UNDP Jobs - 60975- National Consultant to Conduct National Capacity A

National Consultant to Conduct National Capacity Assessment, Scoping and Stakeholder Mapping for National Volunteers Scheme, Ethiopia

Location :

Addis Ababa and Two Regional States, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

03-Nov-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

40 Working Days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. The United Nations Volunteers ,UNV aims at “Societies becoming more cohesive & stable with enhanced collective well-being as reflected in the UN Volunteers Strategic Framework 2014-2017.

For detail Information please refer to the TOR.

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=26033

Duties and Responsibilities

More specifically the Consultants in consultation with Government of Ethiopia, UN Agencies and all 17 Volunteer Involving Organizations active in Ethiopia, Partners, serving national Volunteers, and ,those who are no longer serving, will undertake the following tasks.

Conduct assessment to identify gaps, priority areas and provide realistic recommendations;
Undertake stakeholder mapping and scoping volunteer actions to draw lessons for the proposed scheme;
Undertake analysis of contribution of voluntarism, particularly national volunteering to achievement of development results;
Collect and analyses primary and secondary data sources to inform the study;
Identify factors that may inhibit realization of result;
Support engagement process with National, Regional, Local Government counterparts, prepare an inception report, and conduct of validation workshops;
Conduct an assessment of National Institutional, Policy, Legal frameworks for promoting national voluntarism, for design of frameworks;
Support preparation of Final reports and programme outlines to be submitted for technical appraisal by Technical steering committee, and approved by the Project Board as elaborated in the management arrangements;
Use findings/recommendations for design of full project document of National Scheme for Ethiopia;
Recommend sustainable strategies for advocacy and resource mobilization, and construct an outline for the final project document, longer term intervention.

For detail information please refer to the TOR.

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=26033

Competencies

Ability to undertake technical policy-focused research related to capacity development assessment;
Ability to work under pressure and to deliver in a timely manner without compromising quality standards;
Ability to provide general Leadership and Direction to the study/ research analysis and report writing;
Excellent research and advocacy skills relating to national capacity assessment, scoping, and stakeholder mapping.
Strong organizational skills;
Training and hands-on experience in a governance and institutional development;
Ability to work under pressure, with a group of UN Agencies, and to deliver in a timely manner without compromising quality standards
Strong communication skills;
Strong presentation and facilitation skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

At least a Post graduate Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Development, or Business Administration and Management or Social Work.

Experience:

Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of practical experience in conduct of such task in line with Capacity development agenda.
at National Context of in developing countries, preferably have previous engagements with UN Agencies in relation to Public Sector Service Delivery, voluntary sector;
Excellent knowledge of Ethiopian context is advantageous;
Professional demonstrated experience in facilitating such a kind of development process involving analytical, synthesis and elaborate reporting, commissioning assessment and framing of standard policy, institutional and project documents, including managing diverse portfolio with multi-sect oral dialogue process.

Language:

Excellent command on both written and spoken English is essential, knowledge of Amharic will be an added advantage

You can find all the needed documents on the below link:

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=26033