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Wednesday 12 November 2014
ASSOCIATE APPEALS COUNSEL (for roster purposes)
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Peace and Development Advisor - Antananarivo
As a result of the protracted political crisis affecting the country since 2009 and entrenched poor governance, the social and economic situation of Madagascar has steadily worsened. With an additional 4 million poor people to the most vulnerable segments of the population since the crisis began, over 80% of the population now lives below the poverty line. The country is unlikely to achieve any of the MDGs by 2015. Madagascar is currently one of the poorest countries in the world and income per capita barely reaches US$ 450 per year.
Madagascar has recently held presidential and parliamentary elections, with the support of UNDP and the international community, which have been judged by international observers as credible and transparent. The election of the new President, Hery Rajaonarimampianina raises considerable expectations in terms of political stabilization, national reconciliation and improvement of governance practices.
Contrary to some of its African neighbours, Madagascar does not suffer from open armed conflicts. However, the recurrence of serious political crises (1972, 1991, 2002, 2009) shows the existence of deep cleavages and tensions. These include competition over natural resources, pressure over land, the unmatched power of the presidency, weakness of checks and balances, limited accountability mechanisms and institutions, a polarized society, the political role of the armed forces, insecurity in the South and extreme urban poverty, among others.
Against this backdrop, Madagascar’s fragile post-crisis situation is a source of concern and requires close analysis and monitoring in order to prevent the country from relapsing into open crisis, which would have inestimable social and economic cost on a strained population. United Nations assistance is therefore crucial to help prevent potential conflicts and to consolidate peace. Such assistance would translate on one hand into specific reconciliation and peace-building activities, and on the other hand into mainstreaming conflict-sensitivity throughout all UNDP and UN programmes.
In this context, one of the three outcomes of the new UNDAF, recently finalized, precisely aims at contributing to appeased and pacified governance, while reconciliation remains as a main pillar. A Conflict and Development Analysis (CDA) was recently finalized, building on a Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment. Similarly, as recommended by the UN Secretary-General, AU, EU, SADC and other international partners in their statements following the December 2013 elections, the new Malagasy authorities have repeatedly and publicly committed to making national reconciliation and peace-building a key priority. The UN Secretary General met with President Hery Rajaonarimampianina and stressed the need for pursuing political reconciliation and inclusive policies and reforms that would deepen democratic and accountable governance, respect human rights and promote equitable economic recovery. He indicated the readiness of the United Nations to support Madagascar towards meeting its governance and development objectives.
UNDP Madagascar’s approach to peace-building is twofold. On the one hand, peace-building and conflict sensitivity are mainstreamed throughout UNDP programmes and activities. On the other hand, that a specific output of the governance programme is dedicated to supporting the national reconciliation process through strengthening the Council for the Malagasy Reconciliation, the Special Commission for Amnesty of the Supreme Court and national mechanisms to prevent election-related violence, among others.
The Madagascar country office therefore invites highly qualified candidates with proven experience in peace and development to apply for the present position whose main duties are described below.
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Grantee Highlight: Agnes Makes her OWN Plan
Agnes Makes her OWN Plan
Another Grantee story from Malawi
Agnes FilimoniAgnes Filimoni is a thirty-year-old, mother of four who currently lives in the Mtembo Village in Chitera traditional authority in Chiraduku District Malawi. In this area there is a high number of child marriages and thus, child mothers. Agnes was pushed into marriage at an early age, as a way to escape poverty and sexual abuse from her stepfather. She ran away from home to live with her grandparents when she was fifteen because of this abuse. After her move, she ended up in a relationship with a man who was helping her and then when she finished primary school the two were married. With only this primary school education, Agnes had no skills to earn an independent living, and because of motherhood she did not have a lot of time to build on her innate talents.
After her first child arrived, Agnes started experiencing abuse from her husband who ended up marrying a second wife. Living in a polygamous relationship made life even worse for her. Her husband was never around and did not care for her and the children. With no source of help she endured years of marital abuse. On top of that, her first child dropped out of school because she could not provide him with his basic needs such as a meal before school.
