Scope of Work

The goal of the Rule of Law Program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the East-West Management Institute (EWMI) is 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.

Background

One of the main priorities of the Rule of Law Program is to support the Public Defender’s Office in strengthening its equality mechanism in the fight against discrimination and removing access to justice barriers for minority representatives.

Proposed approach

The USAID Rule of Law Program seeks to hire a local sociologist to support the PDO’s Equality Department to study access to services for ethnic minorities and its impact on access to justice, as well as study their attitude toward the realization of their rights. The researcher's duty will be participation in preparing a methodology of the study, as well as preparing questionnaires for the interviews, conducting interviews with selected service providers and with representatives of ethnic minority groups from at least 3 regions of Georgia, and reviewing a final report.

The sociologist will work closely with the PDO’s Equality Department representatives and the legal expert.

Reporting

The expert sociologist will work closely with Ekaterine Bokuchava, Access to Justice Advisor, and Keti Kiknadze, Access to Justice Specialist, and will report to Giorgi Chkheidze, Chief of Party.

Timeline and Estimated Level of Effort

The consultancy period: April - August

Level of effort: 6 days in total, including 2 days for participating in developing methodology, preparing questionnaires for the interviews, and 4 days for conducting the interviews with selected service providers as well as with representatives of ethnic minority groups.

Deliverables

The expert will provide the following deliverables:

1. Participate in preparing a methodology for the study
2. Prepare questionnaires and conduct interviews
3. Review a final report

Requirement and Eligibility

Education: University degree in sociology, or another relevant field;

Work Experience:

1. At least five years of professional experience in a relevant field;
2. Working Experience on discrimination issues;
3. Experience in conducting similar research;
4. Extensive research and analytical skills;
5. Excellent communication and presentation skills.

A candidate needs to present/demonstrate:

1. Cover letter, demonstrating familiarity with the relevant field;
2. CV, with a detailed list of qualifications;
3. Proposal for a consultancy describing the framework of the work to be performed;
4. Filled Biodata Form (please see the attachment).

The application could be submitted in English or in Georgian. The application should be e-mailed to Keti Kiknadze at kkiknadze@ewmi.org Please include the following text in the subject line “Sociologist to study access to services for ethnic minorities and its impact on access to justice”

The deadline for submitting applications is April 10.

“EWMI is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion or sexual preferences.”