| Overview : BACKGROUND The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNFPA and UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia are implementing a Community Access to justice Project inThe Gambia. The Joint Project endeavors to implement a holistic and comprehensive program which addresses both the supply and demand sides of justice delivery. The Joint Project seeks to strengthen rule of law institutions, Children, Women and Social Service providers to deliver quality services, to empower citizens in the exercise of their rights and to increase access to justice and social services. ............ SCOPE OF WORK TAccording to the relevant stakeholders, the lack of capacity of the ADRS staff is a contributing factor as to while most cases at community level are left unaddressed or not fully address since the staff does not have the required skills in addressing some of the complex cases that comes before the secretariat. As part of the effort to improve alternative dispute resolution mechanism, ADRS have requested UNDP support for a comprehensive online capacity building training to strengthen the mediation of cases particular complex disputes. Based on this training, the staff will be in a better position to mediate and train community members on mediation for dispute resolution. ................. EDUCATION - Advanced university degree in law, certified holder of Alternative Dispute Resolution or a related field.
EXPERIENCE - Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in alternative dispute resolution and experience in the region.
- Minimum 5 years working experience in facilitating online trainings/workshops on alternative dispute resolution
........... HOW TO APPLY - See the Documents section above for the detailed Annex I-Terms of Reference and Submission Documents.
BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION: - Strictly follow the instructions indicated in the IC Proposal Submission Form uploaded hereto
For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR) Important Note: The Consultant is required to have the above mentioned professional and technical qualifications. Only the applicants who hold these qualifications are advised to submit their respective bid proposals DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: The following proposals must be prepared as per the prescribed standard format indicated in the respective IC Bid Document. The Proposals shall be submitted before its deadline on October 21, 2022, via UNDP Gambia Secured mail address: bids.gm@undp.org - Technical Proposal in pdf under file name: 2022.UNDP.GMB.IC.169 – TP - [insert Name]
- Financial Proposal in pdf under file name: 2022.UNDP.GMB.IC.169 – FP - [insert Name]
Please note that these proposals shall be submitted to the designated secured email into two files but in one email unless both Files are Greater than 9MB file size EMAIL SUBJECT LINE WHILE SUBMITTING PROPOSAL: While submitting your proposals to bids.gm@undp.org | 
