Duration: February 2024 – June 2024
Closing date: 12 Noon GMT on 23 February 2024
Background to the assignment
The role of the Consultant is to manage the Commonwealth Military Justice Transformation project. Specifically, the consultant is required to steward the Commonwealth Military Justice Principles by creating a Military Justice Working Group to review and comment on the Stellenbosch Draft, convening meetings with the Working Group, and stewarding updates and finalisation of the Principles for presentation to Law Ministers and such other Ministries as determined. Furthermore, the consultant will be required to support the ongoing Model Law process, managing the consultant and feedback from member countries that requested technical assistance. This includes managing other parties, such as the US Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), that interacts frequently with member states. Lastly, the consultant will be required to manage current ongoing activities as set out in the Military Justice Transformation Project paper attached hereto.
Deliverables, Timelines & Remuneration
The deliverables are as set out below.
The consultant will be expected to work closely with and provide regular updates and feedback to the Commonwealth Secretariat on the progress.
The consultant will be paid a total of £ 25,000. The duration of the project will be from February 2024 to 30 June 2024.
Education and Experience
- Degree in law from a Commonwealth jurisdiction;
- A Master’s degree in international development, law, public policy or any other relevant social sciences discipline is required;
- A member of a professional body with continuing eligibility to practice law;
- Extensive knowledge of military justice issues. Minimum 10-years in research or consulting experience in the fields of international development, commercial law, public policy, or a related technical field.
- Demonstrable experience in military justice.
- Extensive and in-depth knowledge of international diplomatic and international legislative processes.
- Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills in English language.
Please apply for this contract by submitting Technical and Commercial proposals to [email protected] by 23 February 2024
Applicants must also complete the Quote Submission Documents attached to the Request for Quotation (RFQ) document.
Prices quoted should include VAT but must indicate clearly where VAT is applicable and where items might be zero-rated.
The Technical Questionnaire Quotes will be assessed based on the evaluation criteria set forth in this document (see skills and experience required and the weightings apportioned to quality/price above in this Terms of reference/RFQ).