Background |
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UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan. Within the GPN, the Crisis Bureau guides UNDP’s corporate crisis-related strategies and vision for crisis prevention, response and recovery.
As a part of the Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions Team (CPPRI), the Core Government Functions Consultant will be part of UNDP’s contribution to the UN conflict prevention and peacebuilding offer through their support to building and strengthening responsive, accountable, resilient, inclusive and functional core governance institutions in different development settings with a focus on countries impacted by transitions, fragility and conflict. The consultant will undertake home-based work with targeted rapid deployment missions to support country offices respond to requests for assistance on restoring and/or strengthening core government functions in fragile and crisis-affected contexts.
Reporting to the Core Government Functions Team Leader in New York, the Consultant will provide intellectual and strategic policy support as well as technical assistance to the Core Government Functions team in their support to country offices on enabling core government institutions at national and local levels to effectively respond to the ever-increasing demand for accessibility and quality services provided by these public institutions. S/he will support the collaborative process of policy development in the Responsive Institutions thematic area. S/he will work with policy specialists on Core Government Functions and Local Governance in HQ, with a primary focus on countries impacted by transitions, fragility and conflict.
S/he will also help the team collaborate with other teams across UNDP’s Global Policy Network (GPN), particularly with BPPS’ Governance Team and CB’ Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights team, Regional Hubs, Country Offices and Global Policy Centers, supporting the development of substantive approaches, products and tools on responsive, accountable, and effective institutions to support policy and programming services to UNDP Country Offices.
In collaboration with other Advisors and Specialists in the Regional Hubs, HQ, Country Offices, Global Policy Centers, and rosters of external advisors, s/he is responsible for leading the provision of technical expertise and policy and programme advisory services to Country Offices, supports the implementation of the regional programme and, where appropriate, with key UN and external partners. S/he responds to requests from Country Offices under the guidance of the Core Government Functions Team Leader and Core Government Functions Policy Specialist, in collaboration with UNDP Global Policy Network corporate country support providers (such as the Country Support Management Team, the Crisis and Fragility Engagement and Policy Team and the SDG integrator Team) and the the Regional Bureaus and Hubs. |
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK 1- Substantive delivery of technical assistance to country offices and policy development and programme support to HQ team
2- Substantive development of tools and resources, from across UNDP’s network of expertise
Timeline and Deliverables The following timeline is proposed for activities and deliverables.
Payments will be attached to the finalization, and approval by UNDP, of project deliverables.
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Competencies |
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Corporate Competencies
Functional Competencies
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Academic qualifications:
Experience:
Language:
Application Procedure The application package containing the following (to be uploaded as one file):
Note: The above documents need to be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document. Shortlisted candidates (ONLY) will be requested to submit a Financial Proposal.
The Financial Proposal is to be emailed as per the instruction in the separate email that will be sent to shortlisted candidates. Evaluation process Applicants are reviewed based on Required Skills and Experience stated above and based on the technical evaluation criteria outlined below. Applicants will be evaluated based on cumulative scoring. When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Technical evaluation – Total 70% (700 points):
Candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% (490 points) of the maximum obtainable points for the technical criteria (700 points) shall be considered for the financial evaluation. Financial evaluation – Total 30% (300 points) The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: p = y (µ/z), where p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal µ = price of the lowest priced proposal z = price of the proposal being evaluated Contract Award
Candidate obtaining the highest combined scores in the combined score of Technical and Financial evaluation will be considered technically qualified and will be offered to enter into contract with UNDP.
Institutional arrangement The consultant will work under the guidance and direct supervision of the Core Government Functions Team Leader in New York and will be responsible for the fulfilment of the deliverables as specified above. Payment modality
Annexes (click on the hyperlink to access the documents): Annex 1 – UNDP P-11 Form for ICs Annex 2 – IC Contract Template Annex 3 – IC General Terms and Conditions Annex 4 – RLA Template Any request for clarification must be sent by email to [email protected] The UNDP Central Procurement Unit will respond by email and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants |
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