Final Evaluation of the Project Access to Justice and Human Rights 2018-2021 - National Consultant

Background

The UNDP and the Rule of Law Sector of Mozambique have partnered in support to the Justice sector and Human Rights since the late 1990s. Projects implemented in the last decade have produced visible results and have supported the introduction of a new philosophy leading to improved service delivery in the justice context. Such philosophy includes in a few districts the one-stop-shop approach to service delivery embodied in the “houses of Justice”, commonly called “Palaces of Justice”, where all the Criminal Justice institutions are in the same building. This has been gradually allowing for pursuing the goal of simplifying a criminal justice process that so far has been too complicated to the general citizen as it has been generally offered in different geographical areas and distant buildings and therefore inaccessible to citizens in decentralized areas. By constructing and equipping “Palaces of Justice” at the district level, focus was being given to supporting disadvantaged groups and work with beneficiaries often marginalized by those aid-programs that work only at national level. Within the UNDAF period 2012-2016, where UNDP provided support to the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, through a comprehensive intervention addressing the capacities of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General’s Office, the Correctional Services, the Free Legal Aid Institute, and the National Human Rights Commission. The project Access to Justice and Human Rights 2018-2021 builds on the lessons learned from decades of progressive intervention and expansive support to justice, human rights and policing institutions and is guided by the United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2017-2020 (UNDAF), and now renamed United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). The Project aims to strengthen access to justice and the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agents and law enforcement agents to prevent and combat gender-based violence and deal with situations arising from stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS in Mozambique, women, and other vulnerable groups. It aims to develop the capacity of rights holders and duty bearers, promote the collection and processing of data, evidence-based rights and policies, prioritization and provision of services, accountability structures, coordination and partnerships between the justice sector and human rights institutions, as well as civil society, with a commitment to improve the implementation of commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda of the United Nations 2030. The project directly supports to:

1. Ministry of Justice (Supreme Court, the Attorney General’s Office, the Correctional Services, Judicial Training Centre, the Directorate for Human Rights, the Free Legal Aid Institute)

2. National Human Rights Institutions (the Ombudsman and the National Human Rights Commission)

3. Ministry of Interior (Police of the Republic of Mozambique, SERNIC).

Duties and Responsibilities

Design the detailed scope and methodology (including the methods for data collection and analysis) for the report.
Review documents.
Data collection.
Actively engage the project stakeholders and leads consultations and presentations of findings.
Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs and partnership strategy (as per the scope of the review described above) for the report.

Competencies

Competencies:

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards (human rights, tolerance, integrity, respect, and impartiality);
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Strong interpersonal and written and oral communication skills;
Has ability to work both independently and in a team, and ability to deliver high quality work on tight timelines.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Degree in Law, Human Rights or any other relevant field

Relevance of experience:

Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Justice and preferably also on human rights
Previous experience in conducting evaluation in development work, with proven knowledge on monitoring and evaluation.
Proven analytical capacities and ability to communicate Language proficiency
Working Knowledge of English is essential.