UNDP/OHCHR Joint Programme aims to strengthen the Government of Liberia in its efforts to build a society based on the principles of rule of law, human rights and justice. The programme is geared towards enhancing the capacities of, and public confidence in, rule of law institutions, as well as strengthening access to justice and security, especially for women and girls. These interventions are designed with a view to ensuring sustainability and linking activities to ‘system-level’ policy development.

Support is designed to be catalytic, increasing public confidence in the sector, strengthening state-society relations and creating an enabling environment for development. As such, the programme is oriented around strengthening national institutions to provide efficient services on the one hand, while supporting and enabling citizens to demand and access justice services on the other.

While the reach of formal courts have in recent years been expanded to rural areas, 80% of Liberians mainly in the rural areas, reportedly pursue justice through traditional means. Consequently, the Ministry of Justice has developed a draft Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) policy, which recognizes customary dispute resolution mechanisms not only as integral part of the justice system but as a critical tool for decongesting and reducing the court dockets of the formal courts. The policy essentially seeks to formalize and institutionalise customary law and to outlaw harmful traditional practices through legislation. This will mean that traditional leaders will be required to understand their roles in determining cases in line with the policy and subsequent legislation. This will require defining new roles and aligning with human rights norms and gender equality.

Consequently, UNDP/OHCHR is seeking suitable candidates to develop a training manual that will serve as a tool to harmonise the trainings provided to traditional leaders across Liberia. The consultant will work under the guidance and direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor/Programme Manager - Rule of Law and is expected to work with the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the traditional counsel

IV. Deliverables

•	Working together with an international consultant, and in close conjunction with the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Traditional Counsel as well as UNDP and OHCHR, develop inception report which should include a literature review and methodology (4 days)
•	Conduct consultations and interviews with stake holders (10 days)
•	Draft and develop training manual for traditional leaders (10 days) 
•	Prepare for and conduct field test of manual through training of trainers and validation workshop (6 days)
•	Finalisation and submission of manual and end of consultancy report in publishable quality (10 days)

IV. Impact of Results 

Access to justice will be enhanced resulting from the harmonization of the formal and informal justice systems. Serving as a tool for capacity development, traditional leaders will ensure that harmful traditional practices are reduced thereby protecting the rights of citizens with emphasis on women.	

3. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

VI. Recruitment Qualifications

Education:	
Bachelor’s degree in Law or relevant social science	

Experience:	

Practical experience of not less than 7 years working/consulting in traditional justice

Experience in pedagogy, conducting training and developing training methods

Basic gender understanding, skills, experience and commitment

Strong writing and oral communications skills

Strong analytical skills, including in the identification of key issues and how they relate

Knowledge of UN/UNDP procedures, rules and regulations for project/programme implementation constitutes an advantage 

Language Requirements:	

Fluency in English, including excellent writing skills.

	

4. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS.
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
1. Proposal(maximum of three pages):
(i) Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
(ii) Technical proposal on how they will approach and conduct the work

2. Financial proposal
(i) Financial proposal should be all inclusive (lump sum)

5. FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

•	Lump sum contracts
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, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.  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 travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

6. EVALUATION

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:
1. Cumulative analysis 
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of a 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 out of 100 would be considered for the Financial Evaluation
Criteria	
Weight 	
Max. Point	

Technical	

Proposed Methodology	
25	

Demonstrated capacity for collecting data from across the Federal Republic of Liberia.
	
25	

Commitment to complete Collection of data within 30 calendar days
	
25	

Value additions proposed by Individual Consultant	
25	

Financial	
30	

	

ANNEX
ANNEX 1- FINANCIAL PROPOSAL FORM
ANNEX 2- INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS