To accomplish this task UNDP is seeking National Consultants on Parliamentary Oversight Functions, specialising in one of 4 Concept Paper’s practice areas mentioned above.

Terms of Reference

• Project Title: UNDP Governance Programme
• Project Number: 00015096
• Post Title: National Consultant on Parliamentary Oversight Functions
• Duration of employment: short-term, 4 months, till 10 December 2004
• Duty Station: Kyiv
• Duties and responsibilities

Under direct supervision of the Programme Manager and overall supervision of project management team the incumbent will perform the following functions:

1. To identify, develop and systematize issues to be examined and analyzed within one of 4 Concept Paper’s practice areas (relevant to Consultant’s best qualification):

• Basic principles of POF in Ukraine;
• parliamentary rules and procedures related to POF;
• POF in public finance area;
• POF in human rights area.

2. To present and agree upon with relevant Parliamentary Committees and parliamentary oversight institutions the issues to be examined and analyzed within the relevant Concept Paper’s practice area (as mentioned in paragraph 1);

3. To analyze and systematize current situation in the parliamentary oversight area (legislation and current practices), particularly within the Concept Paper’s practice area related to Consultant’s best qualification (as mentioned in paragraph 1);

4. To identify and summarize the contradictions, imperfections and gaps in the legislation related to POF, particularly within the Concept Paper’s practice area related to Consultant’s best qualification (as mentioned in paragraph 1);

5. To develop draft Concept Paper in the relevant practice area containing policy recommendations and concrete amendments for legislation to improve the parliamentary oversight functions within the Concept Paper’s practice area related to Consultant’s best qualification (as mentioned in paragraph 1);

6. To present draft Concept Paper in the relevant practice area for the consideration of the relevant parliamentary working group established within each of 4 practice areas of the Concept Paper;

7. To collect, summarize and analyze comments and recommendations to the Concept Paper received from the relevant parliamentary working group established within each of 4 practice areas of the Concept Paper;

8. To finalize draft Concept Paper in the relevant practice area according to the comments and recommendations to the Concept Paper received from the relevant parliamentary working group established within each of 4 practice areas of the Concept Paper;

9. To agree upon the final draft Concept Paper in the relevant practice area with the relevant parliamentary working group established within each of 4 practice areas of the Concept Paper;

10. To present finalized version of the overall Concept Paper to the Parliamentary Committees;

11. To summarize and analyze comments and recommendations received from the Parliamentary Committees after presentation and to finalize the Concept Paper correspondingly

12. To develop, on the basis of final version of the Concept Paper, the draft laws and amendments to the laws related the Concept Paper’s practice area related to Consultant’s best qualification (as mentioned in paragraph 1) to be officially submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by Members of Parliament, involved in the process of Concept Paper development;

13. To deliver to the Governance Programme the finalised version of the Concept Paper in the relevant practice area with amendments to legislation by October 15, 2004;

14. To support preparation of the parliamentary conference on the POF;

15. To present the Concept Paper in the relevant practice area during the parliamentary conference on POF;

16. To facilitate work of the relevant sections during the parliamentary conference on POF;

17. To finalize Concept Paper according to the conference recommendations, as well as the conference presentations to prepare lay-out for publication of the conference materials;

18. To participate in the Programme’s events on this issues (if needed).

19. To report to UNDP on the progress of the activities.

Requirements for the candidates:

• Advanced Degree in law, economy, public administration (or other relevant areas);
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Knowledge and experience in the field of parliamentary oversight functions;
• Experience in conducting legal expertise, law drafting and policy analysis;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills;
• Ability to balance many simultaneous tasks;
• Report writing skills/experience;
• Fluent Ukrainian and English.

Letters of applications and CVs in English with the reference to this position are to be submitted to e-mail: vegorov@un.kiev.ua, or fax (044) 253-26-07.

Please, indicate the Position and Area of your Specialization (according to 4 Concept Paper’s practice areas) you are applying for in the Subject line of your message and provide us with at least three references (Name/title/e-mail/phone).

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.