One day, Agnes attended a community awareness programme on the rights of women organized by Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) and she took the bold step to join this network set up in the traditional area. Identifying her leadership qualities, the network encouraged her to set up a GENET network in her own village and she did and is currently the chair of the Tikondane Women’s group that has eighteen members. The group was trained in business management skills, life skills such as taking care of children and leadership skills. The group was given a start-up capital of 250,000 Kwacha (About $600) in June 2013. Out of this she got a loan of 15,000 Kwacha (About $35). She then started hawking ladies’ bags from village to village and during market days she would go sell in the market. Within months, she had diversified her wares and included the Malawian traditional cloth “”Zitenje,” and children’s clothes. In about 10 months her capital had shot up to 80,000 Kwacha ($190). She put 30,000 Kwacha ($70) of her capital into her farming of corn and beans. Currently she has a business capital of 50,000 Kwacha ($120) and hopes to grow the capital again. She is also expecting a good harvest from her farming venture after applying fertilizer.
Before receiving the loan and training Agnes was not doing anything, she was just bemoaning her lot. She and her children were in a lot of difficulties “life was hard because I was relying on my husband for everything and he could not meet our basic needs. In fact I had to beg my husband for everything including a tambala (a coin) to buy salt. ” Now, with the increased income and improved confidence she is able to support her two children in school now. They “are feed better, have soap and pomade to use, dress better and are happier.” She is now encouraging her sixteen-year-old son who dropped out of school years ago to go back to school. Agnes says of her four-year-old daughter: “As long as I am alive, I’ll not allow my daughter to marry early. She would have to finish school and get a means of earning income first. I have been through hell, I thought marriage would be a solution to my problems but it was a bitter lesson and I will never allow my daughter to go through the same experience. Through this project I have learned business skills, I have been nurtured by this project. The project has changed my life within such a short time. Within one year, my life has been transformed. I feel empowered in different areas of my life.”
According Agnes her husband was the most unsupportive of her, but since she started working her husband has become her chief supporter sometimes even helping her with her trade. “Now I am a source of attraction to my husband. Now my husband stays at home more and more because he realizes the improvement in our economic situation. In fact my husband’s new attitude towards me surprises my children especially my eldest son.” Having realized the way his father treated his mother in the past, Agnes’ eldest son is very protective of the mother and often gets into tense moments with his father over his mother’s newly acquired wealth.
As a result of the obvious improvement in Agnes’ life, her hard work, her sense of business, her newly acquired wealth, her assertiveness and her leadership skills, she has been invited to sit on the village Development Committee (VDC) and she even has attained the post of a secretary. With her advocacy work especially her opposition to early marriage and teenage pregnancy; Agnes has also been made the chair of the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) committee in the village. Agnes has said that “the AWDF funded project has been of great benefit to me and I wish the project came earlier before I got lost.”
As a result of the work being done by GENET and other civil society organisations in the traditional authority, the Chitera traditional authority has banned marriages by subjects less than 21 years.
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International Consultant - Training Advisor
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INTERN - INFORMATION SYSTEMS & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
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Tuesday 11 November 2014
Team Leader – Forestry Expert – 142/646/028A/DA
Support to Aid Effectiveness in the Forestry and Environment Sector. The specific objective of this contract is as follows: To assist the Chairman and Lead Facilitator of the TWG-F&E in policy dialogue on forestry andenvironmental issues with all key forest and environment sector stakeholders including, but not limited to, strategy development, sector planning and monitoring, networking, pro...
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National Consultant to support the Albanian Government in the legalization, urbanization and integration of informal Roma and Egyptian houses and settlements in Lushnje and Berat - Tirana with missions in Lushnje and Berat
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Project Manager, Legal Empowerment, GoI- UNDP Project Access to Justice for Marginalized People (Open to Indian Nationals only) - New Delhi
Having made some progress towards reducing poverty and exclusion during the 11th Plan period, the 12th Plan aims to accelerate faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. The Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five Year Plan points out that the “greater desire to access information about the rights and entitlements made available by law and policy, and eagerness to demand accountability from the public delivery systems augurs well for the future.”
UNDP has engaged in a partnership with the Department of Justice, Government of India, which began with a preparatory phase, Strengthened Access to Justice in India (SAJI) to carry out a justice sector diagnosis, identify entry points and support innovative small pilots to identify good initiatives for replication. Based on lessons and results of the first phase and an extensive design mission, a four year project (2008-2012) was developed. The project ‘Access to Justice for Marginalized People’ was implemented in the UNDAF focus states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh as well as at national level with key institutions. A new phase of the Access to Justice Project has been launched for a period of 5 years.
