UNDP Jobs - 73477- Technical Expertise in the Development of the Nati

Technical Expertise in the Development of the National Industrial Policy for Uganda, 2018-2028

Location :

Kampala, UGANDA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

14-Aug-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

60 working days spread across four calendar months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

60 working days spread across four calendar 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

Industrial development is an integral part of Uganda Government’s vision of transforming the economy from a peasant society to a modern and prosperous society within 30 years. The transformation process is to be hinged on the acceleration of industrialization through upgrading and diversification of the industrial sector to effectively harness local resources, offshoring industries and developing industrial clusters along value chains. The Government also seeks to directly invest in strategic areas to stimulate the economy and facilitate private sector growth.

The emphasis on Industrialization is expected to pay dividends through increased employment, more export earnings, widened tax base, increased integration with agriculture, product diversification, and higher productivity throughout the whole economy, among others.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is mandated to oversee the industrial development process in Uganda and among its core functions is to formulate and review appropriate policies, legislation, regulations and standards for sustainable industrialization.

In 2008, Cabinet approved and launched the National Industrialization Policy (NIP) for ten years, with the overall objective of building the industrial sector into a modern, competitive and dynamic sector fully integrated into the domestic, regional and global economies.

The current policy stipulates the strategic direction for industrial development in Uganda for the ten years of its implementation and focuses on exploiting and developing natural domestic resource based industries, agro-processing, knowledge-based industries and engineering for capital goods. Now in the 10th and final year of implementing the policy, its key indicators include:

25% - contribution of manufactured products to total GDP;
30% - contribution of manufactured exports to total exports;
30% - Value added in Industry (as a percentage of GDP.

Objective of the consultancy:

In March, 2017, the Department of Industry and Technology with support from UNIDO embarked on the process of reviewing the existing National Industrial Policy, 2008 to take stock of the achievements, challenges and emerging issues in the last ten years of implementation. The output of the review process will inform the development of the new policy. This process was expected completed in June, 2017.

In order to fast-track the development of the new policy, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to develop a new policy and strategy. The Ministry now seeks services of an international consultant to provide technical expertise, under the guidance of a multi sectoral taskforce, in drafting of a new policy and implementation strategy for industrialization.

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall objective of the assignment is to develop the National Industrial Policy 2018-2028 and the Industrial Sector Strategic plan 2018/2019-2022/2023.

Supported by the local consultant, the international consultant is expected, among others, to;

Study recommendations in the review reports for existing national industrial policy 2008, and the National Industrial Sector Strategic Plan 2010, National Development Plan II, Vision 2040, Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Sector Development Plan(2015/16 – 2019/20) and other related Government policies and strategies;
Prepare policy briefs on priority areas and targets for the industrial policy for the next 10 years. The briefs will be presented in the taskforce consultation meetings;
Prepare the draft policy document, highlighting the Policy priorities, Policy targets and specific interventions;
Develop the Strategic Framework Matrix, outlining the policy actions, relevant stakeholders for implementation, expected outputs, expected outcomes, specific interventions and target indicators;
Develop Financial Resource requirements for the Policy and Plan including an annualized indicative budget for the core programs;
Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation framework to guide in Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of the plan;
The experts will support the coordination of taskforce meetings, sector specific and national validation workshops;
Prepare and submit final draft National Industrial Policy, Strategy and Action Plan with a clear M&E framework.

Competencies

Excellent analytical skills and strong commitment to sharing expertise and experience in order to develop capacity of others, and work as a member of a team;
Strong communication skills; able to communicate effectively with people and able to write concisely and make presentations in a simple non-technical manner;
Excellent analytical, organizational and negotiation skills. Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

An advanced university degree in Engineering, Development Economics, Economic Policy, Planning or other related Studies. A PhD will be an added advantage.

Experience:

A minimum of 15 years working experience in development and strategic planning with good understanding of technical, financial and managerial aspects of implementation of projects in the industrial sector.
Demonstrable evidence of expertise in private sector development
Experience in supporting similar developing countries in industrial policy in developing countries is highly preferred.
Knowledge of the broader international and regional development agenda and strategic issues such as climate change, gender and sustainable livelihoods.

Language requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken English.

Woking arrangements/Institutional Arrangement:

The Commissioner Industry and Technology will be the focal point at the Ministry and responsible for coordination of the assignment, with additional technical guidance from the UNDP’s Strategy and Policy Unit. The final reports will be submitted to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.

Duration of the Work:

The assignment is expected to take a period of 60 working days in accordance with the scope of work and indicative period for submission of deliverables above.

Duty Station:

Kampala.

Price prposal and schedule of payments:

A lump sum payment, in two tranches, shall be made upon successful completion and certification of work done as indicated in this Terms of Reference.

Upon submission of an inception report, with detailed work plan for the assignment including identification of sectors for data collection- 20%;
Upon certification of completion of deliverables -First draft Industrial Policy and Strategic Plan and Final draft Industrial Policy- 40%;
Upon certification of completion of deliverable - Final draft Industrial Strategic Plan- 40%.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

Cumulative analysis:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
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 – Maximum 70 points:

Criteria:

Relevant degree – 5;
A minimum of 5 years relevant work experience - 20;
Relevant experience in working with government, development partners in economic research and development of methodologies – 15;
Previously published economic-related research – 10;
Methodology / approach to complete the assignment - 20.

Submission of Application:

The candidate is required to submit an electronic application directly uploaded on the UNDP jobs website with all the requirements as listed here below. Annexes and further information may be downloaded on http://procurement-notices.undp.org/. (Reference #39275).

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document to this website - http://jobs.undp.org (Ref no.73477).

Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II);
Personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

Technical proposal:

Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
A methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment;
Financial proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (Annex II);
Annexes 1 and II - may be downloaded from the UNDP Procurement Notices Website -http://procurement-notices.undp.org/ - under reference #39275. For further clarifications, please contact; janet.anyango@undp.org; moses.lutwama@undp.org;

Interested applicants should submit applications through uploading of all their required documentation in one single pdf document on this website only.