UNDP Jobs - 100078- Consultant, Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the National

Consultant, Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023 (Open both National and International)

Location :

Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

20-Jul-2021

Application Deadline :

08-Jul-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

40 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

July - December 2021

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 Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) launched its ambitious National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023 (NSDP) in 2019. The NSDP 2019-2023 is a supreme national policy guideline laying out the action plan for the implementation of the RGC’s Rectangular Strategy Phase IV by specifying clear development indicators, timeframes, relevant government counterparts, result-based M&E framework, estimated budgets and fiscal space. The strategic priorities are envisioned to assist Cambodia in meeting the target of being an upper middle-income economy by 2030 and a high-income economy by 2050.

The NSDP 2019-2023, prepared through intense and close consultation with all stakeholders, is a live document to be constantly and continuously updated and adjusted based on progress made and emerging realities. It envisages regular monitoring and reporting of progress. The Ministry of Planning (MOP) is responsible for the preparation and monitoring of progress of the NSDP 2019-2023. The MOP has decided in consultation with the other central agencies (Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC), Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Cambodia Rehabilitation and Development Board/Council for the Development of Cambodia (CRDB/CDC)) that, in lieu of the Annual Progress Report, an Mid-Term Review 2021 of the NSDP 2019-2023 be conducted and prepared, inter alia, for the following reasons:

2021 is the mid-term for the NSDP 2019-2023, so an MTR 2021 will be instrumental in assessing the progress of the implementation of the NSDP 2019-2023, together with the challenges encountered during the implementation and providing strategic recommendations as a way forward.
Covid-19 outbreak has complicated many development plans under the NSDP 2019-2023 and progresses made in recent years and into the future.
General Election for the National Assembly are due to be held in Cambodia in mid-2023, and a new government will get into place for a new term and would announce its major policy agenda for the next five years.

The MTR 2021 is a major exercise almost similar to the tremendous consultative effort which went into the preparation of the next NSDP. The process will include individual consultations with the RGC’s individual ministries and agencies of the Royal government, inter-ministerial meetings, as well as consultations with Development Partners and organizations representing civil society organizations.

Duties and Responsibilities

The International Expert will assist MOP’s officials in all aspects of preparation of the MTR 2021 including:

conceptualizing the format, structure and contents of the MTR 2021;
collecting the data and inputs from line ministries and agencies and development partners including civil society organizations;
organizing consultations with line ministries and development partners both individually and collectively;
ongoing and constant contact with central agencies like SNEC, CRDB/CDC and MEF;
preparing the first draft of the MTR 2021 by mid-October 2021 so that further consultations could be held;
Revising the draft MTR 2021 based on the comments and suggestions made in the consultations; and
finalizing the draft of MTR 2021 for submission to the Council of Ministers (COM) by the end of 2021;

The MTR 2021 should include all developments over the past two years since the beginning of 2019 till mid-2021 on matters relating to:

Major political and governance background and developments (including the General Elections in mid-2018)
Major laws, regulations, rules, decrees adopted
Major policy pronouncements or changes (including major policy pronouncements or agenda announcements, such as the Rectangular Strategy Phase IV)
Progress made on various fronts
Deficiencies or shortfalls in anticipated achievements
Strategic recommendations for implementation for the remaining term of the NSDP 2019-2023
Forecasts of targets, goals and financial requirements

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=80050 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

Competencies

Experience of similar assignments in similar international development contexts and extensive work assignments in Cambodia with UN and/or other international organizations.
Experience in engaging with senior decision/ policymakers, and ability to synthesize and present complex arguments in easily understood terms.
Superior written/ oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex development concepts and recommendations.
Positive and results-oriented attitude, able to meet targets/deadline.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

At least advanced university degree i.e. master’s degree in the field of development economics, social science, public policy, development study, and other relevant fields of study.

Experience:

At least 10 years of programme/project management and policy formulation experience or related field.
Prior projects/programmes/policies evaluation experience is a must. In particular the expert must be fully conversant with Project Cycle Management (PCM) based evaluation work.

Language Requirement: Fluency in written and spoken English.

UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested individual offeror must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work

2. Financial proposal

3. Personal CV including experience in similar projects, list of publication written by Candidate and at least 3 references.

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your on-line applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

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