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Twinning Project Fiche

Support to the Jordan’s Gendarmerie Regional Special Training Centre (JGRSTC)

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TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF USEFUL ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... 3

1. BASIC INFORMATION........................................................................................................ 4

2. OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................................... 4

2.1. Overall Objective............................................................................................................. 4

2.2. Project Purpose................................................................................................................ 4

2.3. Contribution to National Development Plan/ Cooperation Agreement/ Association Agreement/ Action Plan.............................................................................................................. 4

3. DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 5

3.1. Background and Justification .......................................................................................... 5

3.2. Linked Activities ........................................................................................................... 12

3.3. Results ........................................................................................................................... 13

3.4. Activities........................................................................................................................ 14

3.4.1 Component I: ............................................................................................................. 14

3.4.2 Component II:............................................................................................................ 15

3.4.3 Component III: .......................................................................................................... 15

3.4.4 Component IV: .......................................................................................................... 15

3.5. Means ............................................................................................................................ 16

3.5.1 Profile and tasks of the Project Leader (PL).............................................................. 17

3.5.2 Profile and tasks of the Resident Twinning Advisor (RTA) ..................................... 18

3.5.3 Profiles of the Short Term Experts ............................................................................ 18

4. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK.......................................................................................... 19

5. BUDGET................................................................................................................................... 20

6. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS.............................................................................. 21

6.1 Implementing Agency responsible for tendering, contracting and accounting................... 21

6.2 Main counterpart in the Beneficiary Country...................................................................... 21

6.3 Contracts ............................................................................................................................. 22

7. INDICATIVE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.................................................................. 22

8. SUSTAINABILITY .................................................................................................................. 22

9. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES ..................................................................................................... 24

10. CONDITIONALITY AND SEQUENCING........................................................................... 25

10.1 Conditionality.................................................................................................................... 25

10.2 Sequencing ........................................................................................................................ 25

ANNEX I: logical framework matrix ............................................................................................. 26

ANNEX II: ToT training modules............................................................................................... 32

ANNEX III: General training modules ...................................................................................... 33

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

BC Beneficiary Country CCCPA Centre for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa DPKO UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations EC European Commission ENPI European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument ESDP European Security and Defence Policy EUD Delegation of the European Union to Jordan DEVCO- EuropeAid

Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid

FIEP Association of European and Mediterranean Gendarmeries and Police Forces with Military Status

FPU UN Formed Police Units GSP Jordan Gendarmerie Strategic Plan HR Human Rights IfS EU Instrument for Stability IPU EU Integrated Police Units IT Information Technology ITB Invitation to Bid JGF Jordan Gendarmerie Force JGRSTC Jordan Gendarmerie Regional Special Training Centre JPOTC Jordan Armed Forces Peace Operations Training Centre KAIPTC Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre KoJ Kingdom of Jordan MENA Middle East & North Africa region MoI Ministry of Interior of Jordan MR Mandatory Result MS EU Member State NCO Non Commissioned Officer PAO Programme Administration Office PIU Project Implementation Unit PKM Peacekeeping Mission PL Project Leader PSO Peace Support Operations PSD Public Security Directorate RSTC Regional Special Training Centre RTA Resident Twinning Adviser SPU Stability Police Units STE Short Term Expert TLE Transitional Law Enforcement ToT Training of Trainers UN United Nations

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STANDARD TWINNING PROJECT FICHE

1. BASIC INFORMATION

1.1 Programme: Support to the Implementation of the Action Plan Program (SAPP II)

1.2 Twinning Number: JO/13/ENP/JH/24

1.3 Title: Support to Jordan’s Gendarmerie Regional Specialised Training Centre (RSTC)

1.4 Sector: Justice, Home Affairs and Security

1.5 Beneficiary Country: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1. Overall Objective To support the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in ensuring respect for human rights in the country while promoting stability at the regional level, in line with the Jordan Gendarmerie Strategic Plan. 2.2. Project Purpose To support the evolution of the Regional Special Training Centre (RSTC) within the Jordan Gendarmerie Force (JGF) in providing training services on human rights, peace support operations and internal security in Jordan, to JGF staff and to other institutions at both domestic and international levels, according to EU and UN standards. 2.3. Contribution to National Development Plan/ Cooperation Agreement/ Association

Agreement/ Action Plan The Twinning project will be in line with the EU-Jordan Association Agreement (AA), the EU-Jordan Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2007-2013 and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)/Action Plan (AP) with Jordan. In particular, the AA encourages respective partners to observe the human rights, as one of the principles which form the very basis of the Association. As indicated in the article nr. 4 of the AA, political dialogue and cooperation between the EU and Jordan “shall aim to open the way to new forms of cooperation with a view to common goals, in particular peace, security, human rights, democracy and regional development”.

The EU-Jordan CSP underlines that the strategic interest of Jordan for the EU lies in the country’s willingness to undertake political and social reforms. This can bring a positive influence in the region to promote reforms and contribute to peace and stability. In this sense, the Strategic Objective nr. 1 of the CSP aims at supporting Jordan’s political reform including democracy, human rights, good governance, justice and co-operation in the fight against extremism.

Located between two major conflict zones, Jordan’s path towards democracy and greater respect for human rights is not an easy one. Attempts to destabilise the Kingdom through terrorist attacks illustrate

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Jordan’s vulnerability in this field. “The country’s capacity to modernise and democratise is also challenged by certain conservative pressures and the difficulty of alleviating the situation of the poor. Hence, the process of political reform appears fragile and the EU’s support will be essential in promoting successful development in this field”.

The AP refers to "Institutional Twinning" as a viable EU instrument to align to the EU standards and best practices in certain areas of priority, and among them particular attention is given to:

• Continue to ensure the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms in line with international standards and promoting the implementation of international human rights standards;

• Reinforce the EU-Jordan political dialogue and cooperation on foreign and security policy in a range of areas including the Middle East Peace Process, non proliferation, and disarmament.

While the perspective of effective human rights protection is certainly a key perspective of the EU-Jordan AP, the overall advancement of society also requires that there is an effective mechanism for developing an enhanced political dialogue and regular exchange of information on Common Foreign Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) between Jordan and the EU Member States.

In order to provide a significant contribution to its priorities of action, the Twinning project would contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan through strengthening the capacity of Jordan Gendarmerie (through the support to its Jordan Gendarmerie Regional Special Training Centre – JGRSTC) on security procedures, conflict prevention, crisis management, peacekeeping and security operations, human rights promotion and observation of security actions.

3. DESCRIPTION

3.1. Background and Justification Background

The General Directorate of Jordan Gendarmerie Forces – JGF (Darak) was established in July 2008 by enactment of the Gendarmerie Force Law 34/2008 with a mandate to meet the country’s security needs by developing a service able to protect public and community interests, and to perform comprehensive security missions in line with human rights and democratic security best practices. Jordan Gendarmerie Forces presently counts approximately 22,000 staff members. The Gendarmerie Strategic Plan 2009/2014 (JGSP) foresees the recruitment of additional 10,000 members aged 18 to 35 within 2014 which would actually lead the Gendarmerie to surpass the strength of the Public Security Police (PSP), the other policing force in the country.

The GSP has gone through important institutional developments in terms of infrastructure and internationalization of its operations aiming at strengthening its role at local, regional and international levels, enhancing cooperation with similar security services in the world to develop joint security concepts based upon best security sector practices in accordance with United Nations (UN) and European standards. As a new policing body, the Gendarmerie Forces need support in terms of know-how, equipments and funding from donor countries to complete the current investment allocations from the Jordanian State budget.

Over the last two decades, demand for UN peacekeepers has exceeded supply exponentially. In parallel to the increase in ‘blue helmet’ missions, EU countries have withdrawn or significantly reduced their

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commitments to the task. While continuing to provide robust financial support to UN peacekeeping, EU member states send fewer personnel than before. The 2004 G-8 Action Plan for Expanding Global Capability for Peace Support Operations pointed at 75,000 troops trained and ready for deployment worldwide by 2010, a figure that has not been achieved even in 2012.

Jordan ranks among the three top participants in peacekeeping missions (PKM) and other multilateral security arrangements in recent years. Jordan just finished the construction of the new JGF Special Training Centre that houses the JGRSTC in Al Karak Governorate, 60 km south of Amman with the purpose of training military and civilian police from Middle East and ENPI countries for UN peacekeeping operations.

