Job Title:AID EFFECTIVENESS CONSULTANT FOR THE REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE STRATEGY
Location : MALAWI
Application Deadline : 16-Apr-12
Additional Category Democratic Governance
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 07-May-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : 25 working days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 25 working days
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Background
In 2006, the government of Malawi started the formulation process of the Development Assistance Strategy (DAS). In 2008, the DAS was approved and adopted. The DAS is a document that sets out policy and strategies for increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the mobilisation and utilisation of aid in achieving the development results set out in the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS). In the same year that the DAS was approved and adopted, the Malawi Government with the support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) established a Development Assistance Coordination Unit (DACU) within the Debt and Aid Management Division (DAD) in the Ministry of Finance (currently Ministry of Finance and Development Planning – MoFDP). The DACU acts as a focal point for quality control and coordination of development assistance so as to effectively absorb, monitor, disseminate and manage development assistance and ensure that the targets laid in the Paris Declaration (PD) on aid effectiveness are met.
As the current DAS approached its end in 2011, the DACU undertook an internal review of its implementation. The review aimed to assess results of current DAS implementation against results, targets and baselines outlined in the DAS action plan. The later are grouped in the action plan according to the five PD principles - Ownership, Alignment, Harmonization, Managing for Results, and Mutual Accountability. The review concluded that the current DAS led to better processes, but a number of challenges remain. For instance, through the DAS the Government has developed mechanisms for dialogue and coordination with development partners and other stakeholders such as civil society and the private sector – including a High Level Forum on Aid Coordination, Sector Working Groups (SWGs), and Common Approach to Budgetary Support (CABS). The Aid Management Platform is the main vehicle for donor reporting on aid activities to the Government. On the other hand, with few exceptions SWGs are under-performing. The SWG process needs to be revitalized learning from the experiences of the few sectors in which such SWGs exist. Project support is still the dominant aid modality. Transaction costs for government remain high, and joint missions and joint analytical work involving several development partners are not sufficiently used. The monitoring framework for the DAS is not sufficiently robust. The Action Plan lacked baselines in some cases, and some targets and actions are not specific. There are no performance indicators. This has limited ability to monitor progress made by the Government and the development partners. Most mechanisms for dialogue in DAS have not evolved as planned, and the DAS contribution to the MGDS has not been very direct.
The 2011 Paris Declaration Monitoring Survey reported similar mixed results. Out of 12 indicators with targets that should have been reached by 2010, Malawi met 5 (operational development strategies, alignment of aid flows to national priorities, strengthened capacity building through co-ordinated support, predictability of aid, and mutual accountability). Since 2005, of the remaining indicators, four have made progress, three have been set back and three remained static. Performance on alignment has generally been good, while progress on harmonization has been limited, with no targets met. The Mutual Accountability report indicates significant asymmetry in the aid relations in Malawi.
In 2010 the Government commissioned a study on Division of Labour ( DoL) in Malawi, in order to collect baseline information and assess the views of both the Government and development partners on how to move forward with the DoL agenda in Malawi. The study shows that sector engagement by development partners varies across the board from 1 sector per development parter to 14 sectors per development partner. The average is around 6 sectors per development partner. Highly subscribed sectors like Health involve around 20 donors, while low subscribed sectors have on average only 3 to 4 donors (for example, wildlife, tourism and culture and ICT/RD). The latest edition of the Government’s Annual Aid Atlas reported that fragmentation within priority sectors continues to remain high and in some cases is increasing. The 2010 comprehensive review of the MGDS also noted a number of challenges such as insufficient harmonization between the MGDS, SWAps, and some ministerial programs and District Development Plans, insufficient use of country systems, and continued use by some development partners of parallel implementation structures.
A new MGDS (MGDS II) for the period 2012-2016 has been developed and will be soon officially launched. The Government has also formulated a comprehensive Public Financial and Economic Management (PFEM) Reform Program (PFEM-RP). The programme covers the complete public financial management cycle from planning and budgeting to resource mobilization, procurement, accounting, financial management, cash and debt management, reporting, auditing, and evaluation. A World Bank Trust Fund has been established to provide a joint donors financing vehicle for the reform program. PFEM reforms are instrumental for accelerating the use of country systems by development partners.
The next country framework on aid effectiveness should harmonize and align development assistance with the development outcomes of the MGDS II. Reflecting the spirit of the commitments made at the latest High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, it should provide a strong framework for monitoring progress and promoting mutual accountability to improve the effectiveness and results of development cooperation. To achieve this, the strategy must possess the standing needed to gain maximum support from all interested stakeholders.
The purpose of the consultancy is to carry out a qualitative assessment of DAS implementation and two thematic case studies on the quality of dialogue and the division of labour. The results will inform the preparation work for the next country framework on aid effectiveness for the period 2012-2016, in line with MGDS II for the same period.
Duties and Responsibilities
Specific tasks
Qualitative assessment of DAS Implementation:
The consultant will be asked to implement qualitative assessment of DAS implementation with development partners operating in Malawi collecting information from each development partner on their performance against the targets in the DAS Action Plan. A sub-section of the questionnaire to each development partner should be dedicated to a peer review of two other development partners. The expectation is that at the end of the exercise there should be a self-assessment by each development partner, as well as a peer review of each development partner by two other development partners.
Thematic case study on the quality of dialogue:
In this part of the assignment the consultant is expected to generate conclusions and recommendations for improving the mechanisms for dialogue from the DAS, using results from the qualitative questionnaire with DPs. This information should be complemented by structured qualitative interviews with senior government officials from OPC and MoFDP and sector focal points in selected sectors.
The following structures for dialogue from the DAS should be addressed:
High Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Coordination: It is the highest level forum for policy dialogue and coordination between Government and its development partners. It is chaired by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and it includes the Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) (Deputy Chair), Secretary to the Treasury (ST), relevant Ministers and Sector Ministries’ Principal Secretaries, Heads of Delegation, Heads of Mission, and Resident Representatives of development assistance organizations active in Malawi, as well as civil society representatives.
Sector Working Groups (SWGs): In 2008 the Government issued Guidelines aiming at institutionalizing 16 SWGs. SWGs are chaired by the Principle Secretary of one of the relevant sector line ministries while the leading donor in the sector acts as Vice Chair. Members of SWGs are senior representatives from Government, development partners, NGOs and the private sector. Up to 5 Technical Working Groups can be established to serve as the technical arms of a particular SWG. Overall, SWGs are responsible for guiding the effective coordination and implementation of sector strategies and policies. Donor presence in the SWGs allows development partners to better align their assistance to the country with the Government’s stated sector priorities. Not all SWGs are currently functional.
Intra-Government Coordinating Group: The DAS envisions it as a quarterly forum for dialogue within Government to ensure that the Government acts in a consistent manner in interactions with DPs and pursues those reforms that are required to increase the effectiveness of aid. It will periodically examine the prioritization of the MGDS. It will be attended by Principle Secretaries (PS) and their Directors of Planning. To economize on time, the agenda of these meetings can be part of PSs’ quarterly meetings. All relevant ministries should take part in this forum.
MGDS Annual Review: It includes Government and Development Partners. It assesses progress under the MGDS and the attainment of Paris Declaration targets taking into account sector reviews, PERs and others.
Development Partners’ Dialogue Group: It involves only development partners and aims to ensure coordination of activities and harmonization of procedures. According to DAS in this forum the development partners should seek prior agreement on responses to important high-level issues that involve Government. This mechanism evolved in the form of regular Head of Cooperation meetings.
Some other coordination mechanisms that have evolved include the mechanism for coordination with the development partners providing general budget support and the Group on Financial and Economic Management (GFEM).
Thematic case study on the division of labour:
In this part of the assignment the consultant is expected to verify the conclusions and the recommendations in the DoL study that the Government commissioned in 2010. The consultant should include specific questions on the DoL process in the qualitative questionnaires to development partners. To the extent necessary this should be complimented by structured interviews with selected government officials. The outcome should be an updated DoL matrix by sector engagement, modalities, and MGDS themes, and proposals for DoL targets for the next country framework on aid effectiveness
Consultative workshop with stakeholders:
The consultant is expected to present the results of the assessment at a consultative workshop with interested stakeholders towards the end of the assignment. The consultant will facilitate the dialogue with participants at the workshop in order to receive additional feedback on the proposals.
Deliverables:
An inception report should be produced within 5 days after the contract is signed. The report should provide a clear picture of how the consultant intends to achieve the expected tasks. It should include fully developed questionnaires for the collection of qualitative data from the development partners. It should identify those that will be interviewed and should propose questions for the structured interviews. It should propose a methodology for the thematic case studies. The report should also include a work plan with timelines for all the tasks that the consultant will undertake during the exercise.
The consultant will present a draft assessment report within 25 work-days after the contract is signed. He or she will make a presentation of the report to major stakeholders for validation and will incorporate relevant information from the validation meeting into the report. The final report is to be submitted 30 days after the contract is signed.
Implementation arrangements:
The consultant will work with the Task Force which will steer and give directions on the formulation process for the new country framework on aid effectiveness. The Task force will act as a Reference Group. The DACU will act as a secretariat for the Reference Group and will be the contact point for the consultant. The Assistant Director in the DAD who is the head of DACU will receive and approve all reports from the consultant. The consultant is also required to coordinate and consult with the consultant who will carry out the reviews of SWGs in selected sectors (sector case studies).
The consultant should provide regular feedback on the progress of the assignment and should ensure strict adherence to timely delivery of the inception and draft and final reports.
The consultant is expected to be fully self-sufficient in terms of office equipment and supplies, communication, accommodation and transport.
Competencies
Sound knowledge and understanding of the Paris Declaration and the ACCRA Agenda for Action;
Familiarity with the results from the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea;
Good understanding of Development Assistance, mechanisms for dialogue and aid modalities;
Working experience in developing countries;
In-depth understanding of Results Based management (RBM) or managing for development results;
Excellent report writing skills;
Strong communication skills;
Previous experience in Malawi will be considered an advantage.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
At least a Master’s degree in Law, Public Administration, Development Studies, Economics, Political Science, or any other related social science discipline.
Experience:
A minimum of seven years progressive professional experience in policy assessment and project/programme review and evaluation.
Application procedure:
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and 3 references;
Motivation letter (no more than 1,000 words explaining why they are the most suitable for the work; and providing a brief understanding on how they will approach and conduct the work;
Financial proposal expressed as a Lump sum (inclusive of professional fees, DSA, Ticket and other cost if applicable).
Evaluation criteria:
The award of the contract shall be made to the consultant who has received the highest score out of pre-determined technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
Technical criteria weight – 70 %
Financial criteria weight – 30 %
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points and above would be considered for the financial evaluation.
Criteria
Weight
Max.Point
Technical (based on CV, motivation letter and interview)
Minimum educational background and work experience (CV)
20%
20
Understanding of the assignment from the motivation letter
20%
20
Individual competencies ( CV and interview)
30 %
30
Financial
30%
30
Please note that the online system will only allow you to upload one document, therefore the technical and financial proposal are to be attached to the CV and uploaded together at once.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28907
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Led Officer Job Vacancy at UNDP Sierra Leon
Job Title:LED OFFICER (3 NATIONAL POSITIONS)
Location : Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Application Deadline : 10-May-12
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SC-8
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 15-May-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : One Year
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Background
The LGED-JP is a three year programme from July 2011 to June 2014, with an anticipated second phase from 2014 to 2017. The first phase of the LGED-JP will focus on three major outputs: (i) strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to strengthen its strategic leadership in the decentralization process; (ii) strengthen capacity development at the local government level in financial management and planning, and to stimulate local economic development (LED) by local government initiatives; and (iii) to promote investment in pro-poor economic activities, and make critical public-private partnership investments in target districts to exploit the potential of important productive sectors and value chains. The anticipated second phase of LGED-JP intends to continue the harmonization of the decentralization efforts and to provide support for local economic development (LED) to all districts through budget support, and to further strengthen the Public Expenditure Management (PEM) process. LGED-JP builds on experiences from the Kenema District Economic Recovery Programme (KDERP).
LGED-JP promotes implementation of PRSP II, Agenda for Change, within the 2nd and 4th priority areas: addressing pro-poor growth, and promoting the decentralization policy and devolution of functions to local governments. LGED-JP fits within programme 16 on local governance and decentralisation of the Joint Vision for Sierra Leone, which is UN’s response to PRSP II. It is in line with the Joint Vision commitments to better integrate programmes and activities to prevent overlaps, and to carry out activities together with national counterparts. It contributes to integration of rural areas into the national economy and promotes accessible and credible public services. It furthermore promotes cross cutting issues, specifically building of national capacities, reduction of poverty, and addressing women and youth through its pro-poor approach.
Given the limited capacity in MLGRD and at the local government level, LGED-JP will ensure that technical and financial support is provided in such a way that the systems and structures of existing institutions are strengthened in line with their mandates. In order to promote coordination and enhance complementarity, LGED-JP will build on previous and on-going decentralization and local economic development activities promoted by other development partners, such as the Private Sector Development project of GIZ; the Institutional Reform Capacity Building Programme (IRCBP) and Decentralized Service Delivery Programme (DSDP) supported by the World Bank, EU and DFID; and the inclusive finance activities executed by MITAF and funded by UNCDF, UNDP and KfW. In its targeting of local economic development of relevance to women farmers and small scale businesses, the LGED-JP will also build on the experiences developed through the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) activities.
The beneficiaries of the LGED-JP are small and medium scale economic actors, with a focus on women and youth. LGED-JP will provide funding for planning and LED investment by four local councils through public-private partnership investments in infrastructure, the regulatory environment, human skills and attracting inward investment of relevance to key productive sectors and value chains. The population of the four local council areas, in general, will benefit through employment generated by labour intensive infrastructure investments as well as from long term economic improvements in the districts. This first step will allow for testing and adjustment of the approach. LGED-JP will furthermore prepare for the roll out of the LED approach across all districts in the second phase by providing training on LED to all local governments during year two to help planners take on a more strategic approach to local economic planning, and facilitate linkages with investors and programmes that could be willing to channel funds to investment needs identified along important productive sectors and value chains. LGED-JP will furthermore provide support to the agreement of a funding mechanism for budget support to harmonize local government funding. It is anticipated also that the second phase will provide more comprehensive support to MLGRD to improve guidelines for, and implementation of, the PEM process, although this work will be initiated during the fir first phase, with a particular focus on gender, through a review of how the GELG programme can be harmonized with LGED-JP. This will be done in collaboration with other partners, in particular the World Bank.
