Deadline: 24-Oct-22
The United Nations Development Programme, hereinafter referred to as UNDP, on behalf of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Moldova hereby invites prospective proposers to submit a proposal for conducting a survey on the current human rights situation of Roma, including Roma refugees, on both banks of the Nistru river and underlying causes that limit their access to human rights the provision, of in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract and the Terms of Reference as set out in this Request for Proposal (RFP).
The OHCHR field presence in Moldova, led by the Human Rights Adviser, assists the UN RC Office, UN Country Team in Moldova (UNCT), Government, and civil society in strengthening human rights and human rights-based approaches, working closely with the UN Country Team on capacity building and mainstreaming human rights in their work, as well as providing support in engagement with national actors on human rights, including advising national authorities upon request.
Objectives
- OHCHR Moldova seeks to contract one company to conduct a survey that reflects the perception of Roma of their human rights situation as well as underlying causes for their limited access to human rights, including Roma refugees on both banks of the Nistru river.
- The company will work under the supervision of the OHCHR Human Rights Adviser, the Human Rights Officer, and the Thematic Area Coordinator, in close collaboration with a human rights consultant selected for the purpose of assessing the human rights situation of Roma on both banks of Nistru river. The study, among others, will analyze and expose vulnerabilities of Roma in the context of the energy and economic crises and associated socio-economic disruptions, as well as refugee crisis.
Thematic Priorities
- Thematic priorities for the work of the Office are:
- Strengthening rule of law and accountability for human rights violations;
- Enhancing equality and countering discrimination;
- Integrating human rights in sustainable development;
- Enhancing civic space and people’s participation.
Outputs
- The Survey is expected to be in line with the key basic principles, including:
- National ownership (through the involvement of key relevant stakeholders to contribute to the compilation of the report);
- Independence of analysis;
- Quality of analysis;
- Participatory and inclusive preparation;
- Flexibility and creativity in presentation (clear and user-friendly manner).
Competencies
- Previous proven corporate experience of at least 5 years in research;
- Professional experience of at least 3 years in conducting quantitative social surveys, experience in the Transnistrian region is an advantage;
- Experience in elaborating qualitative research methodology;
- Work for UN entities/ major multilateral/ or bilateral programmes.
- Research team related competencies (CVs of the individual team members will be evaluated separately)
- Team leader
- Education and general qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Economics, political science or other relevant fields;
- Experience in supervising/team leading, ability to analyze, plan, communicate effectively orally and in written form, draft reports, solve problems, organize, and meet the expected results (proven experience of at least 5 years);
- Experience of at least 3 years in conducting research, surveys, focus-group discussions, other forms of sociological surveys, experience in the Transnistrian region would be considered an advantage;
- Experience in coordinating similar research projects;
- Facilitation skills to agree on survey design with multiple stakeholders;
- Demonstrated understanding of ethical and (de facto) regulatory frameworks surrounding the undertaking of attitude surveys, including in the Transnistrian region;
- Experience in working with UN or other donors is considered to be an asset;
- Language qualifications (fluency in Romanian or Russian is mandatory, English is an asset).
- Education and general qualifications:
- Experts
- Education and general qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Economics, political science or other relevant fields;
- At least five 5 years of practical experience of research and expertise on Human rights;
- Professional experience in developing and conducting quantitative social surveys on vulnerable groups¸ experience in developing and conducting quantitative social surveys on Roma would be considered a strong advantage;
- Familiarity with qualitative research methodology;
- Experience in working with UN or other donors for similar team-based research projects;
- Language qualifications (fluency in Romanian and Russian is mandatory for all individual experts, English is an asset).
- Education and general qualifications:
For more information, visit https://sc.undp.md/tnddetails2/2542/