Background
Early Recovery is a key component of humanitarian crisis response. Early Recovery addresses recovery needs during the humanitarian phase, using humanitarian mechanisms in accordance with development principles. It is an integrated, inclusive, and coordinated approach to gradually turn the dividends of humanitarian action into sustainable crisis recovery, resilience building and development opportunities. Emergency relief addresses peoples’ survival and basic well-being. Early Recovery restores people’s capacities and supports communities’ first steps to recover from the crisis. The Global cluster on Early Recovery (GCER) formerly known as CWGER advocates for humanitarian actors to integrate approaches into their humanitarian work, where possible, that will mitigate the impact of a future crisis on a community. Lastly, the Early Recovery approach presents important opportunities to promote gender equality. Failure to include gender perspectives in early decision-making processes can have long-lasting impacts on women, men, boys, and girls particularly in the context of governance structures, policies and practices, which can reinforce existing socio-economic disparities between men and women.
In 2005, in the context of the Humanitarian Reform that adopted the humanitarian cluster system, UNDP was given the lead for early recovery. The IASC Global Cluster on Early Recovery (GCER) consists of representatives from global clusters, OCHA, and non-IASC organisations from both humanitarian and development communities. An inter-agency Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) chaired by UNDP is charged with providing direction, developing and adjusting as necessary the strategic framework, priorities and workplan for the GCER on the basis of in-country needs and priorities, and global trends. In November 2013, the IASC Principals endorsed the recommendations identified by the GCER to strengthen early recovery as an integral part of humanitarian response at global and country levels.
UNDP takes a stronger leadership role in bringing humanitarian and development work to collaborate more harmoniously around emerging issues (solutions for IDP's; resilience) and within the humanitarian programme cycle, through the integration of Early Recovery as one of the seven outcomes of UNDP's Strategic Plan for 2014-2017 (Outcome 6: Early recovery and rapid return to sustainable development pathways are achieved in post-conflict and post-disaster settings).
The Crisis Response Unit (CRU) has corporate responsibility to represent UNDP on humanitarian and crisis response issues, which entails coordinating and facilitating UNDP’s crisis response with a whole-of-UNDP approach.
The Crisis Interface Team (CIT) is part of the UNDP Crisis Response Unit. Its specific objectives are as follows:
Coordinate UNDP’s inter-agency role in Early Recovery and manage the Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery (CWGER);
Support to CRU and UNDP Senior Managers on crisis response issues in their representation role in important crisis related mechanisms (e.g. the SG’s meetings on crisis; IASC; ECHA; the Emergency Directors’ Team);
Contribute to and represent UNDP in humanitarian and crisis response interagency processes (e.g. Humanitarian transformative agenda) and advise Regional Bureaus and COs on interagency context and implications for cross-organizational cooperation and coherence; and
Provide, the operational support to Country Office to implement UN system-wide crisis response tools (e.g. programme criticality implementation, humanitarian programme cycle).
During the 3 past years, GCER conducted a series of ERA and CCfER trainings. The trainings were designed as a face-to-face training. GCER trained around 200 experts as an Early Recovery Advisor or/and a Cluster Coordination for Early Recovery.
However, UNDP and GCER also continue to deploy non-trained relevant experts at the request of country offices. These experts request capacity building material, to consolidate their own knowledge during their assignment.
Therefore, based on the training material, GCER would like to develop a series of e-learning modules and activities supporting the consolidation of the knowledge delivered and acquired through the ERA and CCfER face-to-face trainings.
Duties and Responsibilities
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, Crisis Interface, UNDP Crisis Response Unit in Geneva.
The consultant will:
Review the existing training material for the ERA and CCfER course in order to create e-learning modules aligned to the overall goal, learning objectives and training architecture of the existing ERA and CCfER face-to-face training;
Prepare and develop and instructional design plan for the implementation of the e-learning modules;
Develop contents for the e-learning modules based on the existing training material;
Identify available multimedia learning objects or contribute to create new ones in order to support the learning outcomes of the e-learning modules;
Design and technically implement 3 e-learning modules related to the ERA and 3 e-learning modules related to the CCFER course.
- Develop a manual and provide training to the team on how to update the e-learning modules and to maintain the e-learning access on the website.
Competencies
General skills:
Ability to collect and analyze information;
Ability to review and further implement existing training material;
Capacity to analyze and take in account the contextual issues;
Quality and Evaluation knowledge;
Good understanding of and proficient use of Microsoft Office software applications, instructional and graphic design software.
Corporate:
Demonstrates integrity and fairness, by modelling the UN/UNDP’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of the UN and UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
Planning and Organizing;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
- Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills (English, French);
Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, strong team player;
Client Orientation;
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors;
Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback;
Ability to build and sustain effective partnerships with UN Agencies and main constituents, advocate effectively, communicate sensitively across different constituencies;
Sound time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks;
Capacity to work under tight deadlines, manage stress and adapt to rapidly evolving situations.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s degree, preferably in ICTs/media technologies and/or communication.
Experience:
- Previous work experience in international development and/or humanitarian assistance would be an asset;
- Previous experience in instructional design and creation of training material for the humanitarian or development sector;
- Must demonstrate good knowledge in instructional design, graphic design, online communications and media;
- Must possess good knowledge of the Transformative Agenda Protocols, inter-agency coordination;
- Must possess good knowledge of Early Recovery and UNDP key thematic areas and objective as per the current strategic plan structure;
- Knowledge of instructional design, graphic design software required. Strong knowledge of new media and communication skills required.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in written and spoken English, French is required for this post.
Summary of Critical Competencies for Immediate Response Situations:
Integrity, results orientated, teamwork, good inter-personal skills, well developed communication skills, sound judgment, analytical skills, flexibility, Proactive engagement, innovation, risk management, gender and culturally sensitive, ability to work under pressure and demonstrates high tolerance for change, complexity and unpredictability.
Evaluation of Applicants:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and a 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;
- Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
Technical criteria - 70% of total evaluation (divided in three sub-criterias: Education and Knowledge, Experience and Languages)
Financial Criteria - 30 % of total evaluation
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;
- 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* - provide daily fee offer for provision of tasks specified in this announcement;
- Offerers Letter to UNDP confirming Interest and Availability (http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=45780 )
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials. - Please note that only 1 (one) file can be uploaded; therefore please include all documents in one file.
*Please also note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period). All envisaged costs must be included in the financial proposal.
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.
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.
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