The LED Consultants will be embedded within the District / City Council and MLGRD to provide day to day capacity building and on the job support to local government staff working on LED activities In order to effectively support the local governments in a time limited manner and mainstream capacities into their teams, the job description is performance based with clear outputs that must be achieved by the end of the contract period.
The LED officers will have a line of accountability to the LGED-JP Programme Specialist.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key Outputs Expected:
1. LED governance functions, procedures and systems institutionalized at local government level
2. Local governments are undertaking investments that enhance the local enabling environment for business in key productive sectors and value chains
3. Local governments are leveraging critical private sector investments that can unlock the potential of key productive sectors and value chains
4. Monitoring and evaluation systems for LED established within local governments and lessons learnt from programme experience documented
5. Materials and manuals for day to day implementation of LED activities in place within local governments
Detailed description of key Outputs:
1. LED governance functions, procedures and systems institutionalized at local government level
· Work with relevant local government staff and committees to establish their LED promotion functions and responsibilities (including those recently delegated by sectoral ministries such as Agriculture and Labour and Social Services)
· Support consultant and local government staff to undertake a comprehensive Local Economy Assessment and input data into the LED MIS system
· Support local government staff to convene and establish an LED Forum that brings together government, private sector and civil society representatives
· Support consultant and local government staff to develop a participatory LED strategy through the involvement of the LED Forum
· Support local government staff in the effective management of the LED Fund (LEDF), including the establishment of an LED Investment Board made up of financial and private sector representatives to assess the feasibility of investment projects
· Support local government staff to improve revenue generation through the implementation of a cadastre system and other initiatives
2. Local governments are undertaking investments that enhance the local enabling environment for business in key productive sectors and value chains
· Based on the priority investments identified in the Local LED Strategy, support Local governments to design viable Business Plans and implement investment projects focusing on:
Improving the regulatory environment for business
Alleviating key infrastructure bottlenecks faced by productive sectors and value chains
Incentivising vocational training institutions to alleviate key skills shortages faced by productive sectors and value chains
3. Local governments are leveraging critical private sector investments that can unlock the potential of key productive sectors and value chains
· Based on critical private sector investment needs identified in the Local LED Strategy, support local governments to:
Work with investment and export promotion agencies to package and promote their local economic potentials
Work with LGED-JP management staff, investment and export promotion agencies to promote investment opportunities and needs to attract private sector investment – and to design and provide appropriate incentives to enter into public private partnership agreements
4. Monitoring and evaluation systems for LED established within local governments and lessons learnt from programme experience documented
Support local government M&E and Planning Officers to establish a simple M&E system to track the results of LED activities and investments (both in terms of process and impact monitoring)
Based on the monitoring and evaluation of programme results, document lessons learnt regarding the approaches and investments that have proved most and least successful
Establish systems that ensure that lessons learnt are fed back into further investment decisions
5. Materials and manuals for day to day implementation of LED activities in place within local governments and staff trained on their use
Tailor programme documents, materials and manuals on LED for their implementation within the District / City
Train key staff using the manuals and materials to ensure sustainability of LED approaches developed and implemented during the programme
Competencies
Functional competencies:
Results oriented
Able to achieve results within a limited period of time
Highly efficient, with excellent time management and organization skills
Capacity building
Excellent interpersonal communication, coaching and mentoring skills for on the job training
Able to inspire others and lead by example
Produces user friendly training materials to help others strengthen their skills and abilities
Team work
Diplomatic, personable and able to integrate and work well as a new member of a team
Prepared to mentor others to achieve results and take a back seat to let them fulfill their duties and mandates
Required Skills and Experience
Education
Masters degree in economics, economic / regional development, business administration, public policy or another relevant discipline.
Experience
A minimum of 5 years work experience in one of the following fields:
Economic or private sector development programmes within government bodies or other development agencies
Management position within the financial or private sector
Technical experience and/or in depth knowledge of the following areas:
Economic development project formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and / or Business Plan development, resource mobilisation and day to day business management within the private sector
Staff coaching and capacity building
Knowledge and understanding of economic development approaches
Knowledge and understanding of project implementation in one or more of the following areas: infrastructure investment, regulatory reform, skills development and investment promotion
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Language Requirement
· Fluency in written and spoken English
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28963
Location : Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Application Deadline : 10-May-12
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SC-8
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 15-May-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : One Year
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Background
The LGED-JP is a three year programme from July 2011 to June 2014, with an anticipated second phase from 2014 to 2017. The first phase of the LGED-JP will focus on three major outputs: (i) strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to strengthen its strategic leadership in the decentralization process; (ii) strengthen capacity development at the local government level in financial management and planning, and to stimulate local economic development (LED) by local government initiatives; and (iii) to promote investment in pro-poor economic activities, and make critical public-private partnership investments in target districts to exploit the potential of important productive sectors and value chains. The anticipated second phase of LGED-JP intends to continue the harmonization of the decentralization efforts and to provide support for local economic development (LED) to all districts through budget support, and to further strengthen the Public Expenditure Management (PEM) process. LGED-JP builds on experiences from the Kenema District Economic Recovery Programme (KDERP).
LGED-JP promotes implementation of PRSP II, Agenda for Change, within the 2nd and 4th priority areas: addressing pro-poor growth, and promoting the decentralization policy and devolution of functions to local governments. LGED-JP fits within programme 16 on local governance and decentralisation of the Joint Vision for Sierra Leone, which is UN’s response to PRSP II. It is in line with the Joint Vision commitments to better integrate programmes and activities to prevent overlaps, and to carry out activities together with national counterparts. It contributes to integration of rural areas into the national economy and promotes accessible and credible public services. It furthermore promotes cross cutting issues, specifically building of national capacities, reduction of poverty, and addressing women and youth through its pro-poor approach.
Given the limited capacity in MLGRD and at the local government level, LGED-JP will ensure that technical and financial support is provided in such a way that the systems and structures of existing institutions are strengthened in line with their mandates. In order to promote coordination and enhance complementarity, LGED-JP will build on previous and on-going decentralization and local economic development activities promoted by other development partners, such as the Private Sector Development project of GIZ; the Institutional Reform Capacity Building Programme (IRCBP) and Decentralized Service Delivery Programme (DSDP) supported by the World Bank, EU and DFID; and the inclusive finance activities executed by MITAF and funded by UNCDF, UNDP and KfW. In its targeting of local economic development of relevance to women farmers and small scale businesses, the LGED-JP will also build on the experiences developed through the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) activities.
The beneficiaries of the LGED-JP are small and medium scale economic actors, with a focus on women and youth. LGED-JP will provide funding for planning and LED investment by four local councils through public-private partnership investments in infrastructure, the regulatory environment, human skills and attracting inward investment of relevance to key productive sectors and value chains. The population of the four local council areas, in general, will benefit through employment generated by labour intensive infrastructure investments as well as from long term economic improvements in the districts. This first step will allow for testing and adjustment of the approach. LGED-JP will furthermore prepare for the roll out of the LED approach across all districts in the second phase by providing training on LED to all local governments during year two to help planners take on a more strategic approach to local economic planning, and facilitate linkages with investors and programmes that could be willing to channel funds to investment needs identified along important productive sectors and value chains. LGED-JP will furthermore provide support to the agreement of a funding mechanism for budget support to harmonize local government funding. It is anticipated also that the second phase will provide more comprehensive support to MLGRD to improve guidelines for, and implementation of, the PEM process, although this work will be initiated during the fir first phase, with a particular focus on gender, through a review of how the GELG programme can be harmonized with LGED-JP. This will be done in collaboration with other partners, in particular the World Bank.
The LED Consultants will be embedded within the District / City Council and MLGRD to provide day to day capacity building and on the job support to local government staff working on LED activities In order to effectively support the local governments in a time limited manner and mainstream capacities into their teams, the job description is performance based with clear outputs that must be achieved by the end of the contract period.
The LED officers will have a line of accountability to the LGED-JP Programme Specialist.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key Outputs Expected:
1. LED governance functions, procedures and systems institutionalized at local government level
2. Local governments are undertaking investments that enhance the local enabling environment for business in key productive sectors and value chains
3. Local governments are leveraging critical private sector investments that can unlock the potential of key productive sectors and value chains
4. Monitoring and evaluation systems for LED established within local governments and lessons learnt from programme experience documented
5. Materials and manuals for day to day implementation of LED activities in place within local governments
Detailed description of key Outputs:
1. LED governance functions, procedures and systems institutionalized at local government level
· Work with relevant local government staff and committees to establish their LED promotion functions and responsibilities (including those recently delegated by sectoral ministries such as Agriculture and Labour and Social Services)
· Support consultant and local government staff to undertake a comprehensive Local Economy Assessment and input data into the LED MIS system
· Support local government staff to convene and establish an LED Forum that brings together government, private sector and civil society representatives
· Support consultant and local government staff to develop a participatory LED strategy through the involvement of the LED Forum
· Support local government staff in the effective management of the LED Fund (LEDF), including the establishment of an LED Investment Board made up of financial and private sector representatives to assess the feasibility of investment projects
· Support local government staff to improve revenue generation through the implementation of a cadastre system and other initiatives
2. Local governments are undertaking investments that enhance the local enabling environment for business in key productive sectors and value chains
· Based on the priority investments identified in the Local LED Strategy, support Local governments to design viable Business Plans and implement investment projects focusing on:
Improving the regulatory environment for business
Alleviating key infrastructure bottlenecks faced by productive sectors and value chains
Incentivising vocational training institutions to alleviate key skills shortages faced by productive sectors and value chains
3. Local governments are leveraging critical private sector investments that can unlock the potential of key productive sectors and value chains
· Based on critical private sector investment needs identified in the Local LED Strategy, support local governments to:
Work with investment and export promotion agencies to package and promote their local economic potentials
Work with LGED-JP management staff, investment and export promotion agencies to promote investment opportunities and needs to attract private sector investment – and to design and provide appropriate incentives to enter into public private partnership agreements
4. Monitoring and evaluation systems for LED established within local governments and lessons learnt from programme experience documented
Support local government M&E and Planning Officers to establish a simple M&E system to track the results of LED activities and investments (both in terms of process and impact monitoring)
Based on the monitoring and evaluation of programme results, document lessons learnt regarding the approaches and investments that have proved most and least successful
Establish systems that ensure that lessons learnt are fed back into further investment decisions
5. Materials and manuals for day to day implementation of LED activities in place within local governments and staff trained on their use
Tailor programme documents, materials and manuals on LED for their implementation within the District / City
Train key staff using the manuals and materials to ensure sustainability of LED approaches developed and implemented during the programme
Competencies
Functional competencies:
Results oriented
Able to achieve results within a limited period of time
Highly efficient, with excellent time management and organization skills
Capacity building
Excellent interpersonal communication, coaching and mentoring skills for on the job training
Able to inspire others and lead by example
Produces user friendly training materials to help others strengthen their skills and abilities
Team work
Diplomatic, personable and able to integrate and work well as a new member of a team
Prepared to mentor others to achieve results and take a back seat to let them fulfill their duties and mandates
Required Skills and Experience
Education
Masters degree in economics, economic / regional development, business administration, public policy or another relevant discipline.
Experience
A minimum of 5 years work experience in one of the following fields:
Economic or private sector development programmes within government bodies or other development agencies
Management position within the financial or private sector
Technical experience and/or in depth knowledge of the following areas:
Economic development project formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and / or Business Plan development, resource mobilisation and day to day business management within the private sector
Staff coaching and capacity building
Knowledge and understanding of economic development approaches
Knowledge and understanding of project implementation in one or more of the following areas: infrastructure investment, regulatory reform, skills development and investment promotion
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Language Requirement
· Fluency in written and spoken English
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28963
Procurement Assistant Nairobi Kenya
Job Title:PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT
Location : Nairobi, KENYA
Application Deadline : 06-Apr-12
Type of Contract : FTA Local
Post Level : GS-5
Languages Required :
English
Duration of Initial Contract : One year
Expected Duration of Assignment : One year (Renewable)
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Background
Under the overall guidance of the Procurement Specialist and direct supervisor, the Human Resources Specialist, the Procurement Assistant provides procurement services in relation to the Individual Contractor implementation ensuring high quality and accuracy of work. The Procurement Assistant promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach in the Unit.
The Procurement Assistant works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects staff in the CO and UNDP Somalia sub-offices, UNDP HQs staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key Functions:
Implementation of operational strategies
Support to procurement processes of individual contractor
Implementation of sourcing strategy
Responsible for the overall management and issuing of individual contractors
Maintaining and overseeing the Procurement Filling system
Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing
Ensures implementation of operational strategies focusing on achievement of the following results:
Full compliance of procurement activities with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
Provision of inputs to the CO Procurement business processes mapping in relation to the IC modality and elaboration of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in Procurement in consultation with the direct supervisor and office management.
Analyzes and interprets UNDP Individual Contractor guidelines; ensuring compliance with regular corporate updates and dissemination of information from the same to the staff of UNDP Somalia; analyzes the legal implications, pertinent legislation in relation to recruitment processes; technical procurement studies of UNDP interests.
Supports procurement processes of Individual Contractors CO, DEX projects and at the request of other Agencies focusing on achievement of the following results:
Provision of inputs to preparation of procurement plans in relation to IC modality for the office.
Preparation of Purchase orders and contracts in and outside Atlas, preparation of Recurring Purchase orders for contracting of services. Buyers profile in Atlas.
