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About the position:
GHAI seeks a consultant to support a review and reform of the legal framework for the Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and ID Management (CRVSID) system in Tunisia. This involves an analysis of the CRVSID legal framework and system, using a toolkit, to identify gaps, bottlenecks and obstacles to a well-functioning and integrated CRVSID system, followed by recommendations on how the relevant legal documents (laws, regulations, guidelines, SOPs, etc.) can be reformed, amended or created anew to better align with international best practices. The consultant will then work with and assist government officials in taking the legal reform process forward, according to the priorities of the government, including providing technical assistance in drafting relevant legal instruments where required.
The consultant will work in close coordination with government officials and Data for Health partner organizations to improve CRVSID systems in Tunisia.
Training and supervision on the CRVSID best practice, use of the toolkit, and the legal review process will be provided to the consultant.
About the Data for Health Program
GHAI is part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative, which supports low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific to improve civil registration, vital statistics and identity management (CRVSID) systems. Civil registration systems are the systems that register births, deaths, foetal deaths, and other vital events. Civil registration data is used to produce vital statistics, which are essential for government planning and policymaking, and birth and death registration create and retire an individual’s legal identity.
About the CRVSID legal review and reform process
Legal Review
The legal review process involves collecting all existing legal instruments (laws, regulations, rules procedures, guidelines, SOPs, etc.) pertaining to CRVSID in Tunisia and analyzing them against international best practices to identify gaps, bottlenecks and obstacles to a well-functioning and integrated CRVSID system. This is followed by recommendations on how the relevant legal instruments can be reformed, amended or created anew to better align with best practices.
A CRVSID legal review is completed using the Data for Health (D4H) CRVSID Legal and Regulatory Review Toolkit (the “Toolkit”), which is both a teaching tool and an interactive document, made up of 13 chapters, used to guide the legal consultant through a step-by-step, carefully guided process of reviewing the relevant laws.
The Toolkit analysis is then used to draft a recommendations report, which will outline key recommendations to strengthen the CRVSID systems in Tunisia. This report will be presented to all government stakeholders involved in CRVSID by the legal consultant during a Recommendations Report Workshop.
Legal Reform
The legal reform process follows on from the legal review and requires the legal consultant to engage decision makers in the relevant agencies and government departments to develop an action plan for reform based on the recommendations and government priorities, and then to take steps to progress the reforms through to adoption.
The Legal consultant will provide technical assistance to the relevant government or parliamentary agency to ensure the amendments to the legal framework are consistent with the agreed policy and procedural priorities, and may be required to provide technical assistance on drafting laws, regulations, SOPs and guidelines, as required, to ensure the legal reforms are comprehensive and in line with best practices.
The legal consultant will build and maintain relations with key governmental officials, political leaders and Data for Health partner organizations and use those relations to develop and implement advocacy strategies related to ensuring the recommendations and policy priorities resulting from the legal review are adopted and implemented.
Where appropriate, the legal consultant will coordinate with and support Civil Society Organization (CSOs) grantees on advocacy strategies to seek government prioritization for legal reform and budget allocation for strong, universal CRVSID systems.
Duration and basis of consultancy
The consultancy will initially be for 12 months from approximately 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2025.
Additional work may be agreed upon after the initial consultancy period, depending on the stage at which the legal review and reform project has reached and upon agreement with the Tunisian government and Data for Health partner organization as to the further work required.
Qualifications/background of legal consultant
- A law degree from a law school accredited by the national authority. Advanced degree in public health, public policy, health financing or other relevant field highly desirable.
- Five to ten years of relevant legal experience (practicing or teaching) preferably including in relation to public health or broader public sector issues.
- A strong understanding of Tunisia’s legal system, including how laws, regulations and other legal documents are developed, drafted, and adopted.
- Strong understanding of the constitutional structure, political and administrative systems, and policy-making procedures in Tunisia.
- Knowledge of and experience in using legal analysis to advance policy change objectives in public health or public policy issues.
- A background in human rights, civil rights, public affairs, or regulatory affairs preferred.
- Excellent analytical skills, legal writing and research ability.
- Ability to communicate and work closely with government stakeholders, local and global partners.
- Ability to take initiative and work independently with general supervision and oversight.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Some knowledge of civil registration, vital statistics and/or identity management (CRVSID) is desirable, however, experience in CRVSID is not required; training will be provided
- English language proficiency is highly desirablel.
Tasks Required of the Consultant:
- Gather all relevant CRVSID legal documents (laws, regulations, decrees, guidelines, standard operating procedures, circulars, manuals, etc.);
- Attend CRVSID Best Practices Training (offered by GHAI);
- Attend and participate in the CRVSID Legal Review Launch Workshop and assist with preparations and presentations as necessary;
- Complete the CRVSID Toolkit provided by GHAI, including making revisions, edits and corrections requested by GHAI;
- Request missing information through informational interviews with key CRVSID stakeholders;
- Undertake a comprehensive and complete analysis of Tunisia’s legal framework applying global best practice and using those chapters of the Data for Health CRVSID Legal and Regulatory Review Toolkit that have been selected by the relevant government agencies.
- Draft a Recommendations Report based on the findings from the Toolkit analysis, and to make the revisions and edits requested by GHAI and the stakeholders until the report is finalized;
- Present the Recommendation Report at a second workshop, the Recommendation Report Workshop; and
- Revise the Recommendation Report based on Stakeholder and GHAI feedback, which will require various rounds of edits and revisions.
- Provide technical assistance with drafting laws, regulations, SOPs and guidelines, as required, to ensure the legal reforms are comprehensive and in line with best practices.
- Build and maintain relations with key governmental officials and political leaders to achieve CRVSID legal reform.
General Requirements of the Consultant
- To regularly communicate with and update the relevant national CRVSID stakeholders involved in CRVSID to ensure they remain involved in and inform the project’s outputs;
- To apply a strong working knowledge of the Tunisia political and administrative systems, processes and players to identify opportunities to advocate for changes and prioritization of CRVSID legal reforms.
- Prepare detailed monthly, quarterly and other reports on progress as requested.
- To communicate progress with GHAI staff via email on a weekly basis and to participate in biweekly meetings (held via zoom), where progress will be discussed;
- To coordinate closely with the Bloomberg Data For Health Initiative partner organizations.
- To assist with any other task that may be assigned by the GHAI Data for Health Director.
About the Global Health Advocacy Incubator
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) supports civil society organizations advocating for public health policies that reduce death and disease. We bring a proven advocacy approach and a global network of local partners, built on a 25-year track record of success across multiple issues in more than 60 countries. GHAI is an initiative of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
