Request for Proposals (RfP) for Provision of Training on Human Rights in Law Enforcement Activities in Conservation Projects in Zimbabwe and Zambia At

Request for Proposals (RfP) for Provision of Training on Human Rights in Law Enforcement Activities in Conservation Projects in Zimbabwe and Zambia for the SADC TFCA Financing Facility

South Africa Office, SADC TFCA Financing Facility

RfP Reference: IUCN-22-06-28-P02979

Welcome to this Procurement by IUCN. You are hereby invited to submit a Proposal. Please read the information and instructions carefully because non-compliance with the instructions may result in disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement.

1. REQUIREMENTS

   1. A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found in Attachment 1.

2. CONTACT DETAILS

   1. During the course of this procurement, i.e. from the publication of this RfP to the award of a contract, you may not discuss this procurement with any IUCN employee or representative other than the following contact. You must address all correspondence and questions to the contact, including your Proposal.

IUCN Contact: tenders.sa@iucn.org

1. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE

   1. This timetable is indicative and may be changed by IUCN at any time. If IUCN decides that changes to any of the deadlines are necessary, we will publish this on our website and contact you directly if you have indicated your interest in this procurement (see Section 3.2).

DATE

ACTIVITY

6th November 2024

Publication of the Request for Proposals

20th November 2024

Deadline for submission of proposals to IUCN (“Submission Deadline”)

25th November 2024

Presentations and clarification with shortlisted Applicants

27th November, 2024

Expected Contract start date

2nd December, 2024

Inception Report (s) – preparation of Training Material and delivery approach for both countries.

9th December, 2024

Delivery of the Training for Zimbabwe

17th January, 2025

Delivery of Training Report for Zimbabwe

1. Please email the IUCN contact to express your interest in submitting a Proposal by the deadline stated above. This will help IUCN to keep you updated regarding the procurement.

2. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL

   1. Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents:

• Signed Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2)

• Pre-Qualification Information (see Section 4.3 below)

• Technical Proposal (see Section 4.4 below)

• Financial Proposal (see Section 4.5 below)

Proposals must be prepared in English.

1. Your Proposal must be submitted by email to the IUCN Contact (see Section 2). The subject heading of the email shall be Training on Human Rights in Law Enforcement Activities in Conservation Projects in Zimbabwe and Zambia for the SADC TFCA Financing Facility Facilitation- IUCN-22-06-28-P02979. The bidder name is the name of the company/organization on whose behalf you are submitting the Proposal, or your own surname if you are bidding as a self-employed consultant. Your Proposal must be submitted in PDF format. You may submit multiple emails suitably annotated, e.g. Email 1 of 3, if attached files are too large to suit a single email transmission. You may not submit your Proposal by uploading it to a file-sharing tool.

   IMPORTANT: Submitted documents MUST be password-protected so that they cannot be opened and read before the submission deadline. Please use the same password for all submitted documents. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the IUCN Contact. This will ensure a secure bid submission and opening process. Please DO NOT email the password before the deadline for Proposal submission.

   1. Pre-Qualification Criteria

   IUCN will use the following Pre-Qualification Criteria to determine whether you have the capacity to provide the required goods and/or services to IUCN. Please provide the necessary information in a single, separate document.

Pre-Qualification Criteria

1

3 relevant references of clients similar to IUCN / similar work

2

Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work

3

An understanding of the Environmental and Social Safeguards applicable to conservation projects is highly desirable

4

How many employees does your organization have who are qualified for this work?

5

Confirm that your organization has the qualified personnel (s) to undertake this task

6

Contractors from non-EU OECD Member State are not eligible to receive this contract: Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, United States of America.

1. Technical Proposal

   The Technical Proposal must address each of the criteria stated below explicitly and separately, quoting the relevant criteria reference number (left-hand column).

   Proposals in any other format will significantly increase the time it takes to evaluate, and such Proposals may therefore be rejected at IUCN’s discretion.

   Where CVs are requested, these must be of the individuals who will actually carry out the work specified. The individuals you put forward may only be substituted with IUCN’s approval.

   IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance:

Criterion

Weighting

1.

Concept and methodology

45

1.1

Clarity and completeness of the tender documents

5

1.2

Proposed approach and methods, including workplan

40

2.

Qualifications and Experience of proposed consultant

30

2.1

Team leader/portfolio manager (individual Consultancy)

30

2.2

Other key staff to be employed on the project (if necessary)

3.

