Background
UNDP's approach to PVE aims to address two related trends: the rise of violent extremism, and the governance of increasingly diverse and multi-cultural societies. At the heart of UNDP's approach is a belief that better governance in diversity will lead to societies better prepared to deal with violent extremism as outlined in UNDP's strategy on 'Preventing Violent Extremism through Inclusive Development and the Promotion of Tolerance and Respect for Diversity'.
The UNDP OGC has co-hosted along with the Norwegian MFA two global meetings on PVE bringing together practitioners, decision-makers and academics from around the world to discuss the challenges, opportunities and unique roles played by development actors in efforts to address the root causes of violent extremism. The meetings helped to establish the OGC as the global focal point within UNDP to shape, monitor, gather, organise, disseminate and advise on research and knowledge generation relating to the PVE field.
The third global meeting will take place 27-28 August 2020, at a venue in the center of Oslo. It will focus on promoting the stories of those affected by violent extremism from different contexts across the world. These local stories will be told through interviews with journalists and intertwined through proceedings will be TED style talks by people who have had success at promoting similar stories through popular media channels. The intended outcome of the event is to highlight how assumptions and knowledge on how we consider preventing violent extremism should come from the ground.
In this context OGC is looking for an International IC to support OGC's work on this portfolio to identify and liaise with speakers and journalists who will participate in the Oslo 3 conference.
The IC will be home based and work under the overall guidance of the Research Advisor at UNDPs Oslo Governance Centre.
One trip to Oslo from 25 -30 August 2020 will be required and must be part of the financial offer.
The consultant will be paid in two lump sums; upon completion of output A , 10 days, and the remaining 10 days upon completion of the consultancy.
Application Procedure The application is a two-step process. Failing to comply with the submission process may result in disqualifying the applications. Step 1: Submission of technical proposal. That will include providing application via UNDP Job-shop (jobs.undp.org ) Interested candidates should provide the following documents and information:
Step 2: Submission of Financial Proposals: Applicants are required to submit their financial proposals in US Dollars for this consultancy, using the financial proposal template available here: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=45780 Please fill in section A I and III on p. 4. The total sum of I and III should be divided by 20 days to get the “all-inclusive daily fee” to be filled in on p. 1, e) The proposals should be sent via email to oslo.governance.centre@undp.org with the following subject heading: “Financial Proposal Media Specialist Oslo 3” by the application deadline. Proposals received after the deadline may be rejected. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal should be all-inclusive professional daily fee, and include a detailed breakdown of the cost. The term ‘all-inclusive’ implies that all costs (professional fees, assignment related travel expenses, communications, tax, utilities, consumables, insurance, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor are already factored into the financial proposal. Criteria for selection: Only those candidates who meet the minimum level of education and relevant years of experience requirements will be considered for the consultancy. The shortlisted candidates will be scored based on a review of their functional competencies and other criteria as described above. The candidates with the highest scores may also be invited for interviews. Combined scoring method: where the qualifications and competencies will be weighted a max of 70% and combined with the price offer, which will be weighted a max of 30%. Method: cumulative analysis method will be used to evaluate proposals. When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: Responsive / compliant / acceptable; and Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation. Technical criteria weight: 70 points (70% of total obtainable scores): Only those candidates who meet the minimum level of education and relevant years of experience requirements will be considered for the technical evaluation. The technical evaluation will include a desk review, and may also include interviews with shortlisted candidates. The technical evaluation of shortlisted candidates will be done on the basis of a review of the following:
Financial criteria weight: 30 (30% of total obtainable scores). Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70%) on the technical part will be considered for the financial evaluation. Criteria for financial evaluation (30 points maximum): The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: p = y (µ/z), where p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal: The award of contract will be made to the individual consultant who receives the highest combined score out of the weighted technical and financial criteria as specified above.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS_INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT (IC) http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/documents/procurement/documents/IC%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf. |
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Research Advisor at the Oslo Governance Centre, the IC will be responsible for the following:
- Act as the primary focal point for the identification, narrative development and briefings with speakers (ensuring a global and gender balance) and journalists for the Oslo 3 conference.
- Support the finalization of an agenda for Oslo 3.
- Prepare and participate in Oslo 3 as an interviewer and speaker.
The consultant is expected to work towards the following work plan.
Deliverables/ Outputs
Estimated Duration to Complete
(days)
Target Due Dates
Review and Approvals Required
- Identification of speakers and journalists
10
1 May 2020
Research Advisor, Oslo Governance Centre
- Finalization of agenda for Oslo 3
2
1 June 2020
Research Advisor, Oslo Governance Centre
- Prepare, participate and conduct interviews at Oslo 3
8
30 August 2020
Research Advisor, Oslo Governance Centre
Competencies
- Master’s level degree in a field related to the scope of the assignment;
- At least 10 years’ experience working with journalists and in the media;
- On the ground experience and understanding violent extremism across the world;
- Proven ability to communicate on the issue of violent extremism with journalists and young audiences.
Required Skills and Experience
- Excellent verbal communications skills;
- Ability to complete tasks independently and take initiative, but also work well as part of a team;
- Ability to perform tasks in a timely manner, under pressure, and to tight deadlines;
- Previous relevant experience with UNDP or the broader UN system would be an asset;
- Fluency in written and spoken English.