Antecedentes

1. Background and context:

The Saudi Vision 2030 emphasized the role of urban planning and management as fundamental for city prosperity. In fact, Saudi cities have grown significantly in recent decades to accommodate about 82% of the total population. Although this urban growth has been accompanied by the steady development of advanced infrastructure, it poses daunting challenges to service provision across the vast areas in 13 regions. Along with this, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)can provide a robust framework for local development policy. In this respect, local and regional governments can support the achievement of the SDGs.

A key result sought by the Project is strengthened institutional capacity and coordination of MOMRAH Deputyship of town planning with relevant institutions working on urban planning mandates. That will depend primarily on communication and establishment of systems but also on fostering partnerships. The partnership with the different central, regional and local stakeholders will be one of the key outcomes of the Project, which will concomitantly enable MOMRAH to play its regulator role and phase out from provision. The Project will build on lessons learned and develop tools to scale up. The Project will also draw on UNDP and UN-HABITAT extensive networks to foster partnerships between countries and institutions.

This project has been designed to boost the capacity of the Government to achieve the objectives of the National Spatial Strategy (NSS)along with their alignment with the Vision 2030. The project which will be implemented by UNDP jointly with UN-Habitat envisages the support to the NSS implementation Office established inside the deputyship of town planning with specific focus on the following outcomes:

• Improved capacity for the Implementation of the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) 2030.
• Improved access to urban data between line ministries in NSS2030 platform.
• Improved localizing sustainable urban development at national, regional and local authorities.

In addition to these outputs, the project is designed to provide advisory services in novel areas of interest to the urban planning and management sector. The project, based on available budget, will provide technical assistance to various activities operated within the deputyship of Town Planning including the emerging urban planning issues within the deputyship mandate.

Deberes y responsabilidades

1. Scope of Work: Tasks and Expected Deliverable

The specific tasks of the Advisor will include the following:

• Assist the Deputy Minister in harnessing a high-quality and high impact consultancy to support the Deputyship mandate in urban transformation of Saudi Cities and regions ;
• Advise t the Deputy Minister in Strategic decisions with focus on improving the quality of life in the Saudi Cities through evidence-based analysis
• Put in place and manage the quality control of the outputs of the different initiatives of the Urban Transformation Program and harmonize the outcomes of initiatives included in the program .
• Produce reports and concept notes on emerging urban planning issues related to sustainability, mobility, resilience, urban economy .  
• Advise on issues pertaining to city management and propose and manage in some cases the engagement of city stakeholders for result-oriented delivery of key urban transformation outcomes.
• Propose urban solutions that are innovative and pragmatic to up-lift the visual appeal of Saudi cities.
• Manage the set-up and implementation of a logical framework to roll up  the design guidelines and Urban Codes being drafted for Saudi regions and cities for local government . 
• Perform other relevant tasks as required by the deputy Minister. Such as Terms of Reference, concept notes , Project implementation plans , Reports on program and project activities and advisory input as required .

1. Institutional Arrangement

The advisor will be working directly with the Deputy Minister of Urban Planning under the overall supervision of the UNDP Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) in MoMRAH.

1. Duty Station

This assignment will be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

1. Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

All proposals must be expressed in a lump sum amount. This amount must be “all-inclusive”. Please note that the terms “all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the Proposal.

Payments shall be made to the expert upon successful completion and certification by UNDP that services have been satisfactorily performed, based upon the actual number of working days.

Payment shall be made as a deliverables-based lump sum payment, to be paid in instalments. The schedule of payment will be distributed upon satisfactory submission of the deliverables listed in the table hereunder:

Competencias

• Conceptualizes and analyses problems to identify key issues, underlying problems, and how they relate;
• Ability to identify beneficiaries’ needs and to match them with appropriate solutions .
• Shares knowledge and experience and provides helpful feedback and advice.
• Excellent communication and interview skills (with groups and individuals).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and is able to negotiate with diplomacy and tact.
• Focuses on results for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver in tight deadlines
• Ability to lead teams that are not direct reports and manage their outputs .
• Prepares various urban-related written outputs on various topics , e.g. background papers, analysis, substantial sections of reports and studies, etc.
• Ability to prepare impactful presentations

