UNDP Jobs - 13556- Consultant: Developing a Master Plan for Moderniz

Consultant: Developing a Master Plan for Modernizing the Civil Service

Location :

Male', MALDIVES

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

17-Nov-2009

Application Deadline :

02-Dec-09 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

4 weeks

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 January 2010

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 Maldives together with the government of the Maldives and the national Civil Service Commission is undertaking a project entitled Building an Efficient, Service-oriented and Transparent Administration (BEST). The main objective of the project, as the name suggests, is to assist in building an efficient, service oriented and transparent administration in support of democratic developments in the Maldives. To this end, the project will support the emergence of a merit-based civil service that is representative of the Maldivian society and capable to operate, in a professional, responsive and accountable manner, within the new democratic environment. A key component of the project is to draft a Master Plan for the Civil Service Commission.

In line with the democratic changes in the political environment, the Civil Service Commission of Maldives (CSC) is committed to establish a modern civil service required by democratic societies. Towards this end, the CSC has decided to develop a master plan on modernization of civil service.

The Commission in collaboration with UNDP would like to invite applications/Expression of Interest from individuals/organizations, who are interested in developing a comprehensive Master Plan that will set priorities, action plans and anticipated results for the next five years, based on a clear assessment of existing resources and capacities. This document will be an operational/management tool for the mobilization of resources both local and external to support and execute the Civil Service modernization and reform effort.

Duties and Responsibilities

The primary objective of the consultancy project is to develop a Master plan in line with the overall objective of modernizing the civil service. More specifically, the key objectives of the Master plan are:

Develop a 5 (five) year Strategic Plan for the Civil Service Commission
To conduct a Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threat (SWOT) analysis
To analyze stakeholders and to determine their role in modernizing civil service
Define key goals and objectives for the planned period, with implementation, monitoring and evaluation plan
Develop a prioritized action plan, work-plans with clearly defined roles and responsibilities in implementation stage

Scope of Work

The primary purpose of Civil Service Commission’s Master planning is to develop a comprehensive “roadmap” setting the direction and pace of the commission work over the next 5 years and beyond in a coordinated and focused manner. Within this Plan, a viable and effective action plan will be identified that fit within its program and will assist in meeting its short, medium and long term goals. Specifically, the tasks of the consultancy will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, the following:

In close consultation with the Commission members and with inputs from the staff, develop the Vision and Mission statements and the core values of the Civil Service Commission
Develop short term, medium term and long term strategic objectives and goals for the strategic plan. The objectives must fit the SMART criteria: sustainable, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound
Identify viable strategies for achieving the strategic objectives and goals (short term, medium term and long term
Assess the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of the Civil Service Commission
In consultation with the key stakeholders, co-ordinate and facilitate the planning processes to arrive at a 5 year Master plan
Develop a 5 year master plan to deliver the objective of modernizing the civil service
Develop prioritized action plan, work-plans, with clearly defined roles and responsibilities in implementation, a strong monitoring and evaluation plan, and a realistic resource mobilization plan. The action plan should identify activities that need to be carried out in the short-term, medium and long-term.

Recommendations and Guidelines

It is expected to have the following completed by the end of the assignment:

A detailed Master Plan for modernizing the Civil Service. The Master Plan will include, but not be limited to the following:

The Broad Strategic Objectives
The type of activities the commission may engage in, in order to achieve the Strategic Objectives
Annual Work Plans including activities, timeline, responsible parties and estimated budget
The plan for sustainability of the Strategic Objectives
The monitoring and evaluation framework
Risk Analysis

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

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery
Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit
Good ICT skills, knowledge of Atlas
Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change

Management and Leadership

Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Required Skills and Experience

The consultant should have a postgraduate degree in Human Resource Management, Pubic Administration or other relevant discipline
Consultant should have minimum five (05) years of international consulting experience in the relevant field
Must have successfully undertaken strategic planning and developing long-term plans in the last five years.
Consultants with knowledge and exposure to Civil Service and of the Transitional Management are preferred
Excellent verbal and written command of English
Familiarity with Maldivian context will be an added advantage