Deadline: 30 April 2020
UNDP has announced a Call for Proposals to support the implementation of Chapter V of the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), community dialogue and improved access to formal and informal justice and rule of law systems can prove to be decisive avenues to sustain peace in the community. Also, strengthening trust building mechanisms while ensuring the protection of victims of violence and conflict are critical to achieve conflict transformation and reconciliation.
The objective of the Low Value Grants mechanism is to strengthen civil society organizations and their capacity to support and coordinate with victims and survivors’ groups, at a state level. Specifically, the CSOs ability to provide victims with accurate knowledge and information on victim’s rights and access to Transitional Justice channels will be enhanced. This will contribute to a coordinated, holistic and victim-centered approach to support victims of conflict-related violence to demand and obtain justice; recover from mental trauma; reconcile with perpetrators and other communities. CSOs should have an operational presence in Bentiu, Unity State and Bor, Jonglei State, and preferably an office in Juba.
Expected Results
- Raise the profile of survivor’s groups in reconciliation dialogue and transitional justice processes; build their leadership skills and knowledge on survivor’s rights through:
- Trainings targeting Bentiu and Bor networks on CSO-related issues, including their role in TJ;
- Awareness raising informing victims about their rights and channels available to them to seek redress for their grievances in a safe environment;
- Regional workshops for civil society actors, including survivors of conflict.
- Strengthen the capacity of survivors and perpetrators to engage in truth telling and reconciliation by:
- Engaging with statutory/customary courts and practices to support accountability and Transitional Justice processes;
- Regional workshops for civil society actors, including survivors of conflict.
Funding Information
- If applying for one target location, a grant not exceeding US$ 57,330.00 will be made to the successful organizations.
- If applying for two target locations, a grant not exceeding US$ 114,660.00 will be made to the successful organizations.
- The applicants should consider the following in relation to the budget:
- Must not exceed US$ 57,330.00 per location (targeting either Bor or Bentiu); or US$ 114,660.00 if applying for both target locations.
- Funds must be allocated to show direct spending on gender equality (50% per activity);
- The administrative and overhead costs must not exceed 10% of the total amount;
- Following the selection of grant recipients, the UNDP may require that the budget be revised into UNDP format.
Duration of the Project
May 2020 – 31 January 2021.
Scope of Work
Local NGOs/CBOs are requested to submit a proposal as a potential grant implementer in one of the two locations, or both, as shown below:
- Bentiu (Unity State);
- Bor (Jonglei State);
- Bentiu and Bor.
Consideration
- The proposals should be realistic, well-structured and address the problems stated in the background of the proposal;
- The proposals should be consistent with the organizational mandate (objectives) of the local NGOs/CBOs and professional skills and work experience of its staff;
- Roles and responsibilities of all staff and partner organizations should be clearly spelled out (e.g. planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation);
- The proposals should include realistic monitoring and evaluation plans capturing especially the impact on the targeted groups;
- The budget should be well structured and realistic;
- The proposals should ensure a child and gender-sensitive approach, give due regard to victim protection, levels of trauma, and apply the do-no-harm principle.
Selection Process
- Grant Appraisal Committee formed by UNDP selects projects proposals based on evaluation criteria and recommends them for funding;
- UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law project and OHCHR forms a short list of local NGOs/CBOs whose projects have been recommended for funding by the Grant Appraisal Committee;
- UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law project and OHCHR assesses the organizational capacity of the short-listed local NGOs/CBOs, i.e. their capacity to achieve project results, and ensure the appropriate use of funds in compliance with the UNDP and donor The local NGOs/CBO’s organizational capacity assessment methods are based on the standard UNDP local NGOs/CBOs capacity assessment instrument, and may include: visits to potential grantees, telephone interviews, reference checks on potential grantees, analysis of information on potential grantees available from other sources;
- Based on the results of the short-listed local NGOs/CBOs’ capacity assessment, UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law project submits the list of local NGOs/CBOs recommended for funding that have required capacity to the UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law Project Manager and OHCHR representative for clearance;
- UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law Project Manager clears the list of local NGOs/CBOs projects recommended for funding submits it to UNDP South Sudan Deputy Resident Representative (Programmes/operations) for approval;
- UNDP South Sudan Deputy Resident Representative (Programmes. Operations) approves the final list of local NGOs/CBOs projects recommended for funding;
- UNDP and OHCHR concludes grant agreements with the local NGOs/CBOs approved by UNDP South Sudan Deputy Resident Representative (Programmes/operations).
Evaluation Criteria
- Reporting under grants: local NGOs/CBOs will be expected to present updates and financial reports, with documented proof of data on the project progress and expenses from grant funds.
- An evaluation of the grant scheme will be undertaken at the end of its cycle to review lessons learned and assess impact to date. Reporting under the grant will be to UNMISS HRD’s Justice Team and OHCHR’s Human Rights Project Officer.
- Monitoring: The UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law Project Manager or his/her designate and OHCHR will undertake periodic visits to the project sites, as well as participate in the events organized by grant winners. If challenges occur during project implementation the Project Manager, together with the Grant Appraisal Committee, will help and consultations to resolve problems and facilitate the smooth implementation of the project.
- Project evaluation: The UNDP Access to Justice and Rule of Law Project and OHCHR will pay special attention to evaluation of project results. Where necessary, the Project will undertake an external evaluation of individual grants or groups of grants. Results of such evaluations will be made available to grant winners of this program as well as to other interested parties.
Experience Required
Interested parties must submit a proposal along with the following documents:
- Proof of registration as a non-governmental/non-commercial organization including copies of registration certificate and constitution or another governing document.
- Organizational profile with the following details:
- A clearly defined management structure;
- Experience and expertise in justice, transitional justice, training and capacity building, organizing workshops, peace building;
- Knowledge of international human rights norms and experience of working on human rights and protection issues, specifically related to justice and transitional justice;
- Work experience in South Sudan or in post conflict situations of at least two years prior to the application;
- Details of the local partners if application is made jointly by two or more local NGOs/CBOs.
- A member of NGO forum South Sudan
- Curriculum vitae of two key staff members involved in the implementation of the Project.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=65347