UNDP Jobs - 48874- Premises Planning Consultant

Premises Planning Consultant

Location :

Bangkok, THAILAND

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

18-Aug-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

4 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

4 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

As a result of the structural adaptation strategy implemented by UNDP, a large number of UNDP staff members are being relocated to Bangkok, Thailand from New York, USA and elsewhere locations. Considering the large number of staff members being reassigned/recruited to Bangkok, UNDP is intending to relocate its offices [together with UNDP Thailand Country Office, UNCDF Asia-Pacific Regional Office] and also to accommodate the new Regional Office of UN Volunteers as well as UN Office of South-South Cooperation.

Thus, the UNDP Regional Center in Bangkok intends to procure the services of an individual contractor [Office Space Planning Consultant] to provide support for designing office layout and associated plans, provide inputs to procurement of fitting-out Vendor develop. The selected consultant shall work under the supervision of the task manager, appointed to lead the office of relocation project.

Duties and Responsibilities

The specific tasks of the selected consultant shall include the following, but not limited to:

Conduct a physical survey of the building prior to draw design and layout plan on paper;
Develop layout planning, design along with detail and graphics within the time deadlines. These designs should include space planning, floor plans, color and material schemes, and furniture layout for Office spaces; conference rooms; and other common areas;
Coordinate with UNDP ICT Team on planning of IT-infrastructure, networks; telecommunications, LAN/WAN, Telephony and Audio Visual/Video Conferencing;
Provide inputs in the preparation of specifications for solicitation and contracts as well as in bid evaluation;
Manage fitting-out Contractor with the UNDP Task Manager and Procurement Staff; and
Keep track the established project plan and corresponding milestones,

Contract will be based on daily fee.

The financial proposal should specify the daily fee, travel expenses, insurance and living allowances quoted in separate line items, and payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked payable against a set of assigned outputs.

Documentation required

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:

UNDP P11 form [for Individual Consultants], available on UNDP website, 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;
Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability

Travel

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to Bangkok, Thailand and return to place of domicile in most direct and economy class. Any unforeseen travel during the period of Consultancy shall be reimbursed to the Consultant [most direct/economy class] including applicable living allowance.

Competencies

Excellent communication skills in English [including drafting/writing];
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
Able to work under strict timelines and deliver results;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Architecture and/or Planning.

Years of experience:

Minimum three years of experience in related areas; and
Experience in contractor management would be an advantage.

Language:

Fluent in spoken and written English.