As to the peacekeeping component, both Jordan’s Army and police forces have served extensively in UN peacekeeping operations, the JGF alone having deployed:

Missions IPO1 FPU2s Misc Tasks Afghanistan Total Ongoing 46 696 600 15 1,357 Previous 337 10,431 1650 107 12,525 Total 383 11,127 2250 122 13,882

Of which the current missions to:

Ivory Coast Darfur Haiti Liberia Western Sahara

RD Congo

IPO FPU x 3

IPO FPU x 2

IPO FPU x 2 Platoon x 1

IPO FPU x 2*

IPO IPO

* a third company will be deployed by January 2013

The Jordanian Formed Police Units (FPU) provide security to UN operations, personnel and facilities as cohesive mobile police units with main function in public order management, ranging from 120 to 140 men and women. Jordan has considerable field and mission experience in Transitional Law Enforcement (TLE) that is, the use of law enforcement or policing units, agencies, individuals, skills, techniques and/or capabilities, including necessary administrative support and bureaucratic oversight to realize UN and EU policies contributing to peace operations; as well as during reconstruction and stabilization operations. Jordan has developed a functional approach to law enforcement can do to contribute to a reconstruction and stabilization missions, international and inter-agency cooperation in TLE. At the regional level of Middle East and North Africa (MENA), however, different countries have different readiness and participation levels, even different understanding of what appears to be central to the debate about 21st-century PKMs. In such circumstances, Police professionals and organizations possess certain characteristics which make them suitable to operate in environments where there is a need for coercive force to enforce law and maintain order, but where military force proved as being inappropriate, provocative or counterproductive.

JGF’s mandate relates to:

• Maintain the security of governmental bodies, organizations and critical facilities • Provide support to other security agencies like PSP and Civil Defence

1 IPO Individual Police Officer 2 FPU Formed (self-sustaining) Police Units average 140-strong personnel to which specialised units may be added

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• Provide security to election processes • Contribute to Jordan’s policing interventions at peacekeeping missions • Maintain public order and crowd control • Arrest especially dangerous crime perpetrators with due respect of legal guarantees • Provide protection to foreign and diplomatic delegations in the KoJ • Provide security for the national and tourism festivals • Provide security for all national and international sport events, and • Perform any duties or tasks required by the relevant legislations in force

The Gendarmerie main tasks are:

• Maintain law and order and ensure law enforcement • Counter public disorder, riots, disobedience and insurgency. • Conduct cloister and cordon operations and apprehend dangerous criminals. • Provide protection for all the diplomatic corps, public institution and the VIPs. • Provide back up support to the other security agencies (e.g. PSP) upon request.

The Twinning will support the JGF to maintain the highest level of readiness in dealing with crisis and critical incidents plus various types of international and domestic security threats in line with human rights best practices, justice standards, and security approved procedures. It will provide the JGF officials with the necessary training, experience and expertise, keeping Darak staff updated with new security and stability techniques and protocols, so as to cope with the rapid development of various challenges. It will also facilitate interoperability of police forces, standardize policing practice, and improve the cooperation among JGF, European partners and the international training centres recognised by EU and UN through joint exercises, courses, secondments, internships, workshops and training visits.

The JGF has joined the FIEP3 (Association of European and Mediterranean Gendarmeries and Police Forces with Military Status) a forum through which European MS4 representatives could help supporting the RSTC with bilateral programs for specialized training. The evaluation team of the recently completed EU-funded Gendarmerie Nationale twinning has recommended the reinforcement of human rights related activities, emphasizing the development of the RSTC so as to meet EU standards. It should be noted that the JGF has been tasked with dealing with the miscellaneous events and demonstrations of the Arab Spring in Jordan, having dealt with some 10,000 security events (demonstrations, strikes, riots etc.) since January 2011 without one single fatal intervention.

Considering that the JGF is involved in long and broad UN peacekeeping operations, their upgrading in public order management in accordance with EU policing standards will result in enhanced overall performance of its mandate.

Through the present twinning project, the JGF will conform to internationally accepted practices of democratic crowd control, public order and training of trainers (ToT), by developing its existing human rights training curricula and raising the JGF effectiveness and efficiency at implementing its international and domestic tasks. Thus, the newly built RSTC is aimed to disseminate best international practices throughout the region, providing training to other national institutions and foreign countries’ forces.

3 http://www.fiep.org/ 4 Permanent members of the Union are the Gendarmeries of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Netherlands, Turkey, Morocco and Jordan, while Argentina and Chile are Associate members

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JGF will cover the cost of part of the required training equipments and tools. However, the Twinning project may be asked to assist the Beneficiary Institution in the identification of additional equipment needs to be procured in order to complete some facilities, ideally with external assistance. 5

For a number of years now, Jordan has focused its cooperation in foreign and security policy, regional and international issues, conflict prevention and crisis management. It is currently working on establishing contact points and carrying out exchange of information on European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), exploring the possibility of participation in training activities on conflict prevention, crisis and natural disaster management, and contribution to UN efforts to resolve regional conflicts and promote effective multilateralism.

The Twinning project, through the already established RSTC, will serve to: • Enhance the capacities of JGF management, administration and operation • Strengthen the institutional, administrative and operational capacity of the Regional

Gendarmerie Special Training Centre, and in so doing, improving the cooperation between JGF and other local, regional and international public security forces and agencies;

During the four years following its establishment, the JGF has participated in a number of joint activities with European actors among which,

• Euromed Police III Training Strategy Plan • FIEP (Association of Mediterranean and European Gendarmeries) membership and network

activities • Urban Shield Exercise conducted by the Cytel Group

As well as diverse thematic, strategy and tactics trainings at locations like:

• NATO Training School • Partnership for Peace Centre in Turkey • Centre for Excellence on Defence Against Terrorism in Turkey • Diverse trainings at the Centre of Excellence for Stability Police Units ‘CoESPU’ in Italy • Joint trainings with European police forces at the French National Gendarmerie training centre

(CNEFG) of Saint-Astier, in Occitaine • Spain’s Guardia Civil Training Centre in Logroño • Chilean Police Officers Academy in Santiago, and • Sa’ad Alabdullah Academy for Security Sciences in Kuwait • Nasir Academy for Military Sciences in Egypt • Naif University for Security Sciences in Saudi Arabia, • China’s Staff and Command College • Special Operations Unit at Portugal’s Guarda National Republicana

JGF’s Unit 14 is in training partnerships with international Counter-terrorism units such as:

• Cobra Unit from Austria • GSG9 Unit from from Germany

5 As per section 5.11 of the twinning manual, the maximum amount available under this twinning is 5000Euro (subject to a written justification and only on an exceptional basis). Alternatively, the cost of the equipment has to be covered by a separate supply contract, the BC itself or an external party. Due to the uncertainty of the procurement of this equipment, it is of paramount importance that this equipment is not essential for the purpose of the twinning.

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• GIGN Unit France • Rapid Assault Unit (UAP) and the Special Intervention Unit (UIS) from Spain.

For this matter the General Directorate of Gendarmerie has also signed Memorandums of Understanding with the following partners:

• France’s Gendarmerie Nationale • Romanian Gendarmerie • Turkish Gendarmerie • Carabineros de Chile • People’s Armed Police Forces of China • Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana • Centre of Excellence for Stability Police Units "CoESPU" in Italy

While currently taking the necessary steps to sign another MoU with the Serbian Gendarmerie. Legal Framework

The General Directorate of the Gendarmerie depends on the Ministry of Interior (MoI) as a security body with a military status. Its aim is to carry out tasks of security and order, to uphold the authority of the State and the rule of law, and to promote public security. It is constituted by divisions, battalions and units.

Its legal status is based upon the following instruments:

• Article 127 of the Jordan Constitution: whereby the Police and Gendarmerie organizations are to be established by laws.

• The Law of Gendarmerie Forces of 10 of July 2008 issued by Parliament and Senate under No34/2008 providing for the establishment of a specialized independent force to deal with critical circumstances and to maintain security and order in accordance with human rights, subject to the laws, regulations and instructions applicable to the Police staff as per Article 12. Although it is not a Judiciary body, article 15 entitles the General Prosecutor to appoint Gendarmerie officers to act as prosecutor in Court.

The Twinning will support the implementation of the GSP by means of

• Achieving its 1st Strategic Goal of ‘Improving the efficiency of Gendarmerie staff’ within program No. 1 ‘Human Resources’ and No. 2, ‘Training of Gendarmerie staff on human rights’.

• It will also contribute to executing the 3rd Strategic Goal which is ‘Enhancing the level of operational readiness’ within program No. 3 ‘Operations and control program’ and No. 27 ‘Participation in peacekeeping missions’.

