UNDP Jobs - 89479- Individual Contractor for Master Trainer Programme

Individual Contractor for Master Trainer Programme (IRH)

Location :

home based with missions

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

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

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

estimated February 2020 till February 2022

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Up to 60 days

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

Entrepreneurship can play a critical role in addressing development challenges and accelerating growth. The United Nations Agenda 2030 emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurship for achieving inclusive and sustainable development.

UNDP and HP Foundation established a partnership to implement joint activities on entrepreneurial skills development. The partners leverage the HP Foundation’s HP Life Program as a flexible learning platform oferring versatility and rich content for entrepreneurial skills development initiatives. HP LIFE is a global online program that provides free entrepreneurship, business and IT skills to people all around the world. The program offers modular, interactive and self-paced courses in seven languages with background theory and practical exercises. Available courses include design thinking, strategic planning, social entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, operations, and communications for effective leadership, and business management. The program allows people to build the necessary skills for establishing and growing a business. Finally, the soft skills courses offered on the platform equip the learners with the skills that contribute to the overall success of their enterprises and business as well as personal relations.

To localize this opportunity, UNDP and HP are initiating a global training of trainers program. The initiative will contribute to capacity-building for entrepreneurship first in Africa and MENA region. The Master Trainer will plan, prepare, and implement the HP Life trainings of trainers to maximize the utilization and benefits of HP Life Program in face to face or blended training programs.

Location: Home-based with missions to Africa and MENA region

Duties and Responsibilities

Under overall supervision of the Technical Specialist, consultant is expected to:

Develop a training of trainers program and curriculum on the use of online HP Life Program learning platform to support knowledge transfer for capacity building on entrepreneurial, business and IT skills;
Conduct needs assessments prior to the training and prepare a training program that matches the needs of the participants;
Select the appropriate domain experts to provide the specialized courses during the trainings;
Manage the overall coordination of the courses between the host entity and UNDP and facilitate the training sessions;
Deliver the training methodology for the domain experts;
Deliver the relevant courses and presentations during the trainings;
Support the creation and maintenance of the communication network that will established with the trainees by assisting the identification of the communication platform that will be used, establishing a network format that will allow the trainees from different sessions to engage with each other and stay in contact, and actively engaging in the network to support the continuous learning of the trainees after the trainings are completed;
Conduct the monitoring and evaluation process and deliver an assessment report upon the completion of each training for internal quality assurance of the training program.

Institutional Arrangements:

Estimated level of effort: approximately 30 days each year, spread in various intermittent assignments. Maximum working days over the 2-year period would be 60. However, UNDP does not warrant that any quantity of services will be purchased during the term of the Framework Agreement as this will depend on forthcoming needs;
IC as a Framework agreement is non-exclusive (i.e. it does not prohibit UNDP from entering into another such framework agreement with another individuals or entities);
The Consultant will work from home with limited mission travel;
The contract would be from February 2020 – February 2022
The Framework Agreement will be for a fixed all-inclusive daily fee;
Once the Framework Agreement is signed, if there is a specific assignment, the focal person(s) at UNDP would contact, by email, the Consultant informing of specific deliverables and timeline;
The consultant must advise within 48 hours whether s/he is available to deliver the requested service;
Thereafter a Purchase Order will be raised. Financial commitments will only be established each time the services are requested within the scope of the Framework Agreement through the transmitted email and purchase order;
The Consultant will be given access to relevant information necessary for the execution of the tasks under this assignment;
The Consultant will be responsible for providing her/his own working station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, etc.) and must have access to a reliable internet connection;
The consultant will report to the Technical Specialist, based in Istanbul.
Given the global consultations to be undertaken during this assignment, the consultant is expected to be reasonably flexible with his/her availability for such consultations taking into consideration different time zones;
Payments will be made upon submission of a detailed time sheet and certification of payment form, and acceptance and confirmation by the Technical Specialist (Supervisor) on days worked and outputs delivered.

