VAC-8795 National Consultant (NC) for Access to Justice in Yemen

The selected National Consultant (NC) is requested to reflect the following in all activities.

Within above contexts, the Project will select two (2) national CSOs, respectively in Aden and in Sanaa to implement the following three activities.

·Activity 1. Community Mapping to Identify Community Leaders Inclusively.

·Activity 2. Developing an Inclusive Charter for Community Committees.

·Activity 3. Joint Training and Qualification of Community Committees.

The selected NC is requested to provide the following services in collaboration with the selected 2 CSOs.

·Third-party monitoring of all CSO activities and reporting to the Project.

·Sharing of global guidance and local good practices in user-friendly narratives.

·Facilitation of consultations with communities and authorities in support of CSOs.

·Evaluation of training courses to measure public awareness on approved Charters. 
Comparative research on challenges, success stories, and lessons learned across locations

The selected National Consultant (NC) is requested to reflect the following in all activities.

Within above contexts, the Project will select two (2) national CSOs, respectively in Aden and in Sanaa to implement the following three activities.

·Activity 1. Community Mapping to Identify Community Leaders Inclusively.

·Activity 2. Developing an Inclusive Charter for Community Committees.

·Activity 3. Joint Training and Qualification of Community Committees.

The selected NC is requested to provide the following services in collaboration with the selected 2 CSOs. 

·Third-party monitoring of all CSO activities and reporting to the Project.

·Sharing of global guidance and local good practices in user-friendly narratives.

·Facilitation of consultations with communities and authorities in support of CSOs.

·Evaluation of training courses to measure public awareness on approved Charters.

·Comparative research on challenges, success stories, and lessons learned across locations.

The selected NC will:

·Report to Client PIAJY Project Manager and delegated Project Team members. The project Manager will directly review and approve High-value Deliverables, as indicated above with (*) marks.

·Be required to complete deliverables by the deadlines as indicated above.

·Work in close collaboration and coordination with the client's-selected 2 CSOs (1 Aden, 1 Sanaa), esp. to ensure information-sharing and complementarity of deliverables, in line with the Project Team’s guidance.

·Not be provided with office facilities or logistical support at any stage of the work. Any such needs should be reflected in the all-inclusive Financial Proposal. 

·Demonstrated ability of analytical and drafting work.

·Familiarity with computers and word processing (WORD, EXCEL, Power Point).

·Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.

·Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.

·Excellent oral and written communication skills.

·Openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

·Self-reliant and able to work as a part of a multi-cultural team in a stressful environment.

Corporate Competencies:

·Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.

·Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the client.

Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

·Education and Experience:

Master’s Degree in Empirical Legal Studies, Public Administration, or any other related field.

·Demonstrated experience in the development of inclusion policy concepts for public organizations.

·Prior experience on various community forums in Yemen and related regulatory instruments.

·Familiarity with security and justice dynamics between communities and authorities in target locations. 

·Knowledge of training cycle evaluation, including training needs assessment (TNA).

Demonstrated experience in the generation of lessons learned reports for access to justice
Other qualifications

·Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity. 

·Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment. 

·Self-development, initiative-taking. 

·Acting as a team player and facilitating teamwork. 

·Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively. 

·Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

·Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member. 

Development of Work Plan in Collaboration with 2 CSOs for the Project Team’s approval

Refinement of Substantive Knowledge in line with the Project Team’s advice

Expected output:

This section identifies policy frameworks which the selected NC is required to adhere and contribute to. The NC is required to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the reference documents cited below.

Key Reference Documents (available online). 

·People-Centered Justice and Paralegals: Task Force on Justice (2019) Justice for All – Final Report.  

·Access to Justice – People, Problems, Processes: OECD (2019) Legal Needs Surveys and Access to Justice.

·Restorative Justice and Mediation: UNODC (2020) Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes.

·Community Mapping for Inclusive Policing: UN OHCHR (2013) Participation of Minorities in Policing: Community Policing as a Good Practice.

·Community Policing Performance Indicators: UN DPO (2018) Manual: Community-Oriented Policing in United Nations Peace Operations.

·Community-Police Forums: Clark, Julian and B. Friedman (2020) Community Advisory Boards: What Works and What Doesn’t: Lessons from a National Study.

·Concept of Training Cycle: UN DPO (2014) Guidelines: Design, Delivery and Evaluation of Training (Training Cycle).

The following presents project activities to be implemented by CSOs, vis-à-vis which the NC will deliver consultancy services as described in the earlier section.

Activity 1. Community Mapping to Identify Community Leaders Inclusively. 

The UN global guidance stresses that CCs should be inclusive and proportionally representative of all cross-sections of society. Inclusion is not only an ideal goal for peacetime democracy, but also a practical strategy for wartime stability and transition to peace in a conflict-affected setting. Inclusion is a matter of security necessity and peacebuilding choice when internal security is contested by multiple competing forces and dissenting civilians. Inclusion is a required precondition for making the pivotal shift from order-making by violence to order-making by consensus. Without inclusion, the police will have only limited access to areas inhabited by disagreeing populations, and in turn are compelled to use violence to impose order, causing a destructive cycle of revenge violence. Many people in marginalized and over-policed communities are non-citizens or newcomers, whose voices and presence are most needed on CCs. To build a sustainable peace, the goal should be to create a “hybrid order” that transcends differences, not a “solid order” that feeds on division and exclusion. Inclusion is not easy, when public sentiment is loaded with collective anger over past injustice inflicted by competing groups, but inclusion (and compromise) is the only way forward to peace. Inclusion has a strategic value for wartime leaders as well, as it creates the public image of vertical encompassment. Inclusion will help political leaders extend their legitimacy to wider population and broaden constituent base.

To maximize inclusion, the CSO is required to conduct an inclusive community mapping by reaching out to as many community leaders or influencers as possible (both positive and negative, depending on different perspectives) according to multiple and intersecting criteria as the following. The CSO will work closely with the Client project team and client-hired NC.

·1) Locations: the CSO should visit all Neighborhoods (Hara/Hai) in all 2 Target Districts and meet with community leaders. Geographical areas inhabited by displaced people (both IDPs and refugees) should be included and mapped as well.

·2) Demography: community leaders should not be limited to Yemeni adult men. The CSO should identify representatives from various demographic groups, such as women, youth, disabled and displaced (both IDPs and refugees).

·3) Sectors: community leaders should not be limited to private individuals, but should include public sector officials (government representatives at the neighborhood level, including local authorities, local council members, police, prosecutors, judiciary, prison, and other line ministry officials), civil society leaders (NGOs, media, lawyers, paralegals, activists, social workers, school principals, and other heads of service providers), private sector leaders (business owners, property holders, leaders of labor unions or professional associations), religious leaders, customary leaders and existing community structures with varying names (e.g. community safety committees, community-based protection networks, etc.)

Minimum Deliverables by CSOs (Duration: 2 months)

Minimum Deliverables by NC (Duration: 2 months)