Background

A.     Project Title

National Consultant for IT will work under the Decentralization of Public Administration Project, UNDP Governance Unit and will focus on the following area:

I.             Technical and coordinative support in the implementation of project the Decentralization of Public Administration Project;

II.            Technical and coordinative support in the implementation of Municipal Portal in Ministry of State Administration and Municipalities

III.           Capacity building and support the civil servants and other local actors in the area of decentralization focus on the implementation of open data portal

The overall objective of the assignment of the National Consultant for IT is to coordinate the technical team in the ministry as well as in municipalities to deliver quality output, as planned in the implementation of Municipal Portal project as following:

a)            Providing technical support to Municipal Portal implementation and development, including its administration and maintenance services.

b)            Providing training to public servants at municipal and MSA level on data management.

 

B.     Project Description

 Since the beginning of the country, decentralization has been considered a tool for the nation’s development. Initial steps towards this process began nearly 10 years ago with the territorial administrative division of Timor-Leste and the initiation of the deconcentrating process.  In 2016, progress was seen with the establishment of four Municipal Authorities (Baucau, Bobonaro, Ermera, and Dili) and eight Municipal Administrations (Aileu, Ainaro, Cova Lima, Lautem, Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi, and Viqueque) in the country. This was further reinforced by the adoption of a new Suco Law in 2016 and the Decree Laws 4/2014 and 3/2016. In 2019, with the Government Resolution N 11/2019, the government reaffirmed its “commitment and determination to implement the Strategy for Decentralization”. To make this process possible and further consolidate local development in the country, new skills and capacities need to be built, particularly in the areas of finance, administration, procurement, management, transparency, as well as data collection and analysis.  In order to address the abovementioned challenges, the project “Supporting Decentralisation of Public Administration through Effective Delivery of Public Services at Municipal Level (Decentralization of Public Administration Project)” will promote informed policy development and capacity building of municipal public servants. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to Timor-Leste's sustainable development. More specifically, it aims to support the deconcentration and decentralization process, bringing governance, public administration and services closer to people, for both women and men, giving special attention to the needs and priorities of people living in vulnerable situations.

The project activities were designed around three different components which will contribute to three main expected results:

  • Result 1: Strengthened capacity of the National Parliament in Timor-Leste;
  • Result 2: Improved capacity of municipal public servants to deliver services at local level;
  • Result 3: Improved capacity of local institutions to collect, analyse and use reliable and timely socio-environmental disaggregated data (development of a Municipal Portal).

To download  the ToR, P11 form, Financial Proposal form , IC Terms of References, please click this link:  https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=69804

 Application deadline before COB, 21 September 2020 (TLS Time), Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to procurement.staff.tp@undp.org   

Duties and Responsibilities

 

Under the supervision of the National Project Manager (PM), the selected candidate will execute and ensure specific activities to deliver the project’s outputs: National IT consultant will also working closely with all municipal IT officers and community mobilisers in implement project component 2 and 3.

 

  1. Provide IT technical support to Municipal Portal implementation and development.
  2. Provide Municipal Portal administration and maintenance services.
  3. Oversee and support periodic data collection from central ministries and development partners to increase the ratio of Municipal Portal data and consequent updating of database systems.
  4. Liaise with government Lead IT Department and IT Officers of MSA in order to identify IT needs and assess the use of IT systems.
  5. Work in partnership with MSA IT Officers to encourage the use of Municipal Portal IT systems and assess the use of the Municipal Portal. Any deviation must be addressed with the Lead of MSA IT department.
  6. Provide guidance to IT Officers at national and municipal level in database management, including data processing.
  7. Periodic meeting with technical team: UNV and UNDP IT Officers in municipalities.
  8. Produce documentations and diagrams of IT related material.
  9. Provide on-job training and capacity building to municipal staff related to the duties and responsibilities mentioned.
  10. Perform any other tasks assigned by the National Project Manager.

Competencies

  • At least 5 years of working experience, with relevant training in project management/coordination (Master’s degree)
  • At least 7 years of working experience, with relevant training in project management/coordination (Bachelor’s degree)
  • Previous working experience in any UN agencies is an advantage;
  • Experience on administration and deployment of computer systems and servers at complex sites with heterogeneous clients and servers with multiple Internet servers including fileservers, web, email, Proxy, databases and DNS. The main operating systems is Linux, followed by VMWare and Windows.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise level data networks, including cabling, setting up network equipment (switches, routers, access points), troubleshooting and management would be an asset.
  • Experience with system analysis, database administration and design patterns. This includes programming of web-based applications (PHP) and the following Database technologies: Mysql, Postgresql and/or Microsoft SQL.
  • Experience as a mentor/trainer in the IT field.
  • Previous working experience with the Governmental Institutions would be an asset.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Master’s degree and/or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics Engineering and/or relevant areas
  • Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is compulsory.
  • Working knowledge of Portuguese or Tetum is an advantage.