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Call For Consultant: Drafting A Compendium Of Recommendations From The Various Electoral Observation Missions In Ghana 2024

JOB SUMMARY

Company West Africa N...
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category International...
Location Tamale
Job Status Contractor/Co...
Salary GHS
Education Master’...
Experience 5 years
Job Expires Apr 02, 2025
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Company Profile

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ghana (WANEP-Ghana) is a non-profit making peacebuilding Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). It is a civil society institution meant to prevent, resolve, and transform violent conflicts through collective and coordinated efforts of NGOs, local and national state institutions as well as individuals actively engaged in peacebuilding practice in Ghana in order to avoid the duplication of efforts and maximize resources for more effective responses to conflict situations. The organization seeks to facilitate the creation of a sustainable culture of non-violence, justice, peace and social reconciliation in Ghanaian communities.

Job Description

CALL FOR CONSULTANT

DRAFTING A COMPENDIUM OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE VARIOUS ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSIONS IN GHANA 2024
                        Publication Date: 19th March, 2025

Introduction
The West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) is a regional peacebuilding organization founded in 1998 in response to the civil wars that ravaged West Africa in the 1990s. Since its creation, WANEP has successfully established its regional office in Ghana and national network offices in all 15 ECOWAS member states, with over 700 member organizations whose expertise covers various thematic areas related to peace and security. As a leading peacebuilding organization in the region, WANEP works with various stakeholders to promote peace and stability across the region.
 
WANEP is currently implementing the 3rd phase of the project “Electoral Violence Monitoring, Analysis, and Mitigation (E-MAM) 2023-2026” in 12 countries in West Africa. Funded by the European Union (EU), the overall objective of the project is to contribute to the reduction of electoral violence in West Africa by strengthening and mobilizing the regional and national capacities necessary for preventing or mitigating political violence in democracies. It is within the framework of this E-MAM project that WANEP is issuing this call for the recruitment of qualified consultants to develop a commented compendium of recommendations from the various observation missions that covered the general elections of December 7, 2024, in Ghana.
 
Context
Elections are fundamental to democracy as they form the basis of the authority of any representative government. In this regard, several African countries have made significant progress in institutionalizing the democratic expression of the popular will through elections. However, despite these achievements, significant challenges remain, including the major challenge of improving the integrity of electoral processes. Indeed, in many young democracies, election periods are critical moments that highlight the need for progressive improvement in the integrity and transparency of electoral processes. The deployment of national and international election observation and monitoring missions is one of the means to achieve this goal. Through the reports from pre-electoral assessment missions, election observation missions, post-electoral audit missions, etc., these missions gather evidence, analyses, and recommendations that can support the progressive improvement of elections.
 
Despite these reports and the relevance of their analyses and recommendations, several West African countries continue to experience conflicts, violence, and instability resulting from elections and electoral disputes. In fact, over several successive electoral cycles, many important recommendations have not been implemented, thus questioning the value of the observation effort and the invaluable work of citizen observers. In response to the low level of implementation of these recommendations in Ghana, for example, the European Union has pointed out the possibility of not deploying an observation mission for the general elections of 2024. For some stakeholders, these recommendations are too numerous, scattered across several mission reports, and often unknown to certain decision-makers as well as citizen activists who could contribute to monitoring their implementation. Sometimes, they also lack practical implementation measures.
 
As a contribution to furthering the discussion, among other things, on the transmission of these recommendations to the relevant or authorized targets, advocating for their adoption by these targets, and their dissemination, an activity to draft a compendium has been initiated.
 
Objectives of the Consultation
The main objective of the consultation is to “draft a compendium of recommendations from the various electoral monitoring and observation missions that covered the elections targeted by this consultation.”
 
Specifically, it will involve:
a) Mobilizing, processing, and analyzing all the recommendations made by the various monitoring and observation missions that covered the elections targeted by this consultation.
 
b) Drafting a structured compendium that presents, in order of importance, all the recommendations made by the various relevant observation missions, highlighting, among other things:
  • The sources of the recommendation and its repetition across reports from national, regional, and international missions;
  • The status of the recommendation: New recommendations or those previously made in earlier electoral cycles;
  • The potential benefits or issues that will be addressed by implementing the recommendation;
  • The stages of the electoral process to which the recommendation applies;
  • The decision-makers, the process, and the minimum time required for the implementation of the recommendation in the country's context;
c) Suggest initiatives for monitoring and implementing the various recommendations.
 
Expected Deliverables
The consultant will submit:
  • An initial report outlining their understanding of the expected work, including a draft plan and detailed schedule for conducting the consultation;
  • A draft of the compendium in accordance with the specific objectives outlined for this consultation;
  • A finalized compendium after considering inputs and addressing feedback from various reviewers.
Duration of the Consultation
The consultancy will last for 10 working days over a period of forty-five days. The consultant is free to work from a location of their choice. However, regarding progress and contributions, the consultant must work closely with the National Coordinator of WANEP Ghana as well as the Regional Coordinator for Network Development at WANEP Regional.

Required Skills or Experience

Eligibility, Qualifications, and Required Experience 
Interested candidates must possess at least the following qualifications:
  • A Master's or Doctorate in a relevant field (Political Science, Social Sciences, International Relations, and other related fields);
  • At least 5 years of experience in the field of election management, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding;
  • Excellent command of French or English (spoken, written, and read), depending on the official language of the country.

How To Apply

Qualified and interested candidates must submit the following documents by email to wanep-ghana@wanep.org , with mandatory copies to joussou@wanep.org  and wanep@wanep.org  before 2nd April, 2025, at 11:59 PM GMT:
  • A Curriculum Vitae (CV), highlighting the area of expertise related to the mission;
  • A document outlining the understanding of the mission, the proposed methodology, and the work schedule;
  • A financial proposal indicating the consultant’s fees in local currency.

 
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