The USAID Rule of Law Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is designed to strengthen the rule of law in Georgia by building the independence and effectiveness of justice sector institutions, enhancing access to justice for all segments of society, and increasing citizen and institutional oversight of justice sector institutions. The Program seeks to hire a local expert to assist the Legal Aid Service (LAS) in adapting various questionnaires for children and persons with psychosocial needs.
Background
One of the objectives of the Rule of Law Program is to improve access to justice for all in Georgia, by working with the LAS, a state-funded largest legal aid provider in Georgia, and CSOs delivering free legal assistance to socially vulnerable groups. The LAS provides legal assistance to beneficiaries through its bureaus and consultation centers across Georgia and due to its continuously increasing mandate, covers a wide range of areas of law and beneficiaries. To ensure the high quality of the provided services, the LAS has a performance appraisal system. One of the important components of the appraisal system is to inform the client about his/her rights and to agree on the case strategy, for which the client is given:
These questionnaires need to be adapted for children and persons with psychosocial needs, who are represented under the LAS mandate. The Program will support the LAS in this process and will secure expert assistance to adapt the questionnaires. This input will make the service more effective and inclusive.
Proposed Approach:
The Program seeks to hire a local expert to adapt: (1) beneficiary communication questionnaires, (2) terms of service and (3) beneficiary satisfaction questionnaires for children and persons with psychosocial needs. The expert will work closely with LAS to identify their needs in this regard and reflect them in the questionnaires.
Timeline
The consultancy period will be July-August 2024.
The estimated level of effort will be up to 7 working days, including 1 day for working meetings with relevant representatives of the LAS, 5 days for working on adapting the questionnaires, and 1 day for getting feedback and finalizing the questionnaires.
Reporting
The Expert will work closely with the LAS, in close consultation with Mariam Gaiparashvili, Legal Aid Advisor, and report to Mariam Gaiparashvili, Legal Aid Advisor, and Giorgi Chkheidze, Chief of Party.
Deliverables
The Expert will provide the following deliverables:
Requirement and Eligibility*
Qualifications and experience:
To apply, potential candidate(s) need to present:
*Applications will be reviewed based on the above-provided Requirement and Eligibility criteria.
The Program retains the right to select any or none of the applications. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The application must be submitted in English. The application should be e-mailed to info.rolp@ewmi.org Please include the following text in the subject line: Local Expert to Assist LAS in Adapting Questionnaires.
The deadline for application submissions is midnight, July 8, 2024 (Georgia time).