Overview
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) invites you to submit a tender for Development of a manual on methods of training and evaluation of penitentiary staff.
This is a competitive process and suitable candidates shall be sourced through an open call. Should you be interested in this assignment, the tender should be submitted in accordance with the Terms of Reference for Manual Development for Training of Penitentiary Staff (Annex 1, see in the document attached below this announcement) and the Form for Submission of Proposals (Annex 2, see in the document attached below this announcement).
The Contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous proposal according to a best price-quality ratio as described in Annex 3 (see in the document attached below this announcement), Eligibility and Selection of Proposals.
Background
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is currently implementing a human rights capacity development programme in Armenia, with financial support from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The overall objective of the Programme is to support targeted actors in Armenia to apply international human rights law and standards in their work.
This assignment falls within the cooperation with justice sector partners: the Ministry of Justice, the Centre for the Implementation of Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programmes (CILERP) and Penitentiary Service, with the aim to increase compliance with international human rights standards for penitentiary service. To this end, RWI has engaged both with the Ministry and CILERP, signing a Memorandum of Understanding in, respectively March 2022 and June 2023, and conducting activities to identify training-related needs within the sector as well as how best CILERP could meet these needs when designing and delivering programmes and courses. As part of this cooperation, RWI and CILERP have co-created two modules that are included in the list of mandatory continuous training topics for penitentiary officers for 2024, with two additional modules currently under development.
Assignment
The overall objective of this assignment is to develop a comprehensive Armenian-language manual for training that:
– Develops a toolkit to assess and understand the training needs of penitentiary officers at different levels, ensuring that training programs are tailored to address the specific needs of each group.
– Provides a methodology for assessing trainees’ (who are active penitentiary officers) knowledge before and after the training.
– Develops a methodology for tracking trainees’ knowledge retention over the months following training participation.
– Outlines an approach for assessing trainees’ satisfaction with the training program.
– Includes a chapter with a clear methodology for how future trainers or writers can create training modules based on the pilot modules co-created by RWI and CILERP.
Qualifications required:
- Proven experience in developing training programs and manuals, preferably in criminal justice, rehabilitation, or related fields.
- in designing knowledge assessment tools and satisfaction surveys.
- Solid knowledge and demonstrable expertise in the area of human rights, in particular the penitentiary system;
- Excellent analytical and drafting skills;
- Strong communication, and interpersonal skills; and
- Excellent command of written and spoken Armenian and English.
Interested candidates are welcome to submit applications consisting of the following documents:
- CV;
- Cover letter including a financial proposal with a daily fee (including taxes);
- Sample of writing if available.
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