Track record

25

3.1

Quality and relevance of references provided

10

3.2

Proven history of meeting deadlines

5

3.3

Proven experience of work in the Eastern and Southern African region

10

TOTAL

100

1. Financial Proposal

   1. The Financial Proposal must be a fixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety.

      1. Prices include all costs

      2. Applicable Goods and Services Taxes

      3. Currency of proposed rates and prices

      4. Breakdown of rates and prices

      Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. IUCN will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar. It is your responsibility to determine whether such taxes apply to your organization and to include them in your Financial Proposal.

      Proposal rates and prices shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax.

      All rates and prices submitted by Proposers shall be in EUR.

      Financial proposals should contain the total cost of the consultancy and a break-down of the costs per deliverable. Costs reflected should cover all costs for the complete delivery of the ToR.

2. Additional information not requested by IUCN should not be included in your Proposal and will not be considered in the evaluation.

   1. Your Proposal must remain valid and capable of acceptance by IUCN for a period of 90 calendar days following the submission deadline.

   2. Withdrawals and Changes

   You may freely withdraw or change your Proposal at any time prior to the submission deadline by written notice to the IUCN Contact. However, in order to reduce the risk of fraud, no changes or withdrawals will be accepted after the submission deadline.

3. EVALUATION of PROPOSALS

   1. Completeness

   2. Pre-Qualification Criteria

   3. Technical Evaluation

      1. Scoring Method

   IUCN will firstly check your Proposal for completeness. Incomplete Proposals will not be considered further.

   Only Proposals that meet all of the pre-qualification criteria will be evaluated.

Your Proposal will be assigned a score from 0 to 10 for each of the technical evaluation criteria, such that ‘0’ is low and ‘10’ is high.

1. Minimum Quality Thresholds

Proposals that receive a score of ‘0’ for any of the criteria will not be considered further.

1. Technical Score

Your score for each technical evaluation criterion will be multiplied with the respective relative weight (see Section 4.4) and these weighted scores added together to give your Proposal’s overall technical score.

1. Financial Evaluation and Financial Scores

   The financial evaluation will be based upon the full total price you submit. Your Financial Proposal will receive a score calculated by dividing the lowest Financial Proposal that has passed the minimum quality thresholds (see Section 5.3.2) by the total price of your Financial Proposal.

   Thus, for example, if your Financial Proposal is for a total of CHF 100 and the lowest Financial Proposal is CHF 80, you will receive a financial score of 80/100 = 80%

   1. Total Score

   Your Proposal’s total score will be calculated as the weighted sum of your technical score and your financial score.

   The relative weights will be:

   Technical: 70%

   Financial: 30%

   Thus, for example, if your technical score is 83% and your financial score is 77%, you will receive a total score of 83 * 70% + 77 * 30% = 58.1% + 23.1% = 81.2%.

   Subject to the requirements in Sections 4 and 7, IUCN will award the contract to the bidder whose Proposal achieves the highest total score.

2. Explanation of procurement procedure

   1. IUCN is using the Open Procedure for this procurement. This means that the contracting opportunity is published on IUCN’s website and open to all interested parties to take part, subject to the conditions in Section 7 below.

   2. You are welcome to ask questions or seek clarification regarding this procurement. Please email the IUCN Contact (see Section 2), taking note of the deadline for submission of questions in Section 3.1.

   3. All Proposals must be received by the submission deadline in Section 3.1 above. Late Proposals will not be considered. All Proposals received by the submission deadline will be evaluated by a team of three or more evaluators in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in this RfP. No other criteria will be used to evaluate Proposals. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose Proposal received the highest Total Score. IUCN does, however, reserve the right to cancel the procurement and not award a contract at all.

   4. IUCN will contact the bidder with the highest-scoring Proposal to finalise the contract. We will contact unsuccessful bidders after the contract has been awarded and provide detailed feedback. The timetable in Section 3.1 gives an estimate of when we expect to have completed the contract award, but this date may change depending on how long the evaluation of Proposals takes.

3. Conditions for participation in this procurement

   1. To participate in this procurement, you are required to submit a Proposal, which fully complies with the instructions in this RfP and the Attachments.

      1. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted a complete and fully compliant Proposal.

      2. Any incomplete or incorrectly completed Proposal submission may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process.

      3. IUCN will query any obvious clerical errors in your Proposal and may, at IUCN’s sole discretion, allow you to correct these, but only if doing so could not be perceived as giving you an unfair advantage.

