Jobs - 99030- Project Advocacy and Reporting Consultant

Project Advocacy and Reporting Consultant

Location :

Home and office based (Beijing), CHINA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Jun-2021

Application Deadline :

26-May-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Till 31 Dec 2021, with possible extension

Languages Required :

English Chinese

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Till 31 Dec 2021, with possible extension

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

Please provide Offeror’s Letter and proposal together with your CV and cover letter (if applicable) in one single file while submitting application. And please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading. Below is the download link of Offeror's Letter.

Offeror's letter download link:

https://pan.baidu.com/s/196QcoP2ylNfDNyFBKsfEUg Code: 9xi8

The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) was established to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation globally and within the United Nations system.

UNOSSC, hosted by UNDP since 1974, was established by the UN General Assembly with a mandate to advocate for and coordinate South-South and triangular cooperation on a global and UN system-wide basis. UNOSSC receives policy directives and guidance from the General Assembly and through its subsidiary body, the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation. UNOSSC submits its strategic planning frameworks to the UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS Executive Board for approval and funding. The Director reports to the UNDP Administrator and has also been appointed Envoy of the Secretary-General on South-South Cooperation.

UNOSSC signed a full-fledged global project (2019-2023), with support from the Government of China through the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE), to facilitate South-South and triangular cooperation at city level. The project is entitled “South-South and Triangular Cooperation among Maritime Continental Silk Road Cities for Sustainable Development” (in short as“SSTC Silk Road Cities Project”, or “Cities Project”). The Cities Project aims to leverage the strategic opportunities offered by the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) in advancing sustainable developmentglobally. It is designed to provide streamlined services which include demand-driven needs assessment, capacity development, advisory and advocacy, knowledge and technology transfer, expertise exchange, and implementation and co-financing.
Building on the success of China South-South Development Centre Phase 1 (2008-2018), the Government of China has committed its continued institutional and financial support to UNOSSC on a second phase (2019-2024) entitled Global South-South Development Centre (GSSDC). The 2nd Phase of GSSDC will 1) place greater emphasis on mutual learning between China and other countries; 2) align GSSDC’s support with the UN SDGs, and other global development frameworks; 3) expand the existing network and reposition itself as a true global network of centers of excellence for SSC; 4) streamline its services and management arrangements particularly the small-grant programme; and 5) provide advocacy and advisory support, and conduct sector-specific research and analysis for global policy dialogue on SSC.

UNOSSC is recruiting a Project Consultant who will be responsible for supporting the Cities Project and GSSDC Project with project advocacy and reporting tasks, the incumbent will contribute to the following key project activites:
? Project advocacy and communications
? Project results reporting
? Project knowledge management and dissemination

Duties and Responsibilities

Independently conduct research, conceptualize, draft and develop high-quality multimedia advocacy and knowledge products related to projects, (e.g. background documents, concept notes, briefs, speeches, presentations, videos and other communication materials to highlight the achievements of projects)
Facilitate formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects
Consolidate project data and progress in a result-based manner and visualize project result data in analytical reportings
Coordinate project related knowledge management and dissemination through UNOSSC’s online platforms
Provide event organization and coordination support (e.g. online and offline webinars, events, interviews, exhibits and workshops)
Assist in identifying opportunities through project networks and experts rosters, and contribute to partnership building efforts, operationalization of thematic SSTC clusters, and facilitation of
exchanges and communication among city/institutional partners
Provide other ad-hoc support as required by supervisor and project teams to achieve project goals

Institutional Arrangement

The incumbent will be based in the Cities Project office in Beijing and report to UNOSSC’s Programme Coordination Specialist in New York while working and working closely with Cities Project team and GSSDC Secretariat team.

Competencies

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Academic Education
• Master’s degree required.
• Specialization/major in journalism, law, English language studies or other related social science fields which require excellent writing skills highly desired.
Min. years of relevant Work experience
2 years prior work experience in relevant domains required.
Prior experience working with the UN and/or other international organization required.
Required skills and competencies
• Prior experience in multimedia advocacy and communications, and knowledge management in international development domain required.
• Experience in data visualization, and result-based management and reporting highly desired.
• Experience organizing international events preferred.
• Good understanding of South-South and triangular cooperation preferred.
• Familiarity with the UNDP policy/rules highly desired.
• Prior experience working in a multilingual cross-cultural environment preferred.
Desired additional skills and competencies
• Strong IT skills and excellent knowledge of office software packages required.
• Strong skills in using graphic design software, multimedia production software and video producing software required.
• Excellent knowledge in using online platforms (MS Teams, Zoom etc) required.
Required Language(s) (at working level)
• High Proficiency in English and Chinese communications
• Excellent English writing skills required
• Knowledge of other five official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) would be an asset.

Travel

In view of the current situation, no travel is foreseened for the proposed duration. However, subject to change of business need and safety situation, the incumbent may be required to travel in future to perform tasks and support events.

The following documents shall be required from the applicants

Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Annexes to the TOR

SSTC Cities Project
https://www.southsouth-galaxy.org/maritime-continental-silk-road-cities-for-sustainable-development-project-cities-project/
https://www.southsouth-galaxy.org/cities-project/knowledge-products/cities-project-2020-highlights/
GSSDC Project
https://www.southsouth-galaxy.org/capacity-development-initiatives/gssdc/

Evaluation Criteria

The award of the contract will be made to the Individual Consultant who has obtained the highest Combined Score and has accepted UNDP’s General Terms and Conditions. Only those applications which are responsive and compliant will be evaluated. The offers will be evaluated using the “Combined Scoring method” where:
Technical evaluation - 70%; (includes 20% of Job-Related Technical Expertise; 25% of Relevant working experience; 25% of Methodology & Approach to Assignment)
Financial Evaluation - 30%.

UNDP applies a fair and transparent selection process that will take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals. Qualified women and members of social minorities are encouraged to apply.

Offeror's letter download link:

https://pan.baidu.com/s/196QcoP2ylNfDNyFBKsfEUg Code: 9xi8