Background:

·      The Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Service is seeking the services of consultants with expertise and experience in State Party Reporting and State Obligations under International Human Rights Instruments, to assist in compiling the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) State Party report for Lesotho.

Irish Aid and UNDP are supporting the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Service under a broad programme of Consolidating Democracy and Good Governance in Lesotho (CDGG).  One of the outcomes of this four-year programme consists of the inculcation of a culture of respect for human rights amongst Basotho.  To this end, the programme aims at assisting Lesotho to fulfill its human rights reporting obligation and to effectively monitor its progress in implementing the provisions of the Conventions.

It is in this regard that the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Service, with the support of Irish Aid and UNDP is working on submission of the initial, first and second periodic State party Reports under ICESCR hence would like services of such consultants to compile the reports.

Assignment/Terms of Reference:

Through consultation with the Ministry of Justice, the consultants will:

·          Collect all data on existing constitutional, legislative, administrative and judicial measures taken to implement the provisions of ICESCR;

·          Prepare a detailed report on those measures aligning the report to the following material: Reporting Guidelines under ICESCR, General Recommendations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

·          To plan the stakeholders workshop for validation of the prepared report;

·          To present and facilitate discussions on the report at the Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop;

·          To incorporate comments and inputs from the Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop into the report; and

·          To prepare and submit 3 copies of the final report to the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Service.

Consultant’s Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Law or Human Rights;
• Extensive experience in State Party Reporting and State Obligations;
• Experience in report writing and presentation;
• Experience in facilitating workshops;
• Proven networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills; and
• Familiarity with Lesotho and the Southern African region.

Location and Period of Assignment:

It is expected that the consultancy will take place in Maseru predominantly based with the – Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Service in Maseru.

Deadline for receipt of applications:

Proposals should reach the Resident Representative, UNDP, UN House, P.O. Box 301, Maseru or by e-mail to registry.ls@undp.org by  02 July, 2010.

Remuneration:

·          Consultancy rates are negotiable and commensurate with experience and qualifications

·          Only short-listed candidates will  be contacted.