Historique
Albania’s vocational education and training (VET) and vocational skills development (VSD) system all too often has failed to equip students with the requisite knowledge, competences and skills for a successful transition into the labour market. This has resulted in an unsuitably qualified labour force, skills shortages and soaring youth unemployment. Recognizing the need to systematically address employment by re-orienting the vocational education and training and vocational skills development system towards labour market needs, and modernizing and extending outreach of employment services, the Albanian government adopted the National Employment and Skills Strategy 2014-2020.
UNDP globally and regionally has built a strategic vision that recognizes the importance of creating employment opportunities as a means to addressing both poverty reduction and inequalities and exclusion. Indeed, the first outcome of the recently adopted United Nations Youth System Wide Action Plan focuses on Employment and Entrepreneurship with the intention to ensure greater opportunities for youth to secure decent work and income over the life-cycle, contributing to a virtuous circle of poverty reduction, sustainable development and social inclusion. To support the integration of various youth employment policy objectives through coordinated action, UNDP Albania, in collaboration with other UN agencies has designed and implemented several skill development / employment related interventions.
After six years of experience addressing labor supply interventions, UNDP Albania’s strategic vision is to contribute to building a labour-market focused skills development system that is suited to enhance the employment and entrepreneurship aspects of the unemployed in urban and rural areas, while simultaneously addressing the skills needs of those employed in the formal and informal sectors and emerging entrepreneurs.
The ambition of the Swiss funded Skills Development for Employment (SD4E) Programme is to make a systemic contribution to the modernization of Albania’s VET/VSD system by addressing several key challenges: skills mismatch and unequal access to employment and training services; labour market challenges in rural areas; insufficient governance of funding for employment and training; lack of coordination / collaboration in the system; inadequate labour market information; and insufficient quality and relevance of VET and VSD providers and their programmes. The overall goal of the programme is that “more young women and men in urban and rural areas in Albania are employed or self-employed.” In order to achieve this goal, the programme focuses on four outcomes:
Outcome 1: Improving and diversifying employment promotion measures, and advancing their governance
Outcome 2: Improved environment and regulatory framework for up-scaling work-based learning schemes (elements of dual system)
Outcome 3: Quality assurance and accreditation of VET/VSD providers
Outcome 4: Anticipating skills needs in the short and medium term
Devoirs et responsabilités
Scope of the assignment
One of the main programme outcomes relates to the governance of employment promotion funds and measures. In the frame of this outcome, the SD4E Programme has been supporting the National Employment Services in modernizing its services, including the computerization of some of the basic functions of its information management system. To this end a National IT expert has been contracted to carry out the assessment of the existing information at the current system in use by the National Employment Service, and to design needed system changes. The Software developer will work in close collaboration with the National IT expert, and under the supervision of the Deputy Team Leader. The consultant is expected to perform the following tasks:
- Map a database that has a complex structure and fulfill all the user requirements;
- Setup the reporting management system with different user roles;
- Develop the core application functionalities that includes web user interface integration, setup and implement current system integration API or services;
- A deep knowledge of ASPX, .NET Framework. MSSQL server integration is a must;
- Translate all user requirements into nice looking, hi-tech and functional software layout solution;
- Take care for setting up test, development and production environment;
- Integrate the current system with reporting tool as requested from the beneficiary;
- Manage the installation, configuration and system testing and deployment process;
- Check, analyze, comment and recommend through a written report the system implementation/delivery.
More specifically:
1. Reporting System and Statistics (RSS) – 20 working days
- A stable tested and secure environment for hosting and deployment of the application;
- Full functional front-end and back-end solution for conducting the contest;
- A flexible application that can solve all user requirements;
- A Development, Test and Production Environment setup;
- Functional system reports on system deployment.
2. Holidays and Leave Management Module (HLMM)
- Deployment and testing of the meetings scheduling and planning module for National Employment Service - district of Tirana and all other directorates that will implement this service, potentially NES of district Durres, Shkodra, Vlora, Korca and Fier.
- Configure a generic scheduling and planning of meetings module for other districts that may use the service in the future.
Deliverables
- Reporting System and Statistics developed and functional;
- HLMM module developed and rolled out;
Compétences
Core Competencies:
- Self-development, initiative-taking;
- Act as a team player and facilitate team work;
- Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
- Creating synergies through self-control;
- Managing conflict;
- Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others;
- Informed and transparent decision-making.
Functional Competencies:
- Strong results orientation;
- Proven analytical capacity;
- Flexible and responsive with a client-oriented approach;
- Effective problem-solver; demonstrated capacity-building and facilitation skills;
- Resourcefulness, initiative, and maturity of judgment.
Qualifications et expériences requises
Academic Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, or related fields.
Work Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in development of database solutions or provision of IT services to the public or private sector;
- Substantial experience in complex web application development, and hand on experience in implementing national level scale .NET certification or equivalent;
- Prior participation in development projects containing extensive use of IT solutions;
- Knowledge on database implementation and relational archives;
- Knowledge of web development tools for database access and web based development frameworks;
- Proven deep knowledge of IIS, MS SQL Server, Bootstrap, JQuery, HTML5, Github or Bitbucket, or any Sub-Version tool is a must;
- Previous experience/familiarity with UNDP or other UN agencies is desirable.
Language
- Full working knowledge of English and Albanian is essential.
Evaluation Procedure
UNDP applies a fair and transparent selection process that would take into account both the technical qualification of Individual Consultants as well as their financial proposals. The contract will be awarded to the candidate whose offer:
- Is deemed technically responsive / compliant / acceptable (only technically responsive applications / candidates will be considered for the financial evaluation)
- And has obtained the highest combined technical and financial scores.
Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max points: 70
Criteria A: Practical familiarity with similar assignments – max points: 35
Criteria B: Educational background– max points: 15
Criteria C: Experience in complex web application development, and hand on experience in implementing national level scale .NET certification or equivalent – max points: 20
Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max points: 30
Application Procedure
The application should contain:
Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
- Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability-please fill in the attached form...attached form...
- Filled P11 form including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees, please upload the P11 instead of your CV. Download here.
- Financial Proposal in ALL* - specifying a total lump sum in Albanian Lek for the tasks specified in this announcement. The attached template may be used - http://www.un.org.al/editor-files/file/Financial%20Offer%20template.doc. Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant during the contract period (e.g. fee and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services)
- *Kindly note that Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal are two separate documents and should be both part of your application.
How to Submit the Application:
To submit your application online, please follow the steps below:
- Download and complete the UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs);
- Merge your UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs), Financial Proposal Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and cover letter into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded;
- Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement);
- Click “Apply Now” button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click “Submit Application;”
- Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above);
- You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.
Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process
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.