Background

PROJECT TITLE:   Pintig Lab:  Strengthening Covid Response and Recovery for AAA Governance

BACKGROUND

The Women Behind the Data-driven COVID-19 Response

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 as a global pandemic. In the Philippines, many parts of the country were placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) five days after WHO’s announcement, with several regions still under modified versions of restriction. What began as a health crisis quickly cascaded into a socioeconomic crisis, as productivity and livelihoods, particularly those of the most vulnerable, underwent unprecedented rates of decline. The good progress the Philippines had made toward the SDGs is now at risk of regression.

In response to this situation, the UNDP Philippine Country Office launched the Pintig Lab – a multi-stakeholder network of physicians, economists, and data scientists tasked with providing the government with data-driven systems and policy insights to help inform COVID-19 response and recovery strategy. With the country now in the ‘new normal’, the national and local governments alike need data-driven guidance to balance health and socioeconomic risks to manage the crisis and closely monitor recovery trends to ensure swift and sustainable pathways are followed. It is also critical that businesses are aware of the most likely strategies to be adopted by National Government (NG) and Local Government Units (LGUs) to develop their business continuity plans.

Women have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 response in the Philippines – from the government, private sector firms, the health system, civil society, or the households.  As they managed the response within their own spheres of influence, they also faced challenges usually experienced by women – care work, community responsibilities, or other vulnerabilities, especially brought by a crisis. Nonetheless, given their commitment to serve the public, they have been proactive in dealing with these concerns that matter to them.

Thus, through a feature documentary, and three short information video clips, these up close experiences of women working on data for COVID-19 response will be told with the aim to make data-driven decision-making relatable to the general public. This documentary also aims to break mindsets regarding challenges of using data for daily living, especially in relation to coping through the response and recovery phase of the COVID-19 crisis.

GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1. The Consultant shall be directly supervised by the Pintig Lab Project Manager, with whom all outputs shall be submitted and through whom all communications shall be coursed or copied.
2. The Consultant may also be required to coordinate with and seek guidance from UNDP Impact Advisory Team Leader and members, UNDP Communications Associate, and government partners such as DOH, NEDA, DICT, and LGUs.
3. The Consultant is expected to provide his/her own laptop and equipment for the work requirement. S/he will also be supported by UNDP staff for administrative and logistic requirements, as necessary.
4. The Consultant shall consider at least ten (10) working days lead time for UNDP to review outputs, give comments, certify approval/acceptance of outputs, etc. 
5. All systems, reports, and video material shall be the sole property of UNDP.

DURATION OF WORK AND DUTY STATION

Duty station is in Metro Manila. The expected duration of the assignment is 75 person-days between 15 February 2022 and 30 May 2022, unless revised in a mutually agreed upon timetable between the Consultant and UNDP.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and declaration of State of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines, all work and travel of the Individual consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the local and national government. Field work, trainings, meetings, and coordination shall be done in compliance with community quarantine policies.

SCOPE AND PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT

The Contractor should send the financial proposal based on a lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs identified below. The total amount quoted shall be “all inclusive” (professional daily fees X number of days, communications, logistics, equipment rental etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor should be factored into the final amount submitted in the proposal. Travel, as deemed relevant by UNDP and compliant with government guidelines on community quarantine, will be arranged and paid for by UNDP and should not be included in the financial proposal.

Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the Contractor must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration

The contract price will be fixed output-based price. Any deviations from the output and timeline will be agreed upon between the Contractor and UNDP.

Payments will be done upon satisfactory completion of the delivery by target due dates. Outputs will be certified by the Pintig Lab Project Manager prior to release of payments.

Duties and Responsibilities

SCOPE OF WORK AND OUTPUTS

This project has the following objective:

• To encourage the public to care more about data governance or data-driven response through the up close narratives of the women behind the data-driven response.
• To spur discussions with the local and national government regarding data-governance and data-driven decision-making.
• To feature response and recovery data in a manner that is relatable to the local government units and members of the communities on the ground.

The consultant is expected to be guided by these objectives and in developing a documentary that will last for 15-30 minutes. Supplementary outputs include three (3) 1-2-min information cuts of the documentary for social media promotion and knowledge dissemination. Related tasks include:

• The consultant will follow scripts developed through collaboration between the consultant and UNDP staff.
• The videos will have to meet UNDP brand guidelines and be approved by Impact Advisory Team Leader and reviewed by the Communications Officer.
• The final cut of the videos will be delivered in a widely used format or formats in both high definition (suitable for screening) and lower resolution (suitable for uploading to and easy viewing on the web).
• The principal language in the videos will be in English with Filipino subtitles.
• The consultant will provide a transcript of each iteration of each script and of key interviews.
• The consultant will provide a number of still photographs for use in articles and presentations promoting the video.
• The consultant will provide an introductory media deck for the documentary, which can be used in introducing the material in various activities and events. This deck should be vetted and approved by the Impact Advisory Team Leader and by the Communications Officer.

In the development of the documentary, the mandatory inclusions are:

• The documentary will draw on footage shot by the consultant in various workplaces and households of selected women featured in the video.
• The consultant will include interviews with UNDP staff and programme participants. They will also include interviews with partners, experts, beneficiaries or other credible witnesses or sources.
• The consultant will follow UNDP’s brand guidelines for making video as detailed on the UNDP’s Branding guidelines document (when relevant to the footage).

The documentary should follow the guidance summarized in the table below:

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities skills;
• Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
• Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work;
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
• Proficiency in the use of office IT applications and internet in conducting research;
• Outstanding communication, project management and organizational skills;
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
• Positive, constructive attitude to work;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Required Skills and Experience

Offers will be evaluated based on the combined scoring method :

• Technical qualifications = 70%
• Financial Proposal = 30%

For the evaluation of the Technical Proposal, the selection of the successful consultant must be based on the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points).

Only offerors who will obtain a minimum of 49 out of 70 obtainable points  will be shortlisted and considered eligible for evaluation of the financial proposal.

Recommended Presentation of Offer

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

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
2. UNDP Personal History Form (P11) or Curriculum Vitae (following the template attached) indicating all past experiences from similar projects or requirements, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
3. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided, and clearly stating the payment percentage as indicated in this TOR. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. 
4. At least 3 sample work (provide links).

Note: The above documents need to be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document.

Interested applicants to note that personal Medical/health insurance (to be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense) is mandatory for the issuance of contracts. Upon award of the contract, the consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during the contract duration.

The following templates / Annexes and IC General Terms & Conditions can be downloaded from http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU:

• General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contract
• Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability
• P-11 form

In view of the volume of applications, UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.