Implementation of the internal control system which ensures that Purchase orders are duly prepared and dispatched. Timely corrective actions on POs with budget check errors and other problems.
Provision of information for preparation of cost-recovery bills in Atlas for the procurement services provided by UNDP to other Agencies.
Review vendor information for compliance
Ensures IC compliance with relevant insurance policies
Received and review PO payment requests for projects at the CO in relation to the IC modality, including travel costs and ensure required documents are provided before approval
Receive and review travel requests and other requested forms (F-10) for further processing.
Provide advice and information related to procurements of Individual Contractors
Provide assistance in problem-solving relating to procurement process with Atlas
Propose guideline adjustments if felt necessary performs any other tasks and duties the organization may reasonably request in relation to its mandate
Contributes to implementation of sourcing strategy focusing on achievement of the following result:
Update of the rosters of suppliers, especially Individual Contractors rosters.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Individual Contractor WEB-based roster (WIDE)
Assist in conducting annual performance evaluations
Proactive monitoring and management of individual contracts that are approaching expiration, completing documentary requirements for extension, obtaining approvals and undertaking timely actions, as necessary
Development and update of Individual contractors’ database for the CO office
Responsible for the overall management and issuing of individual contractors’ contracts, focusing on achievement of the following results:
Implementation of processes for the acquisition of individual contractors under IC modality and Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA);
Facilitate the implementation of Individual contractor sourcing processes including reviewing, drafting terms of reference, vacancy announcements and preliminary screening of candidates
Provide information on remunerations of individual contractors and consultants, review and evaluation of financial bids;
Receive requisitions for individual contractors, prepare contracts and amendments, as per UNDP templates and ensure that all supporting documents are availed and filed as per UNDP guidelines.
Advise Programmes and Projects on Individual Contractor’s Management Guidelines.
Maintaining Procurement filling system focusing on achievement of the following results:
Ensure consistency of all Contract files, including availability of all required supporting documents following the guidelines/checklist provided Procurement Unit.
Ensure consistency of all IC files, including availability of all required supporting documents following the guidelines/checklist provided by Procurement Unit.
Ensure continuous reconciliation of PO files with Contract files
Maintain files of POs and Travel authorizations and expenses
Ensure completeness of the vendor profile archive
Organize all existing IC LTAs and related procurement processes for easy reference
Ensure accurate and timely preparation of documentation for further submission to RACP or Bureau as appropriate.
Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the CO focusing on achievement of the following results:
Participation in the trainings on Procurement.
Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Conduct trainings for project and sub-office staff
Impact of Results:
The key results have an impact on the execution of the CO procurement services management in terms of quality and accuracy of work completed. Accurate data entry, presentation of information and client-oriented approach enhances UNDP capability in provision of procurement services.
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
Building Strategic Partnerships
Maintaining information and databases
Analyzes general information and selects materials in support of partnership building initiatives
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Basic research and analysis
Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Fundamental knowledge of processes, methods and procedures
Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
Promoting Organizational Change and Development
Presentation of information on best practices in organizational change
Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions
Design and Implementation of Management Systems
Data gathering and implementation of management systems
Uses information/databases/other management systems
Client Orientation
Maintains effective client relationships
Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
Promoting Accountability and Results-Based Management
Gathering and disseminating information
Gathers and disseminates information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems
Core Competencies:
Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
Self-development, initiative-taking
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
Creating synergies through self-control
Managing conflict
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary Education with specialized training in procurement. University Degree in Business or Public Administration would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
5 years of relevant administrative experience is required at the national or international level. Previous experience in HR/Procurement an advantage. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of automated procurement systems, experience in handling of web based management systems.
Language:
Fluency in written and spoken English
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28985
Location : Nairobi, KENYA
Application Deadline : 06-Apr-12
Type of Contract : FTA Local
Post Level : GS-5
Languages Required :
English
Duration of Initial Contract : One year
Expected Duration of Assignment : One year (Renewable)
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Background
Under the overall guidance of the Procurement Specialist and direct supervisor, the Human Resources Specialist, the Procurement Assistant provides procurement services in relation to the Individual Contractor implementation ensuring high quality and accuracy of work. The Procurement Assistant promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach in the Unit.
The Procurement Assistant works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects staff in the CO and UNDP Somalia sub-offices, UNDP HQs staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key Functions:
Implementation of operational strategies
Support to procurement processes of individual contractor
Implementation of sourcing strategy
Responsible for the overall management and issuing of individual contractors
Maintaining and overseeing the Procurement Filling system
Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing
Ensures implementation of operational strategies focusing on achievement of the following results:
Full compliance of procurement activities with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
Provision of inputs to the CO Procurement business processes mapping in relation to the IC modality and elaboration of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in Procurement in consultation with the direct supervisor and office management.
Analyzes and interprets UNDP Individual Contractor guidelines; ensuring compliance with regular corporate updates and dissemination of information from the same to the staff of UNDP Somalia; analyzes the legal implications, pertinent legislation in relation to recruitment processes; technical procurement studies of UNDP interests.
Supports procurement processes of Individual Contractors CO, DEX projects and at the request of other Agencies focusing on achievement of the following results:
Provision of inputs to preparation of procurement plans in relation to IC modality for the office.
Preparation of Purchase orders and contracts in and outside Atlas, preparation of Recurring Purchase orders for contracting of services. Buyers profile in Atlas.
Implementation of the internal control system which ensures that Purchase orders are duly prepared and dispatched. Timely corrective actions on POs with budget check errors and other problems.
Provision of information for preparation of cost-recovery bills in Atlas for the procurement services provided by UNDP to other Agencies.
Review vendor information for compliance
Ensures IC compliance with relevant insurance policies
Received and review PO payment requests for projects at the CO in relation to the IC modality, including travel costs and ensure required documents are provided before approval
Receive and review travel requests and other requested forms (F-10) for further processing.
Provide advice and information related to procurements of Individual Contractors
Provide assistance in problem-solving relating to procurement process with Atlas
Propose guideline adjustments if felt necessary performs any other tasks and duties the organization may reasonably request in relation to its mandate
Contributes to implementation of sourcing strategy focusing on achievement of the following result:
Update of the rosters of suppliers, especially Individual Contractors rosters.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Individual Contractor WEB-based roster (WIDE)
Assist in conducting annual performance evaluations
Proactive monitoring and management of individual contracts that are approaching expiration, completing documentary requirements for extension, obtaining approvals and undertaking timely actions, as necessary
Development and update of Individual contractors’ database for the CO office
Responsible for the overall management and issuing of individual contractors’ contracts, focusing on achievement of the following results:
Implementation of processes for the acquisition of individual contractors under IC modality and Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA);
Facilitate the implementation of Individual contractor sourcing processes including reviewing, drafting terms of reference, vacancy announcements and preliminary screening of candidates
Provide information on remunerations of individual contractors and consultants, review and evaluation of financial bids;
Receive requisitions for individual contractors, prepare contracts and amendments, as per UNDP templates and ensure that all supporting documents are availed and filed as per UNDP guidelines.
Advise Programmes and Projects on Individual Contractor’s Management Guidelines.
Maintaining Procurement filling system focusing on achievement of the following results:
Ensure consistency of all Contract files, including availability of all required supporting documents following the guidelines/checklist provided Procurement Unit.
Ensure consistency of all IC files, including availability of all required supporting documents following the guidelines/checklist provided by Procurement Unit.
Ensure continuous reconciliation of PO files with Contract files
Maintain files of POs and Travel authorizations and expenses
Ensure completeness of the vendor profile archive
Organize all existing IC LTAs and related procurement processes for easy reference
Ensure accurate and timely preparation of documentation for further submission to RACP or Bureau as appropriate.
Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the CO focusing on achievement of the following results:
Participation in the trainings on Procurement.
Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Conduct trainings for project and sub-office staff
Impact of Results:
The key results have an impact on the execution of the CO procurement services management in terms of quality and accuracy of work completed. Accurate data entry, presentation of information and client-oriented approach enhances UNDP capability in provision of procurement services.
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
Building Strategic Partnerships
Maintaining information and databases
Analyzes general information and selects materials in support of partnership building initiatives
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Basic research and analysis
Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Fundamental knowledge of processes, methods and procedures
Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
Promoting Organizational Change and Development
Presentation of information on best practices in organizational change
Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions
Design and Implementation of Management Systems
Data gathering and implementation of management systems
Uses information/databases/other management systems
Client Orientation
Maintains effective client relationships
Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
Promoting Accountability and Results-Based Management
Gathering and disseminating information
Gathers and disseminates information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems
Core Competencies:
Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
Self-development, initiative-taking
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
Creating synergies through self-control
Managing conflict
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary Education with specialized training in procurement. University Degree in Business or Public Administration would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
5 years of relevant administrative experience is required at the national or international level. Previous experience in HR/Procurement an advantage. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of automated procurement systems, experience in handling of web based management systems.
Language:
Fluency in written and spoken English
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28985
UNDP Somalia Internship Job Vacancy at UNDP Kenya
UNDP SOMALIA INTERNSHIP
Location : Nairobi, KENYA
Application Deadline : 31-Dec-12
Type of Contract : Internship
Post Level : Intern
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 16-Jan-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : 3 - 6 Months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 3 - 6 Months
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Background
The UNDP Somalia Country Office, based in Nairobi, is looking for interns in various disciplines. Students from these disciplines are welcome to apply, and depending on qualifications, shall be selected for internships that relate either to the organization's strategic activities or to administrative or technical functions. Internships will allow the successful candidates to have the opportunity to work in a multi-cultural international organization:
Areas of internship include:
Civil Engineering
Architecture
Information Technology (ICT)
Communication and Journalism
Business Administration
Project Management.
Policy Studies
Political Science
Constitution.
Local Governance
Economics
Law
Procurement (Logistics/Supply)
Human Resources.
Internships may be offered at any UNDP office. However, due to security risks, non-family duty stations (i.e. in security phase III or above) may not accept interns from outside the duty station.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main duties that the intern will be expected to carry out are:
Conducting research;
Assist in the preparation of various documentation and reports;
Assist in the cataloguing of information;
Assisting in the organization of conferences, forums or other collaborative events;
Status
Interns are considered gratis personnel. They are not staff members.
Interns may not be sought or accepted as substitutes for staff to be recruited against authorized posts.
Interns may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
Competencies
Interns’ Expenses
Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP.
All costs connected with an intern's participation in the Programme must be borne by:
a. the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students;
b. the student, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence and make his/her own arrangements for travel (including to and from the office), visas, accommodation, etc.
Insurance
UNDP accepts no responsibility for the medical and life insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship. As interns are not covered under any insurance, including MAIP, they should not travel to hazardous locations in the course of their internship with UNDP.
Applicants for internship must show proof of valid medical and life/accident insurance for the duty station for which they will work. It must include adequate coverage in the event of an injury or illness during the internship which:
a. requires transportation to the Home Country or Country of Residence for further treatment; or
b. results in death and requires preparation and return of the remains to the Home Country, or Country of Residence.
Subsequent Employment
The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.
Should an offer of employment be envisaged, a 3-month break, from the end of the internship, must be respected. Interns cannot apply for posts during the period of internship.
Required Skills and Experience
UNDP may accept interns providing the following conditions are met:
a. Enrolment:
Enrolled in a bachelors/masters programme in a graduate school (second university degree or higher) at the time of application and during the internship (if a candidate is graduating before the internship period begins, they are no longer eligible); or
Pursuing their university/college studies, having completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree, if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages;
Not have graduated prior to the beginning of the internship.
b. Skills
Proficiency in English required. Fluency Somali or in Arabic is an asset;
Computer literate in standard software applications;
Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the UN, and of UNDP in particular, and have a personal commitment to UNDP's Statement of Purpose and to the ideals of the UN Charter; and
Demonstrated the ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Duration
Internship assignments vary in length according to the availability and academic requirements of the intern, as well as the needs of UNDP. However, they will normally last no less than six weeks and no more than twelve months.
Internship assignments are available on a part-time and full-time basis throughout the year, depending on the availability of meaningful assignments and the needs and capacity of offices to receive and supervise interns.
How to Apply:
Interested students must send the following documentation:
a copy of his/her most recent resume or curriculum vitae;
a letter from his/her university confirming current enrollment and graduation date;
copy of his/her insurance cover
a letter of endorsement from a senior faculty member who has directly supervised the student in the recent past and who is fully acquainted with the student's performance; and
a brief paper setting out the reasons why he/she is seeking an internship with UNDP and what is expected from the experience.
Third-party claims:
UNDP is not responsible for any claims by any parties where the loss of or damage to their property, death or personal injury was caused by the actions or omission of action by the interns during their internship.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=27519
Location : Nairobi, KENYA
Application Deadline : 31-Dec-12
Type of Contract : Internship
Post Level : Intern
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 16-Jan-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : 3 - 6 Months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 3 - 6 Months
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Background
The UNDP Somalia Country Office, based in Nairobi, is looking for interns in various disciplines. Students from these disciplines are welcome to apply, and depending on qualifications, shall be selected for internships that relate either to the organization's strategic activities or to administrative or technical functions. Internships will allow the successful candidates to have the opportunity to work in a multi-cultural international organization:
Areas of internship include:
Civil Engineering
Architecture
Information Technology (ICT)
Communication and Journalism
Business Administration
Project Management.
Policy Studies
Political Science
Constitution.
Local Governance
Economics
Law
Procurement (Logistics/Supply)
Human Resources.
Internships may be offered at any UNDP office. However, due to security risks, non-family duty stations (i.e. in security phase III or above) may not accept interns from outside the duty station.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main duties that the intern will be expected to carry out are:
Conducting research;
Assist in the preparation of various documentation and reports;
Assist in the cataloguing of information;
Assisting in the organization of conferences, forums or other collaborative events;
Status
Interns are considered gratis personnel. They are not staff members.
Interns may not be sought or accepted as substitutes for staff to be recruited against authorized posts.
Interns may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
Competencies
Interns’ Expenses
Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP.
