Background
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the strategic direction of the Chairman of INEC, the Technical Advisor to INEC – Operations – will carry out the following tasks:
- Provide operational support and advise the INEC Chairman and the Commission within the framework of the planned organizational restructuring of the Commission, focusing on the operational elements of the preparation and conduct of elections.
- Provide requisite back up to the Chairman of INEC in the oversight of the operations plans and activities of the Commission.
- Liaise with the Inter-Agency Committee on Elections to facilitate the review process and the lessons learnt exercise with a focus on elections operations.
- Perform such other related duties as may be assigned.
- Assist the Chairman and the Commission in drafting relevant papers in the context of restructuring the operations activities of the Commission.
- Provide regular progress report to the INEC Chair on proposals for the restructuring of the operations activities of the Commission.
- Prepare and submit five policy/options papers in support of improvements in the operational aspects of the preparation and conduct of future elections.
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
- Advanced University degree (Masters or PhD) in areas of democratic governance and development including Law, Political Science and other social sciences.
Experience:
- Minimum 15 years experience in research related to democratic governance, elections, electoral reforms.
Language:
- Excellent spoken English is required as well as fluency in one Nigerian language.
Application Procedure:
- 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 - breakdown of fees which include all the costs in connection with this assignment.
- Stage One (Technical Evaluation of Proposals) - All Individual Consultants proposals comprising the information/documentation provided as per 4 (a) – (c) 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.
- Stage Two (Financial Evaluation) – The financial proposals of all the individual consultants who obtain 70% at stage one of the evaluation will be evaluated.
Summary of Technical Proposal Evaluation Forms | Score Weight | Points Obtainable | Individual Consultants | |||||
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 apply online.
- Please note that only applications made through http://rosters.ng.undp.org:8050/vmsb/ shall be considered.
- Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail olayinka.sanusi@undp.org