Under the command of a Division General, the Gendarmerie is implementing the JGSP. Under this framework, JD 18 M to build a training center in Swaqa, Al Karak Governorate some 60 km south of Amman. Among them, JD 3 M has been allocated to the construction of the 8,000 sq.m. of the RSTC for the Middle East and South Mediterranean, as a specialized institution for Human Rights and PKM training, in consonance with international standards.

The RSTC is in advanced state of construction. The handing over by the contractor (tender contract 67/2011) was scheduled for December 2012 but is now expected to be in March 2013 at the latest. Once finished, the JGF will have the capacity to simultaneously accommodate 600 trainee higher

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officers and NCOs in the 12 buildings of the facility, located on a separate cluster in the same compound.

Risks and opportunities for regulation, organization and development of the system in Jordan (SWOT analysis)

Strengths

The JGF was created only four years ago as a committed, disciplined security body with military status. It has reached already significant goals such as networking and an excellence performance record at sharing common interests and participation in EU policies and programs. It has substantive twinning experience attained in one previous project with an EU Gendarmerie. It is going through a well planned growth process involving institutional development, investment and training of human capital. Concerning curricula and activities already developed by the JGF, RSTC has completed all items necessary to impart the following training courses and seminars:

1. Human rights training course (3 weeks)

2. FPU pre-redeployment training course (6 weeks )

3. FPUs commanders training course (4 weeks)

4. Humanitarian International law training course (2 weeks)

5. Directives on Use of Force training course (2 weeks)

6. ToT course (2 weeks)

7. Community security training course (1 week)

8. Democratic security training course (1 week)

9. Elections security training course (1 week)

10. Media and security training course (1 week)

11. Stress management training course

JGF cooperates with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Amman on Humanitarian International law and Human rights training for which a plan has been devised to implement in three phases, before the start of the twinning as follows:

Phase 1: Conduct 3 seminars for 75 officers and NCOs on humanitarian law and human rights. Phase 2: Conduct one 3-day basic training course for 20 participants, and Phase 3: Conduct one 6-day ToT.

Weaknesses

The Jordanian State budget is undergoing allocation difficulties as a result of the world recession resulting in a deficit of JD 2.06 billion in 2012, equivalent to €2.4 billion -and overall national debt of €20.5 billion at the end of the year.

Opportunities

The RSTC will bring a considerable contribution to the whole Middle East and South Mediterranean sub-regions in the specific fields of Human Rights and Peace Support Operations (PSO), with good perspectives of becoming a reference for specific training to police forces of the MENA, as well as to other countries in Europe. Most of the area covered by RSTC falls into the EU’s European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument ENPI with substantial synergies likely to develop in the coming years, as well as with EU’s Instrument for Stability IfS and Euromed Police III, plus FIEP.

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Threats

A further deterioration of the security situation in the region.

Justification and challenges

Jordan, because of its highly strategic geographical location, currently finds itself in the middle of complex internal political and regional troubled settings, with a series of threats and opportunities hanging in the balance. The country has earned a reputation of policing best practices through the region. The intended new partnership with MS police bodies will add to expanding this credit by means of disseminating EU best practices. The newly built RSTC is open to other national institutions, and set to welcome other foreign countries’ forces to disseminate best international practices throughout the region.

The twinning will support the JGF to maintain the highest level of readiness in dealing with internal crisis and critical incidents, and various types of security threats although always observing justice standards, human rights and security best practices. It will provide JGF staff with necessary training, experience and expertise, keeping all Gendarmerie staff updated with new security and stability techniques and procedures, so as to cope with the rapid development of various challenges throughout the region. In this regard, the formal and informal networking expected to derive from the joint exercise will improve the cooperation among European Gendarmerie Forces, various European partners and possibly other international training centres approved by UN and EU through joint exercises, courses, workshops, exchange of trainers, and study visits.

Since the JGF is being involved in a broad participation to UN peacekeeping operations (Jordan is among the three top personnel contributors worldwide to UN peacekeeping missions), its upgrading in public order management in accordance with UN rules and regulations will result in enhanced overall performance of the missions.

The JGF has joined the FIEP. During its last annual meeting held in Lisbon in October 2012, various country representatives asked about ways to supporting the RSTC in its evolution into Centre for Excellence, since most FIEP European MS members have attained this Excellence qualification for their respective specialized training centres. The evaluation team of the recently completed EU-sponsored Gendarmerie Twinning have commended the human rights activities and emphasized the development of the RSTC so as to meet EU standards. It will also enhance JGF profile before the civilian population by interacting with civil society, university and human rights organizations.

The Twinning will also redevelop existing JGF human rights training curricula in order to raise the JGF effectiveness and efficiency at implementing its own external and internal duties. The JGF itself will cover the cost of the required training equipments and tools. The twinning will accord new policing skills to JGF at domestic level, including Mounted Units.6

The deficit in the Jordanian State budget will decrease JGF’s up to 30%, thereby constraining the implementation of the GSP and the execution of some of the planned projects.

The project draws from the Paris Declaration and the 2008 EC Backbone Strategy for external aid to guide the reform of Technical Cooperation and PIUs to improve the effectiveness of EU aid with respect to capacity development. It also responds to the need of ENPI South partner countries in terms of international training in the field of police cooperation and operational coordination, and it is 6 The Gendarmerie Cavalry Unit is a Unit of 50 horses (company size) and it is part of the Gendarmerie. The role of this unit includes public order, patrol, search etc.

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complementary with Jordan’s national plans and activities in these respects, ensuring their coordination, engagement and ownership with its domestic sector programs.

In consideration of what is indicated above, the specific challenges which are expected to be tackled by the Twinning activities are as follows:

• The capacities of RSTC staff should be strengthened with operational training programs, including training of trainers (ToT) courses, pre-deployment, mobile training units and training for specific missions (required training subjects on annexes 2 and 3),

• Gendarmerie staff has to be supported in the development of its own standard Operational Procedure (SOP) for gendarme-like forces in PSO-PKM operations, specifically with regard to crowd control, combating organized crime, high risk arrests, protection of sensitive facilities and election process security; in addition, a specific training for officers of the newly created Mounted Units within the JGF should be ensured by the Twinning project,

• The RSTC has to increase its capacities in providing interoperability training with relevant military forces at both national and international levels; in so doing, the project should build the institutional, administrative and operational capacity of the JGF Regional Special Training Centre, a section of which is now evolving into a new School as a specialised section for PSO and Human Rights training,

• The management and operational capacities of JGF have to be enhanced; particular attention should be paid in building the capacities of interacting with academic and research institutions in related areas, such as humanitarian law, human rights, PKM, criminal law, prison management, civil society and civilian-police cooperation,

• Through the RSTC, the JGF has to increase its capacities in managing Public Relations & Media Affairs; in this sense, a Plan for Communications and Visibility, in line with EU standards, should be implemented by the Twinning project.

Absorption capacity

The RSTC can hold up to 4,000 trainees per year provided that provision of equipment commensurate with the ‘Excellence’ attributes can be effected. Hosting that number of police officers requires significant inputs, draining financial resources otherwise appropriated to equipment purchases. To this end, a funding line parallel to the twinning project may be negotiated for procurement of training equipment.

It is expected that the RSTC will attract neighbouring countries’ police bodies for training their own forces in Swaqa, tasks that JGF has been performing during the last years with forces coming from a few Arab countries. The probable gains in reputation of RSTC should mean increased requests from other countries and the resulting revenue generation for the JGF, optimizing its absorption capacity and infrastructure utilization.

3.2. Linked Activities At the time of preparation of the twinning proposal, the JGF was involved in the following EU-funded activities:

• Euromed Police III Project. • Training of Trainers Project supported by Centre of Excellence for Stability Police Units

‘CoESPU’

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The twinning contract titled "Strengthening the Jordanian Gendarmerie" with the French National Gendarmerie ended in November 2012.

During the four years after its establishment the Gendarmerie has participated in a number of joint activities with European actors among which,

• Euromed Police III Training Strategy Plan • FIEP (Association of Mediterranean and European Gendarmeries) membership and network

activities • Urban Shield Exercise conducted by the Cytel Group

As well as diverse thematic trainings at locations like

• NATO Training School • Partnership Force for Excellence at the Centre for Defence Against Terrorism in Turkey • Diverse trainings at the Centre of Excellence for Stability Police Units ‘CoESPU’ in Italy • Joint trainings with European police forces at the French National Gendarmerie training centre

(CNEFG) of Saint-Astier, in Occitaine • Spain’s Guardia Civil Training Centre in Logroño • Chilean Police Officers Academy in Santiago, and • Sa’ad Alabdullah Academy for Security Sciences in Kuwait

Gendarmerie’s Unit 14 is in training partnerships with international Counter-terrorism units such as:

• Cobra Unit in Austria • GSG9 Unit in Germany • GIGN Unit in France • Rapid Action Force (FAR) and the Special Intervention Unit (UIE) in Spain.