The Department of Justice is taking many other steps to ensure improved access to justice for the people. An access to justice project has recently been rolled out in the 8 States of North-East India and in J & K. In addition, the Department has introduced a slew of measures towards this end. The GoI is computerizing the courts and making them ICT enabled. This will allow the courts to move away from manual functioning to e-functioning and provide e-services to the people. It is also investing on judicial infrastructure. The Government has also initiated the Gram Nyayalaya scheme which supports the States to set up courts at the grassroot level with a view to take justice to the doorsteps of the people.
A key forward-looking initiative of the Department of Justice is the setting up of the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms with the twin objectives of a) Increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system, and b) Enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities.
The Mission, which is chaired by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Law and Justice, has identified 5 strategic initiatives to achieve its goals:
Policy and Legislative Changes;Re-engineering Procedures & Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution;Focus on Human Resource Development;Leveraging ICT for better Justice Delivery; andImproving Infrastructure.The UNDP supported ‘Increasing Access to Justice for Marginalised People” Project (2013-2017) has two major components: Legal Empowerment (LEP) and embedded technical support for the National Mission on Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms (JDLR). The Project Manager will head the Project Management Team of the LEP component. S/he will work under the direct supervision of Project Coordinator and will report to the National Project Director (NPD) and Programme Officer, UNDP.
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Internship - Humanitarian Affairs
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SECURITY OFFICER
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Re-advertisement - Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst - Gaborone
Functional Competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda:
Preparing information for advocacy
Results-Based Programme Development and Management:
Contributes into results through primary research and analysis
Building Strategic Partnerships:
Maintaining a network of contacts
Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues.Innovation and Marketing New Approaches:
Enhancing processes or products
Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations):
Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
Basic research and analysis
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:
Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals:
Preparing information for global advocacy
Client Orientation:
Establishing effective client relationships
Core Competencies:
Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;Self-development, initiative-taking;Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;Creating synergies through self-control;Managing conflict;Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;Informed and transparent decision making.View the original article here
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MOVEMENT CONTROL OFFICER
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Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) Consultant - GEP-Kabul
Scope of Work
Working under the supervision of the Project Manager the consultant will undertake the following tasks:
To establish, coordinate and lead the GRB advisory committeeTo coordinate and lead the study GRB analysis in 6 line ministries in collaboration with relevant local stakeholdersTo engage the relevant line ministries in collaboration with MoWA and gender units to increase allocation of budgets for the promotion of gender equalityTo participate in the 2015/2016 national planning process with the view to mainstream gender in the budgetTo support the ministry of finance to develop gender sensitive budget statementTo build capacity of budget cells and gender units o gender responsive budgeting (training, development of tools, practical working sessions)To support budget cells of line ministries to implement the action plans on implementing GRBTo advocate with senior government officials and line ministries to strengthen the budget cells and gender unitsTo conduct a two day practical training session for MOF, MOWA and sector ministries on GRB.To strengthen capacity of budget units, MOF and MOWA by providing on the job technical support on mainstreaming gender in policies, plans, strategies, budgets and monitoring plans.To develop a strategy for implementation of Gender Responsive Budgeting in subnational levelThe ultimate goal is to ensure that the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Women Affairs (MOWA) and six line ministries (6) – 1) Public Health 2) Agriculture, 3) Rural Development 4) Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled 5) Education 6) Higher Education are adequately capacitated to practically implement gender responsive budgeting in their ministry and that gender budget is increased.
Expected Outputs and Deliverables
Expected results
A functional GRB advisory committee advocating for increased budget allocation for the promotion of genderGRB analysis study of in 6 line ministries in collaboration with relevant local stakeholdersGRB study recommendation adopted and implemented by 6 line ministriesAnalytical paper demonstrating increase allocation of budgets for the promotion of gender equalityA analytical report on 2015/2016 national planning process on gender equalityGender sensitive budget statement and Budget Circular 1 and Budget Circular 2Budget cells and gender units identify gender issues for inclusion in the national budgetGRB action plans in 6 line ministries implementedBudget cells and gender units strengthened (technical, financial, human resources) by senior officialsPrice Proposal and Schdule of Payment
The proposal from the consultants in relation to this assignment should be expressed as a lump sum payment plus the appropriate level of DSA subject to travelling to Afghanistan twice for the period of 20 days assignment and travel costs from the consultant’s home base to and from Kabul. The lump sum payment will be made based upon completion of indicated deliverables. An IC Time Sheet will be maintained by the Contractor and serve as the basis for the payment of fees. The ticket cost and DSA will be provided upon signature of the contract, and the payment will be made upon completion of each deliverable as indicated above.
