Expert Consultant, Institutional Compliance Measurement and Assessment Tools

Result of Service In response to this request, ESCWA seeks to engage one specialized expert with demonstrated academic and practical experience in institutional compliance measurement, public administration, governance, and the design of performance and compliance assessment frameworks. The expert will contribute to the three-day training and consultation programme through specialized presentations, practical exercises, the review of the Service and Public Administration Commission's experience, and the facilitation of interactive discussion sessions aimed at strengthening institutional compliance measurement methodologies and tools.

Work Location Remotely

Expected duration 12 days

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Background The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) supports Arab countries in strengthening public governance, modernizing public administration, and enhancing institutional capacities to advance sustainable development and improve public service delivery. Within this framework, ESCWA has received a technical assistance request from the Service and Public Administration Commission to support the recruitment of an expert with specialized expertise in institutional compliance measurement to review the Service and Public Administration Commission's experience in this area. The Service and Public Administration Commission seeks to strengthen institutional oversight and compliance across public sector entities by developing effective methodologies and tools to assess adherence to relevant legislation, regulations and policies. The proposed programme aims to introduce specialized practices in compliance measurement, review the Commission’s experience, and facilitate knowledge exchange among experts to advance indicators, assessment tools and results analysis methodologies. Overall objective of the programme: To strengthen and advance professional knowledge and practices in institutional compliance measurement by drawing on specialized expertise and practical experiences and developing a methodological framework for measuring and assessing compliance and analyzing the resulting findings. The programme will address three interconnected thematic areas: • Component 1: Specialized experiences and practices in designing institutional compliance measurement methodologies. • Component 2: The Service and Public Administration Commission's experience in measuring compliance across public sector entities. • Component 3: Professional dialogue and consensus-building on compliance concepts, indicators, measurement and assessment tools. 2. Objective and methodology The implementation methodology will include: 1.Specialized presentations delivered by experts. 2.Presentation of practical cases and institutional experiences. 3.Group exercises using compliance measurement models and indicators. 4.Discussions on assessment tools and results analysis. 5.Participatory working sessions and documentation of their outcomes. Proposed Programme and Implementation Arrangements Day 1: Specialized Experiences and Good Practices Day 2: Review of the Service and Public Administration Commission's Institutional Experience Day 3: Discussion Sessions and Development of a Shared Vision 3. Tasks - duties and responsibilities Under the overall guidance of the ESCWA focal point and in close coordination with the Service and Public Administration Commission team, the specialized expert will be responsible for: • Preparing the technical and practical training materials for Day 1. • Presenting specialized experiences and good practices. • Participating in the discussion of the Commission's experience on Day 2 and providing professional feedback. • Leading and facilitating the discussion sessions on Day 3. • Contributing to the preparation of the final report and programme outputs.

Qualifications/special skills A Master's degree in public administration, governance, risk management, compliance or a related field is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. At least 10 years of professional experience in the field of governance, public administration, monitoring and compliance or relevant field is required. Demonstrated experience in designing institutional compliance measurement indicators and assessment tools is desirable Experience in developing performance and compliance measurement methodologies within government institutions is desirable Experience in analysing measurement results, classifying compliance levels and preparing reports is desirable Proven ability to lead professional discussions and facilitate participatory workshops is desirable Preferably, experience in providing technical support to government institutions or international organizations is desirable

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English and Arabic is required. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

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