Background

NOTE: Signed Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and availability - https://www.ba.undp.org/content/dam/bosnia_and_herzegovina/docs/Operations/Jobs/Offerors%20Letter%20to%20UNDP%20Confirming%20Interest%20and%20Availability.docx - Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability.docx - to be sent to e-mail ba.shared.hr@undp.org with Subject: Job ID 97593.

Along with the other United Nations Member States, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) has engaged in the process of implementing Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first step in this process is designing a Sustainable Development Goals Framework in BIH (SDG Framework), a document that defines a common position of all government levels in BIH on the Agenda 2030 and SDGs. Under the leadership of an inter-institutional Working Group consisting of institutions from all government levels, the SDGs Framework in BIH was prepared in a highly participatory manner with over 250 representatives from government institutions, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector. The process of design of the SDGs Framework was supported within the SDGs Roll-Out Support and Public Sector Engagement Project, financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in BIH in the period 2019-2020.

The SDGs Framework in BIH defines the vision 2030, key development pathways, accelerators and drivers, linked with domesticated SDGs targets and indicators with baselines and target values. It also defines institutional arrangements for implementation, monitoring and reporting. Considering the multi-tier governance structure of BIH, further operationalization of the Framework will be ensured through its mainstreaming into national and sub-national development strategies.

At the level of BIH institutions, the BIH Directorate for Economic Planning (BIH DEP) has launched the process of design of a Strategic Framework for BIH institutions, which is a key reference document for designing the Mid-Term Workplan of the BIH Council of Ministers. The Strategic Framework will service as a “transmission belt” for mainstreaming the Agenda 2030 and the SDGs Framework into operational planning at the level BIH institutions. In this respect, in December 2020 the BIH Council of Ministers established a Working Group that will work on designing the BIH Strategic Framework under the overall coordination of BIH DEP. In undertaking this process, BIH DEP has a need to engage additional expertise to support the planning process. In responding to this need and within the SDGs Roll-Out Support and Public Sector Engagement Project, UNDP will engage a security expert (hereinafter: the Consultant) that will support BIH DEP in this planning exercise.

Duties and Responsibilities

Task 1: Prepare a brief situation analysis in the area of security 
As a first step, the Consultant will familiarise herself/himself with the analytical work prepared so far in the process of design of the SDGs Framework and the content of the document. Moreover, the Consultant will get acquainted with the relevant legal framework as well as with other relevant policies and strategies in the security sector, as well as requirements and policies stemming from the country’s accession process into the European Union (EU) - i.e. relevant directives, Western Balkans Green Agenda, etc.
Following the review of the materials, the Consultant will be expected to draft a brief situation analysis in the area of security (up to 5 pages), reflecting the relevant development accelerators and drivers identified within the SDGs Framework in BIH, the EU requirement and presenting key development potentials, bottlenecks, trends and projections that should serve as a basis for actual planning of the BIH institutions in the mid-term period in the security sector.
  
The draft situation analysis will be shared with BIH DEP and the UNDP Project Team and subsequently presented at a workshop with the aforementioned Working Group to obtain feedback and comments. Moreover, the Consultant will support the Working Group in conducting a SWOT analysis in the given sector. Following the workshop, the Consultant will finalise the analysis, incorporating results from the workshop. The final version of the document will be submitted to BIH DEP and the UNDP Project Team for validation.

It is envisaged that this task will be delivered in the period early April 2021 and the level of effort will not exceed 7 expert days. 

Task 2: Support the mid-term planning process in the area of security at the BIH level

Based on the situation analysis prepared under Task 1 and based on other relevant documents including the SDGs Framerwork in BIH, the Consultant will support the Working Group in identifying key development challenges and accelerators in the area of security and proposing strategic goal(s) along with target values and indicators, taking into account and reflecting the relevant accelerators, drivers, SDGs targets and indicators set within the SDGs Framework in BIH.

Following this, and upon consultations of the proposed goal(s) with a wide range of institutional stakeholders that will be organised by BIH DEP, the Consultant will support the further process of defining relevant priorities and proposing specific measures to achieve those priorities as well as the targets set within the SDGs Framework in BIH.

Task 2 will be conducted through 2 workshops of the Working Group as well as desk work. Final outputs will be submitted to BIH DEP and the UNDP Project Team for final validation.

It is envisaged that this task will be delivered in the period April – May 2021 and the level of effort will not exceed 5 expert days.  The entire service will be delivered in BHS languages.

Deliverables/outputs

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

• 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 favouritism;
• Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment

Functional competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills, ability to work in a team
• Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback
• Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications/Education

• University degree in security studies, governance studies or other relevant field. Advanced degree will be considered an asset.

Experience

• More than 5 years of progressive experience in design of development measures and policies in the field of sustainable development, particularly security;
• Previous experience in conducting security analyses, identifying trends and challenges for sustainable development in BIH;
• Previous experience in conducing analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data; 
• Previous experience in facilitation of public consultative policy development processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Proven analytical skills and ability to conceptualise and write concisely and clearly; 
• Proven communication and advocacy skills, and ability to work in an environment requiring liaison and collaboration with multiple actors including government representatives and other stakeholders;
• Ability to work as a team player in a complex working environment.
• Good understanding of Agenda 2030 is considered an asset.

Languages Requirements

• Fluency in BHS languages.

Longlisting/Shortlisting Criteria

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation

Individual  will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysis

When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the candidate 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 and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

• * Technical Criteria weight-70%
• * Financial Criteria weight- 30%

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

• Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
• Personal CV/P11, including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Please scan all above mentioned documents and upload as one attachment only online through this website.

Note:

• For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy.
• Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process.