Education:
- Master’s Degree in development studies and social sciences, journalism, communications, international relations or other development or communications-related area of study;
Experience: - Minimum 5 years of experience as a writer/editor producing/editing relevant publications and products;
- Experience in writing for media outlets, development-related organizations, research centres, think-tanks or multilateral institutions required;
- Substantive understanding of and/or background in one or more of the following areas of specialization: poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the process to define a post-2015 development agenda; democratic governance; sustainable development, environment and energy; HIV/AIDS, health and development; gender equality and women’s empowerment; and knowledge, innovation and capacity development;
- Proven record in advanced copy editing and/or producing knowledge in the area of sustainable, human development and international development;
- Knowledge of UN, including UNDP terminology, language and style an advantage.
Language: - Complete fluency in English (written and oral).
Application process:
Interested individuals must submit the following as proposals in order to demonstrate their qualifications: - Mandatory submission of UNDP Personal History form P11. A personal CV is welcome in addition.
- Samples of work you consider to be the best and most relevant examples of at least two of the following categories.
The total number of samples should not exceed 6.
- An opinion/news article written and/or edited by the candidate;
- An advocacy or outreach-related product (brochure/booklet/press kit) written and/or edited by the candidate;
- A development-related publication or knowledge product written and/or edited by the candidate.
Note: - The P11 form can be downloaded at the following web address: http://sas.undp.org/documents/p11_personal_history_form.doc;
- The candidate must specify if she/he was solely responsible for producing or editing each of the above materials;
- Please provide the samples in a document with internet links;
- Please note that if internet links are not available, the candidate must otherwise submit the relevant content by email to bdp.roster@undp.org with the subject line "Sample Work for Writer/Editor Long Term Agreement 2013”.
Other: Payments:
Payments shall be made to the Individual Consultant based on the prescribed rates and upon successful achievement of the tasks and approval of work by task managers. Volume of work:
An estimated volume of work for the individual consultant (s) for one year is expected to be around US$ 55,000, however, UNDP does not guarantee it will place orders for this quantity and is not bound by the LTA to purchase any minimum amount of services. Travel:
No travel is envisaged. Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Step I : Screening Applications will be screened and only candidates meeting the following minimum criteria will progress to the pool for shortlisting: - Education: Master’s Degree in development studies and social sciences, journalism, communications, international relations or other development or communications-related area of study;
- Experience: minimum 5 years as a writer/editor of significant, relevant publications and products;
- Samples of original works by the candidate;
- Language: Complete fluency in English (written and oral);
- Mandatory submission of UNDP Personal History form (P11).
Step II : Shortlisting by Desk Review UNDP will conduct a desk review to produce a shortlist of candidates by evaluating: - Competences and qualifications based on the UNDP P11 form submitted by each candidate; and
- Submitted samples of work.
Candidates will be assessed and scored against the following evaluation criteria. Evaluation of Candidates (max 100 points): - Writing as expressed in the work samples makes complex topics interesting and easy to understand with clear, coherent and concise argumentation and analysis – 45;
- Relevant experience in writing and /or editing – 30;
- Writing illustrates clear understanding and knowledge of the substantive issues covered by UNDP (as set out above) - 25.
Up to 25 candidates who score the highest in the desk review and also meet the minimum threshold (70 points) will be invited to take part in a written test to assess their writing and editing skills. Step III: Written test
The written test will be submitted to the shortlisted candidates via e-mail and they will be given a deadline to respond to the required questions.
The written tests will be evaluated as per the following criteria: Evaluation of Written Tests (max 100 points) - Accuracy - 30;
- Organization, Structure and presentation – 30;
- Logical reasoning and analysis - 20;
- Tailored to audience – 10;
- Creative writing/style – 10.
The threshold to pass the written test is 70 points. Step IV: Financial Proposals
The candidates invited to sit on a written test will be also requested to provide their financial proposals, which shall contain a daily rate (or an hourly rate) where applicable.
Step V : Final evaluation
The final evaluation will combine the scores of desk review, written test and financial proposal with the following weights assigned to each:
- Shortlisting/ Desk review: 30%;
- Written test: 40%;
- Financial proposal: 30%.
Contract award Up to 15 candidates obtaining highest score in the final evaluation will be considered technically qualified and will be offered to enter into a Long Term Agreement with UNDP. Evaluation timeline It is expected that the evaluation steps will be undertaken following the below tentative timeline. Candidates must be aware that the timeline can be changed according to the number of applicants and level/quality of responses and written tests. Screening and shortlisting by desk review – September 2013; Written test – September 2013; Final evaluation – October –November 2013; Contract award - November – December 2013.
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