IC/PNG/O63-2021 Anti-Corruption Programme Consultant (International Consultant)

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IC/PNG/O63-2021 Anti-Corruption Programme Consultant (International Consultant)

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PROJECT NAME:

UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP)

UNODC’s ROSEAP Regional Programme, Sub-Component 2 on Anti-Corruption

COUNTRY OF ASSIGNMENT:

DURATION OF CONTRACT:

Home-based and travel to Papua New Guinea and other select PICs

130 Workdays (over a period of 12 months)

1) GENERAL BACKGROUND

Corruption remains a significant obstacle to development globally and throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) region. Corruption is cross-cutting numerous illegal activities, from the process of harvesting and manufacturing illegal wood-based products, migrant smuggling and human trafficking to terrorism financing.  Corruption of public officials is perceived as an enabler of serious and organized crimes that are undermining countries’ abilities to deliver in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  

The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provides a comprehensive framework to strengthen anti-corruption frameworks in the region.  As all SEAP countries, including 14 Pacific Island countries (Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) have ratified this universal and the only globally binding treaty, which includes the mechanism for the review of implementation of UNCAC (UNCAC Implementation Review Mechanism). States parties are all currently undergoing the second review cycle, which will, in the coming years, provide reports on their implementation of the Convention to a wider range of preventive measures and recovery of assets.

The outcome of the UNCAC Implementation Review Mechanism provides a solid basis for formulating anti-corruption technical assistance programmes. The UNCAC review process helps countries to identify gaps in anti-corruption policies and frameworks, as well as technical assistance needs. UNODC provides technical support to countries so that they can translate the recommendations into effective legal and policy frameworks and sustainable anti-corruption strategies.

Effective anti-corruption efforts require a whole-of-government and society approach, including different sectors and branches of the government, civil society groups and the private sector.  Public engagement often makes a significant difference. Ongoing support to developing national and regional capacities to prevent and effectively address corruption remains an important priority for UNODC.

UNODC works with Member States to enhance the capacities of their national anti-corruption bodies through the provision of technical assistance as well as the organization of training programmes. In addition, in order to facilitate the coordination of international anti-corruption efforts and peer-to-peer technical assistance, UNODC provides a framework for regional and bilateral support. 

Support is offered to:

* Strengthen anti-corruption policies, legislation and strategies;

* Strengthen institutional frameworks and capacities for control of corruption;

* Development of regional anti-corruption forums, networks and institutions;

* Enhanced capacity of the private sector, civil society groups, academia and the media to promote and implement anti-corruption strategies.

UNODC’s ROSEAP Regional Programme, Sub-Component 2 on Anti-Corruption and Global Anti-Corruption Programme have been designed to provide a comprehensive technical assistance to UNCAC States Parties, offering the specialized expertise, knowledge tools and sharing of experience and good practice examples in preventing and fighting corruption, enhancing the international cooperation and recovery of assets. Activities are aimed at assisting national authorities, in public, private and civil sectors, and conducting training and workshops events at national, regional and international levels.

UNODC’s anti-corruption efforts in the SEAP region focus on supporting countries to meet the requirements of UNCAC by providing technical assistance and facilitating regional exchanges to translate the provisions of the Convention into effective legal frameworks, policies and practices and to build national bodies of highly skilled anti-corruption practitioners that will allow States to be well-equipped to prevent and combat corruption.  

2) OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of the assignment is to provide technical services to support the implementation of the UNODC ROEAP Regional Programme, Sub-Component 2 on Anti-Corruption, including the Preventing and Countering Corruption in Papua New Guinea (PNG Anti-Corruption Project) and ASEAN Parliamentary – Civic Partnership to Combat Corruption Project. The successful consultant will deliver on the following:

• Technical anti-corruption expertise and support to UNCAC States parties in the Pacific including Papua New Guinea;
• Communications and visibility support including to the PNG Anti-Corruption Project;
• Technical support to a civic partnership to combat corruption with ASEAN Parliaments through increased parliamentary oversight and increased citizen engagement.

The Consultant will be required to liaise closely with the UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisers for PNG, the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and relevant national counterparts in SEAP carrying out the tasks. The assignment is home-based with travel missions, including to PNG.