Deliverables, Estimated Duration to Complete, Lump sum payment
Inception report on approach and timelines for completing expected results, December 2014, 10%.GRB analysis study of six line ministries, January 2015, 10%.GRB study recommendation adopted and implemented by 6 line ministries, February - March, 50%.Analytical paper demonstrating increase allocation of budgets for the promotion of gender equalityA analytical report on 2015/2016 national planning process on gender equalityBudget cells and gender units identify gender issues for inclusion in the national budgetGRB action plans in 6 line ministries implemented, April - May, 30%Budget cells and gender units strengthened (technical, financial, human resources) by senior officialsMethodology
Avoid the lecture type of trainings as participants have been trained on the theory of gender and GRB, notwithstanding quick refresher sessions are important.Consultant may be required to allocate time to sit in each of the Ministries in order to provide practical working sessions to achieve the expected results.Use participatory methodologiesThe consultant is expected to share programme-based budgets of countries that are a best practice of GRB to enable participants to appreciate the processes.Share policies, plans and strategies of some countries that are regarded as best practice in mainstreaming gender.Participants are expected to review own sector policies, plans and budgets to enable them gain skills on GRB and gender mainstreaming.Provide case studies of countries that have been successfully institutionalized GRB, provide clear steps and support the Ministries to strengthen the Budget Units.To work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finance in supporting the other Ministries.The leadership role of MOWA in coordinating gender activities need to be improved.Target Group for the two day training
The Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Women Affairs (MOWA) and six ministries (6) – 1) Public Health 2) Agriculture, 3) Rural Development 4) Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled 5) Education 6) Higher Education
Working Arrangements
The Consultant will work under the guidance of the GEP Project Manager and relevant GEP Staff as well as UNDP Cross-Practice Unit (CPU) and MOWA. The consultant is expected to prepare the necessary resource materials for the trainings; bring best practices of some checklists for GRB and build on GRB handbook already developed.
Evaluation Method and Criteria
The offer will be evaluated by using the Best Value for money approach (combined scoring method). The Technical Proposal will be evaluated on 60%. Whereas the Financial Proposal will be evaluated on 20%. Relevant education and experience will be evaluated on 20% making total score to be 100%. The breakdown for evaluation is found below.
Criteria, Weight
Technical Proposal, 60%
Methodology and approach to fulfilling the outlined deliverables.Financial Proposal, 20%
Experience and Education, 20%
PhD (preferred), MSc/MA Degree or above in Gender Studies, Political Science or any other relevant social science disciplineAt least 7 years of relevant experience in gender responsive budgets and institutionalizing gender/budgets units in sectors.Proven experience in training, coaching, writing analytical reports.Excellent written English, knowledge in Dari or Pashtun languages will be considered as an asset.View the original article here
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Syrian Arab Republic: Administration and Finance Manager Syria M/F
Organization: Secours Islamique France
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Closing date: 24 Nov 2014
Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity based in France. Founded in 1991, SIF is a non-profit and non-political organization that intents to help, to bring relief and to protect the lives of those threatened by natural disasters, armed conflicts or by economic collapse.
SIF provides its help in respect of the cultural diversity, without any distinction of origin, religion or gender.
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Senior Specialist on Conflict Resolution - Jakarta
Context of the REDD+ initiative
Indonesia is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the world’s largest emitter from agriculture, forestry and other land use. Over the past five years, Indonesia’s annual deforestation rate has averaged around 1 million hectares, which contributes to an estimated 87 percent of Indonesia’s annual emissions. In response to this situation, in 2009, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, made a voluntary commitment to the world to reduce emissions as much as 26 percent under a business-as-usual scenario or up to 41 percent with international support by 2020.
