Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant To Support The Ministry Of Justice Of Montenegro In Assessing The Implementation Of The Institute Of Support Person To A Child And Delivery Of A Training Programme

Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant To Support The Ministry Of Justice Of Montenegro In Assessing The Implementation Of The Institute Of Support Person To A Child And Delivery Of A Training Programme I Background And Context Access To Justice For Children Considers That Every Child Has Equal Access To Justice And Is Able To Participate Effectively In All Matters That Affect Him Her Including Criminal Civil And Administrative Proceedings Within The Institutions Which Are Accessible And Adapted To The Needs Of The Child And The Rights Of The Child In Line With The Access To Justice Agenda In The Country Followed By The Process Of Further Harmonization Of The Montenegro S Family Legislation With International Standards The Amendments To The Family Law Of Montenegro Was Adopted In July 2016 The Entire Process Was Led By The Ministry Of Justice Of Montenegro As A Result Montenegro S Legislator Provided The Child With Full Standing Capacity In All Proceedings Affecting The Child Introduced The Institute Of Support Person To The Child Provided Better Guarantees For ChildrenS Voices To Be Heard And Opinions Considered Throughout The Entire Court Proceeding Generally The Amended Family Law Provided Better Guaranties For The Rights Of The Child To Be Adequately Addressed And Protected Throughout The Entire Court Proceeding And More Opportunities For Addressing Child Rights Violations The New Institute Of Support Person To A Child Introduced In The Amended Family Law Proceedings Is Supposed To Care For The Rights And Personality Of The Child With Due Attention And Thoroughness And To Convey To Court The ChildS Opinion To Build A Relation Of Trust With The Child To Inform The Child Of His Or Her Rights To Offer Information Of The Case The Stages And Possible Outcome Of The Proceedings And Offer Explanations Regarding Possible Consequences Of The Child Expressing His Or Her Opinion Following The Adoption Of The Bylaw On Education Of The Support Persons To The Child In Family Law Related Proceedings 17 Professionals Have Been Trained And Licenced For The Support Person To A Child Since 2017 As The Institute Of The Support Person To A Child Is Operational For More Than Two Years It Would Be Very Important To Assess Its Implementation In Practice Especially In Terms Of Benefits And Possible Constrains For Its Implementation Hence Unicef Will Provide Technical Assistance To The Ministry Of Justice Of Montenegro To Conduct The Assessment Of The Implementation Of The Support Person To A Child Including Training Needs Assessment Provide Set Of Recommendations For The Better Implementation Of The Support Person To A Child And Deliver One Training Based On The Needs Ii Purpose And ObjectiveThe Purpose Of This Assignment Is To Improve The Status And Rights Of Children Participating In The Family Law Related Proceedings The Objective Of This Activity Is To Provide Technical Assistance To The Ministry Of Justice Of Montenegro For The Assessment Of The Implementation Of The Support Person To A Child In Practice So Far With The Set Of Recommendations Including 1 Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis Of The Implementation The Support Person To A Child In Practice So Far 2 Training Needs Assessment For The Support Person To A Child And Development Of Training Agenda Based On The Needs 3 Delivery Of The Training For All Professionals Licenced For The Support Persons To The Child In Family Law Related Proceedings Methodology And Technical ApproachThe Methodology Will Include Desk Review Of The Relevant Legislative And Policy Documents And Available Statistics And Reports On The Support Person To A Child Interviews And Focus Groups With Representatives Of Ministry Of Justice Courts Judges Dealing With Family Law Related Cases Professionals Licensed As A Support Person To A Child Families And Children If Possible Who Benefited From The Institute Of The Support Person To A Child Interviews Will Be Scheduled With Unicef Support Assessment Of The Implementation Of The Support Person To A Child Including Training Needs Assessment Validation Of The Report By The Ministry Of Justice Delivery Of Training Programme For The Support Person To A Child The Consultant Is Expected To Work From Home And Undertake Visits To Montenegro Further Details Are Presented In The Section Below Activities And Tasks Activities And Tasks The Activities Of The Assignment Will Be Conducted In Close Cooperation With The Relevant Representatives Of The Ministry Of Justice And UnicefS Child Protection Team The Consultant Is Expected To