Adaptive ability testing of candidates for Specialized anti-corruption prosecutor’s office (SAPO) administrative positions
Terms of Reference
1. Background
Since the Revolution of Dignity in 2013/2014, Ukraine has been on a path of enhanced reform towards democratisation and increased ties with the European Union and other western partners. However, endemic corruption continues to impede deep democratisation and economic growth.
Ukraine introduced an entirely new anti-corruption architecture that not only provided for new anti-corruption policies and laws but also established institutions for preventing and combating corruption.
One of the most important steps in this direction was establishing of a Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) in the structure of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, responsible for supporting and overseeing criminal investigations conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
In December 2015, Head of the SAPO, his first deputy, deputy, heads of departments and heads of units were appointed through an open and merit-based competition.
In August 2020 Head of SAPO has resigned from his position. In September 2020 7 SAPO Selection commission members were appointed by the Parliament in addition to 4 commission members previously appointed by the Council of prosecutors in June 2020.
In October and November 2020, the Selection commission had a number of preparatory meetings. The competitive selection for the positions of SAPO head, SAPO head deputy and head of SAPO department is expected to be launched soon.
Previous competitive selections for the same/similar positions consisted of testing of knowledge of the legislation (professional test), general skills test and interviewing, which includes a practical task.
2. Objective
The objective of the activity is to assist SAPO Selection Commission (SAPO SC) in supporting one of the stages of the competitive selection, in particular, to test the candidates for the administrative positions at SAPO with regard to their adaptive intelligence ability.
3. Scope of Work
The scope of work of the service provider shall consist of the following specific task:
- Conduct Adaptive ability test for up to 200 candidates for administrative positions at the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office;
4. Timeframe
The testing support shall be delivered according to the timeline identified by the selection commission for SAPO administrative positions. Preliminarily timeframe is November - December 2020.
The commencement date is the date of signature of the contract by both Parties and the period of implementation of the contract will be up to 3 months with the possibility of extension.
5. Outputs
The key outputs to be delivered during the assignment are reflected in the scope of work above and include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- Adaptive ability testing of up to 200 candidates;
A final project report should be prepared and shared with the SAPO SC and EUACI with a view to present a summary of the achievements made against the scope of work above, the key outstanding issues and the recommended follow-up actions to be taken if any.
6. Professional Requirements
The service provider shall possess the following professional experience:
- 5 years of experience related to General Skills testing, including the conduction of testing for the candidates to the anti-corruption/judiciary institutions;
- Company with a solid reputation in General Skills testing at international level, using internationally known instruments and services for assessment, ensuring high quality, scientific standards and country specific adaptation under supervision of copyright holders due to terms and conditions of ITC;
- Experience of working with governmental institutions as well as international organizations or technical assistance projects assisting anti-corruption efforts of Ukraine.
The services should be provided by representatives of the provider with the engagement of SAPO SC representatives if needed.
7. Monitoring and evaluation
Definition of indicators
The performance of the contractor shall be judged upon reaching the purpose of this contract as well as obtaining its results, as indicated in the sections “objectives” and “outputs” herein respectively. Moreover, the performance of the contractors will be assessed by EUACI upon successful implementation of all the specific activities indicated above.
Special requirements
By signing the contract, the contractors agree to hold in trust and confidence any information or documents ("confidential information"), disclosed to the contractors or discovered by the contractors or prepared by the contractors in the course of or as a result of the implementation of the contract, and agrees that it shall be used only for the purposes of the contract implementation and shall not be disclosed to any third party.
The contractor reports to the EUACI. The contractor shall be briefed prior to starting with the assignment. The contractor shall de-brief the EUACI prior to finalising the assignment.
8. Cross-cutting issues (integration of the youth, equal opportunities)
The assignment will be implemented ensuring equal opportunities for men and women and integration of the youth.
HOW TO APPLY
Deadline for submitting the proposals is 3 December 2020, 18:00 Kyiv time.
The proposal should be submitted within the above deadline to [email protected] CC: Victor Kylymar, [email protected] with the subject “SAPO adaptive ability testing”.
Documents to be submitted in a Proposal
- An information note on the company, including information about experience in similar activities;
- Financial Proposal.
Bidding language: English.
Clarification questions
Any clarification questions regarding the request for bid should be addressed to Victor Kylymar, [email protected] not later than 27 November 2020, 17:00 Kyiv time.