UNDP Jobs - 73500- Consultant to conduct a review of the Being LGBTI

Consultant to conduct a review of the Being LGBTI in Asia Programme

Location :

Home based with no travel expected, THAILAND

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

14-Aug-2017

Application Deadline :

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

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

14 August 2017 – 30 September 2017 with maximum 25 days worked.

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

Being LGBTI in Asia (BLIA) is a regional programme which aims to reduce marginalization and exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. Initiated in 2012, the programme addresses inequality, violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status, and promotes universal access to health and social services.

The review aims to analyse the programme’s implementation strategy and provide information on the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the programme. It will also assess the programme design, scope, implementation and the capacity to achieve its objectives, as well as document good practices. The results and recommendations of the review will inform the development of a new phase of Being LGBTI in Asia.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objective

The objectives of this review are to:

Assess the relevance, effectiveness and implementation strategy of the programme in achieving key results of the programme
Provide recommendations for future programming and to guide planning for continuation of the programme

Scope of work:

Conduct a desk review of available data, programmatic information and key documents to identify results of the programme
Hold key informant interviews to gain a better understanding of the implementation strategy

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

A report reviewing achievements and implementation strategy of Being LGBTI in Asia as a regional programme.

Institutional Arrangement

The consultant will directly report to the HIV, Health and Development Team in the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. The Team will communicate and work closely with the consultant to ensure quality and timely delivery of expected outputs.

Duration of Assignment:

As per the objectives of the assignment and the scope of work, the time scale for this contract is for maximum 25 days worked over the period from 14 August 2017 – 30 September 2017. This assignment is home-based with no travel expected.

Duty Station and Expected Places of Travel:

Home based with no travel expected

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Technical Competencies:

Analytic capacity and demonstrated ability to process, analyse and synthesise complex, technical information;
Proven ability to support the development of high quality knowledge and training materials, and to train technical teams;
Proven experience in the developing country context and working in different cultural settings.

Communication:

Communicate effectively in writing to a varied and broad audience in a simple and concise manner.

Professionalism:

Capable of working in a high pressure environment with sharp and frequent deadlines, managing many tasks simultaneously;
Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

Teamwork:

Projects a positive image and is ready to take on a wide range of tasks;
Focuses on results for the client;
Welcomes constructive feedback.

Required Skills and Experience

Degree of Expertise and Qualification:

Degree in development, law, communications, journalism or related fields
Over 15 years of professional experience working on HIV, health, human rights or development in the Asia Pacific Region
Experience conducting review of UN or other human rights programmes
Substantive experience working with the UN, donors, multilateral organizations or NGOs on human rights related programme evaluations
Demonstrated understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity in Asia
Knowledge of UNDP programmes is an asset

Review Time Required:

The HIV, Health and Development Team in the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub will review progress and quality of agreement upon outputs prior to issuance of Payment.

Payment Term:

Consultant must send a financial proposal based on Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:

First payment of 50% of total payment shall be made upon satisfactorily receipt of the study approach/ methodology and timeline

Second payment of 50% of total payment shall be made upon satisfactorily receipt of the final report and confirmation from UNDP BRH, Policy Advisor on the completion of documentation processes with satisfactory findings

In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

Travel costs shall be reimbursed at actual but not exceeding the quotation from UNDP approved travel agent. The provided living allowance will not be exceeding UNDP DSA rates. Repatriation travel cost from home to duty station in Bangkok and return shall not be covered by UNDP.

Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.

Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 100 points):

Criteria 1: Relevance of Education – Max 10 points
Criteria 2: Experience working on human rights related programme evaluations – Max 20 points
Criteria 3: Relevance of experience in area of working with the UN on programme reviews or evaluations – Max 20 points
Criteria 4: Relevance of experience in key areas (e.g. human rights, LGBTI ) – Max 20 points
Criteria 5: Assessment of approach/methodology to assignment – Max 30 Points

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% of the total technical points would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Required Documents:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:

Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex III.
Personal CV or P11, 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.
Proposed methodology for conducing the review.
Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex III.

Incomplete proposals may not be considered.

Annexes:

Annex I – TOR_Consultant to conduct a review of the Being LGBTI in Asia Programme

Annex II – Individual IC General Terms and Conditions

Annex III – Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual IC, including Financial Proposal Template

All documents can be downloaded at :http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=39312