ABA Center for Global Programs (ABA CGP) is a non-profit organization that implements legal reform programs in roughly 50 countries around the world. ABA CGP has nearly 500 professional staff working abroad, and in its Washington, D.C. office. ABA CGP’s host country partners include judges, lawyers, bar associations, law schools, court administrators, legislatures, ministries of justice and a wide array of civil society organizations, including human rights groups.
ABA CGP is currently implementing a 54-month Project on Children Rights funded by the U.S. Department of State. The Project seeks to enhance the legal framework and justice sector’s capacity to improve the protection of children from child domestic labor (CDL) and sexual abuses (CSA). It also aims to raise awareness and sensitize the community and decision makers on both issues to decrease support and stop normalizing CDL and CSA.
To achieve this goal, ABA CGP has partnered with four local organizations and other justice sector institutions to implement a series of activities in furtherance of the following three objectives:
Objective 1: Increase awareness of CDL and CSA and state obligations to child rights protections;
Objective 2: Expand access to services for victims and their families and improve the quality of legal services available to victims; and
Objective 3: Strengthen enforcement and implementation of laws and policies that outlaw child domestic labor and protect the rights of child domestic laborers.
As the project nears its end, ABA CGP seeks a report writer and editor to support ABA ROLI in preparing and drafting an end-of-program (final) report.
The consultant’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to: 1) develop an understanding of the relevant Project and compile key Project outcomes and highlights; 2) develop an end-of-program report outline; and 3) draft and finalize the end-of-program report, including serving as an editor for the final product(s).
SCOPE OF WORK AND DURATION:
The consultant will work with ABA CGP Asia team to finalize an end-of-program (final) report for one of its Asia Projects; the report will cover five years of implementation between September 2018 and September 2023.
Below is a list of expected deliverables:
Conduct an inception call with ABA CGP project team and its local partner.
Review relevant project reports, mainly quarterly, post-actions, and mid-term and final evaluation reports.
Prepare the end-of-program report outline using previous project reports as guidance.
Draft the end-of-program report in consultation with project team.
Finalize the end-of-program report and other associated annexes in consultation with project team.
This consultancy’s duration is 20 to 25 days, between August and September 2023, with a final report to be submitted by October 10 at the latest.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Strong experience in drafting reports, especially related to endline development project reports for donor agencies (required).
• Experience working with projects funded by USG donor agencies (preferred).
• Experience with all levels of editing (i.e., substantive, copy editing, proofreading) for technical documents, including project reports (required).
• University degree in communications, law, international relations, or other related field (required); advanced university degree (preferred).
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
Home based.
REPORTING LINES:
The consultant will report to the ABA CGP project team based in Washington, D.C.
How to apply
Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, daily consulting rate, and samples of previous similar work. Applications missing any of the above will not be considered. Documents should be sent to childrights-consultancies@americanbar.org cc’ing Mrs. Elizabeth Smith (Elizabeth.smith@americanbar.org) with the subject line “Consultant – Drafting and Finalizing End-Of-Program Report” no later than July 20, 2023. Applications will be considered as they are received, and the position may be filled before the closing date.