3.3. Results Four Mandatory Results (MR) will be achieved by the Twinning Partners. In order to accomplish these results a series of activities will be implemented; each component aimed at achieving one MR:

MR No. 1: The Regional Special Training Centre (RSTC) is strengthened with a strategy to ensure full operative efficiency and to provide security and stability training services according to EU standards and MS Best practices.

MR No. 2: The RSTC is reinforced with a specialised School to impart training on Peace Support Operations and Human Rights in line with EU standards, including technical proficiency at Public Relations & Media Affairs, and an implemented JGF Communications and visibility plan.

MR No.3: The JGF masters democratic crowd management techniques in consonance with EU best practices.7

MR No. 4: As transversal component, new ToT full cycles on RSTC different fields of expertise are completed by the RSTC teaching staff.

7 The activities implemented under this result have to complement the activities already implemented and foreseen in the regional Programme Euromed Police III.

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3.4. Activities

The Project will undertake the following activities8:

3.4.0 Kick off -, Steering Committee and final meetings

The following general activities are envisaged to be implemented, in addition to project components:

• The implementation of the project will start with the arrival of the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) in Jordan. The RTA will have to be placed in his/her office. S/he will be introduced to the BC stakeholders of the project and to his/her counterparts and staff. S/he will finalise the hiring of the project assistant. A one-day kick-off meeting will be organized in the first month of the project, aiming at launching and presenting the project to the stakeholders, the media and the public at large. In order to guarantee large public information and visibility about the start of the project, the meeting will be concluded with a press conference and a press release.

• Steering Committee meetings: On a quarterly basis, regular Steering Committee meetings will be convened to promote the effective management and monitoring of project activities. Progress in the areas of the project’s interventions will be discussed with the beneficiaries and Steering Committee members.

• A final meeting; this activity will be held to ensure awareness and visibility. A closing conference (or wrap-up meeting) will be held during the last months of the project at which the results and impact of the project will be presented to the beneficiary, the Jordanian Government, civil society organizations and other donors. The final meeting will ensure that the results achieved by the end of the project are made available to all relevant stakeholders and will present recommendations for possible follow-up and lessons learned for and from similar projects

3.4.1 Component I: The Regional Special Training Center (RTSC) is strengthened with a

strategy to ensure full operative efficiency and to provide with security and stability training services according to EU standards and MS best practices

The plan of activities for this component should contain at least the following:

1.1 JGF makes available all relevant strategic, capacity, budgetary documents, training manuals in English versions to partner MS experts for screening and analysis, performed as desk review aiming at RSTC readiness assessment report.

1.2 Assess RSTC organizational, operational, and administrative capacity, and existence and quality of the strategic Pre-Feasibility RSTC framework, including proposal of Organizational Chart and workflows adapted to Jordan’s conditions, and according to MS best practices.

1.3 Development of an annual planning strategy for RSTC functioning and implementation of its organizational, operational, administrative and training services, based on the assessed capacity building needs and the proposed Organizational Chart.

8 Note: The listed activities and the proposed means for achieving the activities and results are indicative and may be revised in the framework of the preparation of the contract between twinned institutions.

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1.4 Workshops of discussion, round-table discussion and individual meetings in order to steer the process between BA and MS experts for the endorsement/approval of RSTC assessment and annual planning strategy.

3.4.2 Component II: The RSTC is reinforced with a specialised School to impart training on Peace Support Operations and Human Rights in line with EU standards, including technical proficiency at Public Relations & Media Affairs, and an implemented JGF Communications and visibility plan.

The plan of activities for this component should contain at least the following:

2.1 Analysis and Identification of Training Needs for both RSTC officers and other JGF linked to project activities, containing matching and prioritization according to resources available;

2.2 Development of a Training Needs Assessment including training curricula on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Stability Police Units (SPU, be them under UN-FPU or EU-IPUs parameters for Robust Police Units), Individual Police Advisers IPOs, Democratic crowd control tactics, and Public Relations & the Media; the assessment of training should be not only focused on formal training courses but also on workshops, on-the-job training modalities and joint exercises.

2.3 Workshops for the evaluation of the Training Needs Assessment on SPU, IPOs, Individual Police Advisers, Democratic crowd control tactics, and Communications and Visibility Plan prepared by Public Relations & the Media plus IT JGF Departments.

2.4 Based on the training curricula, development of training manuals in English.9

2.5 Design of e-Learning RTSC platform

2.6 Design of training map to Jordan Gendarmes on PSO-PKMs, accountability and international standards for external operations in a manner that each JGF trained staff completes one full cycle of training JGF peacekeepers, before deployment or upon return of PSO-PK mission.

2.7 Support and follow up to the Newly trained JGF public relations and IT officers in preparing communications, media relations and visibility plans including those to include in the RSTC website.

For e-Learning purposes, the RSTC and the twinning partner will jointly explore options for creating a secure intranet accessible through an independent website, with username, personal ID and password for every teacher, student and participant, containing all teaching resources, materials and examination tests.

3.4.3 Component III: JGF masters democratic crowd management techniques in consonance

with EU best practices

The plan of activities for this component should contain at least the following:

3.1 Prepare and implement training program for public crowd management techniques in line with democratic security standards in EU. Assessment of the conformity of the equipments for RSTC trainees and operational units to EU standards.

3.2 Deliver training of senior officers on commanding: control and leadership in restoring public order and crowd control.

9 Printing costs will have to be covered either by the BC or the EUMS outside of the twinning contract.

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3.3 Deliver training to basic crowd control non-commissioned Officers (NCOs) at restoring public order through best practice procedures and tactics.

3.4 Specific training for officers of the newly created Mounted Units10.

Training will consist of recent operational techniques, case analysis and development of operational cooperation. In this particular component every effort should be made to provide interpretation to English and Arabic, especially at activity 3.3. Subjects encompassing the training issues above can be found on Annexes 2 and 3.

3.4.4 Component IV: As transversal component, new ToT full cycles on RSTC different fields of expertise are completed by the RSTC teaching staff.

The plan of activities for this component should contain at least the following:

4.1 Capacity building and practical working support to JGF individual trainers of PSO human rights’ training school within RSTC undergo ToT courses on PSO, HR and other fields of expertise so as to acquire the skills necessary to deliver quality training compliant with EU and UN Pre-deployment Training Standards applying to FPUs and all individual police deployed to UN peacekeeping operations.

4.2. Train JGF higher officers (mainly from the school within RSCT, Gendarmerie Directorate, plus Administration, Personnel and Procurement Units).

4.3 Carry out of a plan of study visits to the MS Twinning Country/ies for trainers of the school within RSTC

4.4 Developing ToT trainings curricula and training manuals to train Gendarmes on human rights, accountability, international standards for national and international operations, public relations and media affairs.

4.5 Delivery of training programs based on the plans delivered by the twinning

Subjects encompassing the training issues above can be found on Annexes 2 and 3.

3.5 Means The project will be implemented in the form of a Twinning contract between the beneficiary country and EU Member State(s). The means of the present Twinning Project is basically the manpower capacity made available by the MS organisation over a 15 month duration.

The EUMS key staff will consist of:

• The MSPL will coordinate the project from the home base of the MS Twinning administration. The MSPL will come to Jordan on at least one mission every three months.

• The RTA will reside in the BC during the full duration of the Twinning Project activities. He is in charge of the day to day implementation of the project.

• The RTA Assistants will support the RTA in implementing his/her daily tasks, • The Short- Term Experts are civil servants and have practical experience in the selected fields.

10 The Gendarmerie Cavalry Unit is a Unit of 50 horses (company size) and it is part of the Gendarmerie. The role of this unit includes public order, patrol, search etc.

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The interested MS shall include in their proposal the CVs of the designated PL, RTA, and proposed pool of STEs.

The Resident Twinning Adviser will reside 15 months in Jordan and will be located in the Directorate General of the Gendarmerie in Amman.

3.5.1 Profile and tasks of the Project Leader (PL) The Project Leader (PL) will be responsible for the overall planning and implementation of the MS inputs in this Twinning project. The PL is expected to devote a minimum of 3 days per month to the project progress in addition to one visit to the beneficiary country (BC) every 3 months.

