UNCDF Jobs - 80424- Programme Coordinator

Programme Coordinator

Advertised on behalf of

UNCDF

Location :

Kampala, UGANDA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

03-Sep-2018

Application Deadline :

20-Aug-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

9 months

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 global programme, Inclusive and Equitable Local Development (IELD) is jointly implemented by United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), UN Women and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The programme addresses structural impediments that prevent women from entering the labour market through local public and private investments, with a particular emphasis on unlocking domestic capital for women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. The 5 year programme was piloted in three Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2017, which include Bangladesh, Tanzania and Uganda. The programme is planned to be expanded to additional countries in 2018.

IELD uses a unique three-agency partnership by utilizing each agency’s niche and comparative advantage in programming on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The programme supports governments and the private sector at the local level to design, plan, implement and sustain local public and private investments, with a special focus on promoting women’s equal and full participation in the local economy. Its multidimensional approach contributes to the achievement of at least 6 SDGs, specifically SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) and SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals).

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Technical Advisor - UNCDF Uganda and guidance of the IELD global Programme Manager, the consultant programme coordinator is responsible for providing technical support to UNCDF, UNDP and UN Women in the formulation and implementation of the country framework. Specifically, the consultant is responsible for assisting in project design, finalizing programme framework and tools for project monitoring.

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate tasks to develop new country project document

Liaise with UNDP, UN Women, relevant government partners, donors to discuss and finalize strategic priorities for IELD Uganda programme
Organize regular coordination meetings with partner agencies and provide technical input
Develop and finalize the country framework document after incorporating feedback from implementing partners.

Provide support in identifying and developing a pipeline of investment projects

Prepare project briefs to support the process of identification of gender sensitive and commercially viable investment projects
Prepare background documents to support UNCDF technical advisor for providing targeted technical investment support services to project sponsors, with special emphasis to the needs of women entrepreneurs and gender sensitive enterprises.
Support the establishment of co-financing relationships with debt providers and equity investors, nurture relationships and manage activities needed to secure co-financing of investments with careful emphasis on unlocking finance to women led enterprises or gender sensitive businesses;
Prepare and facilitate technical missions for investment projects validation and pipeline development including preparing reports on such missions

Coordinate programme implementation tasks with UNDP, UN Women and other development partners

Coordinate tasks and assist three agencies to ensure quality control during the programme implementation process.
Support country team in developing high quality reporting and monitoring systems
Support country team in putting together knowledge products, lessons learned and best practices from the field

Coordinate strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts

Provide research and analytical support to the UNCDF technical advisor in building partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society in the specific thematic area
Prepare a mapping document based on analysis of possible areas of cooperation with key donors and identification of mutual areas of interests.
Preparing a portfolio of partners including research institutions, UN agencies and other relevant organizations to undertake research on women’s economic empowerment and local development financing.

Specific Deliverables

Support in project design: (50% of the deliverables) By Dec 2018

IELD country framework document developed after incorporating feedback from implementing partners
Develop project briefs and knowledge products related to women’s economic empowerment
Reporting and performance monitoring tool

Pipeline of Investment Projects: (20% of the deliverables) By March 2019

Prepare project briefs to support the process of identification of gender sensitive and commercially viable investment projects

Research and Analysis: (30% of the deliverables) By June 2019

Mapping document based on information on donors, preparation of proposals and substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall office effort in resource mobilization;
A portfolio of partners including research institutions, UN agencies and other relevant organizations to undertake research on women’s economic empowerment

Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the success of IELD global and country programme within specific areas of cooperation among the three partnering agencies: UNCDF, UNDP and UN Women. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.

Competencies

Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
Facilitating and encouraging open communication, communicating effectively with team members and partners;
Technical knowledge to contribute to mainstreaming of gender equality and empowerment of women in the programmatic and policy work of UNCDF;
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, International Relations, Gender and Women Studies, Social Sciences or related field with a focus on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.

Experience:

At least 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in programme development and policy-related work
Experience working on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment and poverty reduction, (5 years)
Experience working on economic development and financing as well as hands-on experience in designing and monitoring development projects. (3 years)
Experience in drafting donor proposals, communication materials a must. (3 years)

Language Requirements:

Fluency and excellent analytical writing skills in English.
Second official UN language an asset.

Travel

Regular travel to the project sites in Uganda as well as IELD workshops/events may be required and will be compensated according to UN policies.

Selection process:

Received applications will be assessed based on technical competency and financial submissions. The weight distribution shall be 70% technical and 30% financial.

All applications must contain the following information:

Cover letter with a summary statement of competencies in relation to the TOR;
Curriculum Vitae;
Daily rate in US$ for this task

Evaluation:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology

Preliminary Evaluation - Screening

Technical Evaluation Weight - 70%

Financial Evaluation Weight - 30%

Step I: Screening

Applications will be screened and only applicants meeting the following minimum criteria (listed under education and experience) will progress to the pool for shortlisting.

Step II: Desk Review

UNCDF will conduct a desk review to produce a shortlist of candidates and technically evaluate them.

At least 5 years of experience in work related to Economic Empowerment of Women (25 points)
3 years of relevant experience working in local economic development finance (15 points)
5 years of proven experience in project design and management (20 points)
3 years’ experience in communication and knowledge management (10 points)

Step III: Financial Evaluation

Financial proposals of the top 3 ranked applicants achieving 70% (49 points of out 70 total) of the points at the technical stage will be reviewed. The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal:

Lowest priced proposal/price of the proposal being evaluated x 30%.

Award Criteria:

The contact shall be awarded to the best applicant whose offer have been evaluated and determined as: responsive/compliant/acceptable and having received the highest combined weight (technical 70% + financial 30%= 100%.

Please note that UNCDF cannot guarantee residence permits or visa´s for consultants. Consultants are responsible for securing their work documentation. In the case of national consultants, applicants that are not nationals of the duty station requested will have to prove their residence status.

Any individual employed by a company or institution who would like to submit an offer in response to a Procurement Notice for IC must do so in their individual capacity (providing a CV so that their qualifications may be judged accordingly). Please note that in such case the company institution will be asked to issue an RLA http://www.undp.org/content/dam/vietnam/docs/Legalframework/Reimbursable%20Loan%20Agreement.doc.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Payment Duration:

Payment will be made on monthly basis in accordance with and upon satisfactorily achieved deliverables. All payments are subject to the clearance and approval of the direct supervisor.