East Europe Foundation is announcing a contest for selection of a consultant/group of consultants to map and to analyze the international and regional recommendations of human rights bodies on gender equality and youth inclusion
In order to support the advocacy efforts of the civil society for advancing gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+) in Moldova, the East Europe Foundation will hire a consultant/ group of consultants to map the relevant recommendations issued by international and regional human rights bodies and the legal amendments pending approval of the Parliament and Government.
Context
During 01 October 2024 – 30 September 2027 the East Europe Foundation, Partnership for Development Centre, the National youth Council of Moldova and Agency for Regional Development of Transnistria are implementing the project „Civic Engagement for Youth and Women Empowerment”. The project is funded by the European Union and Co-funded by Sweden.
The project seeks to reduce gender inequalities and scale up youth activism through CSO capacity development and engagement. The project will (i) enable over 100 CSOs to shape national public policies from the perspective of youth inclusion and gender equality under the umbrella of the Coalition for Inclusion and Non-Discrimination; (ii) strengthen the policy advocacy, outreach and constituency engagement capacity of youth and women’s associations; (iii) mobilise constituencies and influence regional and local policy implementation aimed at advancing gender equality youth inclusion
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Objectives
In order to support the advocacy efforts of the civil society for advancing gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+) in Moldova, the East Europe Foundation will hire a consultant/ group of consultants to map the relevant recommendations issued by international and regional human rights bodies and the legal amendments pending approval of the Parliament and Government.
Scope of work, duties and responsibilities
The Consultant will undertake the following tasks:
- Analysis of the relevant documents at the national level, including the reports drawn up by the national authorities regarding the progress in the implementation of the recommendations in the field of gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+);
- Discussions with national authorities and civil society to identify legislative amendments in the field of field of gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+);
- Identifying the amendments that need to be initiated by the national authorities.
- Map the recommendations referring to the improvement of the legal and policy framework, issued during the last three years by (i) treaty based bodies (such as CESCR, HRC, CEDAW, CAT, CRC, CERD, CRPD, Crevio, CSW); (ii) Charter-based Bodies (such as Universal Periodic Review, special procedures of the Human Rights Council); (iii) Regional Human Rights Bodies (such as the European Committee on Social Rights, ECRI, CPT, relevant judgments of the ECHR against Moldova, as well as recommendations pursuant to the EU - Moldova Human Rights Dialogue and EU-Moldova accession negotiations).
- For each recommendation the consultant will map specific legal amendments drafted during the last three years and pending approval of national authorities. If recommendations were not followed by specific legal initiatives, the document will indicate the responsible national authorities and the timeframe for implementation.
- A final section of the document will list the main recommendations for key stakeholders concerned
- The document will reveal the responsible national authorities and specific legislative or policy changes that should be initiated and/or approved by national authorities in compliance with international recommendations and commitments in the area of gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+).
Deliverables:
- Report on the charting and systematization of the recommendations regarding the gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+) addressed to the Republic of Moldova by the international and regional bodies for the protection of human rights;
- Report on the charting of proposals to amend the legislation initiated at the national level;
- Report on the amendments that need to be initiated at the national level in order to respond to the recommendations formulated by international and regional bodies.
- Presentation of findings in a workshop with relevant actors.
Organizational aspects:
The contractor will work under the direct supervision of the Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Director of the East Europe Foundation. The contractor will work outside the office of the East Europe Foundation.
Financial offer requirements:
The bidder will prepare the financial offer based on the number of days needed to make each product. The offer will be expressed in EUR and will contain the gross amount.
To the attention of legal entities: Purchases made by the Foundation within the framework of this project are exempt from VAT with the right of deduction. The package of supporting documents will be presented upon request.
Contract duration
The consultant will develop the deliverable during November – December 2024 (up to 30 working days).
Requirements
- University studies in the field of law, human rights, social sciences or other relevant field;
- At least three years of experience in the field of legislation analysis;
- Minimum three years of work experience in the field of of gender equality and inclusion (youth, Roma, people with disabilities, elderly, LGBTQ+);
- Analytical skills;
- Knowledge of English and Romanian;
- In the case of people with analogous knowledge and skills, priority will be given to candidates from under-represented groups (women, people with disabilities, people of Roma ethnicity, ethnic minorities). This is a temporary special measure.
Application package
The applicant should submit the following documents:
- CV reflecting the relevant experience of the applicant with at least 3 references;
- Examples of similar tasks performed by the applicant, if applicable;
- Short methodological note explaining the approach to the tasks to be accomplished;
- Detailed budget for the deliverables in EUR (total price, daily fee).
Selection criteria
- Qualifications and experience of the applicant in the field (40%);
- The quality of methodological note (30%);
- The financial offer (30%).
Submission
The deadline for submissions is October 25, 2024.
The application should be sent to the following e-mail address: concurs@eef.md with “Consultant mapping amendments gender equality and youth inclusion” in the subject line.
All questions regarding this task shall be addressed in written to Andrei Brighidin, EEF Director for Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, at andrei.brighidin@eef.md.
For more information about East Europe Foundation, please access www.eef.md. Only selected applicants will be contacted. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