Language Requirements:

 Fluency in both spoken and written English, Arabic language is a plus.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

1. Qualifications and Experience

Education:

• At least Master’s degree in Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Urban Management, Economic planning (cities) or related other urban related fields. Phd is an asset

Experience:

• At least 15 years of demonstrated experience in leadership , urban planning and design, urban development programs, implementation of urban programs and urban plans ;
• At least 10 years of experience in working on issues related to urban development such as Urban Design, Economic urban regeneration, Urban Governance, Regional and local master plans Detailed Spatial frameworks , preferably with practical experience in working on national, regional and local levels;
• Previous professional experience in working with the public sector for national or/and sub-national level ;
• Knowledge of the local and regional context particularly in the field of Urban Planning, Urban design, livability, sustainability ( social, economic and environmental )
• Technical expertise and know how in policies, strategies and programs for compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities
• Experience in Development planning processes, Urban Governance and. Geographic Information systems
• Knowledge of advanced Urban analysis tools, Spatial Frameworks, mobility and urban resilience is an advantage
• Knowledge and experience in localizing and mainstreaming  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

1. Recommended Presentation of Offer

For purposes of generating Offers whose contents are uniformly presented and to facilitate their comparative analysis, it is best to recommend the preferred contents and presentation of the Offer to be submitted, as well as the format/sequencing of their presentation. The following documents may be requested:

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP.
2. Personal CV or P11, indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
3. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. The terms “all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, travel costs, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the Proposal. 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.

1. EVALUATION

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:

Step I: Screening and desk review:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology.

Technical Criteria (CV review and Desk Review/Interview optional) – maximum 70 points. Only candidates who obtained at least 70% of points from the CV desk review (who will score at least 49 points) will be considered for the next stage of evaluation, i.e. financial evaluation.

Applications will be first screened and only candidates meeting the following minimum criteria will progress to the pool for shortlisting:

• Educational qualifications: At least Master’s degree in Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Urban Management, Economic planning (cities) or related other urban related fields. or environment sciences, or similar field.
• At least 15 years of demonstrated experience in leadership , urban planning and design, urban development programs, implementation of urban programs and urban plans ;
• At least 10 years of experience in working on issues related to urban development such as Urban Design, Economic urban regeneration, Urban Governance, Regional and local master plans Detailed Spatial frameworks , preferably with practical experience in working on national, regional and local levels;
• Previous professional experience in working with the public sector for national or/and sub-national level ;
• Knowledge of the local and regional context particularly in the field of Urban Planning, Urban design, livability, sustainability ( social, economic and environmental )
• Technical expertise and know how in policies, strategies and programs for compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities
• Experience in Development planning processes, Urban Governance and. Geographic Information systems
• Knowledge of advanced Urban analysis tools, Spatial Frameworks, mobility and urban resilience is an advantage
• Knowledge and experience in localizing and mainstreaming Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

• Desired additional skills and competencies        

• Knowledge of radar meteorology is an added advantage.
• Experience in international publication (not less than 5 peered) on weather modification, cloud seeding and related issues.
• Knowledge of environment issues in Saudi Arabia is an asset
• Work experience on organizing training and workshops.    
• Teamwork and communication skills

• Professional Certificates            

• Training courses and workshops on cloud physics, weather modification and related issues.
• Member in International or regional institution or organization that concerns with weather modification

Financial evaluation - Total 30% (30 points)

The following formula will be used to evaluate the financial proposal:

p = y (µ/z), where

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated

y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal

µ = price of the lowest-priced proposal

z = price of the proposal being evaluated

Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described. 

Given the volume of applications that UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.

UNDP reserves the right to reject any incomplete applications.

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

Interested Offerors are required to submit an 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 documents, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your online application submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an email 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 a maximum one document.

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email mohammed.abbas@undp.org with a copy to ahmed.alslman@undp.org and nora.alzahid@undp.org  While the Procurement Unit would endeavour to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 3 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice

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.

In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.

1. Approval

This TOR is approved by: [indicate name of Approving Manager]

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Name and Designation                                                               

Date of Signing