UNDP Jobs - 79835- Consultancy for Expansion of Disability Inclusion

Consultancy for Expansion of Disability Inclusion Portfolio of UNDP Cambodia

Location :

Homed base and Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

03-Sep-2018

Application Deadline :

17-Jul-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

30 consultancy days, from 3rd Sept 2018 to 26th November 2018

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

30 consultancy days, from 3rd Sept 2018 to 26th November 2018

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

Inclusion of females and males with disabilities is of paramount priority for UNDP Cambodia. UNDP has worked comprehensively in cooperation with the Royal Government of Cambodia, CSO and relevant stakeholders- for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (4.5 years).

Under the Disability Rights Initiative Cambodia (DRIC) Programme, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the Australian Government, UNDP has worked during the last 4 years and a half to support the Cambodian Government for the implementation of the Convention of the Rights of Persons of Disabilities and to support Disabled People’s Organizations to raise the voice and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Currently, UNDP is implementing the joint programme with UNOHCHR ‘Access to Justice for persons with disabilities’ to improve legal response to persons with disabilities. In addition, UNDP Cambodia is seeking to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities into climate change budget processes through the ‘Cambodia Climate Change Alliance’ with support from the regional Governance of Climate Change Finance Project, as persons with disabilities have specific vulnerabilities and needs in relation to climate change and natural disasters, while a further proposed UNDP regional initiative is under formulation which would address disability inclusion across climate change policy and processes more broadly.

Ongoing portfolio of UNDP Cambodia to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment has a distinct focus on inclusion of five disadvantaged groups of women and girls, being females with disabilities one of the five groups.

UNDP Cambodia needs the assistance of an international short-term consultant to strengthen and expand its portfolio for disability inclusion, with particular focus on economic empowerment of people with disabilities (primary objective) and ending violence against women and girls with disabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of the assignment is to support UNDP Cambodia for the development of a program proposal which will be primarily focused on inclusion of males and females with disabilities, with a secondary potential focus on Ending Violence Against Women with Disabilities (EVAWD). Consultancy will also support UNDP Cambodia in resource mobilization from potential donors, including development partners and the Royal Government of Cambodia.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables:

Inception report with detailed methodology and workplan in response to scope of work.
First draft program proposal
Final draft program proposal

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=47731 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

Competencies

Good facilitation and presentation skill.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with various partners including the Government, UN and other development donors and high-quality liaison and representation capacity.
Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with people from different backgrounds to deliver high-quality products.
Be flexible and responsive to changes and demands.
Be client oriented, loyal to UNDP, discreet and open to feedback.
Excellent computer literacy

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master Degree) in disability inclusion, social sciences, public administration, management, international development or another relevant field.

Experience:

At least 7 years of relevant working experience in formulation of programs/proposals in international development with demonstrated success in resource mobilization.
Previous experience in development/implementation of programs for inclusion of persons with disabilities. Additional experience on gender and/or ending violence against women is considered a good asset.
Previous working experience in Cambodia and knowledge of Cambodian institutional context is considered a strong asset.
Experience in UNDP and/or other UN agencies is an added value.

Language Requirement:

Excellent verbal and writing English language skills.

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=47731 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your on-line applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email procurement.kh@undp.org. While the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 5 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice.