UNDP Jobs - 47390- Recruitment of National Individual Consultant to W

Recruitment of National Individual Consultant to Work as an IT Expert on Creating and finalizing the UNCT Knowledge Management Platform together with the OMT ICT working Groups

Location :

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

27-Jun-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

120 days

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

Under the overall leadership and guidance of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), the Operations Management Team (OMT) endeavors to facilitate the implementation of Delivering as One (DaO) by harmonizing operational policies of UN bodies, agencies, funds and programmes in Ethiopia.. To facilitate this work, a needs assessment survey was conducted to identify requirements for knowledge management among UNCT and its working groups. Based on the findings of this exercise, and in accordance with the OMT Annual Work Plan, a common knowledge management platform for the UNCT will be created through the work of the OMT ICT Working Group. The system will simplify procedures and lower transaction costs by improving inter-agency communications. It is foreseen as a platform for information, file and knowledge sharing, which should contribute to UNCT’s capacity to implement and support development and humanitarian initiatives in Ethiopia. The system is intended to facilitate the collection, collation and reporting of progress and achievements to support evidence-based decision making and management. By integrating the organizational, functional and operational information, the system is expected to support UNCT’s evidence-based decision making and knowledge sharing capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The detailed responsibilities of the Consultant are as follows:

The Consultant will work with the RCO, OMT Working Group on ICT and UN Communications Group (UNCG) to determine UNCT’s knowledge management (KM) needs, and design the platform accordingly; identify a scalable, resilient and secure open source KM platform; customize the KM platform according to UNCT’s needs while ensuring all security and accessibility by the users;
The intranet will be hosted on UNDP’s servers. The Consultant is responsible for communicating with UNDP to ensure that the platform is compatible with UNDP’s server and security specifications. Accordingly, the Consultant will ensure that it is completely functional and secure before launching the KM platform;
The Consultant will ensure the KM platform is accessible from the internet securely by authorized UN staff designated by the UNCT/OMT;
The Consultant will ensure the security of KM platform contents at all times.
The web interface of platform will be designed in a user- and printer-friendly manner that reflects the organizational identity of the UN.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
To 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;
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent knowledge of English, including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions;
Capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders and UN staffs members;
Knowledge and understanding of issues pertaining to UN’s work in Ethiopia, particularly in the field of information and communication technologies;
Ability to identify issues, analyse and participate in the resolution of issues and ability to engage others for data collection;
Ability to apply sound judgment in the context of assignments given, and work under pressure. Shows persistence and remains calm in stressful situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in computer science, knowledge management or related field.

Experience:

8 years of experience in the areas of information science, knowledge management, system analyses and design or related;
Proven experience in production of viable knowledge management platforms and if possible, strategies. If experience involves working with multiple agencies, it is desirable;
Expertise in project management;
Expertise in knowledge management and relevant web-based software;
Expertise in security of web enabled/based applications and collaborative software;
Expertise in managing the design, development and implementation of web applications;
Expertise in web design, programming and server/database management;
Knowledge and experience of use of IT systems in knowledge management.

Language:

Fluency in spoken and written English.

Application Instruction:

Follow the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=16169
Download both TOR and Procurement Notice from the above link.
Submit your application according to instruction given on the TOR and Procurement Notice.
Documents Required:
Technical Proposals in pdf;
Financial Proposals in pdf;
CV and full address of at least three references.

Those applicants who have submitted their CV, without submitting technical and financial proposals will be automatically disqualified from further considerations.