Anti-Corruption Adviser for the Parliamentary Committee on Anti-corruption Policy
Terms of Reference
1. Background
EU Anti-corruption Initiative (EUACI) Phase II is the largest European Union support programme in the area of anti-corruption in Ukraine, co-funded and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark on behalf of the EU.
A key objective of the EUACI is to improve the implementation of Ukraine’s anti-corruption policy by supporting the key anti-corruption state institutions and bodies. In particular, according to the EUACI Workplan for 2023-2024, EU-integration in the field of anti-corruption is one of four thematic areas of the project.
In order to improve the effectiveness of the fight against corruption, improvements in the legislative framework are still needed. Additionally, EU integration process includes alignment of national legal framework with the European standards.
To assist Ukraine with improvement of its legal framework to fight corruption and help Ukraine to prepare for its EU accession process, it’s important to provide Parliamentary Committee on Anti-corruption Policy with legal advice and expertise in the light of EU legislation and best international anti-corruption practices.
2. Objective
The main objective is to contract an Anti-Corruption Adviser, who will be dedicated to assist the Parliamentary Committee on Anti-corruption Policy (CAP) by providing legal advice and developing anti-corruption legislation in line with the best international anti-corruption practices, including EU directives and regulations.
3. Scope of work and expected deliverables
Scope of work
The National Anti-Corruption Adviser will be working closely with the CAP leadership. The Advisor will also engage with representatives of the anticorruption institutions, the EUACI and other relevant stakeholders in this field. The Advisor will need to fulfill the following tasks:
- assisting in developing draft laws and by-laws on the request of CAP;
- providing legal advice to CAP;
- assisting in the policy analysis on broader anti-corruption policy issues and related aspects (including, but not limited to, asset disclosure, conflict of interest, liability for corruption, functioning of specialized anti-corruption agencies and units, etc.);
- assisting in improvement of regulatory framework in different aspects of anti-corruption policy and related issues.
- providing legal capacity building to the CAP secretariat if requested.
The adviser will be expected to work in close coordination with EUACI representatives and will be required to report on the implementation of tasks.
Expected deliverables
- Draft laws and by-laws developed upon the CAP requests.
- Legal opinions and inputs to the draft laws and by-laws on the subject of their compliance with EU legislation, best international anti-corruption practices.
- Other thematic documents, including comparative tables, explanatory notes, policy briefs, and analytical papers.
- A final report of maximum 5 pages, excluding annexes. The report shall provide an assessment of the achievements made in relation to the scope of work and deliverables, and any critical issues/recommendation for possible follow-up.
4. Timeline
The intended commencement date is the date of signature of the contract with the consultant and the period of implementation of the contract will be till the end of June 2024 since signing of the contract with a duration of maximum 50 working days.
5. Professional Requirements
- Master’s degree in law or other related discipline.
- No less than 5 years of relevant professional experience as a lawyer or policy expert, preferably with the focus on justice/rule of law/anti-corruption field.
- Excellent legal writing and analytical skills.
- Previous experience in drafting legal acts, amendments to draft laws, drafting legal opinions.
- Awareness about anti-corruption reform in Ukraine and anti-corruption policy priorities.
- Insight into international anti-corruption practices and EU directives and regulations.
- Fluency in written and oral Ukrainian and English.
6. Monitoring and evaluation
Definition of indicators
The performance of the contractor will be judged upon reaching the purpose of this contract as well as obtaining its results, as indicated in the sections "Objective" and "Expected Deliverables" herein respectively. Moreover, the performance of the contractors will be judged upon successful implementation of all the specific activities indicated above.
Special requirements
By signing the contract, the contractor agrees 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.
The contractor shall immediately inform the EUACI after 50% and again after 75% use of the overall foreseen working days under this contract.
7. How to apply
Deadline for submitting the proposals is August, 4, 2023, 14:00 Kyiv time.
The qualifying candidates should submit the following information:
1) Adviser’s CV
2) Adviser’s daily rate
3) Motivation letter (not exceeding one page).
The aforementioned information should be sent no later than the deadline indicated above to the following email: [email protected], indicating in the subject line: National Anti-Corruption Adviser.
Bidding language: English.
8. Evaluation criteria
Bids will be evaluated under the criteria provided below:
- Experience, skills and competencies;
- Proposed budget.