According to the Second National Communication from Indonesia to the UNFCCC, Indonesia is expected to emit around 2.9 million metric tons (gigatons) by 2020 under the business-as-usual scenario. A commitment to reduce that amount by 26 percent would mean a reduction of 0.8 gigatons, while 41 percent would amount to a reduction of 1.2 gigatons. A reduction from an expected 2.9 to 1.7 gigatons by 2020 is a challenging commitment for a country aiming to maintain its 7 percent annual growth rate. Nevertheless, this commitment has been translated into a comprehensive National Action Plan known as RAN-GRK (PP 61/2011).
The National Action Plan for the Reduction of Green-house Gas Emissions (RAN-GRK) estimates that 87 percent of the emission-reduction target – approximately 1 gigaton – relates directly to the forestry and peat land sectors and, to address this, the government has adopted an incentive mechanism to improve management of the country’s vast forest resources while supporting climate-change mitigation. This mechanism, known as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), has five primary objectives: (a) reduction of deforestation; (b) reduction of forest degradation; (c) conservation of carbon stocks; (d) sustainable forest management; and (e) enhancing carbon stocks.
On 26 May 2010 the Governments of Indonesia and Norway signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a REDD+ Partnership. The first phase of this REDD+ Partnership (Phase 1) was to establish an agency with the capacity to implement and manage REDD+ projects initially in the pilot province Central Kalimantan and progressively in other priority provinces across Indonesia.
A Task Force (Satuan Tugas, Satgas) was established to support this initial phase and, as of June 2013 at the end of the Task Force’s mandate, the following progress was achieved:
Drafting of an integrated Presidential Regulation regarding the establishment of a REDD+ Agency and governance of REDD+ in Indonesia;Finalisation of a REDD+ National Strategy (Stranas) and development of Provincial Strategies and Action Plans (PSAPs) for the eleven priority provinces;Agreement on, and legal basis for, the structure and operations of a REDD+ Financial Instrument (FREDDI); its implementation awaits the establishment of the REDD+ Agency and the subsequent release of funding for Phase 2 of the LoI;A methodology for the structure and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the MRV technical unit; while international standards and an international/national REDD+ registry remain in development, the unit is ready for mobilisation following the establishment of the REDD+ Agency;Legal review of regulatory requirements related to REDD+ implementation in particular land tenure, forest and peat-land governance, forest monitoring and law enforcement, consolidation of land concessions, and a Moratorium on all new concessions for conversion of peat and natural forest in Indonesia; andSuccessful implementation of a wide range of projects by the REDD+ Task Force in the pilot province Central Kalimantan with a focus on developing an operational capacity and an enabling environment for REDD+ projects.These achievements have prepared a basic foundation for a future REDD+ national programme that aims to address the emission-reduction target for the forestry and peat-land sectors and the national long-term goals associated with sustainable economic development and poverty reduction.
Context of this ToR
One of the important issues in the governance of forests and peat land is the lack of institutional capacity for conflict resolution, especially in the case of land -based conflict resolution. These issues include the weak legislation, low capacity of the related institutions, and lack of coordination among ministries/institutions and local governments involved in the conflict resolution. The conflicts make legal certainty over land ownership difficult to realize. In the end, it is difficult to provide legal protection for good implementation of conservation programs, business activities and other activities undertaken by the government, communities and employers. Thus, in the context of REDD+, the absence of certainty directly affect the rate of deforestation/forest degradation and peat land that are still difficult to decrease.
Owing to this condition, UKP-PPP and BP-REDD + intend to prepare a road map in order to strengthen the institutional settlement of land conflicts in Indonesia. With the Roadmap, it is expected that we are able to map various institutions that have similar tasks in resolving the conflict in the best way.
A visibility study should be initiated, and from this study the roadmap will be produced. The conflicts we are focusing on are the ones related to National Parks and the cases of forest gazettement. Both of these activities will involve the process of verification and recognition from the third parties. From this process it is expected that we could obtain learning materials and concrete impacts which give positive contribution to the conflicts.
The five areas of national parks chosen for the field test are Tesso Nilo National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Kutai Timur National Park, Sebangau National Park, and Kayan Mentarang National Park. As for the forest gazettement, the conflict resolution will be tested on the mechanism of claim and verification in Barito Selatan.