   2. In order to participate in this procurement, you must meet the following conditions:

• Free of conflicts of interest
• Registered on the relevant professional or trade register of the country in which you are established (or resident, if self-employed)
• In full compliance with your obligations relating to payment of social security contributions and of all applicable taxes
• Not been convicted of failing to comply with environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection
• Not bankrupt or being wound up
• Never been guilty of an offence concerning your professional conduct
• Not involved in fraud, corruption, a criminal organization, money laundering, terrorism, or any other illegal activity.

  1. You must complete and sign the Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2).

  2. If you are participating in this procurement as a member of a joint venture, or are using sub-contractors, submit a separate Declaration of Undertaking for each member of the joint venture and sub-contractor, and be clear in your Proposal which parts of the goods/services are provided by each partner or sub-contractor.

  3. Each bidder shall submit only one Proposal, either individually or as a partner in a joint venture. In case of joint venture, one company shall not be allowed to participate in two different joint ventures in the same procurement nor shall a company be allowed to submit a Proposal both on its behalf and as part of a joint venture for the same procurement. A bidder who submits or participates in more than one Proposal (other than as a subcontractor or in cases of alternatives that have been permitted or requested) shall cause all the Proposals with the bidder’s participation to be disqualified.

  4. By taking part in this procurement, you accept the conditions set out in this RfP, including the following:

• It is unacceptable to give or offer any gift or consideration to an employee or other representative of IUCN as a reward or inducement in relation to the awarding of a contract. Such action will give IUCN the right to exclude you from this and any future procurements, and to terminate any contract that may have been signed with you.
• Any attempt to obtain information from an employee or other representative of IUCN concerning another bidder will result in disqualification.
• Any price fixing or collusion with other bidders in relation to this procurement shall give IUCN the right to exclude you and any other involved bidder(s) from this and any future procurements and may constitute a criminal offence.

1. Confidentiality and data protection

   1. IUCN follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The information you submit to IUCN as part of this procurement will be treated as confidential and shared only as required to evaluate your Proposal in line with the procedure explained in this RfP, and for the maintenance of a clear audit trail. For audit purposes, IUCN is required to retain your Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when requested.

   2. In the Declaration of Undertaking (Attachment 2) you need to give IUCN express permission to use the information you submit in this way, including personal data that forms part of your Proposal. Where you include personal data of your employees (e.g. CVs) in your Proposal, you need to have written permission from those individuals to share this information with IUCN, and for IUCN to use this information as indicated in 8.1. Without these permissions, IUCN will not be able to consider your Proposal.

2. Complaints procedure

If you have a complaint or concern regarding the propriety of how a competitive process is or has been executed, then please contact procurement@iucn.org. Such complaints or concerns will be treated as confidential and are not considered in breach of the above restrictions on communication (Section 2.1).

1. Contract

The contract will be based on IUCN’s template in Attachment 3, the terms of which are not negotiable. They may, however, be amended by IUCN to reflect particular requirements from the donor funding this particular procurement.

1. About IUCN

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organizations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

Headquartered in Switzerland, IUCN Secretariat comprises around 1,000 staff with offices in more than 50 countries.

Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organizations and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.

IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organizations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.

Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.

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1. ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 Specification of Requirements / Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference for a Consultant to Facilitate the Training on Human Rights in Law Enforcement Activities in Conservation Projects in Zimbabwe and Zambia for the SADC TFCA Financing Facility

Objective of the Consultancy

1. Background

Background

The SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas Financing Facility (SADC TFCA FF) was established in April 2020 as a regional funding mechanism for TFCAs in the SADC region. The Facility was founded on the realization that joint management of shared resources across international boundaries can contribute to biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development.

The SADC TFCA FF was therefore established to be a flexible and innovative funding mechanism to support conservation of transboundary ecosystems in the SADC region through a grant-making mechanism that channels funding to TFCAs. The TFCA FF supports a number of activities such as Park infrastructure, protected areas operations, tourism development and marketing, combating wildlife crime, human-wildlife conflict and community livelihoods.

In order to achieve its objectives, SADC TFCA FF follows an implementation approach that integrates three dimensions:

1. improved habitat connectivity, especially for elephants and large carnivores as flagship species (“species” dimension),
2. improved management effectiveness of TFCAs and protected areas (PAs) (“habitat” dimension) and
3. improved livelihoods for communities affected by human-wildlife co-habitation (“people” dimension).

