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ASEAN-AUSTRALIA COUNTER TRAFFICKING
Consultant – Inclusive ACTIP Implementation
Terms of Reference
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About the organisation
Cardno is a global consulting organisation that manages projects for major
donors, delivering aid work in various disciplines such as education, health,
governance, resource and environment management and infrastructure. Our work
expands across Europe, Latin and North America, Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
With over 6,000 staff worldwide, our vision is to be a world leader in the
provision of professional services to improve the physical and social
environment
About the program:
ASEAN–Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) continues Australia’s long
running collaboration with ASEAN and its member states to end human trafficking
in our region. The program will principally work on strengthening the justice
sector response to human trafficking, while opening up new partnerships with
allied government agencies, civil society and business. It will engage all 10
ASEAN Member States in some capacity and will continue national-level
programming in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand
and Vietnam.
Program Outcomes
The overarching goal that ASEAN-ACT will contribute to is that ASEAN member
states have effective justice systems that provide just punishment of
traffickers and protect the rights of victims. Three end-of-program outcomes
(EOPOs) together contribute to the achievement of this goal by 2028:
- EOPO1: ASEAN’s planning, monitoring and reporting of ACTIP implementation
is increasingly effective and advances the protection of victim rights.
- EOPO2: ASEAN member state justice and related state agencies are
increasingly capable of implementing their ACTIP obligations, in particular
those that uphold victim rights.
- EOPO3: ASEAN member state justice and related state agencies’ policies and
practices are influenced by relevant stakeholders and better aligned with
ACTIP, especially in connection to victim rights obligations.
Overview
ASEAN-ACT is engaging a consultant to support the design and delivery of a
partner mapping diagnostic. The diagnostic is intended to capture strategic and
influential organisations and individuals at regional and national level in 7
ASEAN Member States. This diagnostic will support the implementation of
ASEAN-ACT's Equality and Inclusion (GESI) Strategy and Victim Rights (VR)
Strategy and the achievement of EOPO 2 and 3.
Objective
The objective of this consultancy is to support the achievement of inclusive
public policy processes to improve ACTIP implementation, with the specific
objective of conducting foundational work to maximise the engagement of
stakeholders from outside the justice sector with the justice officials
responsible for trafficking in persons policy and reform processes to reinforce
better implementation of victim rights and advance key equality and inclusion
issues in trafficking in persons at national and regional levels.
Areas of Responsibility
At the direction of ASEAN-ACT Inclusion and Victim Rights Director (IVRD), the
consultant is responsible for:
- Conducting partner mapping in 7 ASEAN member states in order to identify
and assess key influential organisations and individuals including civil
society, other development programs and forward-thinking businesses who have
robust governance and rights-based approaches with respect to the protection of
victims, equality and inclusion;
- Lead the development of a Do-No Harm Checklist to support implementation
of the program’s do-no harm approach and contribute to the monitoring of the
program’s implementation, ensuring that it causes no harm in its activities and
its relationships.
- Work consultatively and collaboratively with the ASEAN-ACT Country
Manager/Teams to collate data/information relevant to the purpose of
assignment, conduct interviews/meetings with local stakeholders, follow
protocol and consider sensitivities.
- Conduct validation workshops, with the support of the IVRD and Country
Manager/Teams, to present draft findings to relevant partners
- Incorporate inputs and feedback gathered during the validation workshops
prior to submission to ASEAN-ACT for final review and approval
- Incorporate final revisions from ASEAN-ACT and provide a final document to
the IVRD
- Other duties as requested
ASEAN-ACT will provides the following assistance to the Consultant:
- Sharing any existing materials relevant to the subject matter.
- Provide support in arranging meetings/interviews with relevant
stakeholders
- Arrange translation services
- Provide logistic and administrative support
- Provide working space within the available premises of the ASEAN-ACT
Country Offices during field visits and at the ASEAN-ACT regional office.
Expected Outputs
- The Consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs:
- Partner mapping diagnostic proposed methodology and work plan including
proposed report format
- Partner mapping diagnostic including findings, recommendations and partner
directory (including partners who are engaged in direct victim assistance)
- Do-no harm checklist and guideline for use by ASEAN-ACT and its partners
Selection Criteria
Qualifications and experience:
- Post Graduatequalification (or equivalent advanced university degree) in
Political Science,Social Science, International Relations, International
Development, Law, orrelevant area.
- Extensive experience in government and non-government partnerships;
- Proven experience in conducting research, assessment, partner mapping and
demonstrated experience in data collection and interviewing techniques;
- An excellent understanding of trafficking in persons, labour migration and
social issues within the ASEAN region.
- Strong analytical, verbal, and report writing skills in English
Desirable:
- Previous experience in counter-trafficking work
- Knowledge and experience of Australian Government development programs and
reporting requirements
- Proficiency in an ASEAN language and experience in the region will be
highly regarded
Reporting Requirements
The Consultant will report directly to IVRD, provide regular updates and share
expected delivery results with the IVRD for review and input. IVRD will provide
timely comments to the consultant’s work and address any request by the
Consultant within a reasonable timeframe.
The Consultant will determine his/her final work schedule, outline and
methodology for the partners mapping at the beginning of the assignment. The
work schedule will set clear deadlines for the completion of each expected
deliverable.
How to Apply
Duration of the consultancy: 90 days (for maximum 6 months)
Starting date: March 2020
Deadline for application: 23 February 2020.
Interested applicant must submit: (a) letter of interest (1-page max.) and (b)
curriculum vitae. Applicants should clearly indicate evidence of previous
research, assessment work and/or experience in developing tools/handbook
materials and provide samples of previous research reports or tools completed.
Application shall be submitted by e-mail to recruitment@xxxxxxxxxxxx.
People with a disability, women and ASEAN nationals are strongly encouraged to
apply.
Due to the expected volume of applications, only candidates under positive
consideration will be notified.
Other Information
Amendments to the position’s Terms of Reference may be made during the period
of the engagement as required.
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