UNDP Jobs - 51307- Consultant –Innovation Facility Coordination & Com

Consultant –Innovation Facility Coordination & Community Management

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

02-Jan-2015

Application Deadline :

01-Dec-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

200 days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

200 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

UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2014-2017 (SP) emphasizes the need to identify, explore, test, evaluate and scale up innovative approaches across priority subject areas, in programme development, management and review, through established and new knowledge and collaboration partnerships, and as a key part of our own institutional innovation. The SP identifies a specific result in the Integrated Results and Resources Framework related to innovation: “innovations enabled for development solutions, partnerships and other collaborative arrangement”). To achieve these results, UNDP will focus on the following two areas: (1) Innovative methodologies and tools for scanning the horizon, collecting and analysing data, ideation and reflection, and prototyping and testing development solutions; and (2) Innovative methodologies and tools for co-designing and scaling up demonstration projects identified/developed and ready for application. Collaboration across sectors (public, private, civil) with traditional partners and as well as those actors less historically engaged is a key element in this strategy.

The UNDP Innovation Facility will support initiatives that a) strengthen UNDP’s position as a leading advisor on innovation for development; b) enable national development actors to co-create value; c) increase understanding of the role and value of innovation for development; d) support social innovators both within the organization and from the broader development community; and finally, e) enhance UNDP’s own performance efficiency through innovative practices.

The Development Impact Group coordinates the allocation of funding and the substantive support to Country Offices with Regional Portfolio Teams consisting of BPPS staff and Regional Bureaux representatives.

Under the overall guidance of the Policy Specialist Innovation, the primary function of the Consultant is to provide programmatic support to Regional Portfolio Teams and Country Offices and support the team’s work on innovation, particularly with the coordination of the SHIFT Week of Innovation Action 2015 and the facilitation of UNDP’s Innovation 4 Development network.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives and deliverables:

SHIFT Week of Innovation Action communication materials prepared, distributed and reach monitored;
Regular updates on UNDP’s Innovation Facility work posted on corporate social media accounts and UNDP web site;
Monthly newsletters for UNDP I4D community developed and distributed;
Bi-weekly updates of I4D Teamworks space;
At least one webinar prepared and managed with internal or external speakers per month on emerging innovation trends;
Documentation of at least two Board meetings;
Preparation of budget snapshots per request;
At least eight portfolio support services to Country Offices completed throughout 2015.

Innovation Facility Support

Support the 2015 call for proposals for UNDP innovation initiatives and the selection process with Regional Portfolio Management Teams, Development Effectiveness Team and Innovation Board;
Provide substantive support to UNDP Country Offices and Regional Teams throughout the Innovation Facility fund selection process, onboarding and project cycles; including webinars, events, coordination with networks of UNDP and external innovators.
Assist with management of UNDP roster of experts;
Support the 2015 SHIFT Week of Innovation Action including preparing a concept, communication materials, coordination with UNDP Regional Portfolio Management Teams and UNDP Country Offices;
Support the preparation of UNDP Innovation Facility Board meetings.

Communications

Manage and update Social Media accounts;
Devise and coordinate communications campaigns;
Update UNDP public website with related articles, publications, press releases, blogs;
Coordinate editorial calendar related to SHIFT Week of Innovation Action.

Innovation for Development Community Management

Plan, deliver and report on community events: global webinars, innovation conversation series, design jams, other innovation-related events;
Compose and track monthly innoSENSE news updates;
Update and manage i4D Teamworks space;
Create and coordinate i4D and cross-practice communications on e-discussions, queries, events and knowledge product dissemination.

Competencies

Track record in preparing and implementing social media and online communications campaigns, preferably within the UN system and coordinating campaigns. (20 points);
Ability to provide policy advice services, and facilitate discussions on issues related to UNDP’s emerging innovation framework. (20 points);
Very strong writing skills and ability to synthesize information to produce communication assets and knowledge products. (10 points)
Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities. (5 points);
Ability to work in team, communicate information & ideas clearly, self-manage & display emotional intelligence, and make decisions. (5 points).;
Very strong communications skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent Advanced Degree in economics, with specific focus on development, communications, and innovation.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years of professional working experience in a relevant field;
Strong working experience of knowledge management and collaboration and demonstrated use of KM 2.0 technology, including social networking platforms and collaboration tools for professional purposes (10 points).

Language:

Mastery of English;
Working knowledge of other languages is an advantage.

Evaluation Method:

Cumulative Analysis - The financial proposal will account 30% (maximum 30 points) and technical proposal will account for 70% (maximum 70 points) of the total evaluation score.

Criteria for Financial Evaluation:

The following formula has been used to evaluate financial proposal: p = y (µ/z)

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated.

y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal.

µ = price of the lowest priced proposal.

z = price of the proposal being evaluated.