STEM-VCR - Human Rights, Democracy and Peace - Lot 3 - EU framework contract

EU FRAMEWORK CONTRACT COMMISSION

LOT 3: Human Rights, Democracy and Peace Description

The lot is expected to support and advise Commission services (Headquarters and EU Delegations) and/or Partner Countries/Organisations by providing technical inputs and by assisting in carrying out analysis, studies and giving opinions and advice along the entire cycle of operations (from design to implementation and evaluation of EU interventions), such as the following:

: Programme / project identification and preparation / formulation
: Assistance implementation
: Preparation of Terms of Reference (services, works, supplies, ...) and evaluation of offers
: Evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post etc.), monitoring
: Project Cycle Management (PCM)

The lot should incorporate expertise related to a number of horizontal aspects/tasks, such as:

: Analytical studies
: Policy-related analysis (e.g. gender analysis, do- no-harm and conflict-sensitivity analysis, religious dynamics assessments) and design. This will also include mainstreaming of crosscutting issues.
: Technical inputs (e.g. technical annexes for works and supplies)
: Evaluation of offers; assessment of grant proposals
: Evaluations (e.g. mid-term, final and ex-post, impact evaluations, including of budget support programmes)
: Public financial management and domestic revenue mobilisation, including at sector level and at subnational government level
: Investment financing
: Capacity development and institutional strengthening
: Training and research
: Awareness-raising (incl. information and communication)

As well as a number of specific sectors: 1 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW 1.1 Human Rights

Promotion and protection of fundamental human rights, social, economic and cultural rights, political and civil rights (women rights, freedom of movement, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, children, minorities, indigenous peoples, migrants)

1.2 Democracy and rule of law

a)

Support to democratisation

-: Democratisation processes (incl. civic education), citizenship in terms of inter alia the representative legitimacy, participation and political accountability
-: Social and political roots of conflicts (conflict prevention)
-: Electoral processes (excluding exploratory mission for election observers and election observers' missions)
-: Political society: role and functioning of the Parliament and political parties
-: Free, independent and economically viable media and freedom of expression
-: Empowerment of local authorities and civil society organisations (to bring about local democracy)
-: Constitution-making and reform including all associated consultative processes at national and local levels

b)

Reinforcement of the rule of law and administration of justice

-: Reinforcement of the rule of law, prevention of corruption
-: Reform of judiciary (legal reform, justice and protection of human rights, capacity building, training of magistrates and prosecution officers)
-: Penal regime (sentencing and detention, pre-trial, juvenile detention, women in detention), police reform
-: Penitentiary reform (detention conditions; supporting establishment of probation services and developing alternative sentences)

c)

Public administration reform and organisational development of public institutions including:

-: Strategic framework for public administration reform (strategic framework and administrative resources, monitoring system)
-: Policy formulation and coordination (incl. Legislation, regulations and law enforcement, legislative gap analysis)
-: Public service and human resource management (policy, legal and institutional frameworks for public service; human resources management)
-: Accountability (accountability and organisation of central government, accessibility of public information, oversight institutions, judicial disputes, public liability regime, anti-corruption)
-: Service delivery (incl. the quality and accessibility of public services).

d)

Election

-: Exploratory missions for EU Election Observation Missions
-: Election Expert missions
-: Election Follow-up missions

2 ENHANCEMENT OF THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY 3

2.1: Organisations (Non-governmental organisations, community based organisations, media, trade unions); roles (service delivery and advocacy); and recognition (legal framework). Including participatory organisation analysis and needs diagnostics
2.2: Capacity building (development of strategies, management and human resource development) (including design and delivery of training/mentoring/tutoring and other forms of support in all aspects of organisation at strategic and functional level, advocacy, internal governance, decision-making processes, accountability and transparency, fund raising) and networking (networking at local, national, regional and international level, coalition building, intermediary organisations, dialogue with government institutions)

3 LOCAL AUTHORITIES & DECENTRALISATION

3.1: Decentralisation (subsidiarity, legislation, accountability), support to local authorities (local and regional levels including municipalities)
3.2: Community based development (empowerment and participatory approaches, youth and gender issues, micro-projects) and local development strategies (social, economic, multi-sector)
3.3: Enhancement of the role of local authorities and their associations: capacity Development, enhance Local Authorities' and their association ability to contribute to good governance and consequently to achieve development goals at local level.

