Tender for the procurement of legal services

Tender period: Tender proposals are accepted from “5” January to “15” January 2026 until 17:59 Kyiv time at procurement@insight-ukraine.org with the mandatory subject line: “Proposal for tender No. PF.GIZ_INSІGHT_2026/3.1 provision of legal services”. Proposals sent to another address or in a form other than the one required by this request, or that fail to observe the appropriate level of confidentiality, or that are received after the stated date and time, will be rejected.

The tender is announced within the project “Strengthening the protection and resilience of the LGBTQI+ community and women in Ukraine”, implemented within the multi-donor project “Empowering war-affected communities of Ukraine through local initiatives (EMPOWER)”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) together with the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations of the European Commission and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. (agreement number: 81319547, project processing number: 19.1813.5-005.00), which provides for the procurement of legal support for women and LGBTQI+ people. 

Subject of procurement: legal services.
Workload: part-time
Format: online and offline in Kyiv.

List of responsibilities: 

1. Providing individual legal counselling and identifying mechanisms to protect the rights of the LGBTQI+ community and of women from vulnerable groups (in particular survivors of gender-based violence and hate crimes).
2. Legal support on matters of gender transition, military registration, crossing the border, countering cyberbullying, and the exercise of family, property and parental rights.
3. Preparing procedural documents: police reports, court claims, complaints and appeals to public authorities.
4. Monitoring and in-depth analysis of Ukraine’s current legal landscape, including an assessment of existing laws and new initiatives concerning LGBTQI+ people and women for compliance with international human rights standards.
5. Developing analytical documents and adapting legal texts into accessible content (explainers, commentary, materials for social media) to inform the public about the impact of legislative changes on vulnerable groups.
6. Developing applied legal advocacy tools (appeals, petitions, letters, etc.) for the systemic protection of the rights of vulnerable groups.
7. Maintaining internal reporting and documentation in line with the project’s standards and deadlines.

Please review the requirements and the content of the request, as well as the mandatory list of documents to be submitted, at this link.