In cooperation with the BC PL appointed by the Gendarmerie, she/he will be responsible for the organisation of the project’s steering committee which includes the RTA and representatives of the Programme Administration Office (PAO) and EU Delegation.

The Project Leader (PL) should be a high-ranking official. S/he must have a broad knowledge of all processes in the area concerned, as well as good leadership skills. S/he must have a relevant university degree, minimum 10 years of work experience and a strong command of English.

The PL will be tasked with the overall conception and direction of the Member State's inputs. S/he shall ensure the short term expertise in support of the efficient implementation of the project and the full support at senior levels within the Member State administration.

Profile

• University degree in law, political science, security studies or equivalent or any other appropriate discipline;

• High ranking civil servant with over seven years of working experience in a relevant MS Institution in the field of Human Rights or equivalent working experience within an EU MS's Military or police body at senior management level;

• Knowledge of relevant best practices and international instruments and mechanisms of police cooperation and training instruments on Human Rights and/or PSO;

• Good analytical, appraisal, organisational, coordination, reporting and communication skills. • Computer literacy (MS Office applications, Excel, e-mail, internet).

Additional qualifications should complete the profile of the PL

• Proven ability to coordinate relevant cooperation projects. • Previous work experience with Twinning Projects and knowledge of EU Project Cycle

Management tools will be an asset. • Working knowledge of English, both spoken and written

Tasks and Inputs

• He/she will act as the counterpart of BC Project Leader and ensures in close cooperation with the BC project leader the overall steering and coordination of the project;

• He/she will continue to work in his/her MS administration but will devote a portion of his/her time to conceiving, supervising and coordinating the overall thrust of the project;

• He/she will sign all official documents, although the MS Project Leader can delegate RTA to sign side letters on his/her behalf;

• He/she will co-ordinate the Project Steering Committee (PSC) held every three months.

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3.5.2 Profile and tasks of the Resident Twinning Advisor (RTA) The Resident Twinning Advisor (RTA) will provide 15 months input on site, leading all aspects of the work of the MS team and will work directly with the BC project leader and RTA counterpart on a daily basis to support and coordinate the activities being implemented in the BC. His/her role is not purely administrative as the RTA is expected to provide high level advice and direction on all project activities. Thus, the successful RTA candidate should combine both technical competence and practical experience in the development of assistance programmes and projects in the field of Police Forces development in Peacekeeping and Human Rights fields.

Profile

- University degree in law, political science, security studies or equivalent or any other appropriate discipline

- MS civil servant with over seven years working experience in a relevant MS Institution in the field of Human Rights or within a police body at management level;

- Knowledge of relevant best practices and international instruments and mechanisms of police cooperation and training instruments on Human Rights and/or PSO;

- Working knowledge of English; both written and spoken.

Additional qualifications should complete the profile of the RTA

• Background in supporting and/or managing police/security sector reform; • Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills and previous experience in

working with multi-disciplinary and multi-national teams; • Demonstrated experience in the fields of expertise required to achieve the benchmarks

mentioned in the project logframe;

Tasks and Inputs of the RTA: The RTA will be in charge of the day to day implementation of the project. RTA will carry out his responsibility according to the twinning manual.

The RTA will be based at the premises of the Jordan General Directorate of Gendarmerie which will provide the necessary office space and facilities. Frequent travel to the RSTC will be required from the RTA.

In the implementation of his/her daily tasks, the RTA will be supported by one assistant of Jordan nationality, who will be hired by the Twinning project for the entire period of project implementation (15 months).

The assistant will have administrative tasks, and may be also employed for interpretation and translation duties.

3.5.3 Profiles of the Short Term Experts The RTA will be assisted by a number of Short Term Experts (STE) identified as per the activities mentioned above. The role, profile and duration of the STE participation will be defined in the work plan pursuant to the activities to undertake by both the RTA and MS Project Leader. The broad scope of work requires a variety of field expertise which can be listed in a (tentative and non exhaustive) way as follows:

1. Program Management

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2. Organizational development

3. Peace Support Operations/Peacekeeping missions

4. Human Rights

5. Humanitarian law

6. Design of training programmes

7. Development of training materials

8. Establishment and maintenance of virtual learning environments and on-line training

9. Facilitation of training cycles.

10. Logistics

11. Public relations and the Media

12. Gender issues

13. Democratic crowd control tactics: Training in commanding and controlling subordinate units acting at crisis areas and other units on the ground

14. Democratic crowd control tactics: Training of senior police officers on use of equipment supplied for commanding and planning room, including cavalry operations.

15. Training of teams consisting of senior officers at PSO units, psychologist and medical doctors to assure psychological support, stress management and medical treatment for Gendarmerie officers involved in peace operations, and their families.

16. Monitoring & Evaluation of training

Within the expertise required for the implementation of the project, a group of STEs will conduct joint work and training sessions, thus playing a critical role at supporting the capacity building of the RSTC. They will as well support the RTA with the transfer of technical know-how on specific matters (as those listed on 3.5.2).

The STEs should preferably have the following minimum skills:

- At least 5 years’ working experience from within a relevant MS Institution.

- Knowledge of relevant EU rules and regulations.

- Working knowledge of English, both oral and written.

The identification of the STE experts will be done during the negotiation of the contract by the two PLs. According to the plan of activities, STE Training Experts will be based either in Amman, at the General Command of Gendarmerie, or at the Regional Special Training Centre (RSTC) located in Swaqa, which will provide the necessary office space, accommodation and other facilities.

4. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK The beneficiary institution of the present Twinning project is the JGF through its International Cooperation Division, responsible for the implementation of the project. A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) has already been set inside it, in co-operation with the JGF Department for Administration and Logistics in charge of coordinating the activities. The PIU has been instrumental at drafting the present fiche.

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Implementation mechanisms

The Gendarmerie is currently implementing its GSP, including the appropriation of several fund disbursements amounting to JD 18m, to build a training centre at Swaqa in the Al Karak Governorate, some 60 km south of Amman; of which JD 3m have been allocated to the construction of the 8,000 sq.m. of the Regional Special Training Centre that will house the new HR and PSO School for the Middle East and South Mediterranean, set up as a specialized institution for Human Rights and Peace Support-PKM mission training, according to international standards. JGF will make available the necessary infra-structure for the MS partner to carry out its tasks. The provision of office space, equipment, including access to computer, internet, telephone, fax, etc, and the professional use of that equipment should be available to the RTA from day one of her/his arrival.

JGRSTC facilities are in advanced state of construction. It was scheduled to be handed over by the contractor in December 2012, but is now expected to be ready by March 2013 (tender contract 67/2011). After completion, the JGF will have the capacity to simultaneously accommodate 600 trainee (or 4,000 yearly) higher, NCO and basic officers in the 12 buildings of the facility, located in a separate cluster on the same compound. The same new infrastructures will also accommodate police and security officers from countries in the region.

For general information, advertisement, diploma issuance and other practical purposes the current RSTC wing in charge of PSO and HR training will henceforth be called Human Rights and Peace Support Operations Training School. It must be clarified that the School is not a newly established body within RSTC but a public image and formal certification instrument to deliver and rubberstamp all RTSC training in the above fields, under a common heading and logo that in time will consolidate RSTC’s worldwide image as other training schools do.

ToTs will take place in the Training Centre in Swaqa. Study visits to MS training institutions will also be organised under the twinning project. ToT will be designed so as to directly contribute to strengthening the capacities of the centre to deliver training in specific PSO areas. Each course will have its duration established, will cover not only skills and techniques of knowledge transfer but also specific elements of the relevant course. ToT courses will entail physical presence of the students (face-to-face, classroom delivered) involving 10 to 15 participants maximum, selected among the 25 permanent Swaqa trainers. An on-line version of the courses may be devised so as to complement the activities of the ToT.

JGF shall arrange for appropriate personnel made available to work with the MS Twinning partner. Counterpart officers for each activity will be appointed to facilitate implementation. It is of paramount importance that these officers will be selected among those counting with the required skills to carry out the development efforts.

The JGF, together with the EUMS partner, is responsible for the selection of participants in study tours and ToT. During the negotiation of the contract, the exact number and nature of the ToTs and study visits will be discussed and agreed to.

JGF will provide appropriate training facilities properly equipped for all training activities foreseen and implemented in the course of this twinning project.

