Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners that can bring about results.
 
The Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) is UNDP’s policy Bureau and backbone of the global practices.  BDP has a key role to play in helping country offices to accelerate human development through strengthening the practice areas within UNDP’s programmes.  BDP supports the development and design of projects that are responsive, effective and contribute to the national-level policies and results.  Driven by demand, BDP provides tools, analysis and capacities for country offices to make a real difference in UNDP’s practice areas.
 
HIV, Health and Development Approach
 
Protecting and promoting the rights of people affected by HIV and marginalized populations is the cornerstone of effective AIDS, public health and development responses. UNDP supports countries to create an enabling human rights environment, promote gender equality, and address the HIV-related vulnerabilities and needs of women and girls. UNDP also works to respond to HIV among men who have sex with men and transgender populations, and supports legal frameworks including enabling trade and intellectual property legislation for improved access to affordable essential medicines and commodities.
 
As the lead agency on human rights and law and the co-lead on women, girls and gender equality as well as key populations, within the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UNDP led a high-level Global Commission on HIV and the Law in June 2010 to interrogate the relationship between legal responses, human rights and HIV. The Commission completed its work in July 2012, with the release of its final report ‘HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights & Health’ on 9 July 2012. Commission follow-up activities, led by UNDP in collaboration with UN and civil society partners, at global, regional and country level are already underway and will continue through 2013. These include normative policy/tools development work and technical and policy/advisory support for legislative reviews, national dialogues and action planning for law reform, judicial and Parliamentary sensitization and access to justice programming.
 
The UNDP-Global Fund partnership facilitates access to resources for action on MDG 6 by countries that face constraints in directly receiving and managing such funding. When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient (PR) working with national partners and the Global Fund to improve management, implementation and oversight of Global Fund grants, while simultaneously developing capacity of national entities to be able to assume the PR role over time. Even where UNDP has itself not served in the PR role, some countries seek UNDP support in specific areas of Global Fund related capacity development and performance improvement. Global Fund programmes often provide opportunities to influence the broader country and global policy environment in a way that both accelerates achievements and sustains results. UNDP focuses particularly on circumstances where countries with Global Fund grants would also benefit from UNDP’s broader HIV, health and development strategies in areas such as multi-sectoral planning and financial sustainability, , national strategy development, human rights, law, gender equality, and key populations.
 
Objective
 
The objective of this consultancy is to provide research, analytical, and writing support for the HIV, Health and Development Practice’s resource mobilization strategy. The area of focus will be on supporting the development of concept notes for resource mobilization in key strategic areas described in the HIV, Health and Development Corporate Strategy Note 2012-2013. Progress on the deliverables and outputs below will be regularly discussed with the Practice Director: HIV, Health and Development. All outputs are expected to be completed within a period of up to 30 working days, from 23 September 2013 to 31 December 2013.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Practice Director: HIV, Health and Development, the Consultant will be responsible for:
 
Specific Deliverables: There are 3 specific deliverables for the consultancy. Research, analysis and drafting of the following concept notes for resource mobilisation:
  • Follow up to the Global Commission on HIV and the Law;
  • Technical support on human rights, gender and key population programming to Global Fund Principal Recipients and Country Coordinating Mechanisms;
  • Strengthening municipal responses for key populations.
Expected Outputs: At the end of the assignment period, the consultant will have delivered as follows:
  • Resource Mobilisation Concept Note: Follow up to the Global Commission on HIV and the Law;
  • Resource Mobilisation Concept Note: Technical support on human rights, gender and key population programming to Global Fund Principal Recipients and Country Coordinating Mechanisms;
  • Resource Mobilisation Concept Note: Strengthening municipal responses for key populations.
Reporting: The consultant will regularly evaluate progress in meeting the specific deliverables with the Practice Director: HIV, Health and Development.
 
Travel: No travel is required.
 
Timeframe: The consultant’s assignment is home based and is expected to be for up to 30 days from 23 September 2013 to 31 December 2013.
 
Evaluation:  Applicants will be screened against qualifications and competencies specified below through a desk review or an interview process. Those selected for the next stage of the selection process will be reviewed based on cumulative analysis based on a combination of the Technical and Financial Scores.
 
Payment:  The consultant will be paid as a daily rate (based on the number of days worked).

Competencies

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.
Functional Competencies:
  • Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality funding proposals and knowledge products;
  • Professional and/or academic experience in one or more of the areas of the development or knowledge management field.
Communications and Advocacy:
  • Strong ability to write clearly and convincingly, adapting style and content to different audiences and speak clearly and convincingly;
  • Strong presentation skills in meetings with the ability to adapt for different audiences;
  • Strong analytical, research and writing skills with demonstrated ability to think strategically and develop funding proposals.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
  • Advanced Degree (at least honors level) in Social Science, Public Health, Law, Economic, International Development or other related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Experience:
  • Minimum of 7 years of national/international professional experience in the practice area with policy or programme management experience;
  • Excellent writing, research, analysis, proposal writing and presentation skills;
  • Knowledge of UN and/or UNDP procedures, grant applications and program implementation is desirable;
  • Knowledge or expertise in the following areas (please be specific): (a) Global or national HIV policy responses (b) HIV programming (c) Global Fund processes, and/or (d) Knowledge dissemination for HIV affected populations.
English:
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
  • Additional UN languages an asset.
Guidelines for 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 this P11 instead of your CV.
 
Financial Proposal* - specifying a daily rate in USD.
 
Specific deliverables will be agreed upon with the Supervisor at the beginning of each month, in writing.
 
Payment to be made once a month upon submitted satisfactory progress report against deliverables, approved timesheet and certificate of payment.
 
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. rent of dwelling, fee, health insurance, vaccination, visa costs and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...). All envisaged costs (except of the unforeseen travel costs for missions, if any) must be included in the financial proposal. Unforeseen travel costs for missions, if any, will be paid separately according to UNDP rules and regulations.
 
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials
Qualified women, people living with HIV, 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.
 
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.