UNDP Jobs - 78044- Youth Engagement & Innovation Consultant for Youth

Youth Engagement & Innovation Consultant for Youth Co-lab

Location :

Putrajaya, MALAYSIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Jun-2018

Application Deadline :

30-Apr-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

12 months

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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

More than half of the world’s young people reside on this continent. At the moment, roughly 68 of every 100 people in Asia are of working age. It is a region facing up to the challenges of extreme poverty and climate change, but brimming with economic dynamism and a youthful workforce to deliver on unfulfilled potential. What’s more, nearly a billion people in Asia are below the age of 15; which means by 2050 the region will have more working-age people and fewer older and younger dependents than at any point in its history. This ‘youth bulge’ offers the region a unique opportunity for economic progress, to lift millions more out of poverty, and ultimately close the gap with the developed world. Young people in the region are 5-7 times more likely to be unemployed than their older counterparts at the same level of education. Women’s access to education and participation in the labour force remain stubbornly low across populous swathes of the region. The next wave of development gains as envisioned by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals must address the needs of those left behind.

UNDP’s Asia Pacific Human Development Report for 2016 examined these demographic trends and sets out clear policy directions that governments can harmonise with their national development plans and strategies. UNDP and its partners believe that youth can make a real and positive difference and create their own opportunities by engaging with these challenges head on through social entrepreneurship and innovation, exploring dynamic approaches to mobilizing their peers and communities and creating adaptive solutions to addressing Youth economic marginalisation. The 1997 National Youth Development Policy defined youth in Malaysia as ranged between the age of 15-40. However, the policy also specifies that youth development programs and activities shall be focused on youth aged 18-25. This makes up almost half of the Malaysian population and the potential of this youthful demographic bulge to contribute to national development is often overshadowed by the reality of young peoples’ lives as they grapple with the challenges toward realizing their development.

Through the Regional Youth Programme on Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RYPLIE or Youth Co:Lab), a regional programme supported through the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, with Malaysia as a country participant, a social innovation service model will be designed to empower and engage youth to internalize innovation, co-design and develop the next generation of services by prototyping new ideas and solutions that address national priorities. It will support youth and other stakeholders to:

Strengthen the ecosystem that fosters opportunities for young entrepreneurs, social innovators and youth-led networks and organisations;
Build the capacity of young entrepreneurs, social innovators and youth-led networks and organisations through developmental exercises and mentoring, and recognise their skills and talent;
Provide the platform for enhanced coalition building and networking among young entrepreneurs, social innovators and youth-led networks and organisations with leaders and experts in the fields of business, development, finance, technology and innovation; and
Provide funding and investment platform to scale successful innovations both nationally and regionally.

The planned multi-stakeholder national dialogue, to be supported by RYPLIE, will bring prominent public and private sector actors together to support youth social innovation through each stage of the innovation process

Duties and Responsibilities

The Youth Engagement and Innovation consultant is expected to assist the following activities in completing the assignment:

Project Development and Implementation:

Support the Youth Co:Lab Malaysia initiative on day-to-day operations and implementation;
Actively assist in managing innovation proposals as well as budgets and financial resources allocated to the project;
Assist in the preparation of reports (technical and financial) for the Country Office (CO) and the Bangkok Regional Hub;
Develop innovation and youth strategies linking with project portfolios within the office;
Manage the implementation of a number of specific innovation and youth initiatives pertaining to diverse project portfolios and project units in close coordination with the Inclusive Development and Growth Program Analyst;
Actively assists in managing innovation proposals as well as budgets and financial resources allocated to youth initiatives and maintain regular updates to the Inclusive Development and Growth Program Analyst for necessary revision and adjustment;

Event Coordination:

Coordinate the inputs of UNDP, Citi Foundation, MaGIC and other implementing partners into the agenda, and coordinate the event management for Youth Co:Lab National dialogue;
Support to organize innovation and youth events such as conferences, camps, seminars, workshops, summits, etc.

Partnership Management Communications:

Support the UNDP CO in developing partnerships and the organization of meetings with the Youth Co:Lab Bangkok Regional Hub with the objective to facilitate knowledge sharing, technology exchange, and access to finance;
Mobilize partnerships and resources to support the UNDP Youth Programmes at both national and regional level;
Collects and keeps track of youth-related practices within UNDP Malaysia, including the innovation and youth partners database;
Prepares outreach materials associated with innovation, youth and public-private partnerships (i.e. PowerPoint presentations, brochures, etc.) as needed; and
On a case to case basis, the Youth Engagement and Innovation Consultant may also be tasked with some CO-wide activities.

