UNDP Jobs - 89293- Archaeologist

Archaeologist

Location :

Nicosia, CYPRUS

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

03-Feb-2020

Application Deadline :

05-Jan-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Initially up to 31.12.2020 with possibility of extension

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 principal mandate of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus is to establish the fate of the people that went missing as a consequence of the tragic events of 1963-1964 and 1974 and to provide answers to anguished families. One important aspect of this work is to exhume, identify and return remains of missing persons. This process enables the relatives of the victims to recover the remains of their loved ones, arrange for a proper burial and provide closure to a long period of anguish and uncertainty, thereby promoting a process of reconciliation, healing and dialogue between both communities. This project also aims to strengthen the capacity for civil society to engage in sustained cooperation and reconciliation, through the important participation of bi-communal scientific teams in all stages of the process. This bi-communal cooperation will strengthen civic participation toward an issue that is critical for the healing of old wounds, and will sustain partnerships of cooperation and trust between both sides.

The CMP Project includes the following phases:

Archaeological Phase (Phase I) related to the exhumation of the remains of missing persons;
Anthropological Phase (Phase II) related to the analysis of the recovered remains at the CMP Anthropological Laboratory;
Genetic Phase (Phase III) related to the DNA analyses; and
Identification and Return of Remains (Phase IV) related to the reconciliation of all pertinent information obtained in the previous phases and to the establishment of a formal identification. This phase includes the return of the identified remains to their relatives and the provision of psycho-social support to help the families cope with the difficult task of coming to terms with their loss.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cyprus, seeks to contract on behalf of the CMP a skilled archaeologist to contribute to CMP’s project. The incumbent reports to the UNDP Operations Manager and work in a close contact with the UNDP operations unit and CMP teams. CMP will be requested to review deliverables/timesheet from the substantive side and provide their opinion prior to approval of services and payment by the UNDP.

Duties and Responsibilities

Carrying out excavations of suspected burial sites and exhumations of remains;
Developing and updating procedures for excavations in line with evolving scientific practice;
Preparing diagrams/maps of excavation area and photos of the area and any findings;
Recording and elaborating on findings on the computer; compiling of excavation reports;
Participating in scientific briefing to relatives of missing persons;
Ensure safe and efficient use of excavating machinery and equipment;
Record witness information.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things;
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others;

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position;
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;

Promoting Organizational Development

Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions;

Client Orientation

Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion;
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients;

Promoting Accountability

Prepares timely inputs to reports;

Core Competencies:

Demonstrate cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Have good management skills;
Good communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills;
Ability to work well under pressure;
Good understanding of the sensitive and bi-communal work of CMP;
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
Respond positively to critical feedback.
Remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
Provide helpful feedback;
Consistently approach work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor degree in archeology.

Education in the application of archaeology toward individual identification in mass fatality settings or large-scale human identification projects is considered as an asset.

Experience:

At least 2 years of post graduate relevant work experience;
Work experience in the application of archaeology toward individual identification in mass fatality settings or large-scale human identification projects is considered as an asset.

Language Requirements:

Excellent knowledge of English and Greek.

Application
Interested individuals must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

CV or Personal History (P11): Applicants are required to submit CV or a P11 Form. The UNDP P11 Form can be downloaded from:

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/Careers/P11_Personal_history_form.doc

References: Contact details of 3 references.

Financial Proposal: Applicants requested to submit financial proposal. The financial proposal will specify the daily fee in EUR per working day. Expected number of working days is 19 days per month and total number of working days will be in accordance with the duration of the contract. A day will be calculated as 8 hours in total (half an hour break and 7.5 hours of work), could be pro-rated to the actual hours worked and shall cover all expenditures including fees, health insurance, vaccination, international (all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel) or local travel (place of residence to office and office to place of residence), cost of living and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services. Leave benefits (annual, sick, paternity, maternity) are not applicable to Individual Contractor and absent days including weekends and office holidays are not payable.

Evaluation / Selection Process
All applicants will be screened against qualifications and the competencies set above. Candidates fully meeting the requirements will be further evaluated based on the criteria below.

Technical Criteria (CV review and interviews) – 70 % of total evaluation– max. 70 points

CV review: 30 points:

Educational qualifications as defined in the ToR (15 points);
Experience as defined in the ToR (15 points).

Only candidates who obtained at least 70% of points from the CV desk review (who will score at least 21 points) will be invited for an interview.

Desk Review and/or Interview: 40 points

Application of archaeology toward individual identification in mass fatality settings or large scale human identification projects (10 points);
Understanding of the sensitive and bi-communal work of CMP (10 points);
Experience in working with local communities in a post-conflict setting (10 points);
Communication and interpersonal skills (10 points).

Only those individual consultants who obtained at least 70% of points from the interview (28 out of 40) will be considered for financial proposal evaluation.

Financial Criteria - 30 % of total evaluation – max. 30 points.

Financial scores will be calculated using the formula [lowest offer / financial offer of the candidate x 30].

UNDP applies the “Best value for money approach” – the final selection will be based on the combination of the applicants’ qualification and financial proposal.

Payment Term:

Monthly lump-sum payable upon submission of the monthly time-sheet, the monthly report and approval of the UNDP