[{"bbox": [178, 154, 606, 180], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Significant experience in fragile countries."}, {"bbox": [178, 187, 850, 213], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven knowledge and understanding of the Bissau-Guinean context."}, {"bbox": [139, 219, 1134, 300], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails all activities and delivery of all outputs under the actions' *Specific Objective 2 \"Strengthen representative and inclusive democracy through the effective and gender-sensitive functioning of the parliament\"*."}, {"bbox": [140, 326, 260, 349], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.2.2 SO 3"}, {"bbox": [140, 365, 1133, 418], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action, may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 430, 1133, 484], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific mandate and recognition to work in the area of democratic governance, and electoral processes in particular."}, {"bbox": [178, 491, 1133, 544], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Expertise in providing technical assistance to strengthen capacities of electoral institutions to ensure transparent, credible and inclusive elections."}, {"bbox": [178, 550, 1133, 604], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Expertise in fostering awareness raising of civil society, media, and citizens in general, on democratic governance and transparent and inclusive elections processes in particular."}, {"bbox": [178, 611, 1133, 663], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven track record in working on legal and institutional elections frameworks, tools of electoral assistance, training and networking for stakeholders involved in electoral processes."}, {"bbox": [178, 670, 1133, 722], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience in overseeing and supporting public education and advocacy campaigns to foster dialogue between democratic institutions and citizens, including in the framework of electoral processes."}, {"bbox": [178, 729, 606, 756], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Significant experience in fragile countries."}, {"bbox": [178, 763, 850, 789], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven knowledge and understanding of the Bissau-Guinean context."}, {"bbox": [140, 795, 1134, 876], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails all activities and delivery of all outputs under the actions' *Specific Objective 3 \"Enhance credibility, inclusiveness, legitimacy and transparency of elections, in line with the domestic legislation and regional and sub-regional obligations\"*."}, {"bbox": [129, 889, 1137, 954], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [140, 982, 1134, 1062], "category": "Text", "text": "If the implementation modality in direct management, identified under 4.4.1 to address *Specific Objective 1*, fails for circumstances beyond the Commission's control, the Commission's services may use indirect management as follows:"}, {"bbox": [140, 1075, 666, 1101], "category": "Section-header", "text": "* **Indirect management with an entrusted entity**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1113, 1134, 1247], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action, may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: i) being a solid development partner in the democratic governance area in Guinea-Bissau, ii) having a consolidated experience supporting civil society, and iii) being able to ensure the availability of confirmed experts on civil society organisation and on supporting mechanisms for participation of civil society in democratic dynamics."}, {"bbox": [140, 1299, 1133, 1376], "category": "Text", "text": "Similarly, if negotiations with the entrusted entities for indirect management described in section 4.4.2 fail for circumstances outside the Commission's control, the Commission's services may use direct management as follows:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1393, 556, 1419], "category": "Section-header", "text": "* **Procurement (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1432, 1134, 1538], "category": "Text", "text": "Technical assistance will be used to achieve the outputs related to the *Specific Objective 2 \"Strengthen representative and inclusive democracy through the effective and gender-sensitive functioning of the parliament\"* and the *Specific Objective 3 \"Enhance credibility, inclusiveness, legitimacy and transparency of elections, in line with the domestic legislation and regional and sub-regional obligations\"*."}, {"bbox": [1023, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 26"}]