EC Framework Contract BENEF 2013 LOT 7 -Governance & Home Affairs

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1. A. EXPERTISE COMMON TO ALL LOTS

minimum expertise required

As a minimum, the expertise is required to cover the entire project cycle:

programme or project design and implementation,

preparation of Terms of Reference (services) and technical annexes (works, supplies) and evaluation of offers (Procurement),

evaluation of grant proposals

evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post etc.), monitoring

horizontal aspects

as well as a number of horizontal aspects:

(Cross-) sectoral policy analysis and reforms,,

Macroeconomics,

Public financial management

legislation, regulations and law enforcement, approximation of legislation,

institutional capacity development,

training and research,

awareness-raising, (incl. information and communication).

1. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
2. Governance

Promotion and protection of human rights

A.1. Promotion and protection of human rights

In the context of the human rights approach to poverty reduction, inclusive focus on people’s participation and empowerment, linkage to national and international human rights norms and standards, equality and non-discrimination, monitoring and accountability.

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…)

Support to democratisation

A.2. Support to democratisation

2. Democratisation processes (incl. civic education), citizenship in terms of inter alia the representative legitimacy, participation and political accountability
3. Social and political roots of conflicts (conflict prevention)
4. Electoral processes (excluding exploratory mission for election observers and election observers’ missions)
5. Political society: role and functioning of the Parliament and political parties
6.   Free, independent and economically viable media and freedom of expression

Type of services provided

Reinforcement of the rule of law

A.3. Reinforcement of the rule of law and administration of justice

7.   Reinforcement of the rule of law, prevention of corruption
8. Reform of judiciary (legal reform, justice and protection of human rights, capacity building, training of magistrates and prosecution officers…)
9. Penal regime (sentencing and detention, pre-trial, juvenile detention…), police reform and security sector reform (including exercise of civilian control over the military)

Public administration reform

A.4 Public administration reform, and civil service reform

10. Public administration reform and organisational development of public institutions (including policy formulation, planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation…)
11. Civil service reform (including legal code, human resources management – recruitment, training, salaries…)

Decentralisation and local development

A.5. Decentralisation and local development

12. Decentralisation (subsidiarity, legislation, accountability), support to local authorities (local and regional levels including municipalities)
13. Community based development (empowerment and participatory approaches, gender issues, micro-projects) and local development strategies (social, economic, multi-sector)

Enhancement of the role of civil society

A.6. Enhancement of the role of civil society

14. 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
15. 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)
16.   Home Affairs, the fight against organised crime (incl. drugs) and terrorism
17. Home Affairs, the fight against organised crime (incl. drugs) and terrorism