The TFCA FF is currently supported by the German Development Cooperation of BMZ and KfW. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the Project Executing Agency for SADC TFCA FF through the IUCN Regional Office of Eastern and Southern Africa.

2. The Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) for SADC TFCA FF

The SADC TFCA FF realizes that funding conservation projects of this nature has potential environmental and social risks relating to Law Enforcement and use of force in anti-poaching patrols and wildlife crime investigations, human wildlife conflict, community livelihoods and restricted access to natural resources, pollution, destruction of habitats. In order to manage environmental and social risks in line with national laws and regulations in the respective host countries and in line with International Environmental and Social Safeguard Standards, IUCN developed an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) which governs, and guides projects funded through the TFCA FF. Overall, the TFCA FF ESMS covers the following thematic risk areas:

• Social risks and impacts related to access restrictions to protected areas and natural resources;
• Security risks and impacts related to law enforcement operations in the conservation context;
• Social risks and impacts related to human wildlife conflict; and
• Environmental and social impacts related to the construction infrastructure in protected and conserved areas…

2.1 The Need for Training in Human Rights and Law Enforcement for Rangers

Following review and evaluation of the proposed projects by IUCN namely:

1. Preserving the integrity of Chimanimani, Greater Mapungubwe, Kavango Zambezi, and Lower Zambezi – Mana Pools TFCAs in the face of severe restricted funding due to COVID 19 pandemic in Zimbabwe” and
2. Safeguarding Wildlife Resources in the Sichifulo and Mulobezi Game Management Areas, Kafue, Zambia.

The SADC TFCA Financing Facility identified potential security risks related to human rights abuse by Law Enforcement Officers including wildlife/game rangers during anting poaching patrols and the process of wildlife crime investigation. Therefore, as part of the safeguarding process, it was resolved rangers of Zimbabwe National Parks Authority and Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Zambia undergo refresher training on human rights in law enforcement activities as part of mainstreaming of human rights in conservation. Only rangers working in the project sites will be trained.

It is against this background that IUCN has commissioned this consultancy to deliver training to the ZIMPARKS Rangers and DNPW Rangers on Human Rights in Law Enforcement. which need to be tailored to the host countries’ conservation context. The training content will be guided by a Facilitator’s Guide on Human Rights in Law Enforcement, developed by IUCN for the SADC TFCA FF, and will be tailored to the context of the specific country where the training is delivered.

3. Objective of the Assignment

The objective of this task is to train rangers (sixty (60) Rangers per country) of the wildlife authorities of Zambia and Zimbabwe on mainstreaming Human Rights into Law Enforcement activities.

3.1

3.3 The Consultant’s Tasks

Task 1: Prepare training material on human rights in law enforcement

1. Familiarization with relevant documentation, Inception Calls with TFCA FF Project Management Unit in IUCN, develop the training Programme.
2. Engage with IUCN, ZimParks and DNPW Zambia on the contextual issues relating to Human Rights in each target group. The information includes but not limited to; Wildlife Policies, Code of Conduct for Rangers, standard operational procedures, geographical areas, serious incidences of human rights abuses, understanding of human rights mainstreaming into the context of wildlife law enforcement.
3. Prepare training material, with reference to any other relevant documentation within the context of human rights in conservation and protected area management, in SADC Region and beyond including the respective project proposals.

The Consultant shall prepare a final work plan for the assignment and any resulting changes to these ToR will be part of the deliveries upon completion of Task 1.

IUCN will provide the Project Proposal that has triggered training on human rights. The proposals provide realistic cases on Law Enforcement activities for identification of potential risks of human rights infringements.

Task 2: Deliver training on human rights in law enforcement to rangers and selected target groups in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Consultant shall facilitate training sessions for the rangers. For each country, there are two groups (about 30 people per group) to be trained, and each Training Course shall be for an average of five (5) days.

The training to be provided under this assignment shall focus on, but will not be limited to, the following aspects:

1. Risks and potential impacts of law enforcement activities and how these could be addressed (avoidance and mitigation)
2. Presentations, case studies, simulations and role plays, Group discussions; group work; interactions and summative training workshop methods.
3. Refer to the guiding documents equivalent to Standard Operating Procedures, Code of Conduct for Rangers, and Management of Serious Incidences to build case studies of how they promote human rights in law enforcement in conservation.
4. Provide context in which the use of force and firearms in managing suspects, seizure of items/properties, detainees and crowds in conservation context affect the upholding of human rights.
5. Establish requirements and conditions to be adhered to by the wildlife authorities in management of risks of Law Enforcement.

