Jobs - 97536- Individual Consultant – SharePoint Online Develope

Individual Consultant – SharePoint Online Developer (For Indian Nationals only)

Location :

New Delhi, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

23-Mar-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

09 months

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 Enterprise Application Development section under the Information Technology Services (ITS) is responsible for developing sustainable and affordable IT solutions to meet UNOV/UNODC requirements, also enabling availability of the solutions more generally across the UN Secretariat entities.

The India Technical Hub (EAD-ITH) based in New Delhi forms part of the vital delivery pillars of the ITS in keeping with the UN’s revised ICT strategy. As part of this strategy and under the direct supervision of the Head - ITH; the SharePoint Online Developer will liaise with the Team Leader, UWP Support for day to day work and be responsible for the following:

Duties and Responsibilities

Assesses requirements and requests to identify simple yet effective SharePoint Online implementation approaches.
Reviews workflows in current legacy applications and proposes approaches to create replacement solutions using SharePoint Online.
Assesses paper-based workflows to identify and implement SharePoint Online workflow solutions
Creates re-usable workflow components in SharePoint Online to shorten development effort/time required in subsequent implementations.
Prepares SharePoint Online workflows for roll-out to UNOV/UNODC staff globally and to staff at other UN Secretariat entities.
Reviews approach technologies, and code with UNOV/UNODC staff, to ensure ongoing support and technological awareness.
Collects usage and other uptake tracking information for presentation in dashboards and other reports.

Expected tangible and measurable output(s)/deliverable(s)

Development of SharePoint online applications for roll-out to UNOV/UNODC staff and other UN Secretariat staff;
Maintain tracking information for all requests from management, including sample legacy workflow documentation and SharePoint Online implementation documentation.
Documentation on the background and work undertaken.

Competencies

Professionalism
Respect for diversity
Integrity and confidentiality
Communication
Creativity

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A minimum of bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Informtion Technology from a recognized university. Relevant additional post-secondary education or training in IT, computer science or related field is an asset.

Experience:

Five (5) years of working experience in SharePoint Online application development.
Experience in working with other related Microsoft technologies like Power BI.

Languages:

English and Hindi

Technical Evaluation Criteria:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as response 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%.
Financial Criteria weight - 30%.
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Criteria for Technical Evaluation:

Qualification – 10 marks;
Relevant Work Experience – 60 marks;

Financial Criteria: (30% of the total evaluation) based on the total all-inclusive daily professional fee for tasks specified in this announcement.

Technically qualified consultants will be requested to submit their daily fee rate i.e. consultants who score more than or equivalent to 70% i.e. 49 marks with respect to the above-mentioned evaluation criteria. Consultant should not specify their consultancy fee on their CV or with the submission. The CV will not be evaluatedfurther in case the consultant submits the same.

Documents to be submitted by Consultants:
Updated CV

Payment Terms:

Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion and submission of outputs/deliverables. Please note that last payment must coincide with the end of the contract and must be identical to payment phases in the engagement of consultant/IC request.

Payment Schedule:

Payment will be made on monthly basis for the number of days worked on submission of progress report.

Note:
1. Any kind of miscellaneous charges i.e. internet, phone, relocation charges etc. would not be reimbursed.
2. Travel, lodging and boarding as per UNDP rules subject to prior approval
3. Individuals working with institutions may also apply, contract would be issued in the name of institution for the specific services of individual

UNDP strives to have a workforce which reflects diversity and gender balance, and applies an equal opportunities approach. Qualifiedfemalecandidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All selections are on merit.