Project Support Consultant

The UN-PRAC Project is a joint UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) initiative, funded by the Australian Government and the New Zealand Aid Programme, aimed to support Pacific Island countries (PICs) to strengthen their national integrity systems. 

The Project is firmly anchored in the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as the only international legally binding framework on how to prevent and fight corruption, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 which calls for stronger action on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability.

Scope of work

Under the guidance and direct supervision of both the UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser – Pacific and the UNDP Anti-Corruption Adviser (Pacific), the consultant will provide technical, administrative and operational and programmatic support to the implementation of the activities envisaged with the integrated workplan of UN-PRAC.

The consultant for administrative, operational and programmatic support will work in close coordination with UNDP and UNODC in support to planning, organization and delivery of events, support to project’s monitoring and evaluation work and support for implementation of activities in the areas of civil society, academia, private and public sector cooperation and other governance lines

Responsibilities

• Administration and implementation of Project’s events and webinars;

• Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing; support to project’s monitoring and evaluation work

• Assistance to the UN-PRAC Team in the implementation and management of the team initiatives, with as specific focus on cooperation with civil society, academia, private and public sector, as well as other governance service lines.

   

Expected outputs and deliverables

Institutional Arrangement

• The Consultant will report to the UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser – Pacific and the UNDP Anti-Corruption Adviser (Pacific).

• The consultant should use own computer and ensure access to internet for frequent communication and consultations.

Duration of the Work

• The envisaged timeframe of the consultancy is estimated from 11 January to 25 June 2021, with a total of up to 110 consultancy days in this period of time.

   

• Duty Station

The duty station of this position is Fiji, Suva, level 7 of Kadavu House, UNDP Pacific Office.

Corporate competencies:

• 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;

• Display cultural, gender, nationality, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously in a multi-cultural environment;

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team and to work under pressure;

• Excellent relationship management;

• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation and reporting skills.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

The bidders must send a financial proposal based on Daily Fee.

Consultant shall quote an all-inclusive Daily Fee for the contract period. The term “all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, communications, consumables, etc.) that could be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment are already factored into the daily fee submitted in the proposal. If applicable, travel or daily allowance cost (if any work is to be done outside the IC’s duty station) should be identified separately. Payments shall be done on a monthly basis based on actual days worked, upon verification of completion of deliverables and approval by the IC’s supervisor of a Time Sheet indicating the days worked in the period.  

In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources

In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

Evaluation Method and Criteria

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysis

• The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.

Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 70 points)

• Criteria A: Relevance of education: Max 5 points

• Criteria B: At least 3 years of relevant programme /administrative experience: Max 35 points

• Criteria C:  Experience in organization and administrative and logistical support to events:  Max 10 points

• Criteria D: Experience in cooperation with civil society, academia, private and public sector, as well as other governance service lines. Max 15

• Criteria E: Administrative/programme support experience with the UN system is an asset.Max 5

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Documentation required

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:

• Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex II.

• Personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar assignments/projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

• Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex II. Note: National consultants must quote prices in United States Dollars (USD).

Note: Successful individual will be required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage before commencement of contract for the duration of the assignment.

Incomplete and joint proposals may not be considered. Consultants with whom there is further interest will be contacted. The successful consultant shall opt to sign an Individual Contract or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) through its company/employer with UNDP.

Annexes

• Annex I – Individual IC General Terms and Conditions

• Annex II – Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual IC, including Financial Proposal Template

Proposal Submission

• All applications must be clearly marked with the title of the consultancy (Project Support Consultant) with reference (PN/FJ/126/20) and submitted via UN Job shop by 31 December 2020.

• Note: UNDP Jobs only supports single document upload hence ensure that the proposal consolidated and submitted as one single document.

• For further information concerning this Terms of Reference, please contact UNDP Pacific Office by email: [email protected].  

Women applicants are encouraged to apply