Task 3: Reporting and recommendation from the Training sessions

Based on the training workshop the Consultant shall identify and document the challenges and gaps related to the training and make recommendations to be incorporated into the SADC TFCA FF ESMS.

3.3.2 Expected Deliverables

Deliverable/Activity

Description

Deadline

Deliverable 1

A detailed work plan delivered for the training

2 December 2024

Activity 1.1

• Training Material and Training Programme

Deliverable 2

• Detailed workshop Agenda developed, roles and responsibilities defined, participatory facilitation methods detailed, and Participants’ list developed

2 December 2024

Activity 2.1

• Provision of training, through formal interactive and practical training to law Enforcement officers for selected rangers in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Separate trainings to be done for each countries in the context of the national legal provisions

Deliverable 3

Travel to Zimbabwe and Zambia to facilitate the training (liaise with SADC-TFCA logistics team)

9 – 13 December 24

Deliverable 4

Facilitation of the Trainings in Zimbabwe and Zambia

9 – 13 December 24

Activity 4.1

• Facilitation of field sessions with relevant stakeholders; Facilitation of group sessions; Moderation of debriefs/ feedback; Facilitation of the end work session and results review

Activity 4.2

• Ensure all relevant outputs are achieved, documented, including communications and knowledge products and any recommendations for adoption by the Facility and Conservation Agency

Deliverable 5

Training reports for Zimbabwe and Zambia

15 January 2025

3.3.3 Staffing

This consulting assignment is to be executed by one Expert with the following expertise:

• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the area of law enforcement in the conservation context, including familiarity with the relevant human rights requirements and Law Enforcement in Protected Area Management.
• Familiarity with best practice procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for law enforcement in the conservation context; experience with the conservation sector in SADC Countries is an advantage.
• Experience with the process of human rights-based approaches to conservation projects and effective management of protected areas.
• Familiarity with the Relevant Standards, in particular those pertaining to international security management standards and practices;
• Excellent reporting skills;
• Good written and spoken English

4. Implementation Arrangements

This assignment will be implemented as a physical training workshop for Law Enforcement Officers in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Consultant is expected to be available and to proactively initiate and undertake continuous online dialogue as appropriate with IUCN during preparation of the Training packages*.*

The Consultant shall develop the training packages for both countries in consultation with the IUCN and host countries for the training.

5. Contribution s from IUCN

IUCN will share relevant and available documentation with the Consultant, comprising, but not be limited to:

• KfW Sustainability Guideline (2023);
• TFCA FF Guidance Note on Security Risks.
• Project Concept for ZIMPARKS
• Project Concept Note for DNPW and its partners
• Code of Conduct, SOPs or equivalent for Law Enforcement for ZIMPARKS and DNPW; and any other relevant documents.

6. Time Schedule and Duration of Assignment

The Assignment is expected to be undertaken in December 2024 for ZIMPARKS for a period of 10 days. For Zambia, the training will also be for 10 days. However, the dates for DNPW may have to be agreed upon among DNPW Zambia, the Consultant and IUCN.

Following each successful training course delivered, the Consultant will be required within 20 working days, from the date of the conclusion of each training course, to produce and submit the Training Report to IUCN.

Relevant Standards

The Assignment will be conducted in line with the provisions of the following relevant standards and guidelines:

• National environmental, social, occupational health, security and safety and labor laws as well as legislation related to law enforcement in the conservation context in Zimbabwe and Zambia respectively.
• International law including conventions and treaties of human rights adopted by the Zimbabwean Government and the Zambian Government respectively, and applicable to SADC TFCA FF projects.
• Sustainability Guidelines of the KfW Development Bank 2019 and therewith:
  • World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (WB ESS 1-10) and Corresponding Guidance Notes;
  • World Bank Group’s General Environmental and Health and Safety Guidelines and Industry Specific Guidelines, as applicable;
  • ILO Core Labour Conventions;
• IUCN Environmental and Social Management System https://www.iucn.org/ resources/project-management-tools/environmental-and-social-management-system;
• IUCN ESMS: Guidance Note on Security and Human Rights (once available)
• SADC TFCAs Development Guidelines
• SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement
• Good Practice Note: Addressing Gender Based Violence in Investment Project Financing involving major Civil Works (WB, 2018): http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/ en/399881538336159607/Good-Practice-Note-Addressing-Gender-Based-Violencev2.pdf.
• Good Practise Note: Assessing and Managing the Risks and Impacts of the Use of Security Personnel, WB 2018: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/ 

