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, as envisaged by 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We are on the ground in more than 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.

 

The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s 2018-2021 Strategic Plan and help countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

UNDP is a founding cosponsor of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), a partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and a co-sponsor of several other international health partnerships. UNDP’s work on HIV, health and development, as described in the HIV, Health and Development Strategy 2016-2021: Connecting the Dots, leverages UNDP’s core strengths and mandates in human development, governance and capacity development to complement the efforts of specialist health-focused UN agencies. UNDP delivers three types of support to countries in HIV, health and development. 

 

First, UNDP helps countries to mainstream attention to HIV and health into action on gender, poverty and the broader effort to achieve and sustain the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Second, UNDP works with partners to address the interactions between governance, human rights and health responses. Sometimes this is done through focused or specialized programmes, such as promoting attention to the role of the law and legal environments in facilitating stronger HIV responses, including the use of flexibilities in intellectual property law to lower the cost of medicines and diagnostics. UNDP also works to empower and include marginalized populations who are disproportionately affected by HIV, such as sex workers, men who have sex with men and people living with HIV. Beyond these focused efforts, UNDP plays a role in ensuring attention to HIV and health within broader governance and rights initiatives, including support to municipal action on SDGs, sustainable responses for Health and HIV such as improving sustainability of AIDS financing, sustainable health procurement, strengthening of national human rights institutions and increasing access to justice for key populations.

 

Third, as a trusted, long-term partner with extensive operational experience, UNDP supports countries in effective implementation of complex, multilateral and multi-sectoral health projects, while simultaneously investing in capacity development so that national and local partners can assume these responsibilities over time.

 

UNDP’s Partnership with the Global Fund

 

UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund to Fight ADS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is an important part of this work, facilitating access to resources for action on SDG 3 by countries that face constraints in directly receiving and managing such funding.  UNDP partners with countries in crisis/post-crisis situations, those with weak institutional capacity or governance challenges, and countries under sanctions. When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient in these settings, working with national partners and the Global Fund to improve management, implementation and oversight of Global Fund grants, while simultaneously developing national capacity to be able to assume the Principal Recipient role over time.

 

In order to strengthen our capacity to effectively support our partners worldwide, UNDP invites eligible and interested finance experts, to submit their application to be included in our Roster.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Effective and accurate financial resources management and oversight;
  • Development of financial reporting tools for CSOs;
  • Implementation of operational strategies and procedures;
  • Programme budget management and proper control of accounts;
  • Ensure close financial monitoring of the implementing partners;
  • Support donor required financial reporting requirements;
  • Facilitation of knowledge building and sharing in the project management team;
  • Support the design of workflows between Sub Recipient (SR) or implementing partners, vendors and the finance unit of the Programme Management Unit (PMU);
  • Support the design of workflows, based on UNDP internal control framework, between the PMU and the Country Office; and
  • Support a Quality Assurance plan for SR or implementing partner financial reporting.

Competencies

  • Strong track record in financial management, with UNDP or UN experience being an asset;
  • Understanding of government functioning and systems;
  • Familiarity with financial reporting of Global Fund or another health donor would be advantageous;
  • Ability to create a process to achieve financial targets;
  • Working knowledge of objectives-oriented project planning, or results-based management;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities skills;
  • Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
  • Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work;
  • Ability to remain calm and work under pressure and tight deadlines;
  • Proficiency in the use of office IT applications and internet;
  • Excellent presentation and facilitation skills;
  • Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
  • Positive, constructive attitude to work.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Master’s Degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or certification in finance.

Experience in the following areas will be positively considered:

  • Experience with United Nations/UNDP or international agencies;
  • Experience in working with the Global Fund or other international health organization;
  • Experience in working with national and/or sub-national health authorities and institutions;
  • Experience working in countries in special development circumstances and/or crisis countries.

Language:

  • Excellent oral and written English;
  • Knowledge of an additional UN language (French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, or Chinese) considered an asset.

Evaluation of Applicants:

  • The evaluation of each application will be based on a set of selection criteria as listed below and on the basis of the information submitted by each candidate. Only candidates fulfilling the minimum expertise, experience and qualifications required will be considered. Candidates who score 64 or more points will be considered as technically qualified and eligible to be included in the Roster.

    Relevant Experience:Up to 86 points

    Education & Professional qualification: Up to 5 points

    Languages: Up to 9 points

     

    Step 1

    a) Applicants will be evaluated against the mandatory qualification requirements;

    b) Applicants will be screened and scored against a set of selection criteria based on above.

    Step 2

    A review of the daily fees proposed by technically qualified experts will follow, to determine adherence to maximum allowed UNDP daily fees for each of the functional bands.

    Inclusion in the Roster:

    The successful candidates will be invited to join the Roster and may be called upon to provide specific technical advice/support on an if/when required basis through an Individual Contract (IC) modality.

    However, the addition of an individual in the roster does not guarantee a contract with UNDP. The roster will be maintained for a period of 3 years.

    Contracting:

    Once a consultant is included in the roster, upon receipt of a request for services from the hiring unit, the Roster Manager will screen the roster to identify a match between one or several consultants and the requirements stipulated in the Terms of Reference (TORs) for each corresponding assignment. The identified matched roster consultant(s) will be contacted to confirm availability and to submit an ad-hoc financial proposal. Criteria for award of contract will be dictated by the availability, the level of matching of the expertise with the requirements in the TORs and the cost of the assignment. The daily fee quoted during this application process shall remain as the ceiling fee and cannot be increased for any offered assignment.

    Monitoring and reporting arrangements:

    Successful applicants will be supervised by an assigned HIV, Health and Development Group /Global Fund – Health Implementation Support Team focal point and/or UNDP Business Unit representative.

    Travel:

    Any anticipated mission travel will be included in the TOR for each assignment to allow for inclusion in the financial proposal.

    In the event of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets and living expenses will be agreed upon between the respective Business Unit and the Individual Contractor. The UN Advanced and Basic Security in the Field II courses must be successfully completed prior to commencement of travel. Consultants are required to comply with the UN security directives, set forth under training.dss.un.org .

    Payment:

  • Payment(s) shall be made upon satisfactory completion of deliverables.

    Guidelines for Applications:

    Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.

    Applicants should submit:

  • Signed and Updated Personal History Form (P11). The template can be downloaded from this link: http://sas.undp.org/documents/p11_personal_history_form.doc)
  • Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability indicating daily fee in USD. The daily rate specified in the submission will be considered as a ceiling amount / maximum daily fee.

  • Consultants included in the roster will be asked to quote specific daily fees for each concrete assignment, based on their profile matching the TORs. 

    Please note that our system only takes one attachment. Therefore, kindly scan all your documents into a single PDF file to upload.

    Other information:

    Qualified pre-selected consultants will be notified by UNDP of their inclusion in the resulting roster.

    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. Qualified women are encouraged to apply

    ANNEX 1- INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS is provided here: http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/documents/procurement/documents/IC%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf