Expert to Produce National Integrity System report adapted to Civil Society in the context of relief and reconstruction efforts

About LTA

The Lebanese Transparency Association - No Corruption was established in 1999 with the aim of reducing rampant corruption in Lebanon, promoting the principles of transparency and accountability, establishing the rule of law and respecting the fundamental rights inaugurated in international laws and the Lebanese Constitution, by focusing on systematic improvement, building alliances, and encouraging civil society organizations to take measures towards transparency and accountability. LTA later became the national chapter of Transparency International.

LTA has worked to enhance transparency in the public and private sectors in Lebanon for more than a decade, by implementing a number of projects that ranged from contributing to the development to lobbying the anti-corruption laws (such as the draft law on the Right to Access to Information, the Whistleblowers Protection Law, the Asset and Interest Declaration and the Punishment of Illicit Enrichment Law etc....), and the monitoring of parliamentary and municipal elections since 2009, in addition to other projects aimed at empowering youth and municipalities on issues related to good governance …

LTA was chosen as a member of the first Independent Oversight Board (IOB) for the Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF), which was launched in response to the aftermath of the Beirut Port explosion.

Vision

A Lebanon with well governed, transparent and accountable institutions, free of corruption and built on the rule of law.

Mission

To promote transparency and integrity as well as prevent and fight corruption through collaboration, advocacy and active engagement, in public, private and non-governmental organizations.

Project Background

This project is funded by Open Society Foundations is implemented in partnership with TI-S.

The overall goal of this project is to ensure greater accountability and transparency of reconstruction efforts, particularly for those most affected by the Beirut port explosion. To achieve this change, the project will apply a multi-stakeholder approach targeting local civil society organizations and the Lebanese diaspora, and ultimately benefiting citizens, with an emphasis on women and other vulnerable communities.

The project will assess the ability of the CSOs to prevent the misuse and mismanagement of incoming aid to Lebanon through coordinated initiatives that raise awareness about corruption risks and support the implementation of mechanisms to mitigate them. Coordinating and engaging with diverse actors within the project scope and across the Lebanon Reform, Recovery & Reconstruction Framework (3RF) stakeholder network will maximize the effects of the project activities.

To achieve its expected impact, the project will support the development of a coordinated and informed civil society composed of both local and diasporic networks that demonstrate transparency in their recovery efforts and are capable of assessing public sector accountability.

Scope of work

Under this project, LTA aims to conduct and disseminate a National Integrity System – inspired monitoring report to assess the performance of key civil institutions and sectors in matters of anti-corruption and transparency, with a specific focus on Disaster and Relief Management and Civil Society. The comprehensive report will analyze discrepancies between the formal frameworks and the reality on the ground in order to highlight areas for improvement.

The selected expert is expected to carry out the following responsibilities:

1. Based on the NIS foundations and toolkit (pillar 12), establish monitoring methodology for the level of civil society’s resources, independence, transparency, accountability and integrity in law and in practice, in addition to their role in holding the government accountable and in policy reforms.
2. Building on LTA’s recent publications and trackers and online platforms on transparency and management of incoming aid related to the reconstruction and recovery efforts under the 3RF, implement the monitoring methodology on selected CSOs. The findings can then be presented in a traffic light style dashboard which can be used as a basis for targeted advocacy.

Proposal Submission

Required Competencies:

The Researcher should have the following or equivalent knowledge and experience:

• PhD in social sciences (preferably Law, Political Science, or a specialized master in the topic of the study, in this case anti-corruption regulations or legislative tools is required).
• Proven relevant track record of similar publications/tools.