The purposes of resolution conflict program are to give contribution to the conflict resolution in five national parks and to assist the completion of forest gazettement in Barito Selatan; and to develop roadmap to strengthen some institutions and their capacities in order to resolve the land conflict in Indonesia, in relations with REDD+.
Objectives of Assignment:
Developing a mechanism which will support the government in handling conflicts involving communities;Developing materials for training and mentoring activities to increase the capacity of officials who are related to the conflict resolution;Developing the roadmap in order to strengthen the institutional settlement of land conflicts in IndonesiaThe candidate is expected to travel to some locations in the area of Sebangau and Kayang Mentarang National Parks, and some areas in the province of Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
The details of travel are as follows:
Malinau (East Kalimantan): one time. Duration of travel: seven days;Palangka Raya (Central Kalimantan): one time. Duration of travel: seven days.To apply for this post, please go to the following link and download all the necessary documents:
http://procurement-notices.undp.org/
Reference Number: 18632
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Monday 10 November 2014
Senior MNCHN Programme Manager
Plan International | Myanmar | Apply by: 13 November 2014
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Level: - Contract type: 109720 (More info about Levels and Contracts)
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Manager, Online and Digital Communications - New York
UNDP’s overall communications activities will grow considerably in the coming years and, the Manager, Online & Digital will lead the transformation of our digital presence.
The Manager, Online & Digital will oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive digital strategy, reshaping UNDP’s multi-lingual corporate web site and all aspects of digital media channels. S/he will be responsible for identifying and incorporating cutting-edge multi-media and social media approaches, products, services, and platforms, including current and future digital channels with increased attention to mobile platforms.
The Manager promotes a culture of digital communications across every level of UNDP, strengthening our online branding and positioning across a wide variety of online platforms, including the corporate website in four languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic), Country Office sites, partner sites and social networks.
The Team Manager, Online & Digital will also guide UNDP’s regional and country digital communications to operate with accessibility and usability. S/he will leverage measurement tools to track and report on progress, continually work to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives, and use this data to respond and improve.
Under the supervision of the Director of Communications and in close collaboration with the Deputy Director, the Manager, Online & Digital must work closely and collaboratively with the other Communications Team Managers in order to strengthen UNDP’s messages across all internal and external platforms including media, advocacy, and donor communications. The Manager, Online & Digital will be responsible for supervising an integrated team of nine staff, including five digital specialists, two social media communications officers, one support analyst and one communications associate.
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International Short Term Expert on Institutional Structures of ISFs in Turkey - Home-based
Education:
University degree in Social Sciences or Law;Higher university degrees in Social Sciences or Law will be an asset.Experience:
At least 10 (ten) years of work experience;Experience in security sector issues;Advisory experience to government institutions;Knowledge in Turkish security sector system will be an asset;Experience in working with international organizations will be an asset.Language:
Notes:
Internships (paid/unpaid) are not considered professional experience;Obligatory military service is not considered professional experience;Professional experience gained in an international setting is considered international experience;Experience gained prior to completion of undergraduate studies is not considered professional experience.Proposal:
Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;Provide a brief note about the proposed approach and/or systematic to be followed for the achievement of the outputs of the Project;Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.P11.Financial Proposal:
The candidates will be requested to submit ‘Financial Proposals’ upon completion of technical evaluation.
The financial proposals shall be submitted in UNDP’s standard format which will be communicated to successful candidates. The financial proposal shall specify the daily fee, travel expenses and per diems quoted in separate line items, and payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked
Reporting Line:
The consultant will be responsible to Inclusive Democratic Governance Programme Manager, under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor and Project Administrator of the Improvement of Civilian Oversight of Internal Security Sector Project Phase II for the completion of the tasks and duties.
Reporting Language:
The reporting language is English.
Title Rights:
The title rights, copyrights and all other rights whatsoever nature in any material produced under the provisions of this TORs will be vested exclusively in UNDP.
Timing Duration:
Contract Start Date: 27 November 2014;Contract Completion Date: 24 January 2015;Total expected w/d to be invested: 14 days.Duty Station:
Duty station of the expert will be in home based, when necessary travel might be required to pilot provinces of the project (Ankara, Istanbul, Malatya, Gaziantep, Izmir, Trabzon).
* Assignment related travel and accommodation expenses outside of expert’s home base will be borne by UNDP.
