UNDP Jobs - 78440- International consultant to conduct the training o

International consultant to conduct the training on social entrepreneurship and innovation

Location :

Baku, AZERBAIJAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

10-May-2018

Application Deadline :

03-May-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 consultancy days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 consultancy days

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

In line with the commitments in the field of human rights and democratization under the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership, the Annual Action Programme 2014 under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) includes a programme aiming to strengthen civil society and increase citizens' participation in promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms to advance the democratic development of the country. As part of this programme, UNDP was awarded a direct contract by EU with an overall objective to strengthen the role and capacities of civil society in Azerbaijan in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. For this purpose, UNDP developed a project “Enabling civil society to play a greater role in advancing socio-economic rights of vulnerable populations“.

The overall objective of the project is to increase the role of the civil society in advancing socio-economic rights of vulnerable populations. The project supports civil society initiatives at national and local levels aimed at promoting rights of vulnerable groups through addressing social inclusion, socio-economic, non-discrimination and equality needs of vulnerable groups, particularly women, PWD, children and young people, imprisoned persons in Azerbaijan.

To achieve the project objectives, UNDP partners with 12 CSOs, throughout the project duration, each of the 12 CSOs is implementing different initiatives aiming to promote and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, with the overall support from UNDP. The project supports the partner CSOs to 1) utilize human-rights based approach in promoting the rights of the vulnerable groups; 2) promote social inclusion and socio-economic rights of the vulnerable groups at the local level; 3) promote the issues of non-discrimination and equality. The activities are implemented in different regions of Azerbaijan. The objectives of the project will be achieved through the delivery of the following Expected Results:

Estimated Result 1: Non-governmental organizations have been supported to utilize human-rights based approach in advancing the socio-economic rights of the vulnerable groups

Estimated Result 2: Community-based organizations have been supported to promote social inclusion of the vulnerable groups

Estimated Result 3: Non-governmental organizations have been supported to promote the issues of non-discrimination and equality.

Duties and Responsibilities

International Consultant will be responsible for providing a 2-day training to 12 local CSOs to improve their knowledge on the social innovation, social enterprise and social entrepreneurship. The training programme should be inter-active and combine theory with practical group exercise. Suggested topics/sessions to be covered in the training are the following:

Innovation methods and techniques, social entrepreneurship
Innovative, impactful, and sustainable approaches to addressing social problems
Social Innovation vs Social Enterprise. Innovative solutions and social enterprises
Challenges and rewards of social enterprise, inspiring case studies
Best practices from the region (Eastern Europe and CIS)

Final programme of the training will be agreed between UNDP and the Consultant.

Competencies

Excellent communication and presentation skills
Planning, organizing and multi-tasking
Sharing knowledge and experience, communicating ideas and managing information glow
Strong communication/facilitation skills and ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders in a sensitive environment. S/he must be able to respond quickly to requests for information
Excellent data analytical skills and interpretation. S/he must have ability to write clearly and concisely, and have sound quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data)
Team building skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

At least Master degree in Management, Development Studies or relevant field;

Working Experience:

At least 5 years of experience in the formulation, design, implementation and evaluation of social development policies and programmes, including employment, gender and social entrepreneurship policies and frameworks;
Proven experience in interacting and collaborating with Government institutions, private sector and NGOs;
Ability to use multiple training tools and methods such as PowerPoint, practical exercises, analytical case studies, etc.;
Excellent communication skills to ensure the successful presentation of technical information and concepts in a user-friendly, accessible and interactive way to the participants;
Excellent technical knowledge and expertise to deliver the training, and to respond fully and satisfactorily to participants’ queries;
Proven experience in the CIS region is an advantage.

Language:

Fluent (verbal and written) in the English language

Scoring:

If the substantive presentation of a technical proposal achieves the minimum of 49 points, the competitiveness of the offered consultancy expenses will be taken into account in the following manner:

The total amount of points for the fees component is 30. The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest fees proposed that is compared among those invited individuals which obtain the threshold points in the evaluation of the technical proposal. All other proposals shall receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest fees; e.g;

[30 Points] x [US$ lowest]/[US$ other] = points for other proposer’s fees

At least Master degree in Management, Development Studies or relevant field; - 20 point
At least 5 years of experience in the formulation, design, implementation and evaluation of social development policies and programmes, including employment, gender and social entrepreneurship policies and frameworks;– 20 points
Proven experience in interacting and collaborating with Government institutions, private sector and NGOs;– 15 points
Approach to work – 15 points

The maximum threshold for technical part of the offers is 70 point.

Travel issues:

The assignment is planned to start on 10 May and continue till 31 May 2018, with 6 working days. The assignment will be combination of home -based work with one mission to Baku on 20th May and delivery of 2-day training planned on 22nd and 23rd of May. The payment will be a LUMP-SUM payment inclusive of consultancy fee, DSAs for in-country consultancy days, round-trip ticket and concomitant terminal expenses.

The consultant should take into consideration the DSA rates in the country based on UNDP rules (maximum 179 USD for Baku). Therefore, consultant can offer 179 or less for Baku where the assignment will take place.

Interested candidates, along with their technical proposal, will have to submit their financial proposal by taking into account those expected travels, and showing in their financial proposals breakdown of financial expenses.

Method of evaluation:

Individual consultant will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:

Cumulative evaluation that takes into account both financial offer and the technical expertise of the potential candidates

A two-stage procedure will be utilized in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the technical component being completed prior to any price component being reviewed and compared. The Price Component will be reviewed only for those individuals whose Technical Component meets the requirements for the assignment. The total number of points which individual may obtain for both components is 100.

A total possible value of the technical component is 100 points.

The system accepts only one attachment. So please send both technical and financial proposals as one attachment