3) SCOPE OF WORK/ EXPECTED OUTPUT

Under the direct supervision of the UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisers for PNG, the Pacific and Southeast Asia, the consultant will be responsible for the following key tasks:

Technical anti-corruption expertise and support to UNCAC States parties in the Pacific including PNG: To provide anti-corruption knowledge and expertise to UNODC projects under the UNODC ROEAP Regional Programme, Sub-Component 2 on Anti-Corruption, including the PNG Anti-Corruption Project. This could include (but is not limited to):

• Provide technical support to UNCAC States parties to participate in the broader anti-corruption agenda, including in relation to the Conference of States Parties to UNCAC and its subsidiary bodies, the follow-up to the implementation of the political declaration of UNGASS focused on addressing corruption and other regional/ international anti-corruption forums (e.g. 2022 International Anti-Corruption Conference);
• Provide support to UNCAC review follow-ups including the development and implementation of action plans and National Anti-Corruption Strategies;
• Support the continued promotion of anti-corruption discourse in the Pacific, specifically follow-up to the Teieniwa Vision: Pacific Unity Against Corruption, including advocacy around the Vision in appropriate forums (e.g. with Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat);
• Undertake trainings and provide technical advice to select Pacific Chambers of Commerce and the private sector more broadly on integrity initiatives;
• Undertake trainings and provide technical advice to the Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network and the Pacific Islands News Association to support media engagement in corruption prevention.

Communications and visibility support: In line with objectives of UNODC projects, including the Communications and Visibility Plan of the PNG Anti-Corruption Project, create a communications plan for both UNODC and the interim Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of PNG. This may also include providing support to other beneficiaries to engage in specific anti-corruption communication campaigns/ deliver specific products. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Draft UNODC’s anti-corruption communication and outreach strategy for the Pacific, including newsletters, media releases, social media engagements and other reports/ knowledge products for UNODC’s anti-corruption outreach and awareness-raising, and upon request, for UNCAC States parties;
• Support to building up and promote the public image and visibility of the interim ICAC in PNG, which may include the design and roll-out of a public awareness campaign in cooperation with non-State actors.

Technical support to a civic partnership to combat corruption with ASEAN Parliaments through increased parliamentary oversight and increased citizen engagement: To provide technical support to strengthen anti-corruption efforts across ASEAN, including regionally through the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly, through more robust parliamentary oversight resulting from increased technical capacity and improved cooperation between parliaments and with civil society organizations (CSO). This could include (but is not limited to):

• Design, prepare and facilitate CSO and media training on methods and tools for anti-corruption engagement.

4) DELIVERABLES

The details of the deliverables are as follows:

Upon satisfactory completion and submission of deliverable, a payment prorated to the number of days and expressed as a percentage of the contract value shall be made.

5) DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT, DUTY STATION

The assignment is scheduled for seventy-five (130) workdays from 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 (over a 12-month period). The duty station will be home-based with at least three missions as requested with one mission to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

6) SUPERVISION, REPORTING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of Mrs. Marie Laure Pegie Cauchois – UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser – Pacific, UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser in Papua New Guinea, and Ms. Annika Wythes – UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser – Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

7) DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY

The consultant shall disclose his / her interest and availability by filling up the form “OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT” in Annexure I.

8) FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

Lump sum contract

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount as indicated in Annexure II.

9) TENTATIVE PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Payment of the consultant as per deliverables:

10) INPUTS

11) COMPETENCIES

Core competencies:

• Excellent communication and professional skills to design required UN materials;
• Critical thinking skills and ability to design material that is user friendly and engaging;
• Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling UN values and ethical standards;
• Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
• Displays cultural, gender, nationality, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Ability to work with a multicultural environment and a multidisciplinary team;
• Plans, prioritizes, and delivers tasks on time and produces quality results to meet established goals;
• Demonstrated understanding of social protection themes and concepts;
• Willingness to work remotely.

Functional Competencies:

• Experience designing professional level templates in user-friendly manner tailored to the appropriate audience;
• Strong skills and experiences in designing information and ideas through innovative solutions;
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as member of a team and to work under pressure;
• Excellent relationship management;
• Consistent approach of work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates openness to ideas and the ability to manage complexities of the situations;
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines.

12) REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

13) DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSAL

Interested individuals must submit the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP including Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate this at this point and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.
• Personal CV or P11, indicating all previous experiences from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

14) EVALUATION

15) SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS