Background
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Corruption remains a significant obstacle to development globally and throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) region. Corruption is cross-cutting numerous illegal activities, from the process of harvesting and manufacturing illegal wood-based products, migrant smuggling and human trafficking to terrorism financing. Corruption of public officials is perceived as an enabler of serious and organised crimes that are undermining the countries` abilities to deliver the development agenda. The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provides a comprehensive framework to strengthen anti-corruption frameworks in the region. As all SEAP countries have ratified this universal and the only globally binding treaty, they have also successfully completed the UNCAC compliance review mechanism related to criminal enforcement and international cooperation capacity. They are all currently undergoing the second review cycle, which will, in the coming years, provide reports on their compliance to a wider range of preventive measures and recovery of assets. The outcome of the UNCAC review process provides a solid basis for formulating anti-corruption technical assistance programmes, the process helps countries to identify gaps in anti-corruption policies and frameworks as well as technical assistance needs. UNODC provides technical support to countries so that they can translate the gap analysis into effective legal and policy frameworks and sustainable anti-corruption strategies. Effective anti-corruption efforts require a whole-of-government and society approach, including different sectors and branches of the government, civil society groups and the private sector. Public engagement often makes a real difference. Ongoing support to developing national and regional capacities to prevent and effectively address corruption remains an important priority for UNODC. UNODC works with Member States to enhance the capacities of their national anti-corruption bodies through the provision of technical assistance as well as the organisation of training programmes. In addition, in order to facilitate the coordination of international anti-corruption efforts and peer to peer technical assistance the UNODC provides a framework for regional and bilateral support. Support is offered to: * Strengthen anti-corruption policies, legislation and strategies; * Strengthen institutional frameworks and capacities for control of corruption; * Development of regional anti-corruption forums, networks and institutions; * Enhanced capacity of the private sector, civil society groups, academia and the media to promote and implement anti-corruption strategies. UNODC’s ROSEAP Regional Programme, Sub Component 2 on Anti-Corruption and Global Anti-Corruption Programme and Global Anti-Corruption Programme have been designed to provide a comprehensive technical assistance to the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption, offering the specialized expertise, knowledge tools and sharing of experience and good practice examples in preventing and fighting corruption, enhancing the international cooperation and recovery of assets. Activities are aimed at assisting national authorities, in public, private and civil sectors, and conducting training and workshops events at national, regional and international levels.
PROJECT OBJECTIVE UNODC’s anti-corruption efforts in the SEAP region focus on supporting countries to meet the requirements of UNCAC by providing technical assistance and facilitating regional exchanges to translate the provisions of the Convention into effective legal frameworks, policies and practices and to build national bodies of highly skilled anti-corruption practitioners that will allow States to be well-equipped to prevent and combat corruption. | |||||||||||||
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT | |||||||||||||
The purpose of the assignment is to support: corruption prevention activities with non-State actors, notably the media, private sector, Parliamentary and youth; Pacific Island countries’ (PICs) involvement in the broader anti-corruption agenda, including follow-up to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS), the upcoming Conference of States parties to UNCAC and implementation of the Teieniwa Vision: Pacific Unity Against Corruption; and ongoing anti-corruption visibility with UNCAC States parties. For Southeast Asia, the consultant will be responsible for the organization of a conference on access to information in cooperation with the Southeast Asian Parliamentarians Against Corruption and other NGOs and stakeholders as relevant. The issue of open data policies and measures for access to information will be also tackled. The Consultant will be required to liaise closely with the UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisers for the Pacific and Southeast Asia and relevant national counterparts in SEAP carrying out the tasks. The assignment is home-based with remote online communication in lieu of the travel missions.
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Duties and Responsibilities
SCOPE OF WORK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Under the direct supervision of the UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisers for the Pacific and Southeast Asia, the consultant will be responsible for:
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Timely and satisfactory completion of assigned tasks, with consistent attention to quality and detail of outputs as follows:
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Competencies
Competencies
- Must have strong leadership, project, and change management skills;
- Advanced understanding of change management frameworks in organizations;
- Advanced understanding of resilience and its intersection with DRR, climate, and inclusive development;
- A keen eye for details;
- Excellent analytic skills, especially in understanding complex information and managing multiple data sets
Other Competencies:
- Ability to work in close collaboration with a group of national and international experts, to meet strict deadlines and plan the work according to priorities;
- Demonstrates capacity to plan, organize, and execute effectively;
- The initiative, good analytical skills, mature judgment, and ability to work under tight schedule while respecting deadlines achievement, ethics, and honesty;
- Ability to establish effective working relations in a diverse environment
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Builds strong relationships with internal and external clients;
- Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment and to deal with a complex multi-stakeholder environment
- Good ability to use information and communication technologies as tools and resources;
- Excellent written communication and presentation/public speaking skills focus on results, ability to interact productively in a teamwork environment
Required Skills and Experience
Offers will be evaluated based on the combined scoring method :
- Technical qualifications = 70%
- Financial Proposal = 30%
The technical proposal will have a total of 70 points and shall include the following criteria:
Criteria | Max. Point |
(7 points for University degree, additional 3 points for additional degree, additional 1 point for additional relevant training) | 10 |
(28 points for 15 years experience; additional 6 points for each additional year; additional 6 points for experience working with Parliaments, CSOs, local government, and media) | 40 |
14 points for 10 trainings; plus 3 points for each additional training delivered in excess of 10; additional 3 points for experience in Southeast Asia and the Pacific | 20 |
| Pass/Fail |
Only offerors who will obtain a minimum of 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be shortlisted and considered eligible for evaluation of the financial proposal
Recommended Presentation of Offer
Interested applicants 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 of a maximum of one document.
- Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
- Personal CV or P11 (using template of UNDP), indicating work history as well as competencies related to this engagement, contact details of the proponent and at least three (3) professional references; and,
- Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive lump-sum amount commensurate to the scope of work, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.
- Submission of two (2) similar digital solutions. Please include in your application the link of sample work.
Note: The above documents need to be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document.
Interested applicants to note that personal Medical/health insurance (to be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense) is mandatory for the issuance of contracts. Upon award of the contract, the consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during the contract duration.
The following templates / Annexes and IC General Terms & Conditions can be downloaded from http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU:
- General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contract
- Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability
- P-11 form
In view of the volume of applications, UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.