Travel:

Mission travel may be necessary, but will be decided upon an as needed basis. It is expected that the total number of missions will not exceed 5 in a calendar year;
Any necessary mission travel must be approved in advance and in writing by the Supervisor;
The Advanced and Basic Security in the Field II courses must be successfully completed prior to commencement of travel;
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director;
Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under https://dss.un.org/dssweb/;
The consultant will be responsible for making his/her own mission travel arrangements in line with UNDP travel policies;
All related travel expenses will be supported by UNDP funds and will be reimbursed as per UNDP rules and regulations for consultants which states that consultants shall only be paid the most direct and most economical ticket, as will be quoted by the official UN travel agency. Any amount in excess of the said quotation, such as class and airline preference of the consultant, shall be borne by the consultant and the daily living allowance will be paid as per UN Rate. Costs for mission airfares, terminal expenses, insurance, and living allowances should not be included in financial proposal.

Competencies

Corporate:

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 favoritism.

Technical:

Expert knowledge design and delivery of online and on-site entrepreneurship trainings

Professionalism:

Focuses on achieving results;
Sets priorities, produces quality outputs, meets deadlines and manages time efficiently;
Works toward creative solutions by analyzing problems carefully and logically;
Has a dynamic, positive and adaptive attitude towards work-related challenges, bringing innovation to them;
Leads and supports team decisions;
Facilitates meetings effectively and efficiently;
Resolves conflicts as they arise;

Communication:

Has excellent public speaking and presentation skills;
Writes and presents clearly and convincingly;
Has strong inter-personal and cross-cultural communication skills.

Knowledge Management:

Shares knowledge and is willing to provide support to others who request advice and help.

Client orientation:

Maintains strong relationships with partners and clients.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications/Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in economics, business administration, finance, information and communication technologies, computer science, entrepreneurship, innovation, communications, marketing, life skills, humanities or equivalent field.
Training certification in the areas of expertise are an asset.
Holding an HPE Advising Program certification is an asset.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the management, implementation and delivery of online and on-site entrepreneurship trainings and trainings of trainers in MENA region is required.
Proven experience in the design of online and on-site entrepreneurship trainings and trainings of trainers is required.
International level-experience on delivery of entrepreneurial trainings is required.
Experience in the management, implementation and delivery of entrepreneurial trainings in Sub-Saharan Africa is a strong asset.

Language skills:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic.

Evaluation of Applicants

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal.

The award of the contract should 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 a pre-determined set of weighted technical (P11 desk reviews and interviews) and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max. 100 points:

Criteria A – Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the management, implementation and delivery of online and on-site entrepreneurship trainings and trainings of trainers in MENA region is required. (max. 10 points)
Criteria B – Proven experience in the design of online and on-site entrepreneurship trainings and trainings of trainers is required. (max. 10 points)
Criteria C - International level-experience on delivery of entrepreneurial trainings is required. (max. 10 points)
Criteria D - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic. (max. 10 points)
Criteria E – Experience in the management, implementation and delivery of entrepreneurial trainings in Africa is a strong asset. (max. 10 points)
Criteria F - Training certification in the areas of expertise are an asset. (max. 5 points)
Criteria G - Holding an HPE Advising Program certification is an asset. (max. 5 points)
Criterion H – Methodology (max. 10 points)
Criteria I– Interview criteria – Language skills and communication skills (max. 15 points)
Criteria J – Interview criteria – Technical Knowledge (management, implementation and delivery of online and on-site entrepreneurship trainings and trainings) (max. 15 points)

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 43 points.

Only candidates who will get at least 70% of points in Criteria A - H will be considered for the Interview; and only candidates who will get at least 70% of points in the technical evaluation (A-J) will be considered for financial evaluation.

Application procedures

The application submission is a two-step process. Failing to comply with the submission process may result in disqualifying the applications.

Step 1: Interested candidates must include the following documents when submitting the applications (Please group all your documents into a single PDF attachment as the system only allows one document to be uploaded).

Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
Brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work
Filled P11 form or CV including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees (blank form can be downloaded from http://europeandcis.undp.org/files/hrforms/P11_modified_for_SCs_and_ICs.doc ); p

Step 2: Submission of Financial Proposal. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and requested to provide a financial offer.

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.

Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org

General Terms and conditions as well as other related documents can be found under: http://on.undp.org/t7fJs.Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply. Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.