Antecedentes

The initiative on Piloting illustrative Sustainable Development Goals was launched by UNDP in the first quarter of 2014.  The original concept made clear that the initiative is designed to provide UN Member States opportunities to explore the feasibility and relevance of goals, targets and indicators before agreeing to them as part of a new SDG framework.

Four countries (Albania, Indonesia, Rwanda, Tunisia) formally initiated during 2014 the first (design) phase of a pilot of illustrative work on governance in the context of the SDGs, with another (the UK) more recently joining the initiative.  Since work began, the Open Working Group on the SDGs has produced its proposal for an SDG framework, including Goal 16 to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”.  This Goal now features in the (Draft) Outcome Document presented in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Agenda.  Pilot countries have taken account of the OWG and the Negotiations in their design work.

The original concept for the initiative envisaged three distinct phases of work: (1) definition of feasible goal(s), targets and indicators, (2) piloting the goals at national level and (3) outreach and dissemination of results.  In practice, pilot countries have included elements of all three phases in their initial work, as described in their respective inception reports prepared ahead of a Workshop in Tunis in April 2015.  The respective approaches recognise that whilst all country contexts are different, all of the current pilot countries are to some extent building on existing indicator sets in their pilot work which are already in use at national level, and that they are heavily engaged in outreach through national consultations and positive relationships with civil society actors at a number of levels.

In line with the original concept, the Workshop in Tunis was set up to allow pilot countries to discuss experience, lessons learned and common trends, focusing on national priorities, including targets and indicators. The UNDP Post-2015/Governance Team in the Governance & Peacebuilding Cluster continues to work with counterparts in pilot countries for the next phase of their activities, running from August 2015 till December 2015.

A key activity in coming weeks at the global level will be preparation of a short Interim Report ahead of the September 2015 Summit on the SDGs to describe work to date on the piloting initiative, including the outcomes of the Workshop in Tunis and plans in hand amongst pilot countries to prepare for implementation in the coming year.  The report will build on the earlier inception reports ahead of the Workshop in Tunis, take stock of the discussions in the Workshop itself and describe emerging workplans for the next 12 months in each country covering some or all of the issues above.  It is intended that the report will be available as appropriate for dissemination at the Special Summit on the SDGs in the final week of September 2015.

Looking ahead, it is expected that there will then be a further global workshop amongst representatives of pilot countries and other governance practitioners to share experience in implementation of pilot activities and with merging national priorities with initial planning for implementation of Goal 16 of the SDG framework.  A Final Report will then to describe activities and lessons learned, including taking account of progress with implementation of the SDGs, and the development of a robust indicator framework by the UN Statistical Commission in the first half of 2016.

Under the direct supervision of the Policy Specialist of the Post-2015 Team Serge Kapto, the contractor will support the process of producing the Report.

Deberes y responsabilidades

 
 A consultant is sought for up to 10 days work during August 2015 to prepare the Interim Report described above. 

Specific activities will include:

• Reviewing in detail the Inception Reports and other background materials from the Pilot Countries;
• Reviewing in detail the materials from the Tunis Workshop on 15-16 April 2015, including the draft Synthesis Paper prepared for the event, and extracting key learnings and points of wider interest;
• Reviewing in detail the latest draft workplans from the Pilot countries and synthesising key activities;
• Contacting key counterparts in each Pilot Country (contact details to be made available) to discuss the achievements to date and  their priorities in coming months;
• Considering contact with other key stakeholders in each Pilot Country to obtain feedback on activities to date, and plans for future activities;

 Expected Outputs, Deliverables and Deadlines:

• Preparing a draft Interim Report in consultation with the UNDP Post-2015 Governance Team by 20 August, 2015;
• Incorporate comments provided by UNDP HQ to finalize report by August 31, 2015.

 Report finalization:

• Interim Report Completed  by August 31, 2015

Competencias

Corporate Competences:

• Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
• Sensitivity to cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age differences.