All costs connected with an intern's participation in the Programme must be borne by:
a. the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students;
b. the student, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence and make his/her own arrangements for travel (including to and from the office), visas, accommodation, etc.
Insurance
UNDP accepts no responsibility for the medical and life insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship. As interns are not covered under any insurance, including MAIP, they should not travel to hazardous locations in the course of their internship with UNDP.
Applicants for internship must show proof of valid medical and life/accident insurance for the duty station for which they will work. It must include adequate coverage in the event of an injury or illness during the internship which:
a. requires transportation to the Home Country or Country of Residence for further treatment; or
b. results in death and requires preparation and return of the remains to the Home Country, or Country of Residence.
Subsequent Employment
The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.
Should an offer of employment be envisaged, a 3-month break, from the end of the internship, must be respected. Interns cannot apply for posts during the period of internship.
Required Skills and Experience
UNDP may accept interns providing the following conditions are met:
a. Enrolment:
Enrolled in a bachelors/masters programme in a graduate school (second university degree or higher) at the time of application and during the internship (if a candidate is graduating before the internship period begins, they are no longer eligible); or
Pursuing their university/college studies, having completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree, if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages;
Not have graduated prior to the beginning of the internship.
b. Skills
Proficiency in English required. Fluency Somali or in Arabic is an asset;
Computer literate in standard software applications;
Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the UN, and of UNDP in particular, and have a personal commitment to UNDP's Statement of Purpose and to the ideals of the UN Charter; and
Demonstrated the ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Duration
Internship assignments vary in length according to the availability and academic requirements of the intern, as well as the needs of UNDP. However, they will normally last no less than six weeks and no more than twelve months.
Internship assignments are available on a part-time and full-time basis throughout the year, depending on the availability of meaningful assignments and the needs and capacity of offices to receive and supervise interns.
How to Apply:
Interested students must send the following documentation:
a copy of his/her most recent resume or curriculum vitae;
a letter from his/her university confirming current enrollment and graduation date;
copy of his/her insurance cover
a letter of endorsement from a senior faculty member who has directly supervised the student in the recent past and who is fully acquainted with the student's performance; and
a brief paper setting out the reasons why he/she is seeking an internship with UNDP and what is expected from the experience.
Third-party claims:
UNDP is not responsible for any claims by any parties where the loss of or damage to their property, death or personal injury was caused by the actions or omission of action by the interns during their internship.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=27519
National Consultant Outcome Evaluation Inclusive Private Sector Job Vacancy at UNDP Sierra Leon
Job Title:NATIONAL CONSULTANT, OUTCOME EVALUATION INCLUSIVE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Location : Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Application Deadline : 06-Apr-12
Additional Category Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Duration of Initial Contract : 20 working days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 20 working days
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Background
In line with the evaluation plan for UNDP Sierra Leone Programming Cycle 2008-12, UNDP plans to undertake an outcome evaluation on Inclusive Private Sector Development, which is expected to be undertaken in the first quarter of 2012.
In particular, the evaluation relates to the Country Programme Outcome (CPO) 2.2 Private Sector Reform and Development of Inclusive Local Markets. The evaluation will put a major focus on assessing the impact and overall contribution of the portfolio of projects falling under CPO 2.2, towards progress in achieving the United Nations Joint Vision Programme 3 Finance for Development as well as draw recommendations for eventual adjustments, and lessons learnt for the elaboration of the further strategy in this sector.
As the success of development activities is increasingly measured on the basis of tangible changes in the situation of the intended beneficiaries (“Results-based Management” approach), the Government, civil society and donors are increasingly paying more attention and allocating more resources for the formulation of relevant progress indicators, as well as the collection and analysis of relevant data, as part of monitoring and evaluation activities
This evaluation is therefore a requirement for UNDP to consider a follow-up phase to its assistance; it will also help ensure that the needs for the development of national capacities in using data for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policy and programmes are covered. As such, the findings of this evaluation will be equally beneficial in contributing to strengthening the capacities of central and local authorities and other partners in view of creating new businesses and jobs in targeted rural and urban areas.
Finally, as Sierra Leone continues its recovery from the war, rebounds from the global economic crisis and becomes an increasingly dynamic and attractive economy, the results of the Evaluation will help to guide the efforts of UNDP or other development partners in designing and delivering effective interventions to support the Sierra Leonean private sector to mature and deliver higher incomes, employment and prosperity for its people.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main partners to be involved in the evaluation are: the Office of the President, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Enhanced Integrated Framework National Implementation Unit, the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the National Tourist Board, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, AYANI Inclusive Financial Sector Consultants, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Micro Finance Institutions, the private sector and selected donors.
The overall objectives of the evaluation are the following:
Provide an objective assessment of the achievement of the outcome through UNDP support and partnership with other key actors;
Generate lessons from experiences in the respective interventions for the period 2008 to 2010 to inform current and future programming at the country level;
Identify whether past results represent sufficient foundation for future progress;
Provide clear and forward-looking recommendations in order to suggest effective and realistic strategies by UNDP and partners towards intended results identified in the UNDAF.
More specifically, the outcome evaluation is expected to address the following issues:
Outcome status:
Determine whether or not the outcome has been achieved and, if not, whether there has been progress made towards its achievement;
List innovative approaches tried and capacities developed through UNDP assistance;
Assess the relevance of UNDP outputs to the outcome;
Ascertain the progress made in relation to the outputs. List the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of outputs.
Underlying factors:
Analyze the underlying factors beyond UNDP’s control that influenced the outcome;
Distinguish the substantive design issues from the key implementation and/or management capacities and issues including the timeliness of outputs, the degree of stakeholders and partners’ involvement in the completion of outputs, and how processes were managed/carried out.
UNDP contribution:
The relevance of the outcome and the constituent components specifically for UNDP assistance;
Determine whether or not UNDP funded outputs and other interventions – including outputs, soft and hard assistance – can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome;
Assess the likelihood of the achievement of the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs;
Ascertain the prospect of sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome – can it be ensured that the outcome is reached and maintained even after the UNDP interventions?
Outputs status:
Are the UNDP outputs still relevant to the outcome?
Has sufficient progress been made in relation to the UNDP outputs? What are the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of the outputs?
Output-outcome link:
Whether UNDP’s outputs or other interventions can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome (including the key outputs, projects, and soft assistance).
What are the key contributions that UNDP has made/is making to the outcome? With the current planned interventions in partnership with other actors and stakeholders, will UNDP be able to achieve the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs – or whether additional resources are required and new or changed interventions are needed? Whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective? Has UNDP been able to respond to changing circumstances and requirements in capacity development? What is the prospect of the sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome?
Partnership strategy:
Ascertain whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective;
What were the partnerships formed? What was the role of UNDP? How did the partnership contribute to the achievement of the outcome? What was the level of stakeholders’ participation? Examine the partnership among UN Agencies and other donor organizations in the relevant field.
Cross-cutting issues:
Sustainability: an assessment of the likelihood that the projects results will endure after the active involvement of UNDP has ended;
To what extent the changes (and benefits) brought by the projects can be expected to last after projects completion. The evaluation team should be requested to provide recommendations for potential follow-up interventions, i.e. how feasible the follow-up actions would be, what alternatives can be identified and/or what components can be added to it, what knowledge products could be developed management capacities and issues including the timeliness of outputs, the degree of stakeholders and partners’ involvement in the completion of outputs, and how processes were managed/carried out.
Functions /Key Results Expected:
The key tasks to be undertaken are the following:
Review documents
Participate in the design of the evaluation methodology;
Undertake data collection and assessment /construction of indicator baselines
Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs and partnership strategy (as per the scope of the evaluation described above) for the report;
Draft related parts of the evaluation report; and,
Assist in finalizing document through incorporating suggestions received on draft related to his/her assigned sections.
This work will be undertaken by two consultants (one international, one national), with the international consultant leading the evaluation process. The key product expected is a comprehensive analytical report that includes, but is not limited to the following components: (in line with the UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators):
Executive summary
Introduction
Description of the evaluation methodology
Development context
Key findings
Lessons learned
Recommendations for the future (including viable project ideas and other recommendations)
Annexes: ToRs, field visits, people interviewed, documents reviewed, etc.
The evaluator should provide a proposed report structure to UNDP prior to the start of fieldwork. The report should be prepared in English. It should take into account the opinions/voices of people from Sierra Leone, government representatives, donors and NGOs. The evaluators will prepare a presentation of the preliminary findings to be discussed at a roundtable in Freetown with UNDP and its partners.
In addition, an outline for future UNDP interventions in the respective area (if deemed relevant) based on the recommendations of the mission is to be produced. The format of the outline will be agreed between UNDP and the evaluators prior to the start of the evaluation.
The evaluators are required to discuss the full draft of the evaluation report prior to departure from Sierra Leone. Both products shall be submitted in hard copy and electronic form.
Competencies
Reporting Arrangements:
To facilitate the outcome evaluation process, UNDP Sierra Leone will appoint an Evaluation Focal Team (EFT) including relevant Project Managers and the CO M&E Specialist. The EFT will assist in connecting the evaluation team with CO senior management and external key stakeholders as needed. In addition, the EFT will provide assistance as requested in shaping the detailed evaluation plan; facilitate field visits; and organize meetings. However, the evaluation will be fully independent and the evaluation team will retain enough flexibility to determine the best approach in collecting and analyzing data for the outcome evaluation.
The results shall be presented at a round-table to all key stakeholders (representatives of Government, relevant Parliamentary Committees, projects and specialized NGOs) and shared through specialized local and regional networks. The final evaluation report will be placed on the UNDP web-site and distributed through regular Government channels to interested parties.
Duration of the consultancy:
The detailed schedule of the evaluation and the length of the assignment will be discussed with the evaluators prior to the assignment. The estimated duration of evaluators’ assignment is up to 20 working days.
Payment Modalities:
Payment to the consultant will be made in three installments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:
1st installment-15% upon signing of the contract
2nd installment-35% upon submission of draft report to UNDP showing progress against agreed outputs
3rd installment-50% upon submission of the final report with all deliverables signed off by UNDP.
Evaluation of Criteria and Weighting:
The consultant will be evaluated against a combination of technical and financial criteria. Maximum score is 100% out of a total score for technical criteria equals 70% and 30% for financial criteria. The technical evaluation will take into account the following as per the weightings provided:
Background and minimum educational qualification as defined in the TOR (10%)
Practical experience in organizational restructuring in the public sector/civil service, including MFRs, development of strategic plans, new organograms, etc (50%)
Experience in similar consultancies especially in post-conflict contexts and especially in Africa/SL (30%)
English language fluency in both oral and written, proficiency in IT and evidence of good communication and writing skills (10%)
Application Procedure:
Qualified and interested candidates are hereby requested to apply. The application should contain the following:
Brief proposal addressing the requirement (Methodology)
Filled P11 form
Detailed achievement based CV
Financial proposal
Documents for Study by the Consultant:
UNDP Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation for results
UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators
Ethical Code of Conduct for Evaluation in UNDP
UNDP Result-Based Management: Technical Note
UN Joint Vision 2009-2012
UNDP CPAP 2008-2012
GoSL PRSP II, Agenda for Change, 2008-2012
Millennium Development Goals Reports 2007 and 2011
UNDP project documentation
Sierra Leone Diagnostic Trade Integrated Study 2006
DFID Private Sector Development Diagnostic Report 2008
GoSL Private Sector Development Strategy 2009, Unleashing the talent of our people
UNCTAD Investment Policy Review 2010
Required Skills and Experience
Education :
Advanced university degree in economics, international development or related field.
Experience:
8 years or more years of relevant work experience in the field of private sector development;
Demonstrable experience, preferably of at least 5 years in conducting project or programme evaluations;
Sound knowledge about results-based management (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
Previous work experience in related areas with UNDP or other development organizations preferably in the region.
Language Requirements:
Excellent ability to communicate in English.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29017
Location : Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Application Deadline : 06-Apr-12
Additional Category Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Duration of Initial Contract : 20 working days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 20 working days
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Background
In line with the evaluation plan for UNDP Sierra Leone Programming Cycle 2008-12, UNDP plans to undertake an outcome evaluation on Inclusive Private Sector Development, which is expected to be undertaken in the first quarter of 2012.
In particular, the evaluation relates to the Country Programme Outcome (CPO) 2.2 Private Sector Reform and Development of Inclusive Local Markets. The evaluation will put a major focus on assessing the impact and overall contribution of the portfolio of projects falling under CPO 2.2, towards progress in achieving the United Nations Joint Vision Programme 3 Finance for Development as well as draw recommendations for eventual adjustments, and lessons learnt for the elaboration of the further strategy in this sector.
As the success of development activities is increasingly measured on the basis of tangible changes in the situation of the intended beneficiaries (“Results-based Management” approach), the Government, civil society and donors are increasingly paying more attention and allocating more resources for the formulation of relevant progress indicators, as well as the collection and analysis of relevant data, as part of monitoring and evaluation activities
This evaluation is therefore a requirement for UNDP to consider a follow-up phase to its assistance; it will also help ensure that the needs for the development of national capacities in using data for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policy and programmes are covered. As such, the findings of this evaluation will be equally beneficial in contributing to strengthening the capacities of central and local authorities and other partners in view of creating new businesses and jobs in targeted rural and urban areas.
Finally, as Sierra Leone continues its recovery from the war, rebounds from the global economic crisis and becomes an increasingly dynamic and attractive economy, the results of the Evaluation will help to guide the efforts of UNDP or other development partners in designing and delivering effective interventions to support the Sierra Leonean private sector to mature and deliver higher incomes, employment and prosperity for its people.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main partners to be involved in the evaluation are: the Office of the President, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Enhanced Integrated Framework National Implementation Unit, the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the National Tourist Board, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, AYANI Inclusive Financial Sector Consultants, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Micro Finance Institutions, the private sector and selected donors.
The overall objectives of the evaluation are the following:
Provide an objective assessment of the achievement of the outcome through UNDP support and partnership with other key actors;
Generate lessons from experiences in the respective interventions for the period 2008 to 2010 to inform current and future programming at the country level;
Identify whether past results represent sufficient foundation for future progress;
Provide clear and forward-looking recommendations in order to suggest effective and realistic strategies by UNDP and partners towards intended results identified in the UNDAF.