Institutional Arrangement:

The Youth Innovation Consultant will report to the Inclusive Development and Growth at UNDP Malaysia and work in close collaboration with the UNDP CO and other contracted parties. The success of the project depends on the timely delivery of each component.

UNDP CO will have the following responsibilities: (i) Provide relevant documents; (ii) Discuss and agree on the methodologies of the assignment; and (iii) Monitor and evaluate the progress of the assignment. The contract and payments will be performance-based and regularly assessed by the UNDP CO. All travel expenses to and from the target area should be included in the financial proposal.

The present ToR may be subject to modification, without changing the overall objective and the scope of work, on the basis of mutual consultations. UNDP will hold the copyright of the assignment deliverables

Expected Outputs & Deliverables:

The Consultant is expected to submit monthly reports identifying progress towards the following outputs based on the RYPLIE work plan - Completion of Malaysia National Dialogue Program, other RYPLIE initiatives, and compilation of an outcome report of the National Dialogue (December 2018).

(Refer to key deliverables in Annex I: Financial Proposal Form)

Contract duration: 12 months (1 June 2018 to 30 June 2019).

Consultant will be based at the UNDP office in Putrajaya, on a 3 day per week basis (or as agreed with Program Manager), over the 12 month period of the assignment.

A consultant may be required to travel to project sites or attend the events relevant to the project within Malaysia. Travels will be authorized by the program manager of when required. Travel expenses (ticket, living allowance and local transport) shall be agreed prior travel and reimbursed after trips completed.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP, and partner organizations; and
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent knowledge of the current and emerging social development challenges, particularly facing youth;
Demonstrates strong analytical skills;
Promotes team work, contributes towards building team consensus;
Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; and
Excellent teamwork and leadership skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

Ability to apply organizational policies and procedures.

Management and Leadership:

Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Supports teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors; and
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree with more than 5 years of experience in social development, international relations, media or related fields.

Professional Experience:

At least 2 years of relevant work experience in areas involving youth and innovation;
Understanding of youth work, innovation methodologies and social entrepreneurship is essential;
Excellent organizational skills with a successful track record of planning and implementing innovation events;
Participate effectively in team-based, information-sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others;
Expertise and knowledge of youth engagement with communities in Malaysia;
Understanding of development and social innovation context in Malaysia would be an added advantage.

Language Requirement

Proficient in English. Proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia will be an added advantage.

Documents to be included when submitting the proposal:

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

1. Proposal on how your qualifications and experience can lead towards the successful deliverable of this assignment within the required timeframe, and provide a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the assignment;

2. Financial Proposal as provided.

3. Personal CV including areas of expertise and past experience in similar projects and at least three (3) references in the format of UN Personal History Form (P11 form).

Note:

Please save and upload all documents (proposals and P11 Form) into one PDF file.

How to Apply:

Kindly download the Letter of Confirmation of interest and availability, Financial Proposal Template, P11 form and General Terms & Conditions mentioned below;
Read and agree to the General Terms & Conditions;
Click the ‘apply’icon and complete what is required;
Scan all documents into 1 pdf folder and then upload;
For clarification question, please email to procurement.my@undp.org. The clarification question deadline is three (3) days before the closing. When emailing for clarification questions, please put "MyIC/2018/010" as the subject matter.

Forms and General terms & conditions to be downloaded:

The UN Personal History Form (P11) is available at:http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/P11%20for%20SC%20&%20IC.doc?download
The Letter of Confirmation is available at Interest http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/Letter%20of%20Interest%20_Annex%201.docx?download
The Financial Proposal is available at http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/MyIC_2018_010%20Financial%20Proposal%20Template.docx?download
The General Terms & Conditions for Individual contract is available at:http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/General%20Conditions%20of%20Contract%20for%20IC.pdf?download
The General Terms & Conditions for Reimbursement Loan Agreement is available at:http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/Reimbursable%20Loan%20Agreement%20_%20Terms%20&%20Conditions.pdf?download