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IC-Research Associate (2 positions) | |
Location : | New Delhi, INDIA |
Application Deadline : | 24-Jun-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 6 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 |
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UNDP operates in 177 countries, where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity. It works internationally to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP was one of the main UN agencies involved in the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. To accomplish the SDGs and encourage global development, UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, democratic governance, energy and environment, social development, and crisis prevention and recovery. UNDP has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development, from systems and institutional strengthening to inclusive growth and sustainable livelihoods, as well as sustainable energy, environment, and resilience. In India, NITI Aayog is the nodal agency for supervision and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in India. It is responsible for identification of national targets and assigning them to the Ministries/Departments concerned and for seeking the participation of State Governments for their participation in implementation and monitoring of the 2030 agenda through the localization of SDGs. UNDP has been extending technical support to NITI Aayog for the localization and integration of SDGs, Transformation of Aspirational Districts and the Atal Innovation Mission, to name a few. UNDP’s programmes continue to focus on building strong institutions through innovative participatory mechanisms to progressively deliver universal access to basic services for the last mile impact, leaving no one behind, complementing the works of United Nations Agencies engagements with NITI Aayog including the UNRCO technical support on SDG Index and Women Economic Forum etc. Recognizing the relevance of policy advocacy for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, UNDP launched a Policy Unit in 2020 to honor the mandate of national development agenda. The Unit leads UNDP India’s research and advocacy on Global Goals and the national development agenda, with a special focus on environment and climate change, skill development, and strengthening systems for SDG localization. We seek to onboard a Research Associate to join our growing, dynamic Policy team. The Research Associate will work under the direct supervision of the UNDP Senior Economist. Objective of assignment:- As an integral member of the UNDP Policy Unit, the Research Associate will be expected to bring the highest degree of quality, work ethic, and consistency to deliver tasks which will include providing research support on various projects to the Policy Unit. Details on the scope of work is given below.
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The consultant will be responsible for the design and implement targeted policy research using both primary and secondary data. She/he will write and present high-quality evidence-led policy briefs, reports and summary documents that will be shared both internally and externally, including to key donors and government counterparts. The consultant will also be expected to participate in and drive the development of new and novel concepts related to relevant policy discourse and the national development agenda, assist in evidence-led design of projects, to maintain transparent and detailed documentation, foster active learning within and outside the team on relevant policy and advocacy topics and perform any other relevant work assigned by the supervisor. Expected outputs and deliverables
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Academic qualifications
Professional experience
Language Requirement: Excellent verbal and written English skills. Strong verbal, writing and reading skills in Hindi will be an added advantage. Evaluation criteria:- The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as Responsive to the requirement. Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation: • Technical Criteria weight – 70%; • Financial Criteria weight – 30%; Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Technical criteria (70%) Criteria 1: Academic qualifications (15%)
Criteria 2: Professional experience (15%)
Criteria 3: Expertise and research credentials demonstrated through written test (20%) and interview (20%)
Financial Proposal:- Technically qualified consultants i.e., consultants who score more than 70% (49 marks) with respect to the above-mentioned technical evaluation criteria will be requested to submit their lump sum rate. Consultant should not specify their consultancy fee on their CV or with the submission. The CV will not be evaluated further in case the consultant submits the same. Payment Scheduled: Payments will be deliverable linked per the following schedule of payments:
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