Call for Bids and Terms of Reference for a Consultant to develop an Information Management & Reporting Database

• Call for Bids and Terms of Reference for a Consultant to develop an Information Management & Reporting Database
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Transparency International (TI) is the civil society organisation leading the global fight against corruption. TI currently has more than 90 National Chapters around the world. Its International Secretariat is based in Berlin, Germany.

Background Transparency International (TI) is currently looking for an advocacy and communications strategy consultant for its regional anti-corruption conventions programme. Current work is managed by the Americas department of Transparency International’s Secretariat in Berlin, Germany and implemented with the network of National Chapters in the Americas.

The consultancy is projected to run for four weeks. The consultant should be preferably based in the Americas and able to travel if required.

The selected candidate will be expected to deliver a document that contains a proposal for a new communications and advocacy approach and concrete products to improve Transparency International’s outreach with its conventions work.

Remuneration for the project is 4,000 USD.

Starting Date: Immediately

The Programme

The work around international conventions has been a priority for the Americas region for almost 15 years. National chapters in Latin America and the Spanish speaking Caribbean reiterated the importance of promoting international anti-corruption commitments in the strategic framework TILAC 2012, as one of the three areas where they would be concentrating their advocacy efforts.

In this context, “commitments” is understood as formal agreements between 2 or more governments, promoting and implementing specific anti-corruption standards. We refer to 1) anti-corruption conventions, which are treaties signed by more than one country that are intended to produce better laws, policies and practices in and among member states in the prevention, detection, investigation, and sanctioning of acts of corruption, and 2) formal agreements, or other written instrument that establish obligations between two or more subjects, e.g. free trade agreements

The programme´s overall goal is to promote international anti-corruption agreements and their effective implementation, while empowering citizens to demand greater accountability.

Its objectives are to: 1) Increase the effectiveness of international agreements in the fight against corruption; 2) contribute to a more effective use of available resources by integrating different monitoring systems for international agreements; and 3) expand the number of stakeholders that benefit from international agreements as an instrument for change.

In order to achieve these, we produce independent information to existing monitoring processes, we advocate for the international commitments to comprise effective monitoring mechanisms that include the full involvement of civil society and implement regional advocacy and social oversight activities at the national and sub-national levels to promote the implementation of these agreements. We also provide analysis, training and technical advice for different actors from civil society and other sectors on the thematic areas included in the international agreements.

We realise the need to reach with our messages a broader audience beyond the traditional stakeholders we have been working with (mainly: the Organization of American States, public servants working in the anti-corruption area of national governments and some NGOs). We would like to get closer to citizens, engage a broader base of civil society organisations and more government officials, including at the local governments’ level, in order to have more actors interested in the promotion and implementation of international agreements and using them and benefiting from them as advocacy tools in their work.

Consultancy Tasks

The Consultant will be responsible for drafting a strategy paper that will guide TI´s conventions advocacy work in Latin America to convey its messages and engage more citizens and civil society organisations in the use and follow-up of international anti-corruption agreements. He/she will also have to develop a separate part defining an approach for North America.

For this, the consultant will work closely with the Americas department who will provide information and guidance- and will have to be in touch with civil society organisations, members of TI and other relevant regional actors.

The tasks of the consultant will include:

1) Devise an advocacy and communications strategy.
2) Propose key communications messages.
3) Propose concrete products to implement the strategy.
4) Develop a timeline.
5) Establish a budget for product development

Required knowledge, experience and skills:

• Extensive communication or advocacy experience (a combination is preferable) in NGO, private or public sectors.
• Knowledge of the NGO sector in Latin America.
• Excellent oral and written Spanish and English;
• Familiarity and/or experience with issues of transparency and anti-corruption and international commitments are a distinct advantage.
• Excellent writing skills and creative approach to communications.
• Strong research and analytical skills,
• Ability to analyse and integrate information from various sources.
• Extensive knowledge of the Inter-American system.
• Solid understanding of the media; political awareness; strong networking skills.

To apply:

Interested and qualified candidates for this consultancy position should submit their
motivation letter, samples of other former similar tasks and CV to:

tilac@transparency.org

More information on the regional conventions programme

Spanish: www.transparency.org/tilac/convenciones

English: www.transparency.org/americas/conventions

The closing date for application is May 11th, 2008.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.