Background
Duties and Responsibilities
- Undertaking scoping missions to the countries pertinent to the development of a Municipal Investment finance initiative project in the Asia – Pacific and African regions;
- Developing of methodology and carrying out LDC country assessments focused on capacity and needs of key local and national stakeholders involved in the municipal financial management and investment finance process;
- Developing of assessment and country rating questionnaires, review of data, conducting research and collecting of pertinent knowledge materials most relevant to the issues of MIF in LDCs;
- Identifying key domestic and international partners most relevant for participating and supporting successful implementation of MIF initiative;
- Preparation of professional background papers summarizing and analyzing regional/country level assessments for sharing with partners and as a basis for informed MIF project formulation;
- Identifying best regional and country level opportunities in relation to objectives and requirements of MIF project formulation;
- Defining of next phase of project start-up and scope of implementation with recommendations for project global application modality to be reflected in MIF project document; contributing to a design and write-up of key technical sections under UNCDF format of MIF project document.
- A descriptive and analytical mission report following each field assignment that provides full details of mission schedule, copies of substantive inputs produced and recommendations for follow-up actions;
- Country /regional professional research background and assessment paper relative to municipal investment finance
- Substantive inputs into MIF project document;
- Other reports and inputs as requested by UNCDF Regional Technical Advisor.
Competencies
- Excellent analytical, writing and reporting skills;
- Solid training and presentation delivery skills;
- A proven ability to work in a collaborative manner with a diverse group of stakeholders in the design and development of proposals in the field of local governance and local development finance; not least securing strong ownership on the part of government together with the ‘buy in’ of potential investors and development partners;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Postgraduate degree in Economics, Public Financial Management, Public Accounts, Public Management Political / Social sciences or other related field.
- At least 7 years of professional experience working on issues related to public administration, decentralization and local governance reforms in developing countries with specific emphasis on local level public financial management and municipal investment finance, municipal debt instruments including municipal bonds;
- Good track record of engagement in international technical assistance projects focused on financial and institutional aspects of municipal investment finance and market assessment, development and monitoring;
- A strong understanding of and working experience with public sector debt-financing programmes, together with professional familiarity with issues and implications related to establishing and functioning of capital market systems and mechanisms in developing countries involving long-term debt instruments such as municipal bonds;
- Professional understanding of the functioning of capital investment funds, public sector/local government borrowing, roles of participants and stakeholders in municipal investments finance;
- Past experience working in developing countries; experience in South Asia/ Bangladesh and Africa /Senegal will be an advantage.
- Fluency in English is required.
Interested individual consultant must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate your qualifications:
- Proposal (Reply online): Brief motivation letter (not more than two pages) indicating why the applicant thinks is an outstanding candidate for the job, with a brief description on how the scope of work will be dealt with;
- Financial proposal (Reply Online): The financial proposal must indicate daily professional fee in USD;
- Detailed Personal CV and/or UN P.11 Form (Upload Online).
Technical Criteria weight: 70%
- Experience related to services: 30%;
- Written proposal/test and/or interview result: 50% and
- Expertise & Availability: 20%.
- Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% technical points would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Financial Criteria weight: 30
- Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
- Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.