Terms of Reference
Consultancy on Open Source Intelligence
Program:
Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser (RACA)
Work type:
Consultancy
Consultancy purpose:
Develop a checklist-style guide on corruption risk assessment, with a focus on the needs of small and medium enterprises.
Primary methodology:
Research, select meetings
Evaluation start and end dates:
March 2021 through May 2021
Since 2002 the RACA program funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has worked to combat corruption and promote transparency and integrity by: educating government officials in the Asia Pacific region about anti-corruption best practices and strategies for combatting transnational crimes; building the capacity of governments and NGOs to promote anti-corruption efforts; and helping to broaden key stakeholders’ understanding of regional and international anti-corruption conventions, including the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
ABA ROLI seeks a corruption risk assessment expert, ideally with demonstrated experience in anti-corruption programming, to develop a checklist-style guide on corruption risk assessment, with a focus on the needs of small and medium enterprises. A recent OECD survey of small, medium and large enterprises found that the most common request for technical assistance was how to conduct a corruption risk assessment.
Projection description
ABA ROLI intends to engage an individual with expertise in corruption risk assessment to develop policy and procedural guidance on the effective use of corruption risk assessments, with a focus on the needs of small and medium enterprises.
The assignment will be offered for up to 30 billable days with a possibility for extension. The assignment will be home-based.
Time frame
The consultant is scheduled to spend approximately 30 working days over approximately 8 weeks in late March, April and May 2021. The consultant will be available to coordinate with ABA ROLI staff during ABA ROLI’s review phase until a completed guide is produced and finalized by the end of May 2021.
Duties & Responsibilities
The consultant will:
● Participate in a briefing with the RACA team to discuss the risk assessment guide and its intended audiences.
● Identify select stakeholders in coordination with RACA team to inform the design of the risk assessment guide.
● Prepare a draft outline, and detailed structure, for the guide that includes the proposed contents, data sources and other resources.
● Upon confirmation of the structure, draft a checklist guide on corruption risk assessment with a focus on small and medium enterprises.
● Assist in developing a narrative for the tutorial video to accompany the guide.
● Share draft guides for review with the RACA team.
● Incorporate feedback from the RACA team into a final version of the guide.
Qualifications
● Demonstrated experience in assessing risk and designing governance systems to mitigate risk.
● A university degree in law, public policy, public administration, corporate governance, development assistance, international relations, or other relevant discipline.
● Proven ability to produce high-quality, tightly focused, policy or procedural or investigative documents for a professional audience required.
● A minimum of two years of demonstrated experience in corruption risk assessments, preferably in the context of law enforcement, anti-corruption, investigative journalism, commerce, or civil society.
● Familiarity with anti-corruption programming and relevant international conventions an advantage.
● Fluency and effective communication skills in English is required.
Contact Details
Please send a resume/CV, cover letter describing your relevant experience in program research, and anti-corruption programming, a writing sample from a guide or similar knowledge produce, and your daily consultancy rate to Lori Yamamoto at lori.yamamoto@americanbar.org by March 23, 2021.
How to apply:
Please send a resume/CV, cover letter describing your relevant experience in program research, and anti-corruption programming, a writing sample from a guide or similar knowledge produce, and your daily consultancy rate to Lori Yamamoto at lori.yamamoto@americanbar.org by March 23, 2021.