CT PHARE: Consultancy Position

About the IIJ

The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) is an organisation located in Malta with a

mission to deliver innovative and sustainable capacity-building through the implementation of counter-terrorism-related, rule of law-based good practices developed by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and other international and regional fora.

Since its inauguration in 2014, the IIJ has trained more than 7000 criminal justice practitioners through its interactive capacity-building workshops – in Malta and abroad – that enhance the competencies of parliamentarians, judges, prosecutors, police, prison, and other criminal justice practitioners to address terrorism and related transnational criminal activities within a rule of law framework. The IIJ delivers capacity-building training tailored to the needs of the regions it serves, including East and West Africa; North Africa and the Middle East; Southeast Asia. IIJ activities also includes participants from the Western Balkans, Central Asia, and South Asia. For more information on the IIJ, please visit the IIJ’s website www.theiij.org.

Moreover, the Council Conclusions on EU External Action on Preventing and Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism of June 2020 highlighted the need to strengthen the human rights-compliant criminal justice chain worldwide and noted the critical role played by the GCTF and its inspired institutions – including the IIJ – in promoting these objectives.

Therefore, at the end of 2022, in support of the Council Conclusions, the IIJ has launched the CT PHARE  project – Platform for Human Rights Engagement, funded by the European Union’s Service for Foreign  Policy Instruments (FPI), with the specific objective to increase the degree to which states’  counterterrorism policies, legislation, and judicial strategies, in addition to day-to-day investigation and  prosecution practices, comply with internationally-recognised human rights standards – both on the policy and the operational levels.

Consultancy Position

The IIJ is seeking applications from expert practitioners to support the delivery of CT PHARE. The project will particularly emphasise IIJ’s core remit to equip criminal justice practitioners and justice sector stakeholders from targeted countries and regions from the Sahel and Littoral West Africa regions with the knowledge to identify existing gaps and vulnerabilities in their national/regional legal frameworks and counterterrorism strategies, and the actionable competencies to address those identified gaps and vulnerabilities within a rule of law framework and in compliance with international standards and human rights.

The experts will develop and deliver trainings and awareness-raising activities bespoke to mapped

contexts, that will enable practitioners to adopt appropriate laws and procedures and put into practice

new rights-based approaches on the following topic: A Human Rights-Based Decision-Making Model and the Use of Force.

General key tasks and deliverables

Under the overall guidance of the IIJ Executive Secretary, the expert will work closely with the Project Lead and the Project Manager in charge of the implementation of CT PHARE.

The experts will be required to deliver both capacity building and awareness-raising activities for selected practitioners. The delivery should be in-person during April in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and May 2024 in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) for a duration of 4 days for each workshop. Experts will be expected to be overseas in advance to coordinate with the IIJ’s CT PHARE team.

During these activities, and in coordination with the IIJ’s CT PHARE team and other external consultants, the experts will facilitate discussions and exchange of good practices. They will also adapt, moderate, and evaluate participants’ knowledge and skills, according to criteria pre-established by the IIJ. Finally, following the delivery of the capacity building awareness raising activities, the experts will be required to submit a post-activity report, using the IIJ’s template.

Specific key tasks and deliverables for the Human right-based Decision-Making Model (DMM) Capacity Building Activity taking place in Ivory Coast 16-19 April 2024:

• The experts will be required to prepare and deliver presentations during the DMM activity on topics to be assigned by the Project Lead. The delivery should be in-person in Abidjan, Ivory Coast during the DMM activity from 16-19 April 2024.

• The experts will be expected to be in Abidjan one day in advance to coordinate with the IIJ’s CT PHARE team.

• During the DMM activity, and in coordination with the IIJ’s CT PHARE team and other external consultants, the expert will facilitate discussions and exchange of good practices.

• The expert will be required to take notes and summary of key discussions during some of the sessions as assigned by the Project Lead.

• Finally, following the completion of the DMM activity, the expert will be required to submit a post-activity report with her/his notes, using the IIJ’s template.

Specific key tasks and deliverables for the Human right-based Decision-Making Model (DMM) Capacity Building Activity taking place in Tanzania 21-24 May 2024:

• The experts will be required to prepare and deliver presentations during the DMM activity on topics to be assigned by the Project Lead. The delivery should be in-person in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania during the DMM activity 21-24 May 2024.

• The experts will be expected to be in Dar Es Salaam one day in advance to coordinate with the IIJ’s CT PHARE team.

• During the DMM activity, and in coordination with the IIJ’s CT PHARE team and other external consultants, the expert will facilitate discussions and exchange of good practices.

• The expert will be required to take notes and summary of key discussions during some of the sessions as assigned by the Project Lead.

• Finally, following the completion of the DMM activity, the expert will be required to submit a post-activity report with her/his notes, using the IIJ’s template.

Consultant criteria and qualifications for both activities:

• Experience of delivering capacity building and awareness-raising activities, on human rights- and terrorism-related.

• Experience in using interactive methods to enhance the learning experience and encourage the participants to share their own good practices, tools, and challenges.

• Experience of working internationally with counter-terrorism practitioners (judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement), policymakers and civil society organisations, preferably human rights- and terrorism-related.

• Familiarity with the MENA, Sahel and Littoral West Africa regions, and previous interactions with these regions.

Application Submission:

All interested applicants meeting the qualifications should submit a cover letter and resume to the IIJ Executive Secretariat at hr@theiij.org clearly stating “CT PHARE_DMM2024” in the subject line. The deadline for submission is 22 March 2024.