4 MIGRATION 4.1 Migration and Development

a): Migration-development nexus
b): Social and economic consequences of migration
c): Social and economic consequences of national migration policies
d): Mainstreaming migration into national and local development strategies
e): Support civil society organisations and local authorities addressing migration
f): Promotion of migration governance and better manage migratory flows
g): Maximising the development impact of migration and mobility
h): Tackling racism, xenophobia and discrimination
i): Remittances
j): Diasporas
k): "Brain drain and gain" issues
l): Nexus between migration, climate change and environmental degradation.

4.2 Legal Migration and Mobility

a): Support well-managed labour migration and increase the capacity of governments in legal migration and mobility
b): Better integration of migrants in countries of destination
c): Promotion and protection of the rights of migrants and their families
d): Support to the formulation and implementation of sound regional and national migration policies and strategies as well as labour migration recruitment systems reducing recruitment costs
e): Facilitation of portability of rights
f): Recognition of diplomas and skills
g): Circular migration
h): Migrant domestic workers rights
i): Addressing challenges and opportunities of migration in urban contexts.

4.3 Irregular migration and Trafficking in Human Beings

a): Prevention of and fight against irregular migration (including smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings)
b): Facilitation of voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of migrants
c): Improve capacity of governments and other relevant stakeholders in areas such as border management, addressing irregular migration, preventing and fight against trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants

4.4 International Protection and Asylum

a): Increase the capacity of national and local governments and other relevant stakeholders in policy development and implementation related to international protection and asylum and integration of the forced displacement dimension into other regional and national policies
b): Support participation of non-governmental organisations and local authorities in policy formulation and in the monitoring of policy implementation processes
c): Enhance asylum and reception capacities in partner countries
d): Support regional development and protection programmes
e): Refugee situations
f): Internally displaced people

5 CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION, PEACE AND SECURITY 5.1 Mediation, conflict prevention, conflict resolution and reconciliation

a): Emergency/post emergency support needs assessment (including psycho-social, physical and economic damage assessment, reconstruction/rehabilitation planning and assessment of local implementation capacity and structure; socio-political situation among the population - "peace dividend")
b): Monitoring/observing cease-fire/peace accords and agreements
c): Information/media support in crisis/emergency situations

5.2 Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR): DDR of armed forces, including child soldiers 5.3 Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) control; arms disseminated within civil populations; 5.4 Removal of land mines and explosive remnants of war and related activities (including mine awareness, marking of minefields, impact survey, training and research) 5.5 Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development (LRRD)

a): Rehabilitation of social and economic infrastructures and strengthening of institutions deemed necessary for the improvement of the minimal living - social - standards in post-crisis situation Rehabilitation also includes economic measures permitting a long-term economical reintegration of crisis-affected populations

5.6 Security Sector Reform (SSR)

a): Capacity building in support of security and development to military actors within the context of broader security sector reform (SSR)
b): Improved functioning of security actors including military actors within the context of support for security and development
c): Main-streaming of conflict prevention, conflict-sensitivity, greater human security and R2P (Right to Protect) amongst security actors in fragile states or in crisis-prone or post-conflict areas
d): Respect of rule of law and good governance by military actors including their interaction with civilian control and oversight bodies as well as with civil society
e): Development of risk-management methodologies and risk assessments for capacity building in support of security and development to military actors and for broader SSR.
f): Needs assessments and context-specific analysis for support to security sector actors including military actors
g): Development of performance benchmarks including indicators (output, outcome and impact) and tracking of spending for capacity building in support of security and development to military actors and for SRR support.
h): Conflict-Risk and Conflict-Analysis Assessments (including 'do-no-harm') facilitating a shared understanding and regular monitoring of capacity building in support of security and development.
i): Field exercises and table top testing of security services
j): Logistical support to operations (including planning of complex missions, transport, provision of security, telecommunications)
k): Fight against organised crime (incl. drugs) and terrorism
l): Security sector reform (including police reform and exercise of civilian control over the military)
m): Defence reform
n): Intelligence and security service reform
o): Police reform
p): Justice reform
q): Prison reform
r): Private security and military companies
s): Integrated border management

5.7 Transitional justice 5.8 Post-conflict transition plans, including employment generation, restoration of access to justice for affected populations, formal and informal/community-based transitional justice processes and security measures 5.9 Logistical support to operations (including planning of complex missions, transport, provision of security, telecommunications)