Consultant to Develop Court Practice Direction for the Specialized Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court at IDLO - International Development Law Organization

The Consultant’s duties and responsibilities will include:

•  Inception meeting with the Judiciary, IAWJ Kenya Chapter and IDLO to discuss the TORs and scope of the assignment, methodology, and expectations, and develop an inception report demonstrating an understanding of the assignment.
•  Undertake a robust desk research of the ideal and best practices in the management of SGBV cases regionally and internationally.
•  Conduct wider stakeholder consultations and engagement during the process of developing the court practice directions, including the review of the national, regional, and international regulatory frameworks on the management of SGBV.
•  Informed by the findings of the assessment, develop Specialized SGBV court practice directions, integrating the victims-centred approach.
•  Integrate the principles of equality and non-discrimination into court practice directions developed.
•  Present the draft Specialized SGBV court practice directions in stakeholder consultative meetings for feedback.
•  Consider and incorporate feedback from stakeholder consultations into the final Court Practice Directions, and present the same during the validation and launch.
•  Refine and submit the final Specialized SGBV court practice and directions to Judiciary, IAWJ Kenya Chapter and IDLO.

DELIVERABLES

•  An Inception Report detailing the understanding of the assignment, methodology, timelines, work plan, potential risks, and mitigation measures.
•  A Specialized SGBV courts Best Practices Assessment Report on the investigation, prosecution and determination of SGBV cases.
•  A Court Practice Directions for the Specialized SGBV Courts, presented in a publication format.
•  An Assignment Completion Report and sources of information relied upon.

DURATION

The consultancy contracts will run for three months, from December 2022 to May 2023.

Job Requirements

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

The Consultant should have the following skills, qualifications, and experience: Education

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a university recognised in Kenya.
•  Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
•  A master’s degree in any of the above fields is an added advantage.

Work experience

•  A minimum of 10-15 years of professional experience in access to justice, criminal justice investigation and prosecution.
•  Demonstrable understanding of the nuanced nature of SGBV.
•  Demonstrated experience in criminal justice and penal reforms.
•  Demonstrated skills and experience delivering on similar assignments.
•  Sound knowledge of ongoing criminal justice reforms in the justice sector.
•  Demonstrable experience in legal drafting or curriculum development

Technical competencies

•  Demonstrated legal analysis, research and writing skills, including proof of writing.
•  Development of manual experience is also necessary
•  Excellent organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
•  Excellent work ethic founded on the principles of integrity and confidentiality.
•  Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and other relevant computer applications.