Review Within The Preparatory Phase The New Amendments To The Family Law Of Montenegro 2016 Bylaw On The Education Of The Support Persons To The Child In Family Law Related Proceedings Official Gazette No 046 17 From 18 07 2017 Law On Free Legal Aid Strategy On Realization Of Child Rights 2019 2022 Draft Strategy For Judiciary Reform 2019 2022 To Make Reference To The Following Documents Convention On The Rights Of The Child Crc General Comments No 12 On Childrens Right To Be Heard General Comment No 14 On The Right Of The Child To Have His Or Her Best Interests Taken As A Primary Consideration European Convention On The Exercise Of Child Rights Council Of Europe S Guidelines On Child Friendly Justice Unicef Ceecis Study ChildrenS Equitable Access To Justice Etc To Review Qualitative And Quantitative Data On The Cases Involving The Support Person To A Child In To Make A Data Analysis On Its Implementation To Communicate With The Ministry Of Justice And Other Respective Officials And Unicef To Receive In Depth Guidance And Make Interviews Focus Groups With Professionals Licenced As The Support Person Families And Children If Possible To Draft An Assessment Report Including Training Needs Assessment With Solutions And Recommendations On The Improved Implementation Of The Support Person To A Child And Proposal Of The Training Programme To Be Validated By The Ministry Of Justice Following Comments And Suggestions From The Ministry Of Justice And Other Relevant Partners Prepare The Final Report Presentation Of The Final Report To The Ministry Of Justice And Relevant Judicial Institutions Key Deliverables And Timeframe This Assignment Is Expected To Commence On 1Th October 2019 The Consultant Is Expected To Spend A Total Of 15 Working Days On This Assignment He She Will Spend Up To 4 Working Days In Montenegro While Rest Of The Time Will Be Home Based The Consultant Is Expected To Produce The Following Key Deliverables Management And Organisation Management The Consultant Will Be Supervised By The Unicef Child Protection Officer Organization International Consultant Will Be Required For This Consultancy If More Than One Consultant Is Engaged For The Assignment The Fee For Each Consultant Will Be Negotiated Depending On Their Qualifications The Scope Of Work Required From Each Consultant And The Duration Of Their Engagement Schedule This Assignment Will Commence On 1 October 2019 Qualifications Specialized Knowledge Experience Required To Complete The Task The Consultant Is Expected To Have The Following Qualifications Specialized Knowledge Experience Required To Complete The Task Education University Degree In Social Science MasterS In Social Science Will Be Considered As An Advantage Experience Five 5 Or More Years Of Experience In Child Protection Experience In Direct Work With Children In Justice Proceedings Is An Asset Familiarity With The Access To Justice Area Is A Strong Asset Proven Experience In Research Assessment And Analysis Previous Work Experience With Un Unicef Or Other International Organization Will Be Considered As An Advantage Language Excellent Command Of English Whilst Knowledge Of Montenegrin Language Will Be Considered As An Advantage Other Effective Communication Skills Demonstrate Abilities To Meet Deadlines Application Procedure To Apply For The Vacant Position Please Submit P 11 Form Through Apply Button Candidates Are Requested To Submit A Financial Offer As A Separate Document Consisting Of A Daily Professional Fee Travel Costs For Two Visits To Montenegro And Dsa Costs For Up To 4 Days To Be Spend In Podgorica Montenegro Selection Method All Applicants Will Be Screened Against Qualifications And Requirements Set Above Candidates Fully Meeting All The Requirements Will Be Further Evaluated Based On The Criteria Below 1 Technical Criteria Interview 70 Of Total Evaluation Max 70 Points Education 10 Points Previous Experience 20 Points Technical Questions At The Interview 30 Points Other 10 Points Only Candidates Who Obtained At Least 70 Of Points From The Technical Part Who Will Score At Least 49 Points Will Be Qualified For Considering For Financial Proposal Evaluation 2 Financial Criteria 30 Of Total Evaluation Max 30 Points Financial Scores Will Be Calculated Using The Formula Lowest Offer Financial Offer Of The Candidate X 30 Note Mandatory Learning Upon Concluding The Recruitment Process And Prior To Signing The Contract All Consultants And Individual Contractors Including Those Working From Home Must Complete The Following Three Online Courses Ethics And Integrity At Unicef Prevention Of Sexual Harassment And Abuse Of Authority Sexual Exploitation Abuse Psea In Addition Consultants And Individual Contractors Must Complete The Following Course Befor

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