UNDP Jobs - 54404- Teacher of Russian Language

Teacher of Russian Language

Location :

Istanbul, TURKEY

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

17-Mar-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

estimated March 2015 – December 2015 with a possibility for extension for another 2 years

Languages Required :

English Russian

Expected Duration of Assignment :

app. 2 classes per week (60 min. per class) (depending on agreement between consultant and UNDP)

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 is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP's Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC) with its Regional Service Centre located in Istanbul serves countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. There are also other outposted UNDP units collocated at the Regional hub in Istanbul. The Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) is UNDP’s main knowledge and advisory hub for the countries in Eastern Europe and the CIS. IRH will host more than 100 staff from over 30 different countries around the globe.

Russian language is widely used language in the region of the CIS is also one of the six UN languages. Therefore, Russian language is essential for IRH staff and their work and professional career. IRH will launch a new Russian language courses in the year 2015.

Duties and Responsibilities

Group language classes:

Number of groups will be defined based on the interest from staff. Initial plan is for 1-2 groups. Max group size – 10/15 persons;
Each session will consist of 60 min. It is expected that there will be approximately two classes per week considering that these would be held in a certain time (time schedule to be agreed separately);
Interested staff may be divided up into proficiency level groups as some staff may have basic Russian language skills;
If needed an initial testing may be included for the creation of groups (it is important to note that some of the groups may be larger than the others, the number of students would be agreed according to their language proficiency level).

Individual language classes

Number of classed will be defined based on interest from staff (estimated from 1-2 classes per week), each session will consist of 60 min.

Teacher tasks include design of structure of the classes, setting up exercises, giving direction to the class, and evaluating student progress. Consultant will provide language instructions and guidance to staff.

Consultant may be required to perform following tasks on an intermittent basis (volume of these tasks is not guaranteed and will depend on UNDP IRH needs):

Translating or editing (official and unofficial documents covering a various subjects);
Interpreting (during meetings or other events).

Consultant will report to and work under supervision of IRH Learning Manager. Payments will be released in monthly installments upon submission of the progress report against expected results and deliverables and approved timesheet providing details of time spent on respective deliverables and its acceptance by the Supervisor.

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrate integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treat all people fairly without favouritism; and
Fulfil all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional competencies:

Have strong interpersonal, communications, and diplomatic skills;
Be able to work in a team;
Be open to change and able to receive/integrate feedback;
Excellent teaching skills; and
Excellent presentation skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Relevant education, and at least a specialist/master degree in education, linguistics or related field is an asset;
Additional certification/diploma/course in teaching Russian language is an asset.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of experience in teaching Russian to foreigners;
Experience with delivery of language classes in organizations or companies is an asset;
Experience in teaching in international environment is an asset;
Experience in translating, editing or interpreting is desirable;
Experience in handling diverse groups of people having busy work portfolio.

Language skills:

Professional fluency in English and Russian language;
Knowledge of Turkish language is considered as an asset but not a must.

Evaluation of Applicants:

Applicants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal.
The award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical (P11 desk review and (if needed) interview) and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Only those individual consultants who obtained at least 70% of points in each of the steps of the process will be considered for financial proposal evaluation.

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max. 70 points:

Criteria A (Education and additional training/course/diploma/certification) – max. points: 15;
Criteria B (Experience in delivery of Russian language classes) - max. points: 10;
Criteria C (Experience in teaching in international environment is an asset) - max. points: 20;
Criteria D (Proposed design of structure of language classes) max. points: 15;
Criteria E (Experience in translating, editing or interpreting) – max. points: 10.

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points.

Application procedures:

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:

Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application;
Proposal of design of structure of language classes. Please focus on information about training method, motivation, assessment and textbook/s;
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 the P11 instead of your CV.

Financial Proposal* - all-inclusive hourly rate in TRY for the tasks defined in this announcement specifying:

A) Cost of one lesson (60 mins) for a group;
B) Cost of one lesson (60 mins) for an individual;
C) ENG/RUS and RUS/ENG translating services – per standard page;
D) Editing services in Russian – per standard page
E) RUS/ENG and ENG/RUS interpreting services per hour of service
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials. Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

*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. fee, local travel, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...).

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org

General Terms and conditions as well as other related documents can be found under: http://on.undp.org/t7fJs.
Qualified women 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.