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International Consultant to create the course on “Digital economy and Information systems”, curricula and methodological materials | |
Location : | Home-based, TURKMENISTAN |
Application Deadline : | 27-Sep-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Additional Category : | Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | International Consultant |
Languages Required : | English Russian |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 30-Sep-2022 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | September 2022 - December 2022 |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 20 working days |
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. |
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The Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan (hereinafter referred to as the Academy or ACS) was established in September 2008. The strategic goal of the Academy is to create an educational, research, organizational, and methodological base that provides training and capacity building activities for management personnel of state authorities and local governments. The Academy provides a two-year retraining course for civil servants, as well as short-term advanced training courses based on applications from ministries, state departments, and local governments. According to the State Programme of the development of digital economy for 2021-2025 the development of digitalization and the ongoing institutional transformations in this area require a consistent build-up of the practical skills of civil servants. To organize the educational process, the Academy, in addition to the main teaching staff, attracts highly qualified specialists and experts from the ministries and departments of the country, as well as representatives of partner higher educational institutions, specialized academies, research institutes and analytical centers, including from other countries. The training course programs provide for holding of practical classes and industrial practice for the students of the Academy from the Mejlis (Parliament), ministries and sectoral departments, as well as local self-government bodies. UNDP and the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan have initiated the joint Project - Capacity Building of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan. The goal of this project is to strengthen the potential of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan to improve the professional qualifications and retraining of civil servants in accordance with principles that take into account merit and performance, as well as to promote young specialists (including women) in leadership positions. The project includes the following components: development and implementation of certification programs for professional development of civil servants in line with the primary objectives of development of digital economy and strengthening ICT infrastructure of education system of the Academy in accordance with objectives of civil service during the transition to digital economy. The project is designed to support the Academy and develop, in close cooperation with it, modern training programs, as well as improve the methodology and material and technical base for further improving the training of civil service personnel. The long-term goal of the assignment is to improve the efficiency of the public service in Turkmenistan in line with global trends and innovations. The assignment corresponds to the priority areas of the National Programme of Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 2022-2052, the Presidential Program of Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 2022-2028, the Concept for the Development of the Digital Economy in Turkmenistan for 2019-2025, the State Programme of the Development of Digital Economy for 2021-2025, the Concept for the Development of the Digital Education System in Turkmenistan.
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Together with UNDP, the Academy is going to introduce new educational certified programs - course that will start from January 2023. At present, one of the main priorities of the public policy of Turkmenistan is the development of a digital economy. Now the Academy will begin to train competent personnel for effective digital transformation, starting with civil servants’ competence. The Academy plans to launch an educational course "Digital economy and Information systems" in the frame of the Concept for the Development of the Digital Economy in Turkmenistan for 2019-2025. With the purpose of the capacity building of public sector civil servants in digital transformation and improving the efficiency of public administration through the implementation of digital technologies and platform solutions and also to support the Academy in modern training programs, UNDP is going to support the creation of Digital Economy Certification Center for the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan to increase civil servants’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of digital economy and management. In this regard UNDP is seeking an international expert to develop the curricula and methodological material for certification course, the questions for testing based on mentioned curricula and methodological materials and support in developing regulatory base on the Certification Center for civil servants. The course will cover the topics and methods of management in digital ecosystems from the standpoint of the digital economy. The course should provide knowledge and competencies needed for middle level management to act as a future digital transformation leaders and product managers for development of various digital products and services being developed for public sector. The course should be recommended to specialists in digital management of national economy. As a result of mastering the course, students will be able to get acquainted with the legal framework for the introduction of digital technologies and services, the principles and methods of digital management in the context of digital transformation. Students will learn how to implement digital management in the context of transformation, analyze, reasonably select and use digital tools, information systems, web technologies in accordance with the priority tasks of the country, and network with other organizations. The course will help to understand the possibilities of using digital technologies, innovative equipment, electronic resources to achieve the best results. In accordance with the above-mentioned objective of the assignment and under the supervision of the UNDP team and the Academy staff, and in the collaboration with National Consultant, the International Consultant will carry out the following concrete tasks: 1. To develop a curricula and methodological materials (at least 72 academic hours) for the course – Digital Economy and Information Systems:
2. To develop 1000 questions for testing based on mentioned above courses. The quality of the theoretical knowledge of civil servants in the field of digital economy and management is determined by the results of the testing certification. The certification (test) is carried out in the following form of testing: "true - false", questions with multiple choice, questions on conformity. The certification is considered successfully passed with 70% correct answers; 3. To test the course with 5 national trainers; The international expert will work with UNDP and State Academy project team daily. He/she will report directly to UNDP Project Manager. Deliverables and timeframe: Deliverable 1:
Location: home-based. Number of days: 20 days (September-December). Payment terms: This is an instalment-based contract that should cover the costs of consultancy required to produce the above deliverables. The final schedule of payments will be agreed upon in the beginning of consultancy. Payment will be released in 1 (one) instalment upon timely submission of respective deliverables and related report upon the acceptance by UNDP Turkmenistan:
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Submission of Documents: Interested candidates shall provide the below-listed documents (information) to show their qualification: All experts applying for this position are required to provide:
Evaluation of Proposals: Individual Consultants will be evaluated based on the combined scoring methodology. When using this method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Out of the maximum score, the score for technical criteria equals 70% - maximum 100 points, and for financial criteria 30%. 1) Technical part of the proposal -70% of total evaluation:
2) Financial part of the proposal - 30% of total evaluation. Additional Requirements for the Recommended Candidate: The recommended contractors at the age of 65 years old and elder and in case if a working trip is required shall undergo a full medical examination including X-ray and obtain the medical authorization from the UN approved doctor prior to accept his assignment. The medical examination shall be approved by the UN doctor and cost covered by the Consultant. Appendices: General Conditions of the Contract for provision of services by individual contractors may be found in a reference http://www.tm.undp.org/content/turkmenistan/en/home/operations/procurement/ |
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