Background

In the event of the 17 February Revolution, the Libyan people have undertaken upon themselves the responsibility to achieve a long desired democracy after having lived under autocratic regime for 42 years.  

The transition toward democratic governance entails tremendous challenges at all levels, in particular, political, economic, cultural and institutional.  These challenges are even more significant when citizens’ expectations for quick delivery of democracy, reform and economic growth are high both at the central and local levels.

UNDP Libya has been working with the Libyan government in accordance with the Standard Basic Agreement signed in 1974.  The office has accumulated a long history of experience in several areas pertaining to development, governance and public administration reform, and achieved high credibility during the past years.  With the current political transformation in Libya, needs for an overall capacity building and strengthening.

In this regard, the UNDP Capacity Strengthening Initiative (CSI) in Libya is aimed to support the Libyan Government institutions in general and the Ministry of Planning in particular. This will be through the provision of technical advice, sharing best international practices, facilitating the transfer of knowledge, and enhancing institutional capacity of key ministries in areas of policy formulation, strategic planning, inter-ministerial coordination and management of work processes.

UNDP will be working closely with the Ministry of Planning and selected line ministries and will focus on urgent needs for capacity strengthening with a perspective to ensure that an immediate, medium and long-term impact on the overall national capacity is achieved. 

The expected outcome for the CSI will be the strengthening of government capacity, the development of a national/international Experts roster and conducting pilot needs assessment and developing response strategies.
In striving for these outcomes, UNDP will work over the next 2 years in close collaboration with the relevant Libyan authorities, and within the context of broader international support to Capacity Strengthening Initiative in Libya.

In this respect, UNDP Libya is supporting the Ministry of Planning in building a data base of national, regional and international experts is the various fields pertaining to government functions.  The data base will enable to Ministry to respond in an immediate and efficient manner to the various ministries’ requests for specific expertise required to support them in the eventual service delivery to the citizens, especially during the transitional period.  A Roster of applicants will be hosted at UNDP to support the Ministry of Planning.  This call for applications is a first step to build this data base which is open to individuals providing expertise and technical support in the thematic areas of government work.

Evaluation of Applicants:

Applicants will be screened against qualifications and the competencies specified below.

  • Short listed candidates will be invited to participate in an interview and/or assessment.
  • Candidates’ references –including past employers- will be verified and confirmed
  • Selected candidates will be invited to create a profile in the roster; where they can be considered for consultancy opportunities as needs arise, including for emergency deployments.

Contracting Arrangements:

Successful candidates will be included in UNDP’s CSI Vetted Experts Roster for a period of 2 years. Inclusion in the expert roster does not guarantee a contract with UNDP.
When a request for services arises, the hiring unit/office shall:

  • Contact the roster manager or search the roster to select at least three qualified experts;
  • Send the procurement notice and ToRs for the assignment to the selected experts with a request to confirm availability and submit a financial proposal for the assignment within 3-5 business days;
  • Review the submissions and financial proposals;
  • Select an expert for the assignment based on the ‘Best value for money’ approach;
  • Issue an Individual Contract to the expert;
  • Notify the roster manager of the decision and of the duration of the contract issued to the expert;
  • Submit an evaluation of the expert to the roster manager once the assignment is completed; and before the final payment is issued;
  • The contracting unit/office will provide a  specific Terms of Reference (ToR) outlining the outputs for each assignment and issue an Individual Contract (IC) to the consultant, detailing the time frame, and frequency/modality of payments.   Conditions of a particular assignment may be negotiable.

Payment:

Payment/s shall be made following certification by UNDP that the services related to each deliverable, as specified in the contract, have been satisfactorily performed and the deliverables have been achieved by or before the due dates specified, if any.
Please note that an evaluation of the expert must be submitted by the hiring unit before issuance of the last payment on the assignment.

Application Procedure:

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via the UNDP website.
This call for applications is specifically directed at CSI in Libya experts. Interested candidates are advised to carefully review these ToR and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described above.

Applications for the roster should contain:

  • A brief cover letter. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
  • A current completed and signed P11 form/ UN Personal History Form in English (blank form can be downloaded from http://sas.undp.org/documents/p11_personal_history_form.doc) ; please upload the P11 instead of your CV.)
  • Contact details for 3 references. Please note that your previous employers could also be contacted.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you provide all requested material.
The deadline for submission of applications is 31st  August 2013.
Qualified women and members of social minorities are encouraged to apply.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are only able to inform the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.
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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Expertise is required in any of the following components below and the range of tasks that would typically be expected from a consultant includes:

  • Public Administration Reform
  • Capacity Assessment & Capacity Development
  • Functional Reviews & Institutional Strengthening
  • Human Resource Management & Development
  • Strategic Communication & Public Relations
  • Knowledge Management
  • Strategic planning
  • Governance – Good Governance
  • Accountability & Anti-corruption
  • Public Financial Management
  • Policy formulation
  • Results-based management
  • Socio-economics
  • Macro-economics
  • Social development
  • Gender
  • International cooperation
  • Project management
  • Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Leadership and Negotiation
  • International Law
  • Decentralization & Local Governance Reform
  • Public Service Delivery
  • Budgeting

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

  • Strategic vision and strong technical capabilities;
  • Strong analytical, drafting and reporting abilities;
  • Ability to work in a team;
  • Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills;
  • Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
  • Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations;
  • Ability to manage workload with minimum supervision.

Corporate 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;
  • Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment. 

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Minimum of Master’s degree (or equivalent degree) in governance related field (or equivalent work experience) including: Law, Economics, Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Policy, Social Science, Political Science, Strategic Communication, and  Gender.

Experience:

  • Minimum 10 years’ of experience in Capacity Building/Development, Governance, Economics, Strategic Communication, Gender, Development or closely related field as per the required expertise above. (Depending on the complexity of the assignment, consultants will need a minimum of between 10 and 15 years of professional experience.)
    Experience of public service delivery and organizational change management in public institutions is an advantage;
  • Proven experience working in a developing context;
  • Demonstrated experience from working in conflict, post-conflict, transitional and fragile environments is an advantage;
  • Proven experience in evaluating, designing, or managing Capacity Building/Development programmes is required, with experience in a UNDP or UN agency context desirable;
  • Strong understanding of risk management and mitigation in relation to conflict sensitivity an advantage;
  • Experience of drafting user-friendly knowledge products such as books, articles, research papers, toolkits, guides, methodologies, analytical documents, policy papers and notes, project and program documents, baseline studies, desk reviews, comparative studies, etc. is an asset.

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in spoken and written English is required. 
  • Working knowledge of Arabic is desirable and required for some components of the project.

Computer skills:

  • IT literacy and ability to operate with on-line web-based applications.

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.

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