Urgently needed: Consultant for legislation need assessment

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Governance Reform and DPRD Empowerment (GRADE) Project in cooperation with the Directorate General of the Regional Autonomy of the Ministry of Home Affairs, are facilitating efforts to improve and strengthen the capacity of the local parliamentarians (DPRD) in implementing their legislation,budgetary and oversight functions. GRADE aims at enhancing the accountability and functioning of institutional checks and balances of the DPRD.

UNDP-GRADE is currently looking for an individual consultant to carry out a need assessment of Gorontalo Provincial DPRD legislation to achieve the following objectives :


- To conceptualize proper local legislation plan/agenda for Gorontalo
Provincial DPRD;

- To define areas in Prolegda that can contribute to the improvement of
human development in the region (PERDA's on education and health);

- To provide the Gorontalo Provincial DPRD members and the secretariat
staffs a set of prioritize legislation program which contribute improvement
in the quality of public service provision in the region.

The expected outputs from the Gorontalo DPRD legislation need assessment
are:

- A set of prioritized legislation agenda which contribute improvement to
improvement of human development and quality of public service provision in
Gorontalo Province.

- Recommendation on the numbers and type of Gorontalo local regulations that
need to be supported in 2008.

Focus of Assignment and Activities

The assignment of Consultant is to conduct observation, discussion and
interviews with the Gorontalo DPRD members, its secretariat staffs and other
related parties. The consultant should present the results of his/her
assessment in small workshop(s) in Gorontalo. Together with GRADE-UNDP
project, the consultant should formulate detail assessment and workshop
schedule. The consultant reports the progress of need assessment on weekly
basis to the GRADE-UNDP Project.

Execution of Assignment

The Consultant shall, in particular:

- Initially present an outline of all activities envisaged, the proposed
work methods for his/her assignment and a detailed work schedule, and submit
it for comment to GRADE-UNDP Project;

- Conduct the need assessment activities regarding Gorontalo DPRD
legislation program;

- Prepare the need assessment report of Gorontalo DPRD legislation program
according to the work schedule as agreed upon with the GRADE-UNDP Project;

- Present and discuss the result of needs assessment in workshop(s) to be
convened in Gorontalo.

Duration of Assignment

Effective working days for this assignment are 15 working days for duration
of a month (December 2007).

Qualifications

- Minimum Master's Degree (S2) in Public Administration, Laws Economics,
Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field.

- Ten (10) years of relevant experience in legislative support for DPR
and/or DPRD.

- Prior legislation technical supports/ facilitation experience.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working on the relevant thematic
area.

- Experience in working with government agencies (central and local), civil
society organizations and international organizations is an asset.

- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages and in
handling of web-based management system.

- Fluency in written and spoken English and Indonesian.

Interested candidate shall send a CV to budiati.prasetiamar tati@undp. org by
Monday 3 Dec 2007 at the latest. Only shortlisted candidates will be
notified.