More specifically, the outcome evaluation is expected to address the following issues:
Outcome status:
Determine whether or not the outcome has been achieved and, if not, whether there has been progress made towards its achievement;
List innovative approaches tried and capacities developed through UNDP assistance;
Assess the relevance of UNDP outputs to the outcome;
Ascertain the progress made in relation to the outputs. List the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of outputs.
Underlying factors:
Analyze the underlying factors beyond UNDP’s control that influenced the outcome;
Distinguish the substantive design issues from the key implementation and/or management capacities and issues including the timeliness of outputs, the degree of stakeholders and partners’ involvement in the completion of outputs, and how processes were managed/carried out.
UNDP contribution:
The relevance of the outcome and the constituent components specifically for UNDP assistance;
Determine whether or not UNDP funded outputs and other interventions – including outputs, soft and hard assistance – can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome;
Assess the likelihood of the achievement of the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs;
Ascertain the prospect of sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome – can it be ensured that the outcome is reached and maintained even after the UNDP interventions?
Outputs status:
Are the UNDP outputs still relevant to the outcome?
Has sufficient progress been made in relation to the UNDP outputs? What are the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of the outputs?
Output-outcome link:
Whether UNDP’s outputs or other interventions can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome (including the key outputs, projects, and soft assistance).
What are the key contributions that UNDP has made/is making to the outcome? With the current planned interventions in partnership with other actors and stakeholders, will UNDP be able to achieve the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs – or whether additional resources are required and new or changed interventions are needed? Whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective? Has UNDP been able to respond to changing circumstances and requirements in capacity development? What is the prospect of the sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome?
Partnership strategy:
Ascertain whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective;
What were the partnerships formed? What was the role of UNDP? How did the partnership contribute to the achievement of the outcome? What was the level of stakeholders’ participation? Examine the partnership among UN Agencies and other donor organizations in the relevant field.
Cross-cutting issues:
Sustainability: an assessment of the likelihood that the projects results will endure after the active involvement of UNDP has ended;
To what extent the changes (and benefits) brought by the projects can be expected to last after projects completion. The evaluation team should be requested to provide recommendations for potential follow-up interventions, i.e. how feasible the follow-up actions would be, what alternatives can be identified and/or what components can be added to it, what knowledge products could be developed management capacities and issues including the timeliness of outputs, the degree of stakeholders and partners’ involvement in the completion of outputs, and how processes were managed/carried out.
Functions /Key Results Expected:
The key tasks to be undertaken are the following:
Review documents
Participate in the design of the evaluation methodology;
Undertake data collection and assessment /construction of indicator baselines
Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs and partnership strategy (as per the scope of the evaluation described above) for the report;
Draft related parts of the evaluation report; and,
Assist in finalizing document through incorporating suggestions received on draft related to his/her assigned sections.
This work will be undertaken by two consultants (one international, one national), with the international consultant leading the evaluation process. The key product expected is a comprehensive analytical report that includes, but is not limited to the following components: (in line with the UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators):
Executive summary
Introduction
Description of the evaluation methodology
Development context
Key findings
Lessons learned
Recommendations for the future (including viable project ideas and other recommendations)
Annexes: ToRs, field visits, people interviewed, documents reviewed, etc.
The evaluator should provide a proposed report structure to UNDP prior to the start of fieldwork. The report should be prepared in English. It should take into account the opinions/voices of people from Sierra Leone, government representatives, donors and NGOs. The evaluators will prepare a presentation of the preliminary findings to be discussed at a roundtable in Freetown with UNDP and its partners.
In addition, an outline for future UNDP interventions in the respective area (if deemed relevant) based on the recommendations of the mission is to be produced. The format of the outline will be agreed between UNDP and the evaluators prior to the start of the evaluation.
The evaluators are required to discuss the full draft of the evaluation report prior to departure from Sierra Leone. Both products shall be submitted in hard copy and electronic form.
Competencies
Reporting Arrangements:
To facilitate the outcome evaluation process, UNDP Sierra Leone will appoint an Evaluation Focal Team (EFT) including relevant Project Managers and the CO M&E Specialist. The EFT will assist in connecting the evaluation team with CO senior management and external key stakeholders as needed. In addition, the EFT will provide assistance as requested in shaping the detailed evaluation plan; facilitate field visits; and organize meetings. However, the evaluation will be fully independent and the evaluation team will retain enough flexibility to determine the best approach in collecting and analyzing data for the outcome evaluation.
The results shall be presented at a round-table to all key stakeholders (representatives of Government, relevant Parliamentary Committees, projects and specialized NGOs) and shared through specialized local and regional networks. The final evaluation report will be placed on the UNDP web-site and distributed through regular Government channels to interested parties.
Duration of the consultancy:
The detailed schedule of the evaluation and the length of the assignment will be discussed with the evaluators prior to the assignment. The estimated duration of evaluators’ assignment is up to 20 working days.
Payment Modalities:
Payment to the consultant will be made in three installments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:
1st installment-15% upon signing of the contract
2nd installment-35% upon submission of draft report to UNDP showing progress against agreed outputs
3rd installment-50% upon submission of the final report with all deliverables signed off by UNDP.
Evaluation of Criteria and Weighting:
The consultant will be evaluated against a combination of technical and financial criteria. Maximum score is 100% out of a total score for technical criteria equals 70% and 30% for financial criteria. The technical evaluation will take into account the following as per the weightings provided:
Background and minimum educational qualification as defined in the TOR (10%)
Practical experience in organizational restructuring in the public sector/civil service, including MFRs, development of strategic plans, new organograms, etc (50%)
Experience in similar consultancies especially in post-conflict contexts and especially in Africa/SL (30%)
English language fluency in both oral and written, proficiency in IT and evidence of good communication and writing skills (10%)
Application Procedure:
Qualified and interested candidates are hereby requested to apply. The application should contain the following:
Brief proposal addressing the requirement (Methodology)
Filled P11 form
Detailed achievement based CV
Financial proposal
Documents for Study by the Consultant:
UNDP Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation for results
UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators
Ethical Code of Conduct for Evaluation in UNDP
UNDP Result-Based Management: Technical Note
UN Joint Vision 2009-2012
UNDP CPAP 2008-2012
GoSL PRSP II, Agenda for Change, 2008-2012
Millennium Development Goals Reports 2007 and 2011
UNDP project documentation
Sierra Leone Diagnostic Trade Integrated Study 2006
DFID Private Sector Development Diagnostic Report 2008
GoSL Private Sector Development Strategy 2009, Unleashing the talent of our people
UNCTAD Investment Policy Review 2010
Required Skills and Experience
Education :
Advanced university degree in economics, international development or related field.
Experience:
8 years or more years of relevant work experience in the field of private sector development;
Demonstrable experience, preferably of at least 5 years in conducting project or programme evaluations;
Sound knowledge about results-based management (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
Previous work experience in related areas with UNDP or other development organizations preferably in the region.
Language Requirements:
Excellent ability to communicate in English.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29017
International Consultant OutCome Evaluation Job Vacancy at UNDP Sierraleon
Job Title:INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, OUTCOME EVALUATION INCLUSIVE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Location : Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Application Deadline : 06-Apr-12
Additional Category Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Duration of Initial Contract : 20 days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 20 days
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Background
In line with the evaluation plan for UNDP Sierra Leone Programming Cycle 2008-12, UNDP plans to undertake an outcome evaluation on Inclusive Private Sector Development, which is expected to be undertaken in the first quarter of 2012.
In particular, the evaluation relates to the Country Programme Outcome (CPO) 2.2 Private Sector Reform and Development of Inclusive Local Markets. The evaluation will put a major focus on assessing the impact and overall contribution of the portfolio of projects falling under CPO 2.2, towards progress in achieving the United Nations Joint Vision Programme 3 Finance for Development as well as draw recommendations for eventual adjustments, and lessons learnt for the elaboration of the further strategy in this sector.
The purpose of the Evaluation is to learn from the experience of UNDP-funded and implemented projects and activities in Sierra Leone expected to contribute to the improvement of the trade and business environment, creation of new businesses and jobs etc. The Evaluation is expected to clarify underlying factors affecting the situation, highlight unintended consequences (positive and negative) and better design UNDP-supported interventions at the next stage. The Country Office accordingly plans to make use of the exercise as a learning opportunity not only for the office but also for key partners and stakeholders, as inclusively as possible.
As the success of development activities is increasingly measured on the basis of tangible changes in the situation of the intended beneficiaries (“Results-based Management” approach), the Government, civil society and donors are increasingly paying more attention and allocating more resources for the formulation of relevant progress indicators, as well as the collection and analysis of relevant data, as part of monitoring and evaluation activities
This evaluation is therefore a requirement for UNDP to consider a follow-up phase to its assistance; it will also help ensure that the needs for the development of national capacities in using data for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policy and programmes are covered. As such, the findings of this evaluation will be equally beneficial in contributing to strengthening the capacities of central and local authorities and other partners in view of creating new businesses and jobs in targeted rural and urban areas.
Finally, as Sierra Leone continues its recovery from the war, rebounds from the global economic crisis and becomes an increasingly dynamic and attractive economy, the results of the Evaluation will help to guide the efforts of UNDP or other development partners in designing and delivering effective interventions to support the Sierra Leonean private sector to mature and deliver higher incomes, employment and prosperity for its people.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of the Evaluation:
This is a summary progress evaluation, aiming to assess the extent to which programme and project activities implemented with partners during 2008-2010 have contributed to progress under CPD Outcome 2.2, as well as overall contribution to the implementationof UN Joint Vision Programme 3. It is also aimed at evaluating the achievement of set targets, whether existing UNDP’s partnership arrangements with local partners proved to be successful and relevant and overall, whether UNDP-supported activities have contributed to improved performance of governance institutions in Sierra Leone. The evaluation shall identify changes that happened since the start of the CPD as they relate to the development outcomes, the degree and levels of these changes, i.e. enabling environment, organizational and/or individual levels. It shall also assess whether UNDP’s strategic positioning in this area can be improved.
The main partners to be involved in the evaluation are: the Office of the President, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Enhanced Integrated Framework National Implementation Unit, the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the National Tourist Board, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, AYANI Inclusive Financial Sector Consultants, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Micro Finance Institutions, the private sector and selected donors.
The overall objectives of the evaluation are the following:
Provide an objective assessment of the achievement of the outcome through UNDP support and partnership with other key actors;
Generate lessons from experiences in the respective interventions for the period 2008 to 2010 to inform current and future programming at the country level;
Identify whether past results represent sufficient foundation for future progress;
Provide clear and forward-looking recommendations in order to suggest effective and realistic strategies by UNDP and partners towards intended results identified in the UNDAF.
More specifically, the outcome evaluation is expected to address the following issues:
Outcome status:
Determine whether or not the outcome has been achieved and, if not, whether there has been progress made towards its achievement;
List innovative approaches tried and capacities developed through UNDP assistance;
Assess the relevance of UNDP outputs to the outcome;
Ascertain the progress made in relation to the outputs;
List the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of outputs
Underlying factors:
Analyze the underlying factors beyond UNDP’s control that influenced the outcome;
Distinguish the substantive design issues from the key implementation and/or management capacities and issues including the timeliness of outputs, the degree of stakeholders and partners’ involvement in the completion of outputs, and how processes were managed/carried out.
UNDP contribution:
The relevance of the outcome and the constituent components specifically for UNDP assistance;
Determine whether or not UNDP funded outputs and other interventions – including outputs, soft and hard assistance – can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome;
Assess the likelihood of the achievement of the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs;
Ascertain the prospect of sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome – can it be ensured that the outcome is reached and maintained even after the UNDP interventions?
Outputs status:
Are the UNDP outputs still relevant to the outcome? Has sufficient progress been made in relation to the UNDP outputs? What are the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of the outputs?
Output-outcome link:
Whether UNDP’s outputs or other interventions can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome (including the key outputs, projects, and soft assistance);
What are the key contributions that UNDP has made/is making to the outcome? With the current planned interventions in partnership with other actors and stakeholders, will UNDP be able to achieve the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs – or whether additional resources are required and new or changed interventions are needed? Whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective? Has UNDP been able to respond to changing circumstances and requirements in capacity development? What is the prospect of the sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome?
Partnership strategy:
Ascertain whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective;
What were the partnerships formed? What was the role of UNDP? How did the partnership contribute to the achievement of the outcome? What was the level of stakeholders’ participation? Examine the partnership among UN Agencies and other donor organizations in the relevant field.
Cross-cutting issues:
Sustainability: an assessment of the likelihood that the projects results will endure after the active involvement of UNDP has ended;
To what extent the changes (and benefits) brought by the projects can be expected to last after projects completion. The evaluation team should be requested to provide recommendations for potential follow-up interventions, i.e. how feasible the follow-up actions would be, what alternatives can be identified and/or what components can be added to it, what knowledge products could be developed.
Key Results Expected:
The key tasks to be undertaken are the following:
Lead and manage the evaluation process;
Design the detailed evaluation scope and methodology (including the methods for data collection and analysis) for the report;
Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs and partnership strategy (as per the scope of the evaluation described above) for the report;
Draft related parts of the evaluation reports; and
Finalize the whole evaluation report.
The International Consultant will take the overall responsibility for the quality and timely submission of the evaluation reports to the UNDP Country Office
Competencies
This work will be undertaken by two consultants (one international, one national), with the international consultant leading the evaluation process. The key product expected is a comprehensive analytical report that includes, but is not limited to the following components: (in line with the UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators):
Executive summary
Introduction
Description of the evaluation methodology
Development context
Key findings
Lessons learned
Recommendations for the future (including viable project ideas and other recommendations)
Annexes: ToRs, field visits, people interviewed, documents reviewed, etc.