692931540325377520/Environment-and-Social-Framework-ESF-Good-Practice-

Note-on-Security-Personnel-English.pdf

• Use of Security Forces: Assessing and Managing Risks and Impacts (IFC 2017):

https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/ab19adc0-290e-4930-966f-22c119d95cda/ p_handbook_SecurityForces_2017.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

• UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials: www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/UseOfForceAndFirearms.aspx.
• UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials: https://www.ohchr.org/en/ professionalinterest/pages/lawenforcementofficials.aspx.
• Voluntary Principles (VPs) on Security and Human Rights (2010): https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f623ce_60604aa96d1c4bdcbb633916da951f25.pdf.
• Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments , 3rd edition (DCAF/ICRC 2016): http://www.securityhumanrightshub.org/sites/default/files/ publications/ASHRC_Toolkit_V3.pdf.

While all human rights apply, those with high relevance to nature conservation are

• The principle of non-discrimination (Art. 2 ICCPR, ICESCR),
• The right to life and physical integrity (Art. 6, 9 ICCPR),
• The participation in the conduct of public affairs of all communities (Art 25 ICCPR), for indigenous peoples this is operationalized in the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent,
• The right to an adequate standard of living and other basic services: food, housing, water, sanitation, health, education (Art.11, 12, 13 ICESCR),
• Accountability and the right to remedy (Art. 2 (3) ICCPR).

In addition, the provisions of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) will be considered.

Payment Schedule

The Timetable below summarizes the chronological order of deliverables and indicates milestones at which IUCN will pay the Consultant.

Deliverable

Milestone payment

Deliverable 1 & 2

30%

Deliverable 3 & 4

50%

Deliverable 5

20%

Supervision and coordination

The consultant will report to and work under the supervision of the Environmental and Social Management System Officer.

Attachment 2 Declaration of Undertaking (select 2a for companies or 2b for self-employed as applicable to you)

Declaration of Undertaking in relation to RfP – IUCN-22-06-28-P02979

I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am an authorized representative of the following organization:

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I hereby authorize IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable. I acknowledge that IUCN is required to retain the Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when reasonably requested.

Where the Proposal includes Personal Data as defined by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I confirm that the Organization has been authorized by each Data Subject to share this Data with IUCN for the purposes stated above.

I further confirm that the following statements are correct:

1. The Organization is duly registered in accordance with all applicable laws.
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3. The Organization and its staff and representatives are free of any real or perceived conflicts of interest with regards to IUCN and its Mission.
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5. None of the Organization’s staff has ever been convicted of grave professional misconduct or any other offence concerning their professional conduct.
6. Neither the Organization nor any of its staff and representatives have ever been convicted of fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organization.
7. The Organization acknowledges that engagement by itself or any of its staff in fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organization will entitle IUCN to terminate any and all contracts with the Organization with immediate effect.
8. The Organization is a going concern and is not bankrupt or being wound up, is not having its affairs administered by the courts, has not suspended business activities, is not the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations.
9. The Organization complies with all applicable environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection.
10. The Organization is not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. The Organization agrees that it will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
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Declaration in relation to RfP – IUCN-22-06-28-P02979

I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am self-employed and able to provide the service independent of any organization or other legal entity.

Full name (as in passport):

Home or Office (please delete as appropriate) Address (incl. country):

I hereby authorize IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable, including Personal Data as defined by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I acknowledge that IUCN is required to retain my Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when reasonably requested.

I further confirm that the following statements are correct:

1. I am legally registered as self-employed in accordance with all applicable laws.
2. I am fully compliant with all my tax and social security obligations.
3. I am free of any real or perceived conflicts of interest with regards to IUCN and its Mission.
4. I agree to declare to IUCN any real or perceived emerging conflicts of interests I may have concerning IUCN. I acknowledge that IUCN may terminate any contracts with me that would, in IUCN sole discretion, be negatively affected by such conflicts of interests.
5. I have never been convicted of grave professional misconduct or any other offence concerning my professional conduct.
6. I have never been convicted of fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organization.
7. I acknowledge that engagement in fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organization will entitle IUCN to terminate any and all contracts with me with immediate effect.
8. I am not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. I agree that I will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
9. I have not been, am not, and will not be involved or implicated in any violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, or injustice or abuse of human rights related to other groups or individuals, including forced evictions, violation of fundamental rights of workers as defined by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, child labour, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.

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