5. BUDGET The total estimated budget of the project is EUR 1.100.000.

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6. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS A new Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union entered into force on 1st January 2013.11 This implies several changes to the Twinning contract templates. An updated version of the Twinning Manual and of its Annexes, incorporating these changes, is in preparation and shall be published soon on the EuropeAid website.12 The Twinning contract that shall be signed as a result of the present procedure shall follow the templates of the updated Twinning Manual and Annexes. 6.1 Implementing Agency responsible for tendering, contracting and accounting The Programme Administration Office (PAO) is in charge of the coordination of all the activities and the administrative management of the Support to the Association Agreement Programme. The PAO will be the responsible institution for the management of this twinning project. It manages the tenders, contracts and payments and this, in accordance with the procedures of ex-ante control defined in the Practical Guide to contract procedures financed from the General Budget of the EC in the context of external actions. Contact details of PAO responsible of the contract:

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Mr. Marwan Al-Refai Programme Administration Office Support to the implementation of the EU-Jordan Association Agreement P.O. Box 555 Amman, 11118 Jordan Fax: 00 962 6 464 9024 Marwan.r@mop.gov.jo 6.2 Main counterpart in the Beneficiary Country BC Project Leader

Col Dr. Moutassem Abu Shattal Director of Gendarmerie Forces Secretariat General Directorate of Gendarmerie Forces Amman- Jordan Mobile 00962 777864963

11 Financial Regulation: Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:298:0001:0096:EN:PDF Rules of Application: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:362:FULL:EN:PDF 12 http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/overview/twinning_en.htm

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Fax 00962 6 5100383 Email: mabushattal @yahoo.com The Jordan Project Leader (PL) is a senior civil servant at decision-making level. He will act as the counterpart of the Member State PL. He will ensure the overall steering and coordination of the project from the Jordan side, including proper policy dialogue and political support. The PL's seniority will ensure his ability to mobilise the necessary staff in support of the efficient implementation of the project. He will lead/coordinate Project Steering Committee (PSC) from the Jordan side.

RTA counterpart

L.t. Colonel Hussein Al Ziod Chief of International Cooperation Division General Directorate of Gendarmerie Forces Amman- Jordan Mobile 00962 775421159 Office 00962 6 5100360 / Ext. 2103 Email: husseinspu@yahoo.com international.cooperation@jdf.gov.jo The RTA Counterpart is a senior civil servant who will work with the RTA on a daily basis to ensure proper coordination and implementation of all activities of the project and achieve an efficient transfer of knowledge and information. He/she may be involved in one or more of the components of the twinning fiche and be responsible, together with the RTA, for finalisation of the reports to be submitted to the PLs which will be discussed and approved by the Project's Steering Committee.

6.3 Contracts There will be one twinning contract with a selected Member State or consortium of Member States. 7. INDICATIVE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 7.1 Launching of the call for proposals: February, 2013

7.2 Start of project activities: August, 2013

7.3 Project completion: October 2014

7.4 Duration of the execution period: (15+3) months 8. SUSTAINABILITY This twinning project fiche has been designed in close cooperation with the JGF which has shown the highest degree of involvement, ownership and commitment to the success of the endeavour. Special attention was made to ensure that activities will be pursued and outputs maintained after the end of the twinning project – so as to secure long-term impact and sustainability.

The twinning project’s key outputs (organisational development plan, training programmes/curricula, SOPs, e-Learning platform) and related expected results are of vital importance indeed for JGF, as they

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will contribute significantly to enhance its institutional, operational and administrative capacity four years after its establishment, in order to carry on with its previous activities, only this time more in line with international standards and EU best practices, resulting in fostered public security, order and respect for human rights in Jordan as well as enhanced participation in international SPOs.

Based on recent developments at the macroeconomic level it is expected that State budgetary limitations will persist during the whole implementation period. The Jordanian government budget is undergoing a fiscal crisis deriving from the world recession and conflicts in neighboring countries, resulting in allocation difficulties that translate into a deficit of JD 2.06 billion in 2012 (equivalent to €2.4 billion) and overall national debt of €20.5 billion at the end of the year. At the time of writing this fiche the JGF International Cooperation Division reckons that a cutback of 30% of the entire JGF budget is plausible for 2013, most of which will affect capacity building budget lines since regular law enforcement operations cannot be relegated, thus highlighting the importance of the twinning contract to partially compensate for such noticeable appropriation shortcomings.

Although amidst the dire economic perspectives in the region, the RSTC will nevertheless bring a considerable contribution to the entire Middle East and South Mediterranean region in the specific fields of HR and PSO with good perspectives of becoming a reference at specific training to police forces from these countries. Most of the area covered by the Center falls into the EU’s European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument ENPI with substantial synergies likely to develop in the coming years, as well as with EU’s Instrument for Stability IfS and Euromed Police III. It is expected that the Center will become financially self-sustaining (at least partially) with revenues generated from training police forces from the MENA region.

Besides general, end-user kind of training the overall objectives of the ToT sub-program are not just transferring knowledge on a specific topic, but also to provide skills and techniques on how best to pass that knowledge to other individuals. So ToT becomes crucial in the entire architecture of the twinning -and to its sustainability once the twinning contract is completed.

Concerning possible teamwork that would help on sustainability aspects, the Jordan Armed Forces Peace Operations Training Center13 (JPOTC) in the governorate of Zarqa was established in August 1996 dedicated to training troops for UN Peace Operations. The JPOTC also provides training to UN Military Observers and UN civilian employees, having gained a leading role in Cultural Awareness Training by conducting several courses for foreign participants since 2003. The Centre is now a full and official member in NATO PTC Community and Network; having been declared Partnership Training Centre in 2011. The JPOTC is a member of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) located in Canada.

Some of JPOTC courses may have similarities with those intended by the JGF, like the Pre-deployment course, Humanitarian Assistance Course, International Law of Armed Conflict Course, Cultural Awareness Course, Women in Peace Operations Course, Civil-Military Coordination Course, and Electoral Security in Conflict Areas Course. Synergies will be sought between both Centres in order to achieve efficiencies of scale, harmonizing tuition fees, share teaching resources, existing training manuals and didactic materials, field experiences and lessons learnt, and others.

Contacts on common interests could also be explored with Egypt’s Cairo Centre for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA), established in 1994 to promote peace and stability in Africa. CCCPA14 is recognized by the African Union as one of the main training centres in

13 http://www.potc.mil.jo/default.shtm 14 http://www.cairopeacekeeping.org/cms.php?id=landing_page

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the continent, designated to train both senior peacekeeping mission leaders and the African Standby Force (ASF) with a focus on civilians. The Centre also assumes the responsibility of developing the civilian dimension of the ASF Northern Brigade (also known as North African Regional Capability - NARC).

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana is another prospective with which liaisons could be established for operations in sub-Saharan Africa. Working with its partners, the KAIPTC undertakes and delivers research and training programmes that contribute to global peacekeeping operations. Since 2003 its researchers and training facilitators have delivered over 207 courses in diverse aspects of peacekeeping operations for over 8,547 individuals and organizations globally, from which RTSC could benefit by creating synergisms and sharing lessons learnt.

The JGF will ensure that staff trained under this project are permitted to remain in post and not subject to arbitrary and/or frequent transfer into posts where their newly acquired skills are of no use or dismissed without due cause/process. To address this, a detailed database of trainings provided per staff member should be kept by JGF to allow for monitoring of investment in personnel to ensure in the future those trained have not been transferred to other positions without due justification.

The twinning will support the development of RSTSC e-Learning platform under component 2, and possibly the launch of website links to the e-Learning intranet. It is however expected that the platform will go online some 9 months after the start of twinning operations, thus reducing its coverage and impact during the twinning contract execution timeline. The service is expected to have long term impact, rather that during the short twinning implementation cycle

9. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES This twinning project is fundamentally about good governance while fostering specific EC cross-cutting issues and particularly human rights. Indeed one of the project’s expected results concern the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms such as the right to security and freedom of peaceful assembly and association. The project will contribute to improving security and stability in the country.

In what concerns staffing, the main criteria for personnel hiring and appointment will be appropriate qualifications and experience in similar projects, not sex or age. Both men and women will have equal opportunities and salaries. The Darak is implementing an important recruitment process covering all units and areas of responsibility, to which end a number of positions have been assigned to women. Among the recruitment and training of new GSP, some 500 female officers will be assigned administrative tasks thus somehow balancing the gender aspects of institutional staffing.

Equal opportunity for participation of men and women will be assured in all aspects of project implementation. MS partner organizations and contractors involved in the project will be required to provide monitoring data recording the participation of men and women's representation in terms of expert inputs and trainee days as an integral component of all project progress reports.

Environmental aspects are not relevant to the project .The project should not have negative environmental effects other than the carbon footprint derived from burning of fossil fuels because of logistics and international travel.

