Antecedentes
Background:
UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 49 least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital. UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia, with a special commitment to countries emerging from conflict or crisis. Please refer to http://www.uncdf.org/ for more information.
Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) is a UNCDF programme that seeks to demonstrate how the correct mix of technical, financial, and policy support can assist in scaling up sustainable branchless and mobile financial services that reach the poor in very low-income countries. MM4P is currently present in Benin, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia.
MM4P is interested in seeing Zambia become a leading digital financial services (DFS) market, including mobile phone and other means of branchless banking. For more background about the DFS Ecosystem in Zambia and the MM4P Zambia program, please see our report on the State of the Digital Financial Services Market in Zambia here:
Project Background
Zambia Postal Services Corporation is a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), mandated to provide postal, courier and financial services, and operate a Post Bank. ZamPost boasts of a countrywide post network of 170 branches and a financial services portfolio that includes money transfers (Swiftcash) and agency services consisting of salary payments for civil servants, Road Tax collections, pension payments and Social Cash Transfers.
ZamPost’s post office network and portfolio of complementary services make it a uniquely positioned player that can potentially bridge some of the key challenges confronting financial inclusion in Zambia, including liquidity management and the accessibility of financial services in rural areas.
ZamPost has sought assistance from UNCDF to develop a DFS business strategy and build internal capacity that will enable it to effectively leverage its captive customer base and geographic footprint post-office branches. Scope of assistance includes analysis of different strategic options available to ZamPost (business and partnership models) and recommending the most suitable strategy for entering the DFS space. The strategy work will be accompanied by capacity building of ZamPost staff and sharing best practices, so they can contribute to the strategy’s development and better manage potential challenges in executing the strategy.
Given this background, UNCDF is seeking the services of an Financial Modeling Analyst who is familiar with DFS industry to support the UNCDF’s DFS expert develop a Financial Model and DFS Business Strategy for ZamPost.
Deberes y responsabilidades
Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the UNCDF Regional Technical Specialist, the Consultant will specifically undertake the following activities:
The consultant will be required to develop the following deliverables:
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Application Interested individuals must submit the following as proposals in order to demonstrate their qualifications: (NOTE: the system does not allow multiple uploads of document. Applicants must make sure to upload all documents in one PDF fle). All applications must contain the following information:
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials. Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Preliminary Evaluation - Step I: Pre-Screening; Technical Evaluation Weight - 70% x (Step II: 20 Points + Step III: 80 Points = 100 Points); Financial Evaluation Weight - 30% = Step IV. Step I: Screening Applications will be screened and only applicants meeting the following minimum criteria (listed under education and experience) will progress to the pool for shortlisting: Step II: Shortlisting by Desk Review: UNCDF will conduct a desk review to produce a shortlist of candidates and technically evaluate candidates as per the following criteria. 20- Education/Qualification; 20- Functional competencies for assignment (analytical and writing skills); 30- Experience; As applicable, only the first top 4 ranked applicants achieving minimum 49 points shall be invited for an interview. Step III: Interview: A competency-based Interview shall be conducted for the top 4 shortlisted candidates. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 56 points in the interview will be considered as technically qualified and will be reviewed further for financial evaluation. Step IV: Financial Evaluation: The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: Lowest priced proposal/price of the proposal being evaluated x 30%. Award Criteria The contact shall be awarded to the applicant whose offer have been evaluated and determined as: Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and Having received the highest combined weight (technical proposal & Interview) 70% + financial 30%= 100%. Both individual consultants and individual employed by a company or institution are welcome to apply. Any individual employed by a company or institution who would like to submit an offer in response to a Procurement Notice for IC must do so in their individual capacity (providing a CV so that their qualifications may be judged accordingly). Women candidates or women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to apply. Note: UNCDF cannot guarantee residence permits or visa´s for consultants. Please explain whether you have necessary permits/status in the duty station of the assignment or whether you are capable to obtain it before the assignment. |