Historique

In December 2015, the United Nations (UN) system in Turkey signed the fourth generation Common Country Programme Document in cooperation with the Government of Turkey. This document, known as the United Nations Development Cooperation Strategy (UNDCS), sets forth four strategic areas of cooperation between the UN system and the Turkish Government in the five-year programme period, from 2016 to 2020.

To enable a stronger harmonization and monitoring of the UN system’s achievements in these eight areas, the UN system and the Government collectively agreed to adopt the One Programme component of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of “Delivering as One”. The SOPs call for the establishment of Results Groups, each with their own Terms of Reference (ToRs) and Joint Work Plan (JWP), Chaired by a UN Head of Agency, and with a stronger focus on joint efforts and programming.

At the end of 2015, six new Results Groups, each responsible for one or more of the eight results areas, were established. The Results Groups are now fully operational and have agreed their own respective annual Joint Work Plans (JWPs) which encapsulate all 2016 expected/planned UN activities.  In addition to the Results Groups, the UN system in Turkey has a number of other inter-agency working or thematic groups contributing to the implementation of the UNDCS.

According to the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework of the UNDCS, as well as the SOP on the One Programme, the UN is to carry out annual reviews of the UNDCS, which will form the basis of the Annual UN Results Report. Since 2016 is the first year of implementation, there is need to define a reporting template/framework so as to help standardize the reporting across Results Groups and Working Groups and overtime.

Given the above, the UNCT seeks one consultant to facilitate the design of an annual reporting template for the UNDCS to support the 2016 annual review of the UNDCS and to draft the UN Annual Results Report.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The aims of the consultancy are to:

1)    Devise a template/framework for standardized annual reporting.

2)    Draft the 2016 UN Annual Results Report.

The consultant will review the following documents that will be provided by the UN RCO:

                     i.            United Nations Development Cooperation Strategy 2016-2020 (incl. Results and M&E Framework);

                    ii.            The six Joint Work Plans of the Results Groups;

                    iii.            Annual Work Plans of inter-agency working and thematic groups;

                   iv.            UNDG recommended reporting guidelines;

                    v.            Any other agency or inter-agency document deemed necessary.

Compétences

Corporate competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling 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;

Functional competencies:

• Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations;
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities;
• Strong organizational skills

Qualifications et expériences requises

Required Qualifications and Experience

       Qualifications:

      University Degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration or any related fields.

       Professional Experience:

       At least 5 years of proven experience in writing analytical reports is required.

       Specific Experience:

-          Excellent proven writing skills in English and ability to summarize concepts from different sources is required;

-          Proven ability to write result-based reports (to be assessed through the sample report) is required.

Asset i: Experience of working with UN Agencies.

Asset ii: Familiarity with UN thematic areas including human rights, refugee protection and gender.

Asset iii: Fluency in the Turkish language.