| Overview : Scope of Work The consultant(s) will work under the overall guidance UNDP Deputy Resident Representative (DRR) and in close cooperation with the UNDP Governance and Peacebuilding Unit (GPU). The consultant(s) report to and are supervised by the Peace and Development Advisor and the Head of GPU. This consultancy will be shared between the international and the national consultants. The main scope of work is to provide expert advice and technical assistance – on retainer basis – in the course of the implementation of the project entitled ‘Support to Conflict Prevention, Party Democracy and Consensus Building’ and its output areas, which include: - To design and carryout an assessment of Conflict, Peacebuilding and Gender (CPG) context in Lesotho and produce an analytical report that provide up to date understanding and inputs to the UN Common Country Assessment (CCA), social cohesion and community resilience under Covid-19, the national reforms process and the support on conflict prevention to state and no state actors.(10 days, due August 2020)
- To design and facilitate two 3-day training workshops to building the capacity of civil society organizations (including Heads of Churches, CCL and women organizations), public representatives and political parties on conflict prevention, management and transformation and mediation.(8 days, due December 2020)
- To design and carry out an assessment of intra-and-inter-party democracy in Lesotho, particularly their ability to function in a democratic and inclusive manner. The assessment will cover political capacity, internal democracy, the formation and management of coalition governments and gender inclusiveness of Lesotho political parties including women’s participation in political structures at all levels (barriers and solutions). (10 days, due August 2020)
- To design and facilitate workshops/trainings on inter-and-intra political party mediation, conflict management and transformation skills; applied skills in internal party democracy and consensus building; formation and management of coalition governments; gender participation and inclusiveness both in membership and leadership positions; and, training of women candidates in election campaigning and political leadership skills. (7 days, due November 2020)
- To provide technical support to the promotion and establishment of a National Peace Architecture (NPA) particularly through development of preliminary NPA models; engagement in national and subnational consultations and information sharing including community policing and early warning systems using information technology; mapping of and training of trainers (ToT) on community policing; production of educational and promotional materials; and the design and facilitation of a national workshop on NPA. (15 days, due February 2021)
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