The Deputy Team Leader/Strategic Planning and Committees' expert will lead on the strategic advice, conceptualisation, implementation and oversight of actions related to Result 1 and Result 2 of the project and in particular to the assistance for Strategic Plans exercise, overall systematic committee support and strengthened committee functioning (review/amendment of Rules of Procedure), Human Resource assessments and parliamentary cardre for the Secretariat. To perform these tasks, the expert will be supplemented by long term and short term senior expertise as well by the junior expertise.
• University degree at Masters' level in social and/or political science, public and/or business administration, law, economics or related discipline or with experience of at least 15 years;
• Excellent leadership, management, communication (written and oral), networking and reporting skills;
• Ability to work at senior parliamentary level; ability to work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines;
• Proficiency in written and oral English language.
At least ten years professional experience in parliamentary-related work and/or public administration, extensive experience in institutional strengthening and strategies, institutional capacity-building, parliamentary committee system and Rules of procedure;Experience in project management, including in the design, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of projects, preferably related to parliamentary or public administration affairs.Exposure to international committee parliamentary practices is an advantage.Experience with EU procedures is an advantage.Experience with parliamentary committees functioning, parliamentary Rules of Business and in strategic planning.Experience in institutional related support to public administration, the legislative sector and/or the private sector and in matters pertaining to oversight of the executive in developing countries.Experience in cooperating with donors, international organisations, public administrations and civil society.Good familiarity with gender concepts.Beneficiary country:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Contracting Authority:
Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan.
Overall Objective:
To support the democratic process and the promotion of human rights in Pakistan.
Purpose:
To advance the functioning of Pakistan parliamentary institution, in particular Pakistan provincial assemblies, through effective legislation, strengthened policy and budget oversight and enhanced representation.
Project Description:
The project will work with the four Provincial Assemblies in the areas of:
Institutional development through Strategic planning;Rules of procedure especially as regards effective committee functioning in law-making, oversight and representation;Capacity building for parliamentarians and committees;Strengthening the Secretariat structure and human resource policy;Work with Secretariat Branches;Work in the area of the transparency of the assemblies towards the public by keeping the public informed about the assembly's work and promoting public input into policy-making.Special attention is given to enhancing the Committee system and enabling Committees to:
Monitor, review and exercise the oversight function of the executive, both in terms of fiscal matters such as budget scrutiny and in terms of formulation, expenditure and audit and in execution of laws and policies;Empower Committees to undertake better law-making; and,Ensure strong Secretariat input for the Committees' work.Priority is also given to establishing mechanisms for involvement of think-thanks, academia, research institutions and civil society in the Committee decision-making as element of the parliamentary representation function.
Parliamentarians and Secretariat staff of the Legislative Assemblies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan will also be included as much as possible in capacity building interventions for Provincial Assemblies.
Results to be achieved by the Contractor:
Result 1: Strengthened institutional development process and frameworks of assemblies and better equipped elected representatives, select committees and other parliamentary bodies at provincial level;
Result 2: Strengthened assemblies' secretariats at provincial level;
Result 3: Improved transparency and accessibility of provincial assemblies.
Geographical area to be covered:
The main focus of the programme is the Pakistan four Provincial Assemblies. Hence, the activities will be carried out in the four provincial capitals (Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta). Support however as possible should also be extended to the Legislative Assemblies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Some activities may also take place in the federal capital Islamabad.
Duration and Location:
The intended start date is April 2015 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months from this date.
Key Experts will be full time positions.The project will be implemented in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta.The project team shall be available for regular travel to the four provincial capitals.Key experts and senior non key experts (full time) are expected to travel once a month.Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta are considered as normal places of posting for the four key experts and for the senior non key experts (full time) numbers 1, 2 and 6)The technical assistance team will have its main office in Lahore, where the Punjab Provincial Assembly is located, preferably in the vicinity of the Assembly's premises. The four key experts and the senior non key experts (full time) numbers 1, 2 and 6 will normally be seated there.
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