UNDP Jobs - 27267- Consultant:Brand manager in the area of social eco

Consultant:Brand manager in the area of social economy enterprise focused on Social Design Centre

Location :

Project Office Poland, Cieszyn with limited travel within Poland, POLAND

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

05-Jan-12 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

estimated 12 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

approximately 20 working days monthly

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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Social economy refers to a third sector in economies between the private sector and business or, the public sector and government. The main objective of the project is to develop strong and vital social economy sector in Poland and suggest possible models for replication in other Eastern European countries. In particular, social economy institutions will be supported to improve their efficiency, develop a system of standardization and creation of social economy entities. Support structures for social economy entities will be elaborated and tested including efforts to increase social enterprises’ brand visibility. Education and training programs in the field of social economy (postgraduate studies, training, counseling, study visits and internships) will be elaborated and introduced.

The activities covered by the following contract are addressed to the partnership focused on the Social Design Center in Cieszyn. The Center is aimed to produce and to promote social design products for everyday use.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this assignment is to create the brand and its identity in the public perception in the society, as well as its recognition on the market. The next main field is to coordinate measures of the partnership in this field and to create the marketing strategy and sales chain for the products. Under the supervision of Project Coordinator, the Brand Manager is expected to:

cooperate with producers, distributors and suppliers
recognize and implement what marketing possibilities are for the social design products
develop new marketing strategies and sales plans
carry out monitoring and analyzing of the market data concerning the segment, clients and competitor as well as product market position
organize B2B relations and coordinate cooperation with the PR agency
represent the enterprise in the conferences, fails, forums

Competencies

Good knowledge of polish model of social economy, including legal environment, funding sources and support structure
Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a multi-national environment.
Strong organizational skills and good knowledge of Polish law for NGO.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications/Education:

Master degree in social, economic or development science

Experience:

At least 3 years working experience
Experience in launching products on the market and creating of new brands

Language skills:

Fluent Polish
Working knowledge of English

Evaluation of Applicants:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal.
The award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
Only the highest ranked candidates who would be found qualified for the job will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max. 35 points:

Criteria A (Experience in promoting products of social enterprise) – max points: 5
Criteria B (Experience in management of the polish NGO) – max points: 15
Criteria C (Experience in development of marketing strategy of social design products) – max points: 15

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 15 points

Application procedures:

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:

Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position and a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work (if applicable). Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
Filled P11 form including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees
(blank form can be downloaded from http://europeandcis.undp.org/files/hrforms/P11_modified_for_SCs_and_ICs.doc ); please upload the P11 instead of your CV.
Financial Proposal* - specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this announcement. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (number of anticipated working days, travel, per diems and any other possible costs).
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials

*Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...). All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel.

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org

General Terms and conditions as well as other related documents can be found under: http://europeandcis.undp.org/home/jobs

Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.