Education:
- Masters degree in field related to international development, with specific academic background related to social and environmental sustainability.
Experience:
- At least 10 years of experience related to social and environmental standards and impact assessment in an international development context;
- Experience developing and conducting training related to social and environmental standards;
- Experience or strong familiarity with the work of UNDP and/or other multilateral, bilateral and civil society development partners.
- Familiarity with the UN System, in particular UNDP.
Language:
- Fluency in English;
- For some regional assignments, working knowledge of the following UN languages is required: Spanish, Russian, Arabic, French, Chinese.
Note: Some assignments would be open only to an expert with the knowledge of a specific language.
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments:
- Financial proposals must be all inclusive[i] and must be expressed on the basis of “a daily fee” in USD;
- Payment will be made upon monthly submission of a certificate of payment request, indicating outputs achieved and days worked to be verified and cleared for payment by the supervisor;
- Any travel expenses will be paid for directly by UNDP and should not be included in the price proposal.
Recommended Presentation of Offer:
Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:
- Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
- Indicate which thematic areas (listed in the background section of this posting) where the individual can demonstrate specialized expertise. Note, applicants can select multiple thematic areas;
- Brief description of why the individual considers her/himself suitable for the assignment.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials. Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.
Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer:
- All applicants will be initially screened against the minimum requirements as specified above. These long listed candidates will then be further evaluated against the following criteria.
Desk review of technical criteria as evident in the submitted application:
- Demonstrated specialized expertise in the thematic areas the consultant has indicated - 15;
- Experience in application of social and environmental standards in development context - 10;
- Experience in conducting trainings and developing guidance materials related to social and environmental standards - 10 points
- The maximum points that can be achieved in the desk review are 35;
- Only those applicants obtaining a minimum of 25 points in the desk review will be considered for an interview. A total of 35 additional points (with same scoring breakdown as desk review) can then be obtained in the interview bringing the total points for the technical evaluation to a max. of 70;
- Only those candidates who obtain a total technical score of 49 and above will be considered for the financial evaluation and will be asked to submit a financial proposal. The financial proposal will also count for a max. of 30 points, given to the lowest bid;
- Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive monthly fee/ fixed total contract price. The term ‘all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, communications, utilities, consumables, insurance, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor are already factored into the financial proposal. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and she/he expects her/his employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing her/him to UNDP under a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;
- The final selection will be based on the combination of the technical evaluation and the financial proposal (weighing 70 -30) taking into consideration the different level and best value for money approach.
Contracting Arrangements:
Several successful individuals will be selected and placed on the technical expert roster for the period of up to three years. It is to be noted that inclusion in the roster does not guarantee a contract during the period of three years. Rostered experts will be contacted when specific service requests arise and will be asked to indicate availability and interest against a specific Terms of Reference (ToR) outlining the outputs of the assignment.
Upon secondary selection Individual Contract (IC) or Reimbursable Loan Agreements (RLA) will then be awarded for these specific ToRs, incl. detailing the time frame.
Note:
Please visit http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=22291 to view the Individual Contract (IC) General Terms and Conditions (for Individuals/Free Lancers who will sign the UNDP contract on behalf of themselves); For Individuals who will be represented on behalf of a company, a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) will be signed between UNDP and the company. To view the RLA's terms & conditions, please see http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=22292 Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA): A legal instrument between UNDP and a Company/institution, according to which, the latter makes available the services of an individual delivering time-bound and quantifiable outputs that are directly linked to payments.
Payments will be made as specified in the actual contract upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering against the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.
Please indicate the category/categories of work in which you are qualified (from the eleven themes listed below) with a short paragraph highlighting your experience in each (1000 words or under)
- Human Rights;
- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment;
- Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management;
- Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction;
- Community Health and Safety;
- Labour Standards;
- Cultural Heritage;
- Displacement and Resettlement;
- Indigenous Peoples;
- Pollution Prevention and Resource Efficiency;
- Social and Environmental Screening and Assessment.
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