The evaluator should provide a proposed report structure to UNDP prior to the start of fieldwork. The report should be prepared in English. It should take into account the opinions/voices of people from Sierra Leone, government representatives, donors and NGOs. The evaluators will prepare a presentation of the preliminary findings to be discussed at a roundtable in Freetown with UNDP and its partners.
In addition, an outline for future UNDP interventions in the respective area (if deemed relevant) based on the recommendations of the mission is to be produced. The format of the outline will be agreed between UNDP and the evaluators prior to the start of the evaluation.
The evaluators are required to discuss the full draft of the evaluation report prior to departure from Sierra Leone. Both products shall be submitted in hard copy and electronic form.
Reporting Arrangements:
To facilitate the outcome evaluation process, UNDP Sierra Leone will appoint an Evaluation Focal Team (EFT) including relevant Project Managers and the CO M&E Specialist. The EFT will assist in connecting the evaluation team with CO senior management and external key stakeholders as needed. In addition, the EFT will provide assistance as requested in shaping the detailed evaluation plan; facilitate field visits; and organize meetings. However, the evaluation will be fully independent and the evaluation team will retain enough flexibility to determine the best approach in collecting and analyzing data for the outcome evaluation.
The results shall be presented at a round-table to all key stakeholders (representatives of Government, relevant Parliamentary Committees, projects and specialized NGOs) and shared through specialized local and regional networks. The final evaluation report will be placed on the UNDP web-site and distributed through regular Government channels to interested parties.
Duration of the consultancy:
The detailed schedule of the evaluation and the length of the assignment will be discussed with the evaluators prior to the assignment. The estimated duration of evaluators’ assignment is up to 20 working days.
Payment Modalities:
Payment to the consultant will be made in three installments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:
1st installment-15% upon signing of the contract
2nd instalment-35% upon submission of draft report to UNDP showing progress against agreed outputs
3rd installment-50% upon submission of the final report with all deliverables signed off by UNDP.
Evaluation of Criteria and Weighting:
The consultant will be evaluated against a combination of technical and financial criteria. Maximum score is 100% out of a total score for technical criteria equals 70% and 30% for financial criteria. The technical evaluation will take into account the following as per the weightings provided:
Background and minimum educational qualification as defined in the TOR (10%)
Practical experience in organizational restructuring in the public sector/civil service, including MFRs, development of strategic plans, new organograms, etc (50%)
Experience in similar consultancies especially in post-conflict contexts and especially in Africa/SL (30%)
English language fluency in both oral and written, proficiency in IT and evidence of good communication and writing skills (10%).
Application Procedure:
Qualified and interested candidates are hereby requested to apply. The application should contain the following:
Brief proposal addressing the requirement (Methodology)
Filled P11 form
Detailed achievement based CV
Financial proposal
Documents for study by the Consultants:
UNDP Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation for results
UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators
Ethical Code of Conduct for Evaluation in UNDP
UNDP Result-Based Management: Technical Note
UN Joint Vision 2009-2012
UNDP CPAP 2008-2012
GoSL PRSP II, Agenda for Change, 2008-2012
Millennium Development Goals Reports 2007 and 2011
UNDP project documentation
Sierra Leone Diagnostic Trade Integrated Study 2006
DFID Private Sector Development Diagnostic Report 2008
GoSL Private Sector Development Strategy
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in economics, international development or related field.
Experience:
8 years or more years of relevant work experience in the field of private sector development;
Demonstrable experience, preferably of at least 5 years in conducting project or programme evaluations;
Sound knowledge about results-based management (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
Previous work experience in related areas with UNDP or other development organizations preferably in the region.
Language Requirements:
Excellent ability to communicate in English.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29015
Location : Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Application Deadline : 06-Apr-12
Additional Category Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Duration of Initial Contract : 20 days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 20 days
Refer a Friend Apply Now
Background
In line with the evaluation plan for UNDP Sierra Leone Programming Cycle 2008-12, UNDP plans to undertake an outcome evaluation on Inclusive Private Sector Development, which is expected to be undertaken in the first quarter of 2012.
In particular, the evaluation relates to the Country Programme Outcome (CPO) 2.2 Private Sector Reform and Development of Inclusive Local Markets. The evaluation will put a major focus on assessing the impact and overall contribution of the portfolio of projects falling under CPO 2.2, towards progress in achieving the United Nations Joint Vision Programme 3 Finance for Development as well as draw recommendations for eventual adjustments, and lessons learnt for the elaboration of the further strategy in this sector.
The purpose of the Evaluation is to learn from the experience of UNDP-funded and implemented projects and activities in Sierra Leone expected to contribute to the improvement of the trade and business environment, creation of new businesses and jobs etc. The Evaluation is expected to clarify underlying factors affecting the situation, highlight unintended consequences (positive and negative) and better design UNDP-supported interventions at the next stage. The Country Office accordingly plans to make use of the exercise as a learning opportunity not only for the office but also for key partners and stakeholders, as inclusively as possible.
As the success of development activities is increasingly measured on the basis of tangible changes in the situation of the intended beneficiaries (“Results-based Management” approach), the Government, civil society and donors are increasingly paying more attention and allocating more resources for the formulation of relevant progress indicators, as well as the collection and analysis of relevant data, as part of monitoring and evaluation activities
This evaluation is therefore a requirement for UNDP to consider a follow-up phase to its assistance; it will also help ensure that the needs for the development of national capacities in using data for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policy and programmes are covered. As such, the findings of this evaluation will be equally beneficial in contributing to strengthening the capacities of central and local authorities and other partners in view of creating new businesses and jobs in targeted rural and urban areas.
Finally, as Sierra Leone continues its recovery from the war, rebounds from the global economic crisis and becomes an increasingly dynamic and attractive economy, the results of the Evaluation will help to guide the efforts of UNDP or other development partners in designing and delivering effective interventions to support the Sierra Leonean private sector to mature and deliver higher incomes, employment and prosperity for its people.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of the Evaluation:
This is a summary progress evaluation, aiming to assess the extent to which programme and project activities implemented with partners during 2008-2010 have contributed to progress under CPD Outcome 2.2, as well as overall contribution to the implementationof UN Joint Vision Programme 3. It is also aimed at evaluating the achievement of set targets, whether existing UNDP’s partnership arrangements with local partners proved to be successful and relevant and overall, whether UNDP-supported activities have contributed to improved performance of governance institutions in Sierra Leone. The evaluation shall identify changes that happened since the start of the CPD as they relate to the development outcomes, the degree and levels of these changes, i.e. enabling environment, organizational and/or individual levels. It shall also assess whether UNDP’s strategic positioning in this area can be improved.
The main partners to be involved in the evaluation are: the Office of the President, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Enhanced Integrated Framework National Implementation Unit, the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the National Tourist Board, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, AYANI Inclusive Financial Sector Consultants, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Micro Finance Institutions, the private sector and selected donors.
The overall objectives of the evaluation are the following:
Provide an objective assessment of the achievement of the outcome through UNDP support and partnership with other key actors;
Generate lessons from experiences in the respective interventions for the period 2008 to 2010 to inform current and future programming at the country level;
Identify whether past results represent sufficient foundation for future progress;
Provide clear and forward-looking recommendations in order to suggest effective and realistic strategies by UNDP and partners towards intended results identified in the UNDAF.
More specifically, the outcome evaluation is expected to address the following issues:
Outcome status:
Determine whether or not the outcome has been achieved and, if not, whether there has been progress made towards its achievement;
List innovative approaches tried and capacities developed through UNDP assistance;
Assess the relevance of UNDP outputs to the outcome;
Ascertain the progress made in relation to the outputs;
List the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of outputs
Underlying factors:
Analyze the underlying factors beyond UNDP’s control that influenced the outcome;
Distinguish the substantive design issues from the key implementation and/or management capacities and issues including the timeliness of outputs, the degree of stakeholders and partners’ involvement in the completion of outputs, and how processes were managed/carried out.
UNDP contribution:
The relevance of the outcome and the constituent components specifically for UNDP assistance;
Determine whether or not UNDP funded outputs and other interventions – including outputs, soft and hard assistance – can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome;
Assess the likelihood of the achievement of the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs;
Ascertain the prospect of sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome – can it be ensured that the outcome is reached and maintained even after the UNDP interventions?
Outputs status:
Are the UNDP outputs still relevant to the outcome? Has sufficient progress been made in relation to the UNDP outputs? What are the factors (positive and negative) that affect the accomplishment of the outputs?
Output-outcome link:
Whether UNDP’s outputs or other interventions can be credibly linked to the achievement of the outcome (including the key outputs, projects, and soft assistance);
What are the key contributions that UNDP has made/is making to the outcome? With the current planned interventions in partnership with other actors and stakeholders, will UNDP be able to achieve the outcome within the set timeframe and inputs – or whether additional resources are required and new or changed interventions are needed? Whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective? Has UNDP been able to respond to changing circumstances and requirements in capacity development? What is the prospect of the sustainability of UNDP interventions related to the outcome?
Partnership strategy:
Ascertain whether UNDP’s partnership strategy has been appropriate and effective;
What were the partnerships formed? What was the role of UNDP? How did the partnership contribute to the achievement of the outcome? What was the level of stakeholders’ participation? Examine the partnership among UN Agencies and other donor organizations in the relevant field.
Cross-cutting issues:
Sustainability: an assessment of the likelihood that the projects results will endure after the active involvement of UNDP has ended;
To what extent the changes (and benefits) brought by the projects can be expected to last after projects completion. The evaluation team should be requested to provide recommendations for potential follow-up interventions, i.e. how feasible the follow-up actions would be, what alternatives can be identified and/or what components can be added to it, what knowledge products could be developed.
Key Results Expected:
The key tasks to be undertaken are the following:
Lead and manage the evaluation process;
Design the detailed evaluation scope and methodology (including the methods for data collection and analysis) for the report;
Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs and partnership strategy (as per the scope of the evaluation described above) for the report;
Draft related parts of the evaluation reports; and
Finalize the whole evaluation report.
The International Consultant will take the overall responsibility for the quality and timely submission of the evaluation reports to the UNDP Country Office
Competencies
This work will be undertaken by two consultants (one international, one national), with the international consultant leading the evaluation process. The key product expected is a comprehensive analytical report that includes, but is not limited to the following components: (in line with the UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators):
Executive summary
Introduction
Description of the evaluation methodology
Development context
Key findings
Lessons learned
Recommendations for the future (including viable project ideas and other recommendations)
Annexes: ToRs, field visits, people interviewed, documents reviewed, etc.
The evaluator should provide a proposed report structure to UNDP prior to the start of fieldwork. The report should be prepared in English. It should take into account the opinions/voices of people from Sierra Leone, government representatives, donors and NGOs. The evaluators will prepare a presentation of the preliminary findings to be discussed at a roundtable in Freetown with UNDP and its partners.
In addition, an outline for future UNDP interventions in the respective area (if deemed relevant) based on the recommendations of the mission is to be produced. The format of the outline will be agreed between UNDP and the evaluators prior to the start of the evaluation.
The evaluators are required to discuss the full draft of the evaluation report prior to departure from Sierra Leone. Both products shall be submitted in hard copy and electronic form.
Reporting Arrangements:
To facilitate the outcome evaluation process, UNDP Sierra Leone will appoint an Evaluation Focal Team (EFT) including relevant Project Managers and the CO M&E Specialist. The EFT will assist in connecting the evaluation team with CO senior management and external key stakeholders as needed. In addition, the EFT will provide assistance as requested in shaping the detailed evaluation plan; facilitate field visits; and organize meetings. However, the evaluation will be fully independent and the evaluation team will retain enough flexibility to determine the best approach in collecting and analyzing data for the outcome evaluation.
The results shall be presented at a round-table to all key stakeholders (representatives of Government, relevant Parliamentary Committees, projects and specialized NGOs) and shared through specialized local and regional networks. The final evaluation report will be placed on the UNDP web-site and distributed through regular Government channels to interested parties.
Duration of the consultancy:
The detailed schedule of the evaluation and the length of the assignment will be discussed with the evaluators prior to the assignment. The estimated duration of evaluators’ assignment is up to 20 working days.
Payment Modalities:
Payment to the consultant will be made in three installments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:
1st installment-15% upon signing of the contract
2nd instalment-35% upon submission of draft report to UNDP showing progress against agreed outputs
3rd installment-50% upon submission of the final report with all deliverables signed off by UNDP.
Evaluation of Criteria and Weighting:
The consultant will be evaluated against a combination of technical and financial criteria. Maximum score is 100% out of a total score for technical criteria equals 70% and 30% for financial criteria. The technical evaluation will take into account the following as per the weightings provided:
Background and minimum educational qualification as defined in the TOR (10%)
Practical experience in organizational restructuring in the public sector/civil service, including MFRs, development of strategic plans, new organograms, etc (50%)
Experience in similar consultancies especially in post-conflict contexts and especially in Africa/SL (30%)
English language fluency in both oral and written, proficiency in IT and evidence of good communication and writing skills (10%).
Application Procedure:
Qualified and interested candidates are hereby requested to apply. The application should contain the following:
Brief proposal addressing the requirement (Methodology)
Filled P11 form
Detailed achievement based CV
Financial proposal
Documents for study by the Consultants:
UNDP Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation for results
UNDP Guidelines for Outcome Evaluators
Ethical Code of Conduct for Evaluation in UNDP
UNDP Result-Based Management: Technical Note
UN Joint Vision 2009-2012
UNDP CPAP 2008-2012
GoSL PRSP II, Agenda for Change, 2008-2012
Millennium Development Goals Reports 2007 and 2011
UNDP project documentation
Sierra Leone Diagnostic Trade Integrated Study 2006
DFID Private Sector Development Diagnostic Report 2008
GoSL Private Sector Development Strategy
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in economics, international development or related field.
Experience:
8 years or more years of relevant work experience in the field of private sector development;
Demonstrable experience, preferably of at least 5 years in conducting project or programme evaluations;
Sound knowledge about results-based management (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
Previous work experience in related areas with UNDP or other development organizations preferably in the region.
