Empleos en el PNUD - 47246- Consultant - Migration and Development

Consultant - Migration and Development

Localidad :

Brussels, Bélgica

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

15-Jul-2014

Fecha límite de postulación :

30-Jun-14 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

National Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

12 months

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés Francés

Duración esperada del puesto :

12 months

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Antecedentes

The European Commission and the United Nations launched in 2009 a Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) that reflected the strong nexus between migration and development. The programme, fully funded by the European Commission and run out of UNDP Brussels represented a major innovation as a first joint UN project of its kind not only with the European Commission, but also in its approach to inter-Agency working. Based on the JMDI successful results and lessons learnt, a new phase of the programme focused on the local dimension of migration and development is funded by the European Commission (EC) and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).

The good practices identified by the JMDI showed the importance of efficiently linking civil society initiatives with local development agendas in order to reach sustainability and development impact. Successful local authorities’ interventions were the results of strong partnerships with a range of stakeholders from the civil society, including the social partners and the private sector. When local authorities share a common vision with partners, they can develop a sense of ownership over projects that will lead them to commit time, energy and resources. This process enhances their own role as decision makers in migration related affairs. The experimentation of (often) small scale initiatives have had positive consequences and contributed to change the degree of activism of local administrations. Unfortunately, their involvement remains for the time being largely underdeveloped and many obstacles exist as evidenced by the findings of the JMDI, such as a lack of efficient and effective coordination within local authorities’ administration and with other stakeholders. To a large extent, migration and development remains a new field of action for local administrations and targeted support is necessary to fully harness the potential local authorities can bring in this field.

The programme will address three areas of intervention:

To move from isolated and individual approaches towards more structured forms of interventions through the identification of promising initiatives from local authorities in partnership with civil society organizations in selected countries that will be scaled up to maximize impact on local development. Policy options and definition of road maps for action will be drawn from the experience of the supported initiatives;

To reinforce the capacities of selected local administrations to effectively link migration and development, with a specific focus on facilitating increased coordination within local authorities’ administration in order to maximize their ability to grasp the potential of migration for development;

To connect local authorities globally with each other and with other stakeholders and facilitate partnerships (between local authorities in countries of origin and destination of migration, migrant and refugee associations, the private sector, the social partners etc.) to reinforce local authorities’ potential to become active players in the field of migration and development.

The programme will scale-up local authorities’ initiatives that have emerged as particularly promising in terms of linking local authorities and the civil society in the field of migration and development. This will be made with a view to reach a larger scale impact, linking with other elements such as local governance and sustainable development with a view to deepen the development impact of funded initiatives, to replicate good practices and to bring them up to scale in order to strengthen the programme’s impact at policy level.

The programme will organize targeted training for interested local authorities, which are already involved or would like to engage in migration and development activities. The objective will be to reinforce their skills and equip them with tailor-made tools to deepen and strengthen their on-going initiatives.

The programme will use the dedicated M4D Community of Practice developed under the first phase of the JMDI (migration4development.org) modeled on UNDP’s approach to knowledge management and social networking. The network is an open forum for all relevant stakeholders in the field of Migration and Development and comprises diaspora organizations, migrant associations, social partners, development NGOs and civil society groups, Academia, local authorities, UN Agencies, bilateral aid agencies, private sector and governments) modeled on UNDP’s approach to knowledge management and social networking. The network is an open forum for all relevant stakeholders in the field of Migration and Development and comprises diaspora organizations, migrant associations, social partners, development NGOs and civil society groups, Academia, local authorities, UN Agencies, bilateral aid agencies, private sector and governments.

Five agencies – IOM, ITC-ILO, UNHCR, UN Women and UNFPA– will be directly engaged in the strategic direction of the programme and will contribute with their institutional knowledge, expertise and extensive networks to ensure its success.

The individual contractor will be working independently under the direct supervision of the Head of the Programme Management Unit. He/she will be responsible for developing and delivering a number of products that will help the PMU to adjust the existing knowledge management platform to the needs of local authorities and other local actors active in the field of migration and development. Furthermore, the consultant will be requested to produce a number of inputs to contribute to the setting up of the networking strategy of the programme targeting local authorities as well as facilitating the launch of its capacity development component.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Scope of Work:

Based on the existing JMDI M4D net, set up a global community of practice adjusted to the needs of local authorities with a view to improving their awareness and understanding of migration and development issues;
Maintain a working mechanism for involving staff from UN agencies working in areas related to local development, local governance and decentralized cooperation in the knowledge management component of the programme. This shall be aimed at (i) promoting community collaboration around priorities and inter-agency collaboration; and at (ii) facilitating knowledge sharing and development;
Maintain a system for the collection of best practices in order to consolidate the results coming from the monitoring of the funded initiatives of local authorities in the target countries;
Map, reach out and mobilize existing networks of local authorities, social partners, private sector organizations to actively take part in the JMDI M4D Net;
Identify dedicated meetings/events targeting local authorities at national, regional and international levels to facilitate partnership building to ensure JMDI’s active participation;
Generate knowledge products tailor-made to the needs of local authorities that display good practices, thereby further stimulating both the use of existing knowledge and further interaction between the suppliers and demanders of knowledge on Migration and Development;
Maintain an on-line support facility to respond to request for support from local authorities, including referral to actors who can directly assist them at country level;
Set up the foreseen e-learning tool for local authorities on the JMDI M4D Net.

Expected Deliverables:

Report showing the JMDI M4D Net content and functionalities which have been updated to the needs of local authorities and other local actors active in the field of migration and development;
Compendium of key programme’s stakeholders (local authorities, social partners, private sector organizations, UN organizations) contacted;
System for the collection of best practices maintained;
Knowledge products tailor-made to the needs of local authorities designed and promoted;
On-line support facility for local authorities set up;
Compendium of events/meetings targeting local authorities at national, regional and international levels produced.

Competencias

Functional Competencies:

Builds strong relationships with stakeholders, focuses on impact and result for the stakeholders and responds positively to feedback;
Proven capacity to design and produce quality knowledge products;
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills;
Proven practical experience in monitoring development projects;
Computer proficiency, including working knowledge of MS Office products.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

University Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Finance, Economics or related field.

Experience:

Two years experience at international level in knowledge management, migration and development, local development, networking and coordination or a related field;
Experience in working with knowledge networks and/or communities of practice;
Experience in working with virtual teams based in different locations is an asset;
Prior experience in working with the UN system a strong asset;
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English and French, knowledge of Spanish will be an asset.

Note:

Procurement Notice can also be downloaded here.

Interested candidates must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least three references (email and phone of referees to be provided) including P-11 form.
The P-11 form can be downloaded from this link: http://www.migration4development.org/sites/m4d.emakina-eu.net/files/p11_modified_for_scs_and_ics_0.doc
Letter of Interest and Financial proposal:
The template can be downloaded from this web link: http://www.migration4development.org/sites/m4d.emakina-eu.net/files/annex_ii._letter_of_confirmation_of_interest_and_submission_of_financial_proposal_jmdi.doc
A 2 page proposal (explaining why you are the most suitable for the work):
The selection shall be made on a combined scoring method based on a 70%-30% distribution on the technical and financial offers respectively. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% of the technical score weight on technical evaluation only will be considered for the financial evaluation and further selection process (please refer for more information the Procurement Notice).