Functional Competencies:

• Strong partnering skills and ability to mobilize support for UNDP;
• Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality practical advisory reports and knowledge products;
• Clear understanding and knowlege of policies and procedures for corporate due diligence and reputational risk management;
• Demonstrated experience working in the field of governance;
• Innovative approaches/experience on global development issues;
• Ability to manage resources.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Productive and efficient worker, highly motivated;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks;
• Strong initiative and is comfortable to pro-actively reach out to new and existing external partners;
• Performance-oriented and focused on results;
• Persistence and willingness to follow through;
• Strong interpersonal skills and flexibility;
• Ability to take instructions and to learn on the job;
• Communication and advocacy skills;
• Curiosity and desire to work a complex, international environment.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master's level) in International Relations, Law, Economics, Development or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of work in development and/or crisis contexts with international NGOs, bilateral, regional and/or multilateral organizations;
• Demonstrated experience in writing reports;
• Knowledge/understanding of institutions, capacity development or institutional strengthening in areas associated with development, governance and peacebuilding;
• Demonstrated excellent writing and editing skills;
• Understanding and experience of the UN system.

 Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Recommended Presentation of Offer:

 The application is a two-step process. Failing to comply with the submission process may result in disqualifying the applications:

Step 1: Interested individual consultants must include the following documents when submitting the applications in UNDP job shop (Please note that only 1 (one) file can be uploaded therefore please include all docs in one file):

• Personal History Form (P11), indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references (the template can be downloaded from this link: http://europeandcis.undp.org/files/hrforms/P11_modified_for_SCs_and_ICs.doc).
• Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a methodology, if applicable, on how they will approach and complete the assignment.

 Step 2: Submission of Financial Proposal

Applicants are instructed to submit their financial proposals in US Dollars for this consultancy to sunda.may@undp.org, using the financial proposal template available here: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=43528. The proposals should be sent via e-mail with the following subject heading: “Post-2015 – Interim Report on Piloting Approaches to Governance in the Context of the SDGs” by the deadline for this vacancy. Proposals to be received after the deadline may be rejected. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal should be all-inclusive and include a breakdown. The term ‘all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, travel related expenses, communications, utilities, consumables, insurance, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor are already factored into the financial proposal.

 Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer:

Combined Scoring method – where the qualifications and methodology will be weighted a maximum of 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a max of 30 points out of 100 points

 Method: Cumulative analysis method will be used to evaluate proposals.

 When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will 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 a minimum of 49 points on technical part will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

 Technical Proposal

Criteria to pass technical evaluation requires a minimum of 49 points out of 70 points.

• Criteria 1:  Two years combined experience in relevant fields such as development and governance (20  Points);
• Criteria 2: Demonstrated experience in communications and external relations skills. Knowledge of UNDP communications approach (20 Points);
• Criteria 3: Experience writing reports, briefs  and other relevant advisory documents and knowledge products (20 points);
• Criteria 4: Strong inter-personal skills and a demonstrated capacity to forge effective relations with colleagues and counterparts from different backgrounds (5  Points);
• Criteria 5: Proven ability to effectively function in a multi-national, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment (5 Points).

 Criteria for financial evaluation (30 points ):

The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal:

• p = y (µ/z), where;
• p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated;
• y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal;
• µ = price of the lowest priced proposal;
• z = price of the proposal being evaluated.

Financial Proposal (30% weight of combined score)

Please submit an all-inclusive lump sum daily fee.

Financial proposals must be all inclusive and must be expressed on the basis of a daily fee.  The term ‘all inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, travel related expenses - i.e. return travel from home to duty station (Istanbul, Turkey) if required by applicant, communications, utilities, consumables, insurance, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor are already factored into the daily fee.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses will be agreed upon, between UNDP and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed. In general, UNDP will not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

Missions (Duty Travels):

• No travel will be required.

Contracts will be based on daily fee in US dollars.

Payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked, and certification of payments by the Supervisor.