National Consultant, Programme Officer 200 views

Services/Work Description: Programmatic support to the Post TRRC Unit

Employer: Ministry of Justice 

Contract Type: National Consultant, Programme Officer

Duration: 180 working days over 10 months 

Expected Start Date: March to December 2025 

BACKGROUND 

In November 2021, the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) submitted its final report to the Government, which included recommendations on measures to ensure accountability, promote reconciliation and healing, and provide reparations for victims and their families. The recommendations include institutional reforms to strengthen the rule of law, enhance human rights protections, and ensure that state security agencies are accountable to the public. The TRRC also recommended the establishment of a reparations fund to provide financial and other forms of assistance to victims and their families. 

The Government of The Gambia has committed in its White Paper on the TRRC recommendations to implement 263 of the TRRC recommendations, and in May 2023, developed an Implementation Plan to guide the process. The White Paper recognizes memorialization as a symbolic form of reparations that can serve as a driver of social cohesion and reconciliation. 

The Implementation Plan on the White Paper is a strategic tool that aims to ensure that the TRRC’s recommendations are fully and effectively implemented, in a manner that is transparent, inclusive, and accountable. The Plan outlines the steps that the Government will take to implement the various recommendations and identifies the key stakeholders responsible for implementing them. 

The Implementation Plan has created four coordination mechanisms that are being used to effectively implement the recommendations of the TRRC. These mechanisms also provide the opportunity for information sharing and feedback. The coordination and feedback mechanisms are: the Steering Committee, the Victim Townhall meeting, the CSO Platform and the Partnership Platform. The Post TRRC Unit at the Ministry of Justice acts as the Secretariat to the coordination and feedback mechanisms. 

SCOPE OF WORK 

The Post TRRC Unit is seeking suitably qualified persons to serve as Programme Officers. The Programme Officer is expected to carry out the following tasks and deliverables:

1. Drafting Concept notes, reporting, M and E, activity implementation, etc. 
2. Monitor and evaluate program activities, assess impact, and prepare reports for management and stakeholders. 
3. Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements in program implementation. 
4. Assist in budget planning, resource allocation, and financial reporting for assigned programs. 
5. Carry out any other tasks assigned by the head of the Post TRRC Unit. 

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES 

Deliverables / Outputs

Progress Reports with tasks completed to date, challenges and recommendations.

Estimated Duration

After every 18 working days

Approving Authority

Special Adviser on Transitional Justice

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT /REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
The selected Programme Officer will report to and submit deliverables to the Head of
the Post TRRC Unit, the Special Adviser on Transitional Justice. The Programme
Officer will be required to work closely with personnel at the Post TRRC Unit.

LOGISTICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO PROSPECT IC

The successful applicant will be provided an office space at the Post-TRRC Unit at the
Ministry of Justice for the duration of the consultancy.

DURATION OF THE WORK
The duration of this contract is 180 working days over a period of 10 months from March
to December 2025. It is a full-time, in person consultancy.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

 Academic Qualifications

 A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Law, Development Studies,
Public Administration, Public Policy or other related areas.

 A Master’s Degree in a relevant field is not a requirement but will be an
added advantage.

Professional experience
o Minimum of three years of professional experience working in projects.
o Strong demonstrable experience in drafting Concept notes, reporting, M
and E, activity implementation, etc.

 Competencies
o Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
o Proven ability to work with diverse groups and stakeholders.
o Ability to deliver high-quality written and oral reports.
d. Language and other skills
 Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills is
required.
 Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications, is
required.

Important Note:
Applicants are required to have the following professional and technical qualifications.
Only the applicants who hold these qualifications will be shortlisted and contacted.
Women, youth, persons with disabilities, victims and their family members are strongly
encouraged to apply and to indicate this information in their applications.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE BEST OFFER
Upon the advertisement of the Procurement Notice, any qualified consultant is expected
to submit via email: a CV with contact details of at least 3 professional references, a
motivation letter (max 1 page) explaining suitability for the position, a writing sample of
theirs, and in a separate email a financial proposal with their expected daily rate in
GMD.
Accordingly, Individual Applicants will be evaluated based on Cumulative Analysis as per the following scenario:
a. Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and

b. Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted tech-
nical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation. In this regard, the respective weight

of the proposals are:

c. Technical Criteria weight is 70%
d. Financial Criteria weight is 30%

EVALUATION METHODOLOGY 

Contract award shall be made to the applicant whose offer has been evaluated and de termined as: 

1. responsive/compliant/acceptable, and 
2. having received the cumulative highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

PAYMENT MILESTONES AND AUTHORITY

The qualified Consultant shall receive his/her service fees upon certification of the com-
pleted tasks as satisfactory by the Solicitor General, as per the following payment schedule:

Deliverables

Progress Report with tasks completed to date, challenges and recommendations, after every 18 working days.

Approving Authority: Solicitor General

Percentage of Payment: 11.11%

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROPRIETARY INTERESTS 

The Consultant shall not either during the term or after termination of the assignment, disclose any proprietary or confidential information related to the consultancy service without prior written consent. Proprietary interests on all materials and documents pre pared by the Consultant under the assignment shall become and remain properties of the Attorney General’s Chambers & the Ministry of Justice. 

HOW TO APPLY AND ANNEXES TO THE TOR 

Interested individuals are to submit two documents, a Technical and a Financial proposal to bids@posttrrc.com no later than 20 February 2025. Please read sec tion 8 of this ToR for details of what to include in the Technical and Financial pro posal. 

Interested individuals are encouraged to read the Government’s White Paper on the TRRC recommendations, and its subsequent Implementation Plan, both available for download here: https://www.moj.gov.gm/downloads

This TOR is approved by: Signature: Ida Persson

Date: 1/30/2025

Name and Designation: Ida Persson, Special Adviser to the Minister of Justice on Transitional Justice