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Consultant to Review, Update and Strengthen Organizational Rules of Procedure and Governance Policies

The UNCAC Coalition is a global network of more than 350 civil society organizations (CSOs) in over 100 countries, committed to promoting the implementation and monitoring of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

Established in 2006, it initially mobilized civil society action for the UNCAC at international, regional and national levels as an informal network for many years before formalizing its structure. The Coalition has been registered in Austria as an association since 2015 and, since 2019, has a rented office in Vienna (the “Vienna Hub”), now staffed with a seven-person team, complemented by five part-time regional coordinators working remotely. The work of the Vienna Hub and the Managing Director is overseen by the Coalition’s Board – called the Coalition Coordination Committee (CCC)- which represents different membership groups and regions and is elected by the Coalition’s membership.

Objective

The UNCAC Coalition seeks the support of an outside expert to review its governance processes and practices and help address any areas where the organization falls short of best practice standards. This relates to organizational processes for making strategic decisions, for evaluating the organization’s performance, and for ensuring organizational ethics, accountability and transparency. The work includes reviewing and proposing improvements to existing documents and drafting new documents as required.

Main deliverables

Stocktake and review of relevant existing governance documents (including the Charter and any guidance documents for the conduct of board affairs, for board ethics; for the conduct of the Annual Membership Assembly, for the evaluation of the organization’s performance, for ensuring organizational ethics and for decisions on strategic communications etc.)
Conduct interviews with the Board and other stakeholders
Produce for the Board and Managing Director a written assessment of identified weaknesses and suggested actions for strengthening the Coalition’s governance framework
Building on existing rules, revise or draft rules of procedure or other documents to support the organization’s governance, including effective decision-making of the board and the Annual Membership Assembly, especially strategic decision-making; and also documents relating to organizational ethics and strategic communications;
Draft additional policies or amendments to existing policies, depending on the needs identified in the review.

Upon request, relevant existing documents can be provided to potential bidders to enable an assessment of the work involved in steps 1 and 2.

Based: Work can be remote.

Deadline: Friday, 17 March 2023, 17:00 (Vienna time)

Starting date: as soon as possible

Expected completion date: 1 June 2023

Qualifications and selection criteria

The consultant should present the following skills and qualifications:

University degree in law, management, social sciences, or another relevant area
Extensive demonstrated experience in developing, reviewing and overseeing governance documents and processes of non-profit organizations, ideally of organizations similar to the UNCAC Coalition
Demonstrated ability to produce clearly written outputs
Excellent command of English
Demonstrated familiarity with the functioning of civil society groups and Coalitions

Application process

To apply for this role, please email fill out this application form, and send the following documentation in English by Friday, 17 March 2023, to email hidden; JavaScript is required:

A letter describing your experience and qualifications relevant for this assignment as well as a brief technical proposal, outlining how you will approach the assignment, including an indicative timeline (PDF, max 2 pages)
Curriculum Vitae with a description of relevant experience and profile (PDF, no more than 3 pages, no pictures, please)
One sample of relevant previous work (confidentiality guaranteed)
Financial offer for undertaking the work, with an estimation of the number of days spent on the outlined deliverables 1 and 2, and the daily rate (as well as any applicable other costs, including VAT, if applicable)

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

The Coalition may enter into additional negotiations with one or more of the participants in the call.

Data protection

By responding to this call for proposals and submitting an application, you provide consent to the UNCAC Coalition to process and store your application materials for up to eight years, in line with legal requirements in Austria.

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Relevant Documents

- UNCAC Coalition Recruitment Policy (.pdf)

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