Consultant to support CPD Development Process of UNICEF India Country Office

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Remarks:

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

 

Important Please Note: For this consultancy we are looking for International Consultants OR National Consultants with demonstrated international experience

 

DURATION OF CONSULTANCY:  9 months from start date of the contract (approx. 85 input days over 9 months)

LOCATION: The consultant can work remotely with scope of travel to New Delhi as and when required and feasible to travel (considering the pandemic protocols) during the duration of the contract.

CLOSING DATE: 26 August 2021 

PLEASE REFER TO DETAILED TERMS OF REFERENCE ATTACHED

 External TOR CPD consultant ICO.docx

 

HOW TO APPLY: Your online application should contain three separate attachments to be uploaded under the specified place holders as directed on the online platform:

1. An updated CV, demonstrating all the requirements stated in the TOR
2. A Cover letter, which has two parts: (To be uploaded under Cover Letter placeholder)

i) The cover letter should demonstrate expertise / experience in supporting the development of at least 1-2 UNICEF country programme development process.

ii) The cover letter should also include in the same word document in a separate section- A short one pager narrative on the approach proposed to implement the deliverables in the ToR

3.  A financial proposal as per template attached below.  Please do not forget to specify your name in the file and include your signature, while saving. (to be uploaded under “Financial Proposal” tab). FINANCIAL TEMPLATE Consultant to support CPD Development.docx

All 3 documents are required to be submitted mandatorily, if there is any document missing then your application will not be evaluated further

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

CATEGORY	MAX. POINTS
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE OF CONSULTANT RELEVANT TO THE ASSIGNMENT    Minimum 8 years of extensive experience and skills on UNICEF CPD development, Strategic prioritization, ToC development (30) Demonstrated experience in supporting the development of at least 1-2 UNICEF country programme development process (25)   A short one pager narrative on the approach proposed to implement the deliverables in the ToR (15) Candidates securing at least 56/70 in above criteria will be called for the technical interview. Technical interview (10) with at least 8/10 to be secured to qualify for the interview   The candidates securing at least 64/80 would be considered technically qualified	80
Sub Total	80
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL – PRICE    20 points is allocated to the lowest priced proposal. The financial scores of the other proposals will be in inverse proportion to the lowest price.	20
	100

• Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.
• Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.
• Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process. 
• Attached are General  Conditions for the Consultancy Contracts for your reference. General Conditions of Contracts for Contractors and Individual Consultants.pdf
• Female candidates meeting the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds including persons living with disabilities to apply.

 

For any clarifications, please contact:

UNICEF

Supply & Procurement Section

73, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003

Telephone # +7303259136

Email : [email protected]