Tajikistan: TOR: International Police Trainer on Community Policing in Tajikistan

1.Overview

As part of the national police reform programme, Saferworld Tajikistan is supporting the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Academy with the development of a Community Policing (CP) Toolkit and the delivery of training for MIA Academy instructors and police officers in Tajikistan. For this work, we are looking for an International Police Expert/Trainer (hereafter, Expert) who will work with the MIA Academy to conduct a training needs assessment (TNA) of the MIA management and in-service police officers. This will include reviewing the current training module on CP for in-service police officers and assessing capacity of MIA senior managers to oversee the implementation of CP in Tajikistan. Based on the TNA, the Expert will develop a CP Toolkit and train MIA instructors and senior management to use it and to deliver training to other police officers. The expert will support the MIA Academy to develop a roll-out plan for the CP Toolkit within the MIA and to provide mentorship to MIA to use it.

This Terms of Reference (ToR) provides the background and rationale, a brief outline of Saferworld’s programmatic approach and the scope of the assignment.

2.Background and Rationale

Saferworld Tajikistan has been supporting the MIA’s through the implementation of a country-wide Community Policing programme, funded by the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe. It contributes to the Police Reform Strategy (2013-2020) and Police Reform Program (2014-2020) and corresponding Implementation Plan, approved by the President and the Government of Tajikistan, as well as wider efforts of the international community to improve the security situation in the country. The programme supports the U.S. Government and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office in Tajikistan’s (OiT) past efforts to institutionalise CP and support national police reform policies and strategies, which have prompted changes in the way security is provided through the creation of platforms for police-public partnerships. Saferworld’ s programme complements these initiatives through community policing and community security approaches that strengthen the capacity of police, community, civil society, Public Councils (PC)[1] and Community Police Partnership Teams (CPPTs)[2] to institutionalise the types of behaviours and relationships required for a successful and sustainable community policing service. To date, the MIA – with the international community’s and Saferworld’s support – have established seven sub-national level PCs and 32 local-level CPPTs across the country.

3.Purpose and objectives of the assignment

The purpose of the assignment is to provide support to the MIA Academy in developing a practical CP Toolkit with a focus on partnerships for joint problem-solving, transparency and accountability, conflict and gender sensitivity, and addressing key community security concerns, including domestic violence and the root causes of support for violence and participation in violent groups. The CP toolkit is envisioned for MIA HQ officials, Heads of Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Community Relation Advisors (CRAs), Territorial Police Officers (TPOs), Heads of Public Order Protection Directorate (POPD), and Heads of Juvenile Crime Directorate (JCD). The toolkit will provide clear guidance for senior managers (national level), mid-level managers (district level), and police officers (local level) on how they can best implement community-centered policing in line with their respective engagement levels and roles and responsibilities.

The Expert is expected:

· Conduct a desk review of the main strategic documents related to Police Reform and Community Policing in Tajikistan;

· Conduct a community policing TNA with MIA Academy instructors and in-service police officers, as well as with high level officials to identify their leadership capacity needs for successfully implementing community policing;

· Work with MIA Academy instructors to develop a detailed and practical Community Policing Toolkit for MIA HQ officials, Heads of DIAs, CRAs, TPOs, Heads of POPD, Heads of JCD and MIA Academy cadets and instructors in two languages (Tajik and Russian);

· Provide clear guidance for senior management (national level), mid-level management (district level) and police officers (local level) on the best ways to implement community-centered policing in line with their respective levels/roles;

· Support the MIA Academy to design and develop training curriculum modules and handouts based on the CP Toolkit;

· Deliver a ToT training for 25 MIA officials and MIA Academy instructors in Dushanbe on using the CP Toolkit;

· Support the MIA to develop a plan to roll-out the CP Toolkit for use by MIA officials and police officers at all levels;

· Provide mentorship and accompaniment to mentor MIA Academy instructors to deliver the training to police, PC and CPPT members in seven police administrative areas, i.e. in Dushanbe (two), Khujand, Rasht, Khorog, Kulob and Bokhtar;

· Facilitate a three-day training for up to 25 participants from MIA management, focusing on the specific community policing leadership capacity needs previously identified;

· Provide a report on the work completed within two weeks after completion of the assignment, including evaluation of participants’ knowledge before and after the training. The report should include the relevant annexes (e.g., the TNA report, the CP Toolkit, the training modules).

4.Methods

The Expert is expected to conduct an initial desk review of key documents, including:

· MoU between the OSCE and Government of Tajikistan on police reform;

· Police Reform Strategy (2013-2020);

· Police Reform Program (2014-2020);

· MIA Community Policing Concept, Provision of PC and CPPT;

· Saferworld Community Security Handbook, Gender and Conflict Analysis Toolkit, and documents related to Saferworld’s peacebuilding approach/response to addressing the root causes of violence;

· Other documents related to the Community Policing program in Tajikistan, including Community Security Assessments;

Saferworld will provide the above-mentioned documents to the expert in English.

Following a review of these documents, the Expert will closely work with the instructors from MIA Academy and the Saferworld Tajikistan Team to develop a TNA methodology, including key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs), and conduct the TNA. Based on the TNA, the Expert will develop a CP Toolkit, training modules and related handouts, including pre- and post-training evaluation forms that will be used during the trainings.

Throughout the assignment, the Expert will meet, as required, with the Saferworld Tajikistan Team, MIA and MIA Academy representatives, and the donor and other stakeholders. The Trainer will travel to project locations in Tajikistan during the period of 20 July to 10 January 2020. (See the schedule below for more details on the travel required under the assignment.) Saferworld Tajikistan, regional- and London-based staff will be involved through consultations, agreeing the above-mentioned approach, and coordinating the work with MIA. The Expert will draft and present the final report to the Saferworld Tajikistan Team.

5.Deliverables

The Expert is expected to provide the following deliverables as part of the assignment:

· Detailed work plan;

· TNA methodology;

· TNA report;

· A practical Toolkit on Community Policing for the MIA Academy instructors, MIA senior managers, and MIA in-service police officers;

· Training module and materials in English, Tajik and Russian;

· Two trainings of 50 MIA officials and MIA Academy instructors;

· Roll-out plan for the CP Toolkit, agreed with the MIA;

· Mentorship plan for MIA instructors to deliver the training for police, PCs, and CPPTs in seven police administrative areas;

· Assignment report (maximum 15 pages) with recommendations.

Please go to https://www.saferworld.org.uk/job-postings/tors-international-police-expert-trainer-on-community-policing-in-tajikistan-deadline-open- for full details of terms of reference

Deadline for submissions: until filled