UNDP Jobs - 25856- Chief Technical Adviser to Independent National El

Chief Technical Adviser to Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) Chairman (International and National Consultants can apply)

Location :

Abuja, NIGERIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

10-Oct-2011

Application Deadline :

02-Oct-11 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 Months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

12 Months

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

The Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) project supports Nigeria’s democratic process within the framework of Electoral Cycle Support and Deepening Democracy over the period, 2009-2015. The overall goal of DGD is to help develop the capacity of national and sub-national institutions, networks and processes, whether governmental or non-governmental, as a contribution to the further entrenchment of electoral democracy and democratic governance in Nigeria. The project provided technical assistance to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) among other critical stakeholders towards the 2011 general elections to deliver free, fair and credible elections.

Following the improvement in the 2011 elections, partnership between DGD and INEC is being strengthened to further position it to improve on subsequent elections. While developing the post-election phase of its support to INEC in this regard, DGD is supporting INEC to undertake a review of the Voter Registration exercise and the 2011 elections, identify specific issues to be addressed in the reform of the constitutional and legal framework of elections, the development of a strategic plan and organizational restructuring based on the experience of the 2011 elections. To facilitate this, DGD is supporting INEC and the office of the Chairman to recruit five consultants including a Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman of INEC.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision and directives of the Chairman of INEC, the Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman of INEC will carry out the following tasks:

Provide strategic direction and guidance to the INEC Registration and Elections Review Committee (RERC) during the internal assessment of the 2011 elections (October to December 2011).
Extract lessons learnt from the above process and assist INEC in following those through in all directions and Departments.
Based on the review, make recommendations to INEC for future preparations and conduct of elections.
Provide continuous advice and support to INEC and its Chair in the implementation of review recommendations as well as lessons learnt (January to August 2012).
Provide technical support to the RERC to conduct a capacity assessment of INEC to identify the strengths and weaknesses and provide suggestions for improvement (October to December 2011).
Provide continuous advice and support to INEC and its Chair in the implementation of resulting capacity development plan (January to August 2012).
Conduct any other duties as assigned by the Chairman of INEC.

Deliverables:

Capacity assessment report indicating the strengths and weaknesses of INEC (December 2011).
Capacity development plan of INEC for the period 2012-2015 (February 2012).
Coordinate and make available monthly progress reports on the internal assessment of the 2011 elections and the capacity assessment and capacity development plan of INEC (monthly by end of month).
Conduct quarterly coordination meetings between the UNDP-funded advisors and UNDP-DGD.
Provide a final progress report on the assignment that includes recommendations for continued support to INEC.

Competencies

Substantive understanding of the social, economic, political and historical trends underpinning African and ideally Nigerian governance and electoral processes.
Excellent knowledge of election procedures and frameworks
Proven track record of advising, organizing and supervising public awareness activities partnering with democratic organizations capacity building projects
Skills in training, process facilitation, strategic planning and partnership building.
Strong skills in written communications in English particularly in preparing issue-based papers or reports.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced University degree (Masters or PhD) in areas of democratic governance and development including Law, Political Science and other social sciences.

Experience:

Minimum 15years experience in research related to democratic governance, elections, electoral reforms and democratic process.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English and one of the Nigerian languages.

Application Procedure:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications and suitability.

Proposal explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the work.
Provide a brief methodology on how you will approach and carryout the assignment.
CV of the individual consultants.
Financial Proposal

Evaluation Methodology:

a) Stage One: Technical Evaluation of Proposals, Weight 70 - All Individual Consultants proposals comprising the information/documentation provided will be evaluation to ascertain the suitability of the individual consultants to carry out the assignment. Candidates who obtain the minimum pass score of 70% of the full mark (100) will be considered technically compliant and their financial evaluations will be evaluated thereafter.

b) Stage Two: Financial Evaluation, Weight 30 – The financial proposals of all the individual consultants who obtain 70% at stage one of the evaluation will be evaluated.

Only candidates that obtain a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. The maximum 30 points all be allotted to the lowest financial bid, all other bids shall receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest fee e.g. [30 Points] x [Naira lowest] / [Naira other] = points for other proposer’s fees

The award of contract shall be based on the individual consultant who receives the highest cumulative score.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate the individual consultants’ proposals.

Summary of Technical Proposal Evaluation Forms		Score Weight	Points Obtainable	Individual Consultants
Summary of Technical Proposal Evaluation Forms		Score Weight	Points Obtainable	A	B	C	D	E
1.	Experience/skills /expertise and qualification of Consultant	20%	200
2	Excellent knowledge of election procedures and frameworks	20%	200
3	Methodology and Approach	30%	300
	Total Technical Score	70%	700
4	Financial Offer	30%	300
	Total		1000

Please visit http://rosters.ng.undp.org:8050/vmsb/ to access the Call for Individual Consultant document and the detailed Terms of Reference and to apply online.
Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail olayinka.sanusi@undp.org

Please note that only applications made through http://rosters.ng.undp.org:8050/vmsb/ shall be considered.