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10. CONDITIONALITY AND SEQUENCING

10.1 Conditionality The present twinning project fiche has been drafted with considerable PIU staff participation in terms of time and effort. By endorsing the twinning fiche the JGF commits itself to effect all contributions stated on it, particularly the timely completion of facilities at RSCT as discussed on the Implementation Mechanisms section above.

Other key assumptions for this project are as follows:

• Overall peaceful conditions in the region. • Support to JGF remains a priority for the Jordanian Government. • The Jordanian Government provides sufficient human and material resources under the National

Budget to the Gendarmerie. • Full commitment from the JGF to work towards the achievements of the project objectives and to

mobilize the necessary human resources during and beyond the end of the project. • Full commitment from the European twinning partner to mobilize suitable experts. • Trained officers remain in service, keeping their rotation to a minimum.

10.2 Sequencing

The completion date for each activity should be proposed in the final logframe matrix to be attached to the twinning contract. Whilst a number of activities run in parallel, there is a critical path however whereby some activities are dependent upon the completion of other activities in the same or in another component, like procurement of some equipment, documents translation, supply of printed manuals and training materials, and others.

Further details about scheduled activities shall be arranged among the BC and the selected MS PL and RTA during the phase of project preparation.

ANNEXES

1. Logical framework planning matrix

2. ToT proposed training modules

3. Proposed general training modules

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ANNEX I: logical framework matrix Name and Project Number: Support to the Jordan Gendarmerie Regional Special Training Centre (RSTC)

Support to the Implementation of the Action Plan Program (SAPP II)

Overall Objective Objectively verifiable Indicators Sources of Verification Support the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at ensuring respect for human rights in the country while promoting stability at the regional level, in line with the Jordan Gendarmerie Strategic Plan

Reports from EU institutions, EU MS, national and international organisations confirming an improved security and stability in the country, region and globally and a reduction of crime.

- Reports prepared by the EU institutions and national and international organizations. - Government reports - Articles in newspapers and/or websites

Project Purpose Objectively verifiable Indicators Sources of Verification Assumptions Support the evolution of the Jordan Gendarmerie Force (JGF) Regional Specialized Training Centre (RSTC) to provide training services on human rights, peace support operations and security to Jordan JGF and other institutions at both domestic and international levels, in line with EU and UN standards.

- Reports from the Jordanian Government and EU twinning partner confirming an enhanced law enforcement capacity of the Gendarmerie and improved security in the country by the end of the project cycle - Reports from EU institutions, EU MS, national and international organisations on JGF participation at PSO and PKM operations

- Reports prepared by the EU institutions and national and international organizations. - Government Reports - Reports from EU MS Twinning Partner - Statistical data generated by the Government - Twinning Project final report - Monitoring and Evaluation reports - Articles in newspaper and/or websites.

-Full commitment from the JGF to work towards the achievements of the project objectives and to mobilise the necessary human resources during the project life. - Full commitment from the European twinning partner to mobilize suitable experts. -Trained people remain in service

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Results Objectively Verifiable Indicators Sources of Verification Assumptions

Mandatory Result Nr. 1 The Regional Special Training Centre (RSTC) is strengthened with a strategy to ensure full operative efficiency and to provide security and stability training services according to EU standards and MS Best practices. Mandatory Result Nr. 2 The RSTC is reinforced with a specialised School to impart training on Peace Support Operations and Human Rights in line with EU standards, including technical proficiency at Public Relations & Media Affairs, and an implemented JGF Communications and visibility plan. Mandatory Result Nr.3 Jordan Gendarmerie masters democratic crowd management techniques in consonance with EU best practices Mandatory Result Nr. 4 As transversal component, new ToT full cycles on RSTC different fields of expertise are completed by the RSTC teaching staff.

-Actuation of a Project Implementation Unit incorporating Twinning contract settings additional to its current mandate

-Overall assessment of RTSC status and approval of RTSC readiness report

-Training Needs Assessment TNA prepared

-Training curricula prepared

-Selection of ToT Courses participants

- Developed strategy for the RSTC containing a proposal of organisational chart

-Curricula for ToT courses prepared

-Curricula for the specialties courses prepared

-Training of RTSC teachers and instructors completed

-Selection of trainees for Study visits and other training modalities abroad

-Calls for applications of trainee candidates launched

-JGF Command, NCOs and Basic officers trained on HR and PSO at pre-deployment training courses -Communications and Visibility Plan prepared

-Development of e-Learning platform for specialties under Components 2 and 4/ Selected courses in annexes 2 and 3

-Options for go online of RTSC website explored

-Number of JGF staff having completed ToT and specialty training cycles

-Number of curricula, training materials and specialties developed

-Twinning Project reports - Developed materials (organisational set up, training plan, training curricula, standard operation procedures, communication strategy, etc) - Monitoring and Evaluation reports -Articles in newspaper and/or websites -Statistics on website visitors -Report on JGF members’s distance learning number of certifications

As above

Components and Activities Assumptions

Component 1: Regional Specialised Training Centre for Middle East & South Mediterranean police forces enabled to provide security and stability training services to other national and international institutions according to EU standards.

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1.1 JGF makes available all relevant strategic, capacity, budgetary documents, training manuals in English to partner MS experts for screening and analysis, performed as desk review aiming at RSTC readiness assessment report

- Collect all relevant information and data from different JGF units and sections pertinent to twinning purposes 1.2 Assess RSTC organizational, operational, and administrative capacity, and existence and quality of the strategic Pre-Feasibility RSTC framework, including proposal of Organizational Chart and workflows adapted to Jordan’s conditions, and according to MS best practices.

1. Analyse collected information including data on human resource capacity and production of recommendations for a capacity building program 2. Determine and update the STE technical assistance required by RSTC and the organizational chart resulting, and monitor its operation 3. Preparation of detailed appraisal on final staffing requirements for proper functioning of RSTC; definition of the needs in terms of capacity building and training imparted to new personnel 4. Prepare and implement Quarterly (or Six-monthly) Workplans based on Twinning Contract negotiations, updating and adapting its contents if required

1.3 Development of an annual planning strategy for RSTC functioning and implementation of its organizational, operational, administrative and training services, based on the assessed capacity building needs and the proposed Organizational Chart.

1.4 Workshops of discussion, round-table discussion and individual meetings in order to steer the process between BA and MS experts for the endorsement/approval of RSTC assessment and annual planning strategy.

- Present the readiness/assessment report by the Gendarmerie Director General

As above

Component 2: JGRSTC reinforced with a specialized School to impart specialised training on Peace Support Operations and Human Rights in line with EU standards, including technical proficiency at Public Relations & Media Affairs. JGF Communications and Visibility plan implemented.

2.1 Analysis and Identification of Training Needs for both RSTC officers and other JGF linked to project activities, containing matching and prioritization according to resources available;

1. Design program curricula for training at Officer, NCO and basic levels both in Jordan and abroad 2. Schedule training courses, study visits, workshops and on-the-job training modalities like secondment, internships, and joint exercises. 3. Determine the cultural, psychological and physical conditions required from trainee applicants 4. Determine the composition and procedures of RTSC Examination Board adapted to twinning requirements 5. Establish procedures to examine and evaluate the curriculum vitae of trainee applicants 6. Establish a publicity system on calls for application and for examination entrance conditions 7. Prepare SOPs on the use of twinning material and staffing resources. 8. Elaborate and propose a guide for the instructors

As above

15 This cost is to be carried either by the EUMS or the BC outside of the twinning contract.

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9. Elaborate and propose a guide for the trainee based on the inventory of all useful information already existing in RTSC 2.2 Development of a Training Needs Assessment including training curricula on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Stability Police Units (SPU, be them under UN-FPU or EU-IPUs parameters for Robust Police Units), Individual Police Advisers IPOs, Democratic crowd control tactics, and Public Relations & the Media; the assessment of training should be not only focused on formal training courses but also on workshops, on-the-job training modalities and joint exercises.

1. Identify, develop and propose didactic objectives according to the trainees´ required tasks 2. Design the content and teaching units of the training programme to achieve the new didactic objectives 3. Analyze, identify and propose required tasks in the various specialized jobs 2.3 Workshops for the evaluation and approval of the Training Needs Assessment on SPU, IPOs, Individual Police Advisers, Democratic crowd control tactics, and Communications and Visibility Plan prepared by Public Relations & the Media plus IT JGF Departments (from the MS side, this activity will be implemented by RTA without input of STEs)

- Official endorsement or approval of the TNA report by the Gendarmerie Director General or Delegated Officer 2.4 Based on the training curricula, development training manuals in English.