Language Requirements:
Excellent ability to communicate in English.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29015
Consultant Job Vacancy at undp Zimbabwe
Job Title:CONSULTANT
Location : Harare, ZIMBABWE
Application Deadline : 04-Apr-12
Additional Category Democratic Governance
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 16-Apr-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : 21 Days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 21 Days
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Background
From October 1996, the Parliament of Zimbabwe (PoZ) embarked on a long term Parliamentary Reform Programme in response to the increasing public demand for a more responsive and an effective Parliament capable of performing its representational, legislative and Executive oversight roles.
In order to implement the reforms, Parliament set itself the following broad objectives:
Strengthening capacity of Members of Parliament and the Secretariat of Parliament to assume greater policy formulation tasks;
Equipping the Secretariat with skills in areas of Policy Research Support, Gender Management, Report Writing and Presentation and Project Management;
Raising the visibility and profile of the Legislature as a development policy formulation and implementation institution;
Establishing Parliament Constituency Information Centres (PCICs) to serve as meeting places for MPs and their constituents and as centres for parliamentary information dissemination.
To support these objectives, two Projects, namely “Technical Support for Parliament” and the “Technical Support to Strengthen Parliament Constituents Relations” were launched in January 1999 and July 2002, respectively.
In June 2002, Parliament, with technical and financial assistance from the UNDP, appointed a Capacity Assessment Team (CAT) to review progress made in realizing the objectives of the PRC and to make proposals for the next phase of the reform process. The CAT submitted its report in May 2003 noting the substantial achievements made. The CAT also identified the following critical success factors for the next phase of the reforms:
Continued political and administrative leadership and commitment;
Firm ownership of the reforms by Parliament, with the Liaison and Coordination Committee (LCC) - successor to the PRC - acting as the main custodian;
The ability to retain professional staff;
Effective collaboration with development partners and other key stakeholders;
Efficient programme management arrangements.
The second phase of the reform process covering to period January 2005 to December 2007 was formulated in 2004 following consultations between Parliament and UNDP. The consultations were based on a strategic review of the 72 recommendations of CAT which were later rationalized to 32 by the Liaison and Coordination Committee (LCC). The LCC grouped the 32 recommendations into 5 strategic categories that were incorporated into the Administration of Parliament’s Strategic Plan, 2005-2010. This phase also sought to build upon the achievements of the first phase and to address ongoing challenges as well as emerging opportunities. To this end, the above mentioned Projects launched in 1999 and 2002 were closed and succeeded by the “Three Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme for the period 2005-2008”.
In 2005 the 1st Three-Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme was rolled out and subsequently evaluated in October 2008. The main findings of this evaluation were:
That Parliamentarians had participated in trainings on a variety of issues and subjects, ranging from human rights, gender issues and budgeting;
Portfolio Committee System initiated during the early stages of the reforms are now firmly entrenched and operational.
Standing Rules and Orders had been reviewed and printed.
Training of Staff of the Parliamentary Constituency Centres information was completed.
Relevant training had been conducted for staff.
In May 2010 the 2nd Three-Year Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme was adjusted to a two-year Support Program (2010-2011) in line with the Zimbabwe United Nations Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) 2007-2011. This Parliamentary Support Programme was signed in May 2010 and implemented until 31st December 2011. An end of Programme Evaluation is due to assess its performance, results achieved, draw lessons learnt and inform the future Parliamentary Support Programme covering 2012 -2014.
The Evaluation of the Two Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme will be conducted by two consultants, one national and the other international working as a team. The national consultant will work with the International Consultant (Lead Consultant).
Duties and Responsibilities
The national consultant will be working closely with the lead consultant on the following tasks:
Conduct a desk literature review of the Two Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme documentation,
Identify the planned, principal approaches and strategies that were employed in the Parliamentary Support Programme (PSP) to meet the objectives of parliamentary reforms.
Assess the design, implementation and results of the Programme and specifically examine the appropriateness, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the Programme.
Evaluate the degree to which the Parliamentary Support Programme has been successful, including the extent to which the targeted beneficiaries have benefited from the support, taking into account the socio, political and economic situation.
The analysis should differentiate between short and long term effects, with special reference to the parliamentary reform implications. If the results other than the planned ones have been reached, whether they are positive and or negative, these should also be described and analyzed.
Trace and analyze the underlying factors beyond PoZ, UNDP and other development partners’ control that influenced the outcome of the Programme in Zimbabwe. Establish whether the programme outputs, outcomes and other interventions can be credibly linked to achievement of the parliamentary reform objectives.
Assess whether the PSP implementation support and financing arrangements of PoZ and UNDP were the most cost-effective to achieve the desired outputs and outcomes.
Identify and analyze the challenges and constraints which confronted the PSP during its implementation and draw lessons learnt.
Assess the impact or prospects of the PSP enhancing the consideration of cross cutting issues such as gender, HIV and AIDS and conflict prevention skills in the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
Identify key partners and stakeholders critical in future support of the Parliamentary reforms in Zimbabwe, either than UNDP.
Prepare and present a comprehensive evaluation report on the Two Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme with the way forward to PoZ, and UNDP, Harare.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
Shares knowledge and experience and contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personal learning and development.
Ability to provide top quality policy advice services on economic issues.
In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues.
Development and Operational Effectiveness
Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
Abililty to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of programmes
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to lead formulation and evaluation of development programmes and projects
Ability to apply economic theory to the specific country context, carry out high-quality economic research
Management and Leadership
Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation
Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
Required Skills and Experience
Masters degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy or related field. A PhD in a relevant field will be a distinct advantage.
A minimum five (5) years-experience in the area of Parliamentary Reforms and or legislative support, preferably with a focus on institutional capacity development and programme evaluation.
Experience working in a multi-cultural diverse and dynamic environment is desirable.
Knowledge and familiarity with Parliamentary and UN systems will be an added advantage
Knowledge and experience of Southern African region; Work Experience in Zimbabwe will be an advantage
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29093
Location : Harare, ZIMBABWE
Application Deadline : 04-Apr-12
Additional Category Democratic Governance
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 16-Apr-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : 21 Days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 21 Days
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Background
From October 1996, the Parliament of Zimbabwe (PoZ) embarked on a long term Parliamentary Reform Programme in response to the increasing public demand for a more responsive and an effective Parliament capable of performing its representational, legislative and Executive oversight roles.
In order to implement the reforms, Parliament set itself the following broad objectives:
Strengthening capacity of Members of Parliament and the Secretariat of Parliament to assume greater policy formulation tasks;
Equipping the Secretariat with skills in areas of Policy Research Support, Gender Management, Report Writing and Presentation and Project Management;
Raising the visibility and profile of the Legislature as a development policy formulation and implementation institution;
Establishing Parliament Constituency Information Centres (PCICs) to serve as meeting places for MPs and their constituents and as centres for parliamentary information dissemination.
To support these objectives, two Projects, namely “Technical Support for Parliament” and the “Technical Support to Strengthen Parliament Constituents Relations” were launched in January 1999 and July 2002, respectively.
In June 2002, Parliament, with technical and financial assistance from the UNDP, appointed a Capacity Assessment Team (CAT) to review progress made in realizing the objectives of the PRC and to make proposals for the next phase of the reform process. The CAT submitted its report in May 2003 noting the substantial achievements made. The CAT also identified the following critical success factors for the next phase of the reforms:
Continued political and administrative leadership and commitment;
Firm ownership of the reforms by Parliament, with the Liaison and Coordination Committee (LCC) - successor to the PRC - acting as the main custodian;
The ability to retain professional staff;
Effective collaboration with development partners and other key stakeholders;
Efficient programme management arrangements.
The second phase of the reform process covering to period January 2005 to December 2007 was formulated in 2004 following consultations between Parliament and UNDP. The consultations were based on a strategic review of the 72 recommendations of CAT which were later rationalized to 32 by the Liaison and Coordination Committee (LCC). The LCC grouped the 32 recommendations into 5 strategic categories that were incorporated into the Administration of Parliament’s Strategic Plan, 2005-2010. This phase also sought to build upon the achievements of the first phase and to address ongoing challenges as well as emerging opportunities. To this end, the above mentioned Projects launched in 1999 and 2002 were closed and succeeded by the “Three Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme for the period 2005-2008”.
In 2005 the 1st Three-Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme was rolled out and subsequently evaluated in October 2008. The main findings of this evaluation were:
That Parliamentarians had participated in trainings on a variety of issues and subjects, ranging from human rights, gender issues and budgeting;
Portfolio Committee System initiated during the early stages of the reforms are now firmly entrenched and operational.
Standing Rules and Orders had been reviewed and printed.
Training of Staff of the Parliamentary Constituency Centres information was completed.
Relevant training had been conducted for staff.
In May 2010 the 2nd Three-Year Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme was adjusted to a two-year Support Program (2010-2011) in line with the Zimbabwe United Nations Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) 2007-2011. This Parliamentary Support Programme was signed in May 2010 and implemented until 31st December 2011. An end of Programme Evaluation is due to assess its performance, results achieved, draw lessons learnt and inform the future Parliamentary Support Programme covering 2012 -2014.
The Evaluation of the Two Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme will be conducted by two consultants, one national and the other international working as a team. The national consultant will work with the International Consultant (Lead Consultant).
Duties and Responsibilities
The national consultant will be working closely with the lead consultant on the following tasks:
Conduct a desk literature review of the Two Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme documentation,
Identify the planned, principal approaches and strategies that were employed in the Parliamentary Support Programme (PSP) to meet the objectives of parliamentary reforms.
Assess the design, implementation and results of the Programme and specifically examine the appropriateness, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the Programme.
Evaluate the degree to which the Parliamentary Support Programme has been successful, including the extent to which the targeted beneficiaries have benefited from the support, taking into account the socio, political and economic situation.
The analysis should differentiate between short and long term effects, with special reference to the parliamentary reform implications. If the results other than the planned ones have been reached, whether they are positive and or negative, these should also be described and analyzed.
Trace and analyze the underlying factors beyond PoZ, UNDP and other development partners’ control that influenced the outcome of the Programme in Zimbabwe. Establish whether the programme outputs, outcomes and other interventions can be credibly linked to achievement of the parliamentary reform objectives.
Assess whether the PSP implementation support and financing arrangements of PoZ and UNDP were the most cost-effective to achieve the desired outputs and outcomes.
Identify and analyze the challenges and constraints which confronted the PSP during its implementation and draw lessons learnt.
Assess the impact or prospects of the PSP enhancing the consideration of cross cutting issues such as gender, HIV and AIDS and conflict prevention skills in the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
Identify key partners and stakeholders critical in future support of the Parliamentary reforms in Zimbabwe, either than UNDP.
Prepare and present a comprehensive evaluation report on the Two Year Rolling Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme with the way forward to PoZ, and UNDP, Harare.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
Shares knowledge and experience and contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personal learning and development.
Ability to provide top quality policy advice services on economic issues.
In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues.
Development and Operational Effectiveness
Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
Abililty to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of programmes
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to lead formulation and evaluation of development programmes and projects
Ability to apply economic theory to the specific country context, carry out high-quality economic research
Management and Leadership
Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation
Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
Required Skills and Experience
Masters degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy or related field. A PhD in a relevant field will be a distinct advantage.
A minimum five (5) years-experience in the area of Parliamentary Reforms and or legislative support, preferably with a focus on institutional capacity development and programme evaluation.
Experience working in a multi-cultural diverse and dynamic environment is desirable.
Knowledge and familiarity with Parliamentary and UN systems will be an added advantage
Knowledge and experience of Southern African region; Work Experience in Zimbabwe will be an advantage
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29093
Technical Specialist Parliament Job Vacancy at UNDP Tanzania
Job Title:TECHNICAL SPECIALIST (PARLIAMENT)
Location : Zanzibar, TANZANIA
Application Deadline : 03-Apr-12
Type of Contract : FTA International
Post Level : P-4
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-May-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : One year
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Background
Building on earlier successful partnership, and within the framework of the United Nations Development Assistance Plan (2011-2015), UNDP has prepared a Legislature Support Project to assist the strengthening the parliaments to improve (i) legislative capacity, (ii) oversight functions (iii) representative capacity (iv) management practices and (v) progress in gender objectives. During an initiation phase, assistance has been provided to new MP orientation and technical support including revisions of Standing Orders and developing activity plans based on the needs and Corporate Plans of the parliaments.
Based on the Corporate Plans of the two legislatures the project will provide support to both the National Assembly and the Zanzibar House of Representatives by helping to strengthen Members’ legislative, oversight and representative capacities and assisting the Secretariats of both legislatures to deliver upgraded services to Members. Initiatives will target parliamentarians, their committees, and their support Secretariats. Through an emphasis on partnerships with national stakeholders leveraging South-South cooperation, the four-year project seeks to strengthen and enhance the capacity of MPs and their committees to better exercise their interrelated functions: law making, executive oversight including national budget approval and oversight, and representation of constituents/citizens. It also aims to strengthen the Secretariats of both legislatures to help them deliver effective services to parliamentarians and help build sustainable, modern internal parliamentary staff management structures and practices.
Based with the Zanzibar House of Representatives, the Technical Specialist (Parliament) will work under the overall supervision of the Technical Advisor (Parliament) and the guidance of the Zanzibar House of Representatives National Project Director (NPD). The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will help MPs and their staff advance performance within the respective areas of constitutional responsibilities. Within the administrative structure of each Secretariat, the two NPDs have overall responsibility for the management of the project as well as the achievement of project outputs. They report to a Project Board, co-chaired by representatives of the two Speakers and assisted by UNDP. The Project Board is responsible for strategy, policy guidance, planning and oversight of the project.
The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will work closely with the offices of the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives, the UNDP Country Office (CO), and Zanzibar UN Sub-Office. The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will assist the National Project Director and others in the development of the legislature and implementation of activities. The Technical Specialist (Parliament) may provide assistance to project activities within the National Assembly when required and agreed.
