Emplois au PNUD - 43582- International Consultant

International Consultant - Stakeholder Knowledge Mapping Consultant

Lieu :

Amman, JORDANIE

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

23-Feb-2014

Date limite de candidature :

08-Feb-14 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

4 Weeks

Langues requises :

Arabe Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

4 Weeks

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

The conflict in Syria has seriously compromised country’s development prospects, as well as those of its neighbors. The trans-boundary and multifaceted nature of the crisis requires a robust and coordinated development response that complement humanitarian efforts and prevent development losses, ensure stability and foster resilience. The response to the crisis evolves, however, in a context with three important external factors:

The exacerbation of geopolitical interests that seriously impact international consensus-building for a political solution to the conflict;
The multidimensional nature of the crisis –political, social, and economic- that brings an unprecedented complexity in an already fragile region; and
A profound international financial crisis, which severely limits traditional donors' ability to address and adapt to emerging needs in an effective and predictable manner.

Undoubtedly, the international community and the United Nations are confronted with one of the most complex contemporary crises, where the need to innovate, build coalitions, align existing resources and capacities to the emerging needs and improve coordination is an imperative. Therefore, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a Sub-Regional Response Facility to the Syria Crisis in Amman, Jordan, led by a Sub-regional Development Coordinator to contribute to a more effective use of capacities and resources to address the crisis by supporting RR/RCs in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq, including UNDP Country Offices and advising the Regional UNDG chairperson on the design and roll-out of a comprehensive regional approach.

The sub-regional structure, in close proximity to countries impacted by the Syria crisis, provides simultaneous, timely, strategic, programmatic and organizational support to five countries. The establishment of such sub-regional support mechanism is an innovative initiative inspired by lessons learned from complex operations. The Response Facility will therefore contribute to improving sub-regional coordination with a variety of partners, enhancing cost-effectiveness and value for money.
In order to do this, the Response Facility needs to be able to provide an overview on and broker connections among key stakeholders that are relevant to implementing a resilience-based and innovation-driven development approach for the Syria crisis, and engage in effective partnerships with them. It is therefore seeking the services of a stakeholder knowledge mapping consultant to conduct a comprehensive mapping of all relevant stakeholders that the Facility might want to engage or collaborate with.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of key functions:

The Stakeholder Knowledge Mapping Consultant will conduct a comprehensive mapping of institutions (including government entities, think tanks and university faculties), organizations, experts, key practitioners and decision makers in the area of

The refugee crisis in Syria and its neighboring countries;
Resilience and vulnerability of governments, institutions, communities or individuals; and
Innovation for development (I4D) in response to the Syria crisis.

with a particular focus on the sub-region including Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey. The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UNDP Sub-Regional Coordinator and in collaboration with national and international partners on issues relevant to the Syria Crisis.

Scope of work

Conduct a quick analysis of the needs of the SRFS regarding mapping of stakeholders.
Develop a typology of institutions, organizations, experts, key practitioners and decision makers that caters to the specific needs of the SRFS to support the mapping process.
Assess and consolidate a list of stakeholders already known by the Facility team, by UNDP offices, and by UNDG counterparts.
Engage development partners, including governments, NGOs, private sector companies, and host communities to assess relevant stakeholders not currently known by the Facility.
Document identified stakeholder data in an easily accessible system (to be determined in discussion with the Facility).
Create abstracted visual representation of the stakeholder map to serve as orientation for engagement.

Deliverables

(5%) Typology of institutions, organizations, experts, key practitioners and decision makers suiting the specific needs of the SRFS to support the mapping process;
(70%) List of all relevant stakeholders that the Sub-Regional Response Facility might want to engage or collaborate with, including institutions such as government entities, think tanks and university faculties, international organizations, NGOs, private sector companies and associations, as well as individual experts, key practitioners and decision makers.

The map must include:

Names and contact information, including focal point roles of individuals;
Points of previous engagement;
Entry points for future engagement/follow up;
Connections to other stakeholders, UNDP offices, UNDP projects or past events;
(15%) Stakeholder information with all metadata documented in an easily accessible system (to be determined in discussion with the Facility);
(10%) Visual representation of the stakeholder map to serve as orientation for engagement.

Compétences

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
In-depth knowledge on development issues;
Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure and tight deadlines;
High level logical and methodical organizational skills;
Focuses on impact and result;
Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Builds strong relationships with partners and external actors;
Demonstrates openness to change;
Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Master's Degree (or Bachelor’s degree with appropriate equivalent work experience) in International Development, Knowledge Management, Communication, Social Sciences, Business Management or other related fields.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years of relevant international working experience in the international development sector.
Demonstrated experience in stakeholder identification, outreach and mapping
Demonstrated experience with Innovation for Development (I4D) principles and approaches
Experience in database-driven information management, including taxonomy and typology development
Experience in the creation of illustrations and knowledge maps
Very good understanding of the Arab States, in particular the sub-region of Syria and its neighbouring states.
Good understanding of the Syria conflict and the resulting refugee crisis.
Experience of humanitarian contexts would be an asset.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and Arabic.

Application:

Please ensure that you upload your CV in the relevant field of the on-line application;
Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date will not be given consideration. Please note that only applicants who are shorted-listed will be contacted.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

Proposal:

Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable);

Financial proposal.
Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Financial Proposal

Remuneration for the assignment is deliverable-based on lump sum payments. This includes local transportation, accommodation, printing, IT services or work-related costs.

The financial proposal should indicate the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs.

Evaluation:

The selection process will be carried out in the following manner:

Qualifications, technical proposal and an interview will be weighted a max. of 70% based on the following criteria:

Criterion:

Education Background, 10%
Relevant Experience, 20%
Demonstrated methodology, 10%
Knowledge and skills, 10%
Interview, 20%; and
Financial proposal will be weighted a max of 30%.