1. Design printed matters format 2. Print out manuals, teaching resources, textbooks and other didactic materials15 2.5 Design of e-Learning RTSC platform

2.6 Design of training map to Jordan Gendarmes on PSO-PKMs, accountability and international standards for external operations in a manner that each JGF trained staff completes one full cycle of training JGF peacekeepers, before deployment or upon return of PSO-PK mission.

2.7 Support and follow up to the Newly trained JGF public relations and IT officers in preparing communications, media relations and visibility plans including those to include in the RSTC website.

Component 3: JGF masters democratic crowd management techniques in line with EU best practices.

3.1 Implement Gendarmerie training program for public crowd management techniques in line with democratic security standards in EU. Equipments for RSTC trainees and operational units conform to EU standards. 3.2 Deliver training of senior officers on commanding: control and leadership in restoring public order and crowd control. 3.3 Deliver training to basic crowd control non-commissioned Officers (NCOs) at restoring public order through best practice procedures and

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tactics. 3.4 Specific training for officers of the newly created Mounted Units

Component 4: All RSTC teaching staff completes new ToT full cycles on JGRSTC different fields of expertise.

4.1 Capacity building and practical working support to JGF individual trainers of PSO human rights’ training school within RSTC undergo ToT courses on PSO, HR and other fields of expertise so as to acquire the skills necessary to deliver quality training compliant with EU and UN Pre-deployment Training Standards applying to FPUs and all individual police deployed to UN peacekeeping operations.

1. Analyze and raise suggestions regarding the training philosophy of the teaching staff 2. Advise on the functional and organisational structure of the teaching staff 3. Compile and submit to the evaluation by relevant supervisors the curricular profiles of lecturers and instructors 4. Select the members of the teaching staff 5. Schedule the incorporation of the instructors and STEs 6. Design and carry out ToT- training of the instructors 4.2. Train JGF higher officers (mainly from the school within RSCT, Gendarmerie Directorate, plus Administration, Personnel and Procurement Units).

1. Advise and propose the description of the philosophy, technology and pedagogical methods of the training centres with regard to senior officers 2. Advise on the structure of the teaching staff for senior officers 3. Support decision-making on the functions of the teaching staff for senior officers 4.3 Carry out of a plan of study visits to the MS Twinning Country/ies for trainers of the school within RSTC

4.4 Developing ToT trainings curricula and training manuals to train Gendarmes on human rights, accountability, international standards for national and international operations, public relations and media affairs.

4.5 Delivery of training programs based on the plans delivered by the twinning

1. Explore possibilities for setting up an e-Learning RTSC website 2. Publish and print all necessary textbooks and didactic materials16 3. Acquire the minimum indispensable equipment needs for the operation of RTSC and HR + PSO School, plus teaching and class

As above

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materials17 for trainees and students 4. Establish instruments of control for the monitoring of use and maintenance of equipment 5. Develop a Student Code of Conduct

17 As per section 5.11 of the twinning manual, the maximum amount available under this twinning is 5000Euro (subject to a written justification and only on an exceptional basis). Alternatively, the cost of the equipment has to be covered by a separate supply contract, the BC itself or an external party. Due to the uncertainty of the procurement of this equipment, it is of paramount importance that this equipment is not essential for the purpose of the twinning.

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ANNEX 2: ToT training modules ToT Workshops Subject Days International / Regional Workshops on FPUs-Enhancement of Operational Capabilities

Short duration standard training modules to enhancing FPUs performance at preserving the rule of the law system as well public order in civilian crisis management sector.

Human Rights and Conflict Management

Short duration standard training modules on Application of Human Rights principles at policing operations and crowd control

Training Delivery in Civilian Crisis Management

Short duration standard training modules on Development of a framework methodology and inventory of field practices for use of formed police units for protection of civilians.

FPU Command Development Seminar

Short duration standard training modules on specific FPU command issues

Mobile Training Teams Short duration standard training modules on MTTs tasked with training and overseeing own deployed FPUs on PKMs abroad

Training Delivery in Civilian Crisis Management

Short duration standard training modules on best practices and teaching methodologies for training of personnel employed in international missions so as to develop effective standardization of different procedures.

International Institutes for Humanitarian Law studies

Short duration standard training modules on International Humanitarian Law, given by specialised institutes in order to develop training capabilities of personnel to deploy at PKMs.

FPU Doctrine Development for MTTs

Short duration standard training modules on FPU's technical aspects and tactical training programs for Mobile Training Teams to train deployed units

Quick reaction mechanisms Short duration standard training modules on Rapid deployment of police elements into non stabilised scenarios

Human Rights Short duration standard training modules on a variety of topics, ranging from Norms regulating the use of force by peacekeepers in peace support operations. Police Individual Advisors tasked with rebuilding counterpart police organizations. Human Rights practices to regain the trust of civilians in foreign operated policing Handling of civilian disturbances by Robust Police Unit, establishing safe and less threatening environments by observance of Human Rights.

Harmonization of Stability Activities

Short duration standard training modules on provision of guidelines to enhance and harmonise different stakeholders’ roles during stability operations, different tactics, capabilities and specific qualities belonging to the several Police Forces including working languages; radio communication networks, linkages between lesser and main units; coordination between specialized elements and FPUs/IPUs

Command Post Exercise" Short duration standard training modules where principles elaborated during theoretical lectures are put into practice as if in real crisis management situations. Includes Computer Assisted Exercises to train civilian, military and police participants at planning and conducting UN Peace and Crisis Response Operations.

Didactical exchanges with other training centres

Short duration standard training modules on a variety of subjects, from International Humanitarian law, to restriction of movements, detention, GVB, synergic competencies, best practices and lesson learned from PKMs, etc

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ANNEX 3: General training modules

Course Title Subject Days Protection of Civilians Basic training on Robust Police assignments in International crisis

management operations under UN system practice

Police, Civil and Military Relations

Study of the catalogue of suitable instruments of recent international stability missions emphasizing cooperation between different Civil, Police and Military components

FPU Command Staff - Training of Trainers

Overall tactical training and know-how aiming to enhancing international police skills at PSO-PKM including crowd control, combating organized crime, high risk arrests, prison security, protection of sensitive facilities, election security, and border control

FPU Commanders/ Senior Staff course.

Guidelines and practice for integrated work at international stability missions from the Robust Police Units approach as per FPU-UN standard. Techniques suitable for application to policing operations in an irregular or threat environment, such as population control and specific techniques for the management of intelligence data (urban surveillance, forensics, sensitive site exploitation).

Counter Asymmetric Threat Asymmetric threats, counter terrorism, tactics and procedures thereof High Risk Operations Tactical training in order to enhance international police skills in highly

demanding environments.

Multinational Specialized Units, Formed Police Units, Gendarmerie Forces

Security gaps between the capabilities of military components (Gendarmerie-like) and civil police aspects, particularly in ENPI-MENA Arabic speaking countries. Cooperation/interface with EU’s Integrated Police Units

ToT Tactic Course. IOM methodology

International Organization for Migration IOM’s Tactik (Training and Awareness on Counter Trafficking for Peacekeepers) focus on human trafficking at PKMs, protection of the rights of migrants, and human trafficking victim identification and protection.

Protection of Cultural Heritage, UNESCO methodology

Safeguarding threatened national and cultural heritage sites and artefacts during PKMs

Prevention and Investigation of Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Standardized Training on investigation and prevention of Sexual Gender-based Violence under common approaches to investigating SGBV by UN Peacekeepers, with .specific training on International Human Rights, crisis management, criminology, investigation techniques and socio-anthropological analysis.

Middle Management Course Theoretical and practical aspects of operational, administrative and logistics for individual police advisors and FPU capability at supporting UN Peacekeeping Operations and Police Interventions.

COPPS Specific training on protection of fragile groups in the context of Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) particularly on Human Rights

Operational Concept on the Protection of Civilians in UN PKOs

Employment of Formed Police Units for protection of civilians in crisis areas

Specialized Police Units (MSU/IPU/EGF)

Experiences different to UN-FPUs (Multinational Specialized Units, Integrated Police Units, European Gendarmerie Forces (MSU/IPU/EGF) regarding changes in security environment and gaps, globalization, IT, and Asymmetric threats

Election-Related Violence: Policing of electoral violence in war-torn countries, re-ignition of underlying conflicts and societal divisions, threats to free and fair elections and longer-term peace building. Conflict management and mediation skills at electoral processes under UN /EU observation or supervision of democratisation processes.