Consultant (Assessment of Legal Services Provided by Win)
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Job Description
Job Title: Consultant
WOMEN
IN NEED
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
CONSULTANT
ASSESSMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY WIN
Reports to: Project Manager
Location: 7 Districts (Colombo, Matara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Badulla and Ratnapura) Type of Contract: Individual
Language required: English & Sinhala (Knowledge in Tamil will be an added advantage) Expected Duration: 3 months
1. BACKGROUND
Women In Need (WIN) is a prime non-governmental organization in Sri Lanka, working for nearly 3 decades together with stakeholders at both national and local level for the eradication of violence against women and girls in Sri Lanka. WIN offers free psycho-social counselling services, legal services, emergency shelter services and 24 hotline services for survivors of multiple forms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) through its crisis centres located in the districts Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Badulla, Colombo, Matara, Jaffna and Ratnapura.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY
WIN requires the consultant to review and assess WIN's legal services provided in its 7 branches to ensure optimum service delivery essential for the protection of women and girls subject to SGBV. The overall objective being to standardize and improve WIN's legal services ensuring effective provision of legal services to WIN's clients, contributing to the improvement of safe and timely access to quality legal services for survivors of SGBV.
3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Understand the purpose and objective of WIN's legal services. Engage with WIN's legal team to assess services provided.
- Assess the quality and efficiency of legal service providers.
- Assess if goals and objectives of the organisation are met in the provision of legal services. Provide recommendations for improvement of legal services.
- Work with stakeholders that WIN works with in the legal sector.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
- Workshops with WIN's legal team
- Final Report which should include observations, recommendations and suggestions of the consultant which would contribute to elevate and improve WIN's legal services.
5. REQUIRED COMPETENCIES FOR THE CONSULTANT
The following skills and competencies are expected of the Consultant:
- Expansive knowledge on gender related and SGBV issues (global and local).
- Be flexible and responsive to changes and demands.
- Be client oriented and open to feedback and guidance from the funder. Demonstrate integrity by modelling the WIN values and ethical standards.
- Promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of WIN.
- Display sensitivity and adaptability to gender, religion, race, nationality and age.
- Fulfil all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
6. DURATION AND WORK SCHEDULE
Duration: The total duration of the consultancy will be 3 months from the date of signing of the contract.
Geographical locations: Colombo, Matara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Badulla, Jaffna, Ratnapura
7. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education
A master's degree or degree in law from a recognised University
Degree in gender and development/ women's studies and human rights/ social science/ public health or a combination of university degrees in related areas would be an added advantage.
Experience
A minimum of 5 years' of active practice in the courts of Sri Lanka, including working in the field of domestic violence and gender based violence
Familiarity with Sri Lanka's justice and health sectors, Gender and SGBV issues.
Language and other skills:
Excellent knowledge of written and oral communication in English. Excellent knowledge of oral communication in Sinhala and/or Tamil.
8. PROPOSAL, EVALUATION AND AWARD PROCESS
The successful consulting proposals will be selected through an evaluation of the technical proposal in line with the Technical Evaluation Criteria below. The basis for the award will be to select a responsible and reasonable bidder who provides the best value to WIN using the least price technically acceptable method. WIN will do a two-stage evaluation process, evaluating the technical and financial proposals, then negotiating final and best offers with the bidder who offered the least cost/price technically acceptable to WIN.
Awards will be made to the best value offers based on an evaluation of the technical proposal and financial proposal.
Technical proposal Evaluation (100 Marks)
A minimum of 70% is needed for the proposal to move to the next stage of review.
2. Financial Proposal Evaluation
Technical Evaluation Criteria
1. Relevance of Experience and Qualifications (25 Marks)
Evaluation of the consultant's education qualification, particularly in law and gender- related studies.
Assessment of the consultant's experience as a practicing lawyer, including years of active practice in Sri Lankan courts, with a focus on domestic violence and gender-based violence.
Consideration of familiarity with Sri Lanka's justice and health sectors, as well as gender and SGBV issues.
2. Understanding of SGBV and Legal Services (20 Marks)
Demonstration of a comprehensive understanding of gender related and SGBV issues, both globally and within the local context of Sri Lanka.
Clear understanding of the purpose and objectives of WIN's legal services as outlined in the TOR.
Ability to articulate how legal services contribute to the protection of women and girls affected by SGBV.
3. Methodology and Approach (20 points):
Clarity and feasibility of the proposed methodology for assessing WIN's legal services. Description of the approach to engage with WIN's legal team and assess service provision across multiple districts.
Consideration of potential challenges and mitigation strategies in conducting the assessment.
4. Strategy to build WIN's capacity in legal provisions (20 points)
Insight on providing of recommendations to improve WIN's legal services, considering the identified gaps and challenges.
Outlook on standardising WIN's legal services.
5. Communication and Collaboration Skills (15 points)
Assessment of the consultant's communication skills, particularly in English, Sinhala, and/or Tamil as specified in the TOR.
Evidence of the consultant's ability to collaborate effectively with WIN's legal team and stakeholders.
Demonstration of responsiveness to feedback and willingness to engage with WIN's vision, mission, and strategic goals.
9. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Proposals are kindly requested to be sent to [email protected] by COB 12th of May 2024.
Emails should be clearly marked with subject line Consultant - Assessment of WIN's Legal Services
A detailed proposal including the workplan and financial proposal to be included. Applicants will be short-listed on the basis of their qualifications, work experience and quality of proposal submitted.
