UNDP Jobs - 57710- Consultant to Support Disaster Management Departme

Consultant to Support Disaster Management Department, Sierra Leone

Location :

Freetown with regular field works, SIERRA LEONE

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

10-Jul-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

87 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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 supports national authorities to develop capacities to manage disaster risks in such a way as to benefit the poor, and integrate environmental as well as disaster management dimensions into poverty reduction strategies and national development frameworks. In Sierra Leone, UNDP works together with the Disaster Management Department (DMD) in the Office of National Security (ONS) to enhance legal frameworks, develop and implement Disaster Risk Management (DRM) strategies and action plans, increase capacity for centralized database management and train stakeholders to monitor, manage, and respond to disasters at the national and local level.

During the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, structures were established for emergency response at the national (National Ebola Response Centre) and the district level (District Ebola Response Centres). ONS and DMD are presently undergoing a transition that will enable them to absorb some of the capacities invested in the NERC and the DERCs and respond better to future crises. The consultant will support this transition process as well as longer-term capacity enhancement processes for DMD within the framework of the 2014-2017 United Nations Development Assistance Framework and the UNDP Country Programme Document 2015-2018.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UNDP Team Leader, Energy Environment & Natural Resource Management and in close collaboration with the Director and Deputy Directors of DMD, to perform the following key functions:

Support the implementation of DRM capacity enhancement interventions with focus on the following results:

Manage programme activities and support the implementation of activities related to DRM in collaboration with concern department and agencies;
Technical inputs for the design, development and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of DRM interventions as set out in the AWPs;
Collate, assess and analyse methodologies best practices for DRM capacity building, and develop recommendations for future capacity enhancement interventions;
Assist in the preparation of resource mobilisation materials;
Assist in the preparation of project reports.

Build collaboration between key actors on DRM-related issues with focus on the achievement of the following results:

Provide technical and administrative support to coordinate planning and implementation of projects related to DRM together with key government and non-government actors.

Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing on DRM-related issues with focus on the following results:

Compile, analyse and disseminate information relevant for the development and implementation of strategic interventions.
Prepare training tools and materials;
Document lessons learnt, good practices and success stories, and contribute to communication outputs for national and international dissemination.

The consultant will be expected to deliver the following outputs:

Detailed workplan to be submitted to UNDP for approval within 3 working days upon contract signature;
Analysis of capacity needs and opportunities for improved DRM in Sierra Leone, submitted to UNDP and DMD within 30 working days upon contract signature;
Documented technical inputs for the design, development and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of DRM interventions as set out in the AWPs;
Inputs in quarterly and annual reporting on UNDP’s support to DRM;
Training tools and materials relevant to capacity enhancement for DMD and its district-level structures;
Documentation of lessons learnt, good practices and success stories, and contributions to communication outputs for national and international dissemination;
Final consultancy report with summary of achievements, outputs delivered and clear recommendations for future support to DMD.

Payment Modalities:

Payment to the Consulting team will be made in three instalments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:

1st Instalment: 40% upon approval by UNDP of the consultant’s workplan;
2nd Instalment: 30% upon approval by UNDP of the capacity needs and opportunities analyses;
3rd Instalment: 30% upon approval by UNDP of the final consultancy report.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling 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;
Treats all people fairly.

Functional Competencies:

Ability to identify needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignments;
Excellent time management, monitoring and evaluation skills;
Demonstrates initiative and self-motivation to work independently, as well as, cooperative and collaborative spirit to work in a team.
Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
Documents successes and uses them to project a positive image.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University degree in Disaster Risk Management, International Development, Social Sciences or another relevant discipline.

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience working on DRM-related issues;
Demonstrated knowledge of frameworks and processes relevant to capacity enhancement for DRM in least-developed country contexts;
Experience in facilitation of stakeholder consultations;
Demonstrated experience in advising governmental partners;
Experience working in developing countries, specifically in Africa, is desirable.

Language:

Fluency in spoken and written English.

Evaluation Criteria:

The candidate will be evaluated against a combination of technical and financial criteria. Maximum score is 100% (70% for technical criteria and 30% for financial criteria). The technical evaluation will take into account the following:

Background and minimum educational qualification as defined above: 20%;
Professional experience with respect to TOR: 40%;
Methodology of approach in accomplishing the consultancy: 40%.

Application Procedure:

Qualified and interested candidates are hereby requested to apply. The application must contain the following:

Completed P11 form (see: http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_personal_history_form.doc);
Technical proposal (methodology of approach to the task), max. 2 pages;
Financial proposal (exclusive of international flight costs and exclusive of costs related to in-country field missions, but inclusive of all other consultancy-related costs), max. 0.5 page.

Note:

Applications will only be considered if they include all of the abovementioned documents. The system only accepts one file for uploading, so please ensure to combine these documents into one single Word or PDF document for uploading.