Background
The United Nations Action for Cooperation against Trafficking in Persons (UN-ACT) was a regional, UNDP-managed project on human trafficking in Southeast and East Asia, supporting a more coordinated response to trafficking in persons and prioritizing capacity building amongst key stakeholders. It built on its predecessor, the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP), and ran for 6-years, from 2014 until 2020. A key role of UN-ACT was to support the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT), taking on this function from UNIAP. Established in 2004, COMMIT brings together the six Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries, i.e. Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, in a concerted effort to counter human trafficking in the sub-region. UN-ACT was established to achieve the following long-term project outcome:
To achieve this outcome, the following four outputs were agreed:
UN-ACT served as the COMMIT Secretariat supporting implementation of the COMMIT Sub-regional Plans of Action. The project also sought to ensure that governments take increasing responsibility for COMMIT, with a view to promoting sustainability and self-reliance.
The project sought to engage with a broader geographical area in order to strengthen anti-trafficking work in COMMIT countries, in recognition of the human trafficking flows and linkages that exist between COMMIT countries and many other countries in the broader region. There was engagement with regional institutional bodies such as ASEAN to bolster cooperation and promote cross-learning.
UN-ACT produced research reports; facilitated engagement between academia, policy-makers and civil society; contributed to more standardized data collection and analysis efforts; and supported academics and civil society stakeholders in designing and implementing research. These efforts were geared towards increasing quantity, quality and harmonization of research on human trafficking in the sub-region.
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Duties and Responsibilities
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
- Provide an assessment of the project’s performance post-midterm evaluation (MTE), considering the management arrangements, availability of funding and implementation of the management response of the MTE;
- Conduct a forward-looking project review, drawing upon the experience, strengths and weaknesses of UN-ACT, to inform the ongoing evolution from UN-ACT to a broader UNDP portfolio on migration and displacement in the Asia-Pacific;
SCOPE OF WORK
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Competencies
- Demonstrates commitment to the UN’s mission, vision and values;
- Demonstrates sound judgment, diplomacy and sensitivity to confidential matters;
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
- Innovative forward thinking, good coordination and organizational skills, teamwork;
- Participate effectively in team-based, information sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others.
Required Skills and Experience
Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor
The consultant should possess the following expertise and qualifications:
Education:
- Minimum Master’s degree in international relations, development, social work, law, or related social sciences disciplines.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in project monitoring, review, evaluation and/or strategy development;
- Professional experience related/relevant to anti-human trafficking, migration and displacement;
- At least 2 years of direct professional experience in Southeast/East Asia;
- Excellent analysis and report writing skills.
Language
- Excellent written and spoken skills in English.
PAYMENT TERMS:
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
Consultant must send a financial proposal based on Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:
Payments shall be done on a lumpsum basis, upon verification of satisfactory delivery and of completion of deliverables and approval by the supervisor.
Deliverables/ Outputs | Payment Term |
Project review strategy, data collection plan and schedule (Deliverable 1) | 14% |
Draft project review report (Deliverable 2 and 3) | 78% |
Approved final project review report with recommendations (Deliverable 4) | 8% |
In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.
In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
Travel costs shall be reimbursed at actual but not exceeding the quotation from UNDP approved travel agent.
Evaluation Method and Criteria
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer
Evaluation Method and Criteria
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Cumulative analysis
Candidates will be evaluated based on cumulative analysis. The award of the contract shall 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 set of weighted technical criteria (70%) and financial criteria (30%). The financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.
Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 100 points)
Evaluation criteria | Max points | |
Criteria 1 | Relevance of education | 10 |
Criteria 2 | Experience in project monitoring, review, evaluation and/or strategy development | 30 |
Criteria 3 | Professional experience related/relevant to anti-human trafficking, migration and displacement | 30 |
Criteria 4 | Professional experience in Southeast/East Asia | 10 |
Criteria 5 | Excellent analysis and report writing skills | 20 |
| Total points: | 100 |
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% of the total technical points shall be considered for the financial evaluation.
Applicant receiving the Highest Combined Score and has accepted UNDP's General Terms and Conditions will be awarded the contract
Documentation required:
- Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
- P11 or CVs, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone) of the candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
- Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (in USD currency)
- Sample of a written project review or evaluation report.
Incomplete proposals may not be considered. The short listed candidates may be contacted and the successful candidate will be notified.
Annexes:
Annex I - TORs_UNACT_Final_Project_Review_Consultant
Annex II - General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_Contracts_Individual_Consultants
Annex III - Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability and financial proposal
Annex IV - P11 Form_for_ICs_optional
Annex V - Procurement Notice
***All documents can be downloaded at: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=77429
For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to procurement.th@undp.org under Subject: JobAds 98377 Project Review Consultant- International Consultant