WFD welcomes the report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women in politics released on 5 October. The report offers valuable guidance and actions member states, their parliaments, political parties and electoral oversight bodies can and should take to address violence against women in politics. WFD’s Chief Executive Anthony Smith noted: [...]
Location: London, United Kingdom Contract type: Full time, permanent Salary range and grade: £27,405- £33,108 (C4) The Programme The Multi Party Office brings together four diverse UK political parties who seek to promote multi-party democracy in the countries where we work. We share expertise and experience of UK political parties on a range of thematic [...]
Location: Home-based with travel to the Western Balkans Contract type: Consultancy opportunity (employment relationship will be considered, if preferable) Remuneration: Fee-based Duration: Until 31 March 2019 with possible extension WFD invites bids from suitably qualified individuals, consortia or companies to provide advisory and support services relating to political economy analysis and adaptive programming. This specialist [...]
Senior Expert Consultants to conduct an organizational capacity assessment to determine baseline needs for Uganda Women's Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), and to support the recruitment two project staff. The expected overall workload is estimated to be 14 working days Consultancy fee will be agreed The Project Through the support of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), WFD [...]
Senior Expert Consultant to conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) on the Sexual Offences Bill 2013 in Uganda. The expected overall workload is estimated to be 12 working days Consultancy fee will be agreed The Project Through the support of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), WFD in partnership with UPFYA and UWOPA are implementing an [...]
Senior Expert Consultant to conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) on the Youth Employment and Labour Export Bill, Uganda. The expected overall workload is estimated to be 12 working days Consultancy fee will be agreed The Project Through the support of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), WFD in partnership with UPFYA and UWOPA are implementing [...]
Senior Expert Consultant to conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) on the Succession Act (Amendment) Bill 2017 in Uganda. The expected overall workload is estimated to be 12 working days Consultancy fee will be agreed The Project Through the support of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), WFD in partnership with UPFYA and UWOPA are implementing [...]
The theme for International Day of Democracy this year - Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a changing world – has been relevant for at least ten years and won’t disappear any time soon. We see it on a regular basis as growing inequality fuels a feeling of unfairness and elected autocrats generate a feeling of hopelessness. [...]
Following the London Western Balkans Summit, WFD will expand its presence to Albania as we launch a new programme to improve democratic culture in the region with support from the UK Government. WFD has been active in the Western Balkans since the early 2000s, when it led efforts to stabilise the region’s political institutions in [...]
Overview Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is seeking experienced organisations or consultants to act as a semi-independent monitoring, evaluation and learning support unit (MEL Support Unit), for the Department for International Development’s (DFID) Inclusive and Accountable Politics (IAP) Programme. The organisations or consultants will also conduct a review of WFD’s current monitoring and evaluation functions [...]