Background

In accordance with the Country Programme Document (2017-2021), UNDP Thailand is supporting the Royal Thai Government to achieve the national sustainability and stability agenda. Under the Sustainability Pillar, focuses will be on assisting the RTG to design and implement policy frameworks a) with incentive (such as tax exemptions and reductions, as well as subsidies) and disincentive structures for private sector investments in SCP, and b) that promote energy efficiency, renewable energy use, and water conservation. Under the Stability Pillar, focuses are on promoting anti-corruption, inclusive engagement, and social cohesion. Underlying these 2 Pillars are the cross-cutting issues of social innovation, gender parities, and south-south exchanges.

In order to move towards this programme direction, communication, advocacy, and knowledge products is key to support UNDP Thailand to develop new and innovative partnership, to advocate for gender mainstreaming, to create opportunities for domestic fund-raising, as well as to showcase development results and lessons-learned to general public, as well as for south-south exchanges.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of The Assignment:

The objective of the assignment is for a consultant on communication and knowledge products to be responsible for developing communication materials, human stories, knowledge management publication, and lessons learned reports.

Scope of work:

The individual contractor will report to UNDP Thailand IGSD Programme Specialist and work closely with project teams as well as the Programme Specialist of the Democratic Governance and Social Advocacy (DGSA) Unit, to complete the following tasks:

• Develop human stories, communication materials, knowledge products, and result report, for “Promoting Energy Efficiency in Commercial Building” (PEECB) Project;
• Provide inputs on communication and advocacy to the events organised under the Promoting Energy Efficiency in Commercial Building”  (PEECB) Project;
• Develop brochures, human stories, publications on selected projects/ initiatives under UNDP Thailand
• Work with an international consultant to provide inputs to update UNDP websites and Facebook (during the period of 5 – 16 February 2018);
• Provide advice in relation communications and partnerships for UNDP Thailand

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

The consultant is expected to deliver the followings:

Institutional Arrangement

The consultant will report to the IGSD Programme Specialist, IGSD Unit, UNDP Thailand

Duration of the Assignment

From 5 February – 30 June 2018 with maximum 50 days worked, up to 10 working days per month for 5 months.

Duty Station

 Bangkok Based with anticipated travel to the project sites within the country.  The travel will be up to 4 days for each trip.

Travels will be authorized by IGSD Unit of UNDP CO as and when required.  DSA and other travel costs advanced by IC holder will be reimbursed as per UNDP/IC rules.

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

Qualifications:

I. Academic Qualifications:

• Thai national;
• Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, Liberal Arts or in relevant field such as environment and natural resources management, development studies, social sciences;
• At least 5 years of experience in the field of communications and journalism;
• Experienced in working on communication related to environmental conservation, climate change and sustainable development in Thailand;
• Experienced in designing communications materials and knowledge products with national or international development agencies;
• Experienced in working with the UN or other international development organisations will be an asset;
• Excellent writing skills (Thai and English);
• Good presentation and facilitation skills.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payment :

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:

The payment shall be paid by upon submission of the deliverables:

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

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.

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

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Cumulative analysis

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 70 points)

Technical Criteria for Evaluation:

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

Documents to be Included When Submitting the Proposals: 

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 and financial proposal using the template provided in Annex III. Note: National consultants must quote prices in Thai Baht.
• Personal CV or P11, indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

Incomplete proposals may not be considered. The short listed candidates may be contacted and the successful candidate will be notified

Annexes:

Annex I - TOR_ Consultant on Communication and Knowledge Product

                               Annex I – I : PEECB Project Document

Annex II- General Condition of Contract

Annex III - Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual IC and Financial Proposal

All documents can be downloaded at : http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=43571