The Technical Specialist (Parliament) reports regularly to UNDP through the Programme Specialist responsible for parliamentary strengthening. UNDP will assess the performance of the Technical Specialist (Parliament) based on at least annual evaluation by the NPD and counterpart staff of the quality and adequacy of technical assistance delivered and according to the below performance criteria.
The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will work very closely in a team with the Technical Advisor (Parliament) on the planning and support to project activities. S/He will also work closely with the project M&E Specialist, the project Gender Advisor and parliamentary staff assigned to the project. S/He may supervise sub-contracted short term consultants if requested by the NPD.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of key functions:
Technical Advice
Capacity Development
Quality assurance support to project work plans, reports, and activities
Partnership management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring
Technical Advice
Provide technical advice to the National Project Director, Speaker, MPs, Clerk, and parliamentary staff and others in the design, organization and implementation of agreed activities
In coordination with the National Project Director, provide guidance to national and international short term experts/consultants
Assist the National Project Directors in ensuring the technical soundness of project activities
Continuous advice to MPs and staff on parliamentary practice and development
Stimulate strategic thinking in parliamentary development and bring best practices on parliamentary development to the legislatures
Provide intellectual or substantive leadership in managing issues related to Parliamentary law and practice
Provide technical advice to the parliamentary standing committees and other bodies/offices to help meet Members needs
Ensure highest standards in the provision of technical and advisory inputs, organization of workshops, seminars, training and delivery of outputs
Any other substantive advisory inputs, as requested by the NPD and/or UNDP in relation to project objectives
Identify strategic entry points for gender mainstreaming in the work of the ZHoR and for the empowerment of women parliamentarians
Capacity Development
Support the development and implementation of a capacity development strategy for the project that identifies priorities, needs and interventions to accustomed to address the needs of ZHoR
Provide support to the NPD in ensuring the sustainability of project management capacities and in building sustainability into project activities from the outset
Provide technical advice to enhance the capacity of MPs to represent, make laws and oversee the government
Manage the development of effective materials and training programs for Members, Committee Chairs and staff and others and ensure the institutionalization of the capacity being developed
Develop and supervise capacity building efforts with the parliaments, media and other stakeholders
Support gender mainstreaming activities and ensure a leading role for the national gender focal points for activities implemented
Quality assurance support to project work plans, reports, and activities
Provide expert contributions to the development of annual results based work plans and results frameworks
Help ensure delivery of relevant quarterly and annual project reporting to UNDP
Prepare and/or review Terms of Reference for specific activities as directed and assist in the identification of short-term experts
Ensure the alignment of project activities with UNDP rules and regulations by providing appropriate advice to the NPDs in this regard
Partnership management
Assist the NPDs in establishing effective working mechanisms for the project including the Speakers and other senior officers of the ZHoR, Committee Chairs, Members and the Clerk/Secretariat
Assist the ZHoR in establishing, developing and maintaining mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with Development Partners and other stakeholders in parliamentary development
Help set up a framework to foster and monitor partnership around the project and to realize the project strategy in this regard
Support the ZHoR in managing information related to partnership activities
Monitoring and Evaluation
Support the parliaments in setting up a monitoring framework for the project integrated within the monitoring system for the ZHoR Strategic Plan
Ensure the implementation of the project monitoring framework that will demonstrate progress and achievement on key project results, and provide technical advice to develop baselines and indicators for monitoring and evaluation
Advise the NPD in preparing project reports focused on capturing results, lessons learned and good practices Participate in and contribute to global UNDP knowledge networks on parliamentary development
Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring
Contribute to the production of reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer
Promote the adoption of suitable knowledge management approaches as relating to project activities and in support of parliamentary strengthening
Support the NPD in the internal and external communication efforts and the dissemination of information around project objectives and activities
Function as a mentor and coach to parliamentary staff as requested in support of achievement of project results
Participate in and contribute to global UNDP knowledge networks on parliamentary development
Ensure the application of relevant global good practices and actively search for solutions that can benefit Tanzania’s parliamentary strengthening.
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
Promotes UN's Values and ethical standards (tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, impartiality).
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and sensitivity and adaptability.
Demonstrates integrity by modeling in the UN's values and ethical standards (human rights, peace, understanding between people and nations, tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, UNDP core ethics, impartiality).
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment through personal example, excellent knowledge of parliamentary practices, cultures and needs, good understanding of parliamentary capacity building, excellent ability to identify significant capacity building opportunities.
Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English
Display understanding of relevant contemporary parliamentary challenges and tools
Ability to provide top quality technical advice
Established track record of delivering support to parliaments
In-depth practical knowledge of democracy and development issues
Development and Operational Effectiveness
Ability to engage with high level UNDP Officials, Government Officials and international donor community and provide advisory support services
Ability to identify opportunities, conceptualize and develop project reports
Ability to effectively support in strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
Ability to implement new systems and affect behaviour/attitude change
Ability to undertake result based management and reporting
Management and Leadership
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Builds strong relationship with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback, timely responses to queries
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
Demonstrates strong administrative skills and result oriented approach to work
Provides inspiration and leadership
Communications and Networking
Has an excellent oral communication skill in English and conflict resolution competency to manage inter-group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests of varied actors.
Has an excellent written communication skill in English, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports.
Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national and international institutions, government and non-government.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
· Advanced degree in a relevant area; a degree in political science, law, social sciences or related field will be considered an asset
Experience
· A minimum of five years working experience in parliaments and a total of at least 10 years working experience in a combination of parliaments, government, politics, and/or democratic governance projects
· Knowledge of, or exposure to parliaments in developing countries; experience in Tanzania an advantage
· Strong analytical skills and proven ability to work independently and train others
· Familiarity with UNDP processes and systems an advantage
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and positive attitude towards working with host country the parliament staff and Members; sound judgment, flexibility and adaptability, cultural and gender sensitivity
· Proficiency in using standard office computer applications
Language Requirements
· Excellent spoken, report writing and presentation skills in the English language
· Knowledge of Kiswahili a strong asset
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28877
Location : Zanzibar, TANZANIA
Application Deadline : 03-Apr-12
Type of Contract : FTA International
Post Level : P-4
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-May-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : One year
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Background
Building on earlier successful partnership, and within the framework of the United Nations Development Assistance Plan (2011-2015), UNDP has prepared a Legislature Support Project to assist the strengthening the parliaments to improve (i) legislative capacity, (ii) oversight functions (iii) representative capacity (iv) management practices and (v) progress in gender objectives. During an initiation phase, assistance has been provided to new MP orientation and technical support including revisions of Standing Orders and developing activity plans based on the needs and Corporate Plans of the parliaments.
Based on the Corporate Plans of the two legislatures the project will provide support to both the National Assembly and the Zanzibar House of Representatives by helping to strengthen Members’ legislative, oversight and representative capacities and assisting the Secretariats of both legislatures to deliver upgraded services to Members. Initiatives will target parliamentarians, their committees, and their support Secretariats. Through an emphasis on partnerships with national stakeholders leveraging South-South cooperation, the four-year project seeks to strengthen and enhance the capacity of MPs and their committees to better exercise their interrelated functions: law making, executive oversight including national budget approval and oversight, and representation of constituents/citizens. It also aims to strengthen the Secretariats of both legislatures to help them deliver effective services to parliamentarians and help build sustainable, modern internal parliamentary staff management structures and practices.
Based with the Zanzibar House of Representatives, the Technical Specialist (Parliament) will work under the overall supervision of the Technical Advisor (Parliament) and the guidance of the Zanzibar House of Representatives National Project Director (NPD). The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will help MPs and their staff advance performance within the respective areas of constitutional responsibilities. Within the administrative structure of each Secretariat, the two NPDs have overall responsibility for the management of the project as well as the achievement of project outputs. They report to a Project Board, co-chaired by representatives of the two Speakers and assisted by UNDP. The Project Board is responsible for strategy, policy guidance, planning and oversight of the project.
The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will work closely with the offices of the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives, the UNDP Country Office (CO), and Zanzibar UN Sub-Office. The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will assist the National Project Director and others in the development of the legislature and implementation of activities. The Technical Specialist (Parliament) may provide assistance to project activities within the National Assembly when required and agreed.
The Technical Specialist (Parliament) reports regularly to UNDP through the Programme Specialist responsible for parliamentary strengthening. UNDP will assess the performance of the Technical Specialist (Parliament) based on at least annual evaluation by the NPD and counterpart staff of the quality and adequacy of technical assistance delivered and according to the below performance criteria.
The Technical Specialist (Parliament) will work very closely in a team with the Technical Advisor (Parliament) on the planning and support to project activities. S/He will also work closely with the project M&E Specialist, the project Gender Advisor and parliamentary staff assigned to the project. S/He may supervise sub-contracted short term consultants if requested by the NPD.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of key functions:
Technical Advice
Capacity Development
Quality assurance support to project work plans, reports, and activities
Partnership management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring
Technical Advice
Provide technical advice to the National Project Director, Speaker, MPs, Clerk, and parliamentary staff and others in the design, organization and implementation of agreed activities
In coordination with the National Project Director, provide guidance to national and international short term experts/consultants
Assist the National Project Directors in ensuring the technical soundness of project activities
Continuous advice to MPs and staff on parliamentary practice and development
Stimulate strategic thinking in parliamentary development and bring best practices on parliamentary development to the legislatures
Provide intellectual or substantive leadership in managing issues related to Parliamentary law and practice
Provide technical advice to the parliamentary standing committees and other bodies/offices to help meet Members needs
Ensure highest standards in the provision of technical and advisory inputs, organization of workshops, seminars, training and delivery of outputs
Any other substantive advisory inputs, as requested by the NPD and/or UNDP in relation to project objectives
Identify strategic entry points for gender mainstreaming in the work of the ZHoR and for the empowerment of women parliamentarians
Capacity Development
Support the development and implementation of a capacity development strategy for the project that identifies priorities, needs and interventions to accustomed to address the needs of ZHoR
Provide support to the NPD in ensuring the sustainability of project management capacities and in building sustainability into project activities from the outset
Provide technical advice to enhance the capacity of MPs to represent, make laws and oversee the government
Manage the development of effective materials and training programs for Members, Committee Chairs and staff and others and ensure the institutionalization of the capacity being developed
Develop and supervise capacity building efforts with the parliaments, media and other stakeholders
Support gender mainstreaming activities and ensure a leading role for the national gender focal points for activities implemented
Quality assurance support to project work plans, reports, and activities
Provide expert contributions to the development of annual results based work plans and results frameworks
Help ensure delivery of relevant quarterly and annual project reporting to UNDP
Prepare and/or review Terms of Reference for specific activities as directed and assist in the identification of short-term experts
Ensure the alignment of project activities with UNDP rules and regulations by providing appropriate advice to the NPDs in this regard
Partnership management
Assist the NPDs in establishing effective working mechanisms for the project including the Speakers and other senior officers of the ZHoR, Committee Chairs, Members and the Clerk/Secretariat
Assist the ZHoR in establishing, developing and maintaining mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with Development Partners and other stakeholders in parliamentary development
Help set up a framework to foster and monitor partnership around the project and to realize the project strategy in this regard
Support the ZHoR in managing information related to partnership activities
Monitoring and Evaluation
Support the parliaments in setting up a monitoring framework for the project integrated within the monitoring system for the ZHoR Strategic Plan
Ensure the implementation of the project monitoring framework that will demonstrate progress and achievement on key project results, and provide technical advice to develop baselines and indicators for monitoring and evaluation
Advise the NPD in preparing project reports focused on capturing results, lessons learned and good practices Participate in and contribute to global UNDP knowledge networks on parliamentary development
Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring
Contribute to the production of reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer
Promote the adoption of suitable knowledge management approaches as relating to project activities and in support of parliamentary strengthening
Support the NPD in the internal and external communication efforts and the dissemination of information around project objectives and activities
Function as a mentor and coach to parliamentary staff as requested in support of achievement of project results
Participate in and contribute to global UNDP knowledge networks on parliamentary development
Ensure the application of relevant global good practices and actively search for solutions that can benefit Tanzania’s parliamentary strengthening.
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
Promotes UN's Values and ethical standards (tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, impartiality).
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and sensitivity and adaptability.
Demonstrates integrity by modeling in the UN's values and ethical standards (human rights, peace, understanding between people and nations, tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, UNDP core ethics, impartiality).
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment through personal example, excellent knowledge of parliamentary practices, cultures and needs, good understanding of parliamentary capacity building, excellent ability to identify significant capacity building opportunities.
Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English
Display understanding of relevant contemporary parliamentary challenges and tools
Ability to provide top quality technical advice
Established track record of delivering support to parliaments
In-depth practical knowledge of democracy and development issues
Development and Operational Effectiveness
Ability to engage with high level UNDP Officials, Government Officials and international donor community and provide advisory support services
Ability to identify opportunities, conceptualize and develop project reports
Ability to effectively support in strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
Ability to implement new systems and affect behaviour/attitude change
Ability to undertake result based management and reporting
Management and Leadership
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Builds strong relationship with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback, timely responses to queries
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
Demonstrates strong administrative skills and result oriented approach to work
Provides inspiration and leadership
Communications and Networking
Has an excellent oral communication skill in English and conflict resolution competency to manage inter-group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests of varied actors.
Has an excellent written communication skill in English, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports.
Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national and international institutions, government and non-government.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
· Advanced degree in a relevant area; a degree in political science, law, social sciences or related field will be considered an asset
Experience
· A minimum of five years working experience in parliaments and a total of at least 10 years working experience in a combination of parliaments, government, politics, and/or democratic governance projects
· Knowledge of, or exposure to parliaments in developing countries; experience in Tanzania an advantage
· Strong analytical skills and proven ability to work independently and train others
· Familiarity with UNDP processes and systems an advantage
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and positive attitude towards working with host country the parliament staff and Members; sound judgment, flexibility and adaptability, cultural and gender sensitivity
· Proficiency in using standard office computer applications
Language Requirements
· Excellent spoken, report writing and presentation skills in the English language
· Knowledge of Kiswahili a strong asset
How to Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=28877
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