Jobs - 60167- National Consultant (Data Analyst): To Conduct Sco

National Consultant (Data Analyst): To Conduct Scoping of Nigeria’s Ethics Framework

Location :

Abuja, NIGERIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

05-Oct-2015

Application Deadline :

02-Oct-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

30 working days (over a period of 2 months)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

30 working days (over a period of 2 months)

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

As Africa’s most populous country and as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Nigeria is not immune to corruption challenges. Over the past decades, Nigeria has developed an impressive array of legal frameworks and set-up numerous institutions to combat corruption more effectively. Nevertheless, Nigeria continues to struggle with the impact of corruption on the day-to-day lives of its citizens. Corruption undermines the Government’s ability to provide public services, rule of law and public security. Corruption directly affects the well-being of the country’s population and its ability to rise out of poverty. With support from the European Union, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is implementing a project on “Support to Anti-Corruption in Nigeria” (FED/2012/306-220)(NGAX60) involving fourteen (14) beneficiary Agencies.

One of the Agencies supported by the project is the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-corruption Reforms (TUGAR), which has the mandate of being the think-tank of Nigeria’s official anti-corruption community. TUGAR is a research, monitoring and evaluation entity. It was set up in 2006 to meet the critical need for a rigorous approach to policy making and governance, informed by systematic empirical data collection and analysis. TUGAR has the mandate to analyze policies, provide advice and make country-specific diagnostics on corruption and related governance issues.

The main objective of the assignment is to provide technical assistance to TUGAR to conduct a scoping survey and gap analysis of the ethics framework in Nigeria. The survey aims to improve the content of the ethics frameworks in Nigeria and enhance the process of their implementation. Specifically, the project aims to:

Identify and analyze existing ethics frameworks in the Nigerian public sector, as well as enabling mechanisms;
Identify public service wide ethical codes and sector-specific ethical codes;
Identify and analyze existing private sector ethics frameworks: Regulatory Codes, Voluntary Codes and Professional Ethics Codes;
Identify ethics codes in the informal sector;
For each sector, the survey should identify and analyze the existing frameworks as well as the implementation mechanisms and structures; and
Identify gaps, make appropriate recommendations and propose remediation plans.

The result of the survey will be used as a basis for training the management and personnel of Anti-Corruption Agencies on preventing and prosecuting corruption in accordance with global good practices. The ethics frameworks will therefore be integrated into the corruption prevention and anti-corruption enforcement mechanisms of the nation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Project Coordinator in consultation with TUGAR, the consultant shall in collaboration with the lead consultant perform the following:-

Together with the other consultants, develop methodology and workplan in line with TUGAR’s requirements, agreed by UNODC; and
Conduct research scoping and gap analysis of the ethics framework in Nigeria by:

Carry out Preliminary Desk Review or Archival Work

Develop templates for collection, documentation and management of the data relating to the following:

Statistics relating to professional bodies that have Codes of Ethics and/or Codes of Conduct or both and those that do not have them;
Produce an annotated selection of relevant professional bodies and associated regulatory institutions in Nigeria;
Statistics of registered and unregistered professional bodies;
Statistics of trade unions and professional bodies;
Archive an annotated selection of anti-corruption organizations and institutions in Nigeria (public sector, private sector, NGO); and
Commence the compilation of a data bank on the Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct in existence in Nigeria plus the establishment Acts of the regulatory bodies associated with them.

Support the Lead and other Consultants in Field Work to:

Confirm existing ethics frameworks (Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct)in the public sector (service wide code and sector specific codes) and the enabling institutional mechanisms;
Document existing private sector ethics frameworks (Regulatory Codes, Voluntary Codes and Professional Ethics);
classify existing ethics codes and practice standards in the informal sector , as well as the compliance or enforcement mechanisms; and
Generate data and analytical reports benchmarked against the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC), the ECOWAS Protocol on Corruption, other relevant international best practices and Nigeria’s anti-corruption domestic laws and policies.

Further Data Gathering and Data Analysis

Develop questionnaires and other survey instruments to:

Identify within each Code of Professional Ethics scanned, the code of fundamental principles; the conceptual framework for applying those principles in certain situations; the threats and safeguards; the part that applies to all members or only to members in practice or to members in business;
Indicate the sectors or sub-sectors in which there are Codes of Professional Ethics as well as peculiar Codes of Conduct and identify both the advisory and enforcement institutional mechanisms to ensure compliance;
With respect to the codes of professional ethics, benchmark the ethical principles against both international standards of ethical conduct and domestic standards of professional conduct; and
With regard to the Codes of Conduct, benchmark the institutional mechanisms and procedures for achieving compliance against international best practices with a view to mapping the gaps.

Based on the Field Work:

Distill analytical data on the extent to which the contents of the codes of professional ethics are known, first to the members of the profession, and then to the members of the wider public;
Distil analytical data with regards to the Codes of Conduct, the extent to which the role and powers of the institutional mechanisms for compliance and enforcement and the procedures for complaints by aggrieved members of the public are known to operators in the sector as well as the general public;
Provide analytical data on the nature of ethical training given to professionals in each identified sector or sub-sector; and
Write a final report of all activities undertaken during the consultancy with recommendations.

Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion of output and acceptance of report of each deliverable.

All the outputs should meet the satisfaction of UNODC, as assessed by the Project Coordinator – Support to Anti-corruption in Nigeria project in consultation with the Head, TUGAR, according to the following indicators:

Adherence to the research methodology and workplan agreed with TUGAR and UNODC;
Quality of the documents produced; and
Timeliness of delivery.

Individual consultants will be evaluated using the Cumulative Analysis methodology. When using this weighted scoring method, 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 and financial criteria specific to the solicitation;
Technical Criteria weight: 70%;
Financial Criteria weight: 30%.

Only candidates obtaining 70 percent in the technical evaluation will be required to submit a financial bid.

Competencies

Ability to work under pressure;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
Good knowledge of the Nigerian anti-corruption environment;
IT skills including word-processing, database applications, presentation software and use of internet;
Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Systems in the Federal and State levels.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in Social Science, Mathematics or Statistics.

Experience:

A minimum of 10 years’ experience in research, analytical and data collection skills;
Specific experience and knowledge of the Corruption Risk Assessment methodology and process in Nigeria;
Work experience in promoting public accountability and transparency in the public and or private sector;
Familiarity and experience in working with global anti-corruption frameworks such as The African Union Convention in Preventing and Combatting Corruption, the ECOWAS Protocol against corruption and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC);
Familiarity and experience in working with Anti-Corruption and regulatory Agencies; and
Specific experience and knowledge about governance issues and experience working with UN agencies will be an advantage.

Language:

English.