UNDP Jobs - 64516- International Consultant

International Consultant – Lead Facilitator and Team Building Practitioner

Location :

Tunis, TUNISIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

14-Mar-2016

Application Deadline :

10-Mar-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

07 work days

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

07 work 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 Libya, based at Tunis - Tunisia is seeking a qualified and motivated international consultant under “Capacity Strengthening Initiative (CSI) programme” of UNDP Libya. The consultant will work under the supervision and guidance of Project Manager, and in direct consultation with the Ministry of Planning, and in cooperation with the team of experts and work as Lead facilitator for a training on policy formulation and government program planning. The training is scheduled to be held in Tunis, Tunisia. The overall purpose of the training is to enhance the role and efficiency of line ministries technical staff to program and plan the policy formulation processes in the areas of program design, targets identification, costs estimation, cost financing and Implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision project manager, with technical guidance provided of Ministry of Planning and other staff, the Consultant will perform the following duties:

Submit a work plan and propose a methodology as lead facilitator according to the workshop Agenda including the working group to cover the 5 days of the workshop;
Facilitate working groups discussion and presenting each group results;
Act as energizer, team building & trust building facilitator;
Focus on involving attending participants to lead the presentations and facilitate their own discussions;
Contribute to the workshop documentation;
Preparation of workshop training Report.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling 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 without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of the Libyan context and the current transition would be an advantage;
Extensive experience in presenting in public forums including high level national stakeholders and media.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in international development, management and project management, or any other relevant discipline.

Experience:

5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in a relevant field in conducting training, facilitation of teams and team building for governmental staff in developing countries;
5-7 years of progressive experience in planning , needs assessment design and training, public reform, and policy formulation (at least partially in post-conflict countries);
Proven intellectual and practical capacity to understand and interpret national development issues, particularly in post-conflict/crisis country settings;
Proven intellectual and practical capacity to understand capacity gaps at the institutional, organizational, and individual levels;
Proven intellectual and practical capacity to supporting post-conflict recovery and development;
Proven experience with coaching and advisory roles as part of capacity development of national government counterparts in post-conflict recovery processes.

Language:

Fluency (both spoken and written) in English and Arabic.

Documents to be included when submitting the proposal:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications;
Motivation Letter describing their interest in the assignment and why they are the most suitable for the work;
Curriculum Vitae and Personal History Form (P11) including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references;
Financial Proposal Form, providing a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems) is to be provided by the offeror;
Detail Terms of Reference, P11 Form and Financial Proposal Form can be found in the following link http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=28450
Please submit your Technical and Financial proposals to the following e-mail address no later than 10th March 2016. Email: procurement.ly@undp.org.

Note:

Candidate P11 including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references must be provided;
Motivation Letter describing their interest in the assignment and why they are the most suitable for the work must be provided;
Financial proposal should be on provided format (i.e Annex 3- offeror's letter to UNDP);
Incomplete proposals may lead to disqualification.