UNDP Jobs - 13702- Consultant: Editing and Completion of Procurement

Consultant: Editing and Completion of Procurement Support Office Roadmap 2009-2011

Location :

Procurement Support Office, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

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

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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 operates under a decentralize business model, where procurement is delegated to its 165 Country Offices who are responsible to manage procurement within the established procurement policies, process and procedures.

The Procurement Support Office (PSO), based in UNDP Headquarter, provides the overall direction and guidance for UNDP’s procurement activities. PSO is primarily responsible for UNDP procurement policy, processes and systems.

The Roadmap builds on the UNDP procurement strategy document entitled “Procurement for Results 2009-2011” which promotes accountable, professional and transparent procurement and outlines a series of organizational and strategic initiatives aimed to the successful implementation of this strategy in the next biennium.

The Roadmap is divided in two sections: Procurement Operations and Strategic Initiatives. Procurement Operations outlines the activities of the various Procurement Support Units and the direction in which they are heading during the 2009-2011 period. The Strategic Initiatives focuses on outlining ways in which procurement in UNDP can be strengthened through the introduction of best practice in key areas including Risk Management, Responding to Crisis, Green and Sustainable Procurement or Capacity Building.

Duties and Responsibilities

Deliverables

The different projects and deliverables of the Roadmap have been developed according to the UNDP Procurement Strategy “Procurement for Results 2009-2011”. Under the supervision of PSO, the contractor will be required to undertake the following task:

A) Support in the writing, editing and completion of the Roadmap:

Work closely with Procurement Support Office New York-Copenhagen to finalize the text of the Roadmap.
Provide writing and editorial service giving internal consistency, coherence and a sense of unity to the Roadmap and ensuring that there is a logic flow among the ideas and initiatives contained in the document.
Prepare and submit to PSO a draft version for comments.
Incorporate PSO comments and develop a final version.

B) Develop Business cases for projects contain in the Roadmap:

Work closely with PSO New York – Copenhagen to finalize the business cases.
Develop a draft business case for each project of the Roadmap.
Submit the draft to PSO procurement focal point for comments.
Incorporate PSO comments and develop a final version.

C) Review UNDP procurement templates, forms and contracts

Review and update the procurement templates ensuring consistency and completeness of the standard documents

Inputs

The current version of the Roadmap 2009-2011
UNDP Procurement Strategy “Procurement for Results 2009-2011”

Assignment Duration and Schedule

The duration of the assignment will be 6 months from the contract award. Selected candidates expected to be available from beginning of January 2010.

Competencies

Sound analytical and organizational skills;
Good capacities for strategic thinking and planning;
Ability to establish priorities and to plan and coordinate works;
Excellent participatory process skills
Good attention to details;
Good interpersonal and communication skills; and
Computer literacy, particularly, with MS Office

Required Skills and Experience

Required Qualifications

Master degree in Business and Administration, Communications, Economics or other relevant fields
Excellent writing skills in English
Experience in producing corporate products
Excellent skills in policy review and formulation
Demonstrated understanding of procurement and basic legal
Previous experience of working with UNDP would be highly desirable
Knowledge of UN terms, language and style
Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work in team
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Candidates must submit a 4- 5 pages document as a sample of their writing style