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The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) signed in 2018 provides for security reforms through the review and amendment of the security forces legislations. The agreement places a duty on the organized forces including the national police service to protect human rights of civilians and ensure safety and dignity of individuals and communities with emphasis to addressing the needs of women, girls and other vulnerable groups. With the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) in February 2020, the Ministry of Interior and the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) recommitted to transforming the national police service based on democratic principles and adopting a community inclusive and proactive problem-solving approach to crime prevention and conflict resolution. The SSNPS has been affected by decades of civil war and unrest, militarization, coupled by need to constantly address the recurring conflicts with minimal resources at their disposal. These challenges have impacted on the effective and efficient provision of security and community safety resulting into mistrust and low levels of confidence by the communities they are serving The public distrust expressed in different community outreach forums across the country towards the SSNPS discourages citizens from reporting crimes and other problems to state authorities and exercising their civil and human rights including freedom of expression and movement. Grievances against state institutions including the police further create enabling conditions for non-state actors, including violent non-state actors to assert themselves as alternative providers of governance and security thereby increasing the risk of inter-group conflict. These factors undermine public safety, effective governance and democracy SSNPS adopted community-oriented policing as its official policing strategy in 2013 following a need to strengthen trust-building between the SSNPS and communities. With the support of UNDP, a policy on community policing was formulated to guide the activities of SSNPS and other stakeholders. The establishment of Police Community Relations Committees (PCRCs) has been the main vehicle through which community policing is achieved at the State, County, Payam and Boma levels. Since then, the SSNPS in consultation with UNDP and close coordination with UNPOL and more recently with JICA and IOM established 90 active PCRCs across the ten states with specific attention to crime hotspots, sites experiencing an influx of returnees, conflict prone areas especially along the state and county borders. A community policing department was established in the SSNPS with trained personnel tasked to coordinate relevant activities at the National, State and County levels enabling the institution to effectively address the increasing number and complexity of security concerns in the communities. In 2019, the SSNPS with the support of UNDP and UNPOL reviewed the National Police Service Act 2009. Subsequently, the SSNPS developed the Police National Strategic Plan 2020- 2024 that centers on democratic policing ideals as one of the foundations for entrenching sustainable police reform and reforming the police service in achieving the country’s commitments made in the R-ARCSS. Consequently, the SSNPS has embarked on the review of existing key policies and strategies that guide its policing work to align them with ongoing reforms. Against this background, the SSNPS with funding from UNDP and technical support of the technical working group (TWG), seeks to contract an international consultant to revise the existing community policing policy. Objective The objective of the consultancy is to conduct a comprehensive policy review of the 2013 national community policing policy and facilitate the development of a revised policy through an inclusive, participatory and technically grounded process that considers international norms, model policies and good practice. |
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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Under the guidance of the Deputy Inspector General of Police for the SSNPS, the consultant will work with the technical working group led by the SSNPS and comprising of national actors and UN agencies to review and facilitate the development of the a new policy on community policing. The consultant will lead the process of reviewing the existing policy and developing a revised one to respond to democratic principles, current context and emerging security concerns. This will include the following:
Expected Deliverables The consultant will be responsible for the following key deliverables:
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Competencies |
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Functional Excellent communication and writing skills in English is required Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines, delivers on time and within cost and quality standards Proficiency and proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required. |
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Duration This assignment is for a total of 2 months with effect from 15 April 2021 and must be completed by 15 June 2021 or before. Remuneration The consultant will be paid the agreed amount in two lump sums upon the satisfactory delivery of the two key deliverables mentioned in Section 4 above. Supervision The consultant will be supervised by the SSNPS in consultation with the Technical working group. Evaluation Criteria Relevant Educational Experience (10%) A minimum of a master’s degree or equivalent in Law, security studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration or Policy Development related field Relevant Work Experience as per TOR Requirements (30%) A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the security sector reforms, of which at least 5 relates to government policy development is required A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the security sector reforms, of which at least 5 relates to government policy development is required A minimum of 7 years’ experience in carrying out research on strategies that support the systematic use of participatory approaches Demonstrable experience in the development of community- oriented policing and related policies Strong knowledge and work experience in the area of democratic policing reforms Experience working for or with developing country governments, especially in post-conflict countries’ reconstruction is required Experience on South Sudan, with an understanding of the security climate is considered an asset Competencies, Skills & language (20%) Excellent communication and writing skills in English is required Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines, delivers on time and within cost and quality standards Proficiency and proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required. Proposed Methodology (10%) A summary description of the proposed strategy and how the strategy will ensure the achievement of the objectives (Max 1 page) |
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