Terms and Payment:
The international short-term expert will be hired under an Individual Contract (IC) or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement and be paid in USD upon submission and approval of the all deliverables listed above. The international short term expert shall provide IC timesheet together with the deliverables in order to proceed with the payment.
The amount paid shall be gross and inclusive of all associated costs such as social security, pension and income tax. Assignment-related travel and accommodation costs outside of expert’s home base will be borne by UNDP upon submission of documentation.
Contracting Authority:
Contracting Authority for this Assignment is UNDP, and the contract amount will be provided through UNDP.
Contracting Modality:
IC – Individual Contract of UNDP
Or
RLA- Reimbursable Loan Agreement.
Tax obligation:
The subscriber is solely responsible for all taxation or other assessments on any income derived from UNDP. UNDP will not make any withholding from payments for the purposes of income tax. UNDP is exempt from any liabilities regarding taxation and will not reimburse any such taxation to the subscriber.
Evaluation:
Applicants meeting the minimum requirements listed in the Terms of Reference will be short-listed and asked for price proposals. The selection of the Consultants will be made in accordance with the quality- cost based selection method (70 % technical component and 30% price component). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For P11 (Personal History Form) please click http://www.tr.undp.org/content/dam/turkey/docs/operations/Jobs/P11_for_SCs_and_ICs.doc.
Proposal should be email to ssa.proposal@undp.org.tr no later than 13 November 2014.
Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. UNDP will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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International Consultant
This vacancy is advertised by UNDP
Duty Station: Baku City, Azerbaijan/Home Office, AZERBAIJAN
Level: International Consul Contract type: - (More info about Levels and Contracts)
Closing date: 1970-01-01
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Sunday 9 November 2014
The Design of a National Coastal Observation System for the North Coast of Egypt - Cairo
The objective of the consultancy is to design a national systematic observation system that shall assist in monitoring relevant oceanographic parameters along the North Coast of Egypt to enable future assessment of the impacts of climate changes through the collection and analysis of relevant data (e.g. sea level and waves etc). The observation system will act as “hub” for the recording, compiling, evaluation, and storing quality assured (certified) data and information on coastal conditions along the North coast of Egypt for decision makers, researchers, as well as practitioners and professionals interested in the area of protection and development of Egyptian Mediterranean coastal zones.
Time duration & location:
It is anticipated that the programme to design the observation system will be circa 6-9 months, starting in November 2014.
Specific tasks
The Consultant(s) or expert(s) will closely collaborate and work with ACCNDP project team as well as project partners to ensure that the entire National Coastal Observation system is designed in accordance with National and international design principles.
The Consultant will undertake the following tasks:
Assessment of international best practice on existing observation systems or network design which are applicable and potentially replicable to the coastal area situation in Northern Egypt and from this, develop an inventory of all existing observation mechanisms or systems (in operation withinr the North Coast of Egypt) that belong to governmental or non-governmental organizations including metadata of available historical data;Undertake an Inception Workshop to present the assessment outputs of the above task;Determine the possibility of integrating the existing observation mechanisms or systems into the design of the National Coastal Observation system;Provide a full design of a coastal observation system in the study area including the framework for the monitoring tasks taking into account integration of the existing systems (where possible) and in accordance with the National design principles and Global standards;Determine the required hardware and software “infrastructure” requirements to implement the observation system;Support and assist ACCNDP and ClimaSouth projects to develop metadata forms and data audit standard procedures for data collection, analysis and reporting;train selected MWRI staff on data processing and data analysis including identification of trends;Undertake a final project workshop to present the design of the National observation system;Collaborate with MWRI staff and implementing partners on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of climate change, effects and impacts;Ensure the collection of the comments and recommendations from the project workshops and stakeholders and analyze them for effective use in improving the system design.Outputs
The main output of this assignment is a report that presents the format and framework for the complete design of the Coastal Systematic Observation Network for the North Coast of Egypt.
This should include (but not be limited) to the following aspects:
Oceanographic parameters monitoring equipment specifications, numbers, locations, installation site conditions, priority of installation, recommended suppliers list, estimated costs for each equipment;Hardware and software for coastal information system including equipment specifications, number of terminals, communication systems specifications, procedures and protocols, data accessibility and use protocols, etc.;Inventory of existing systems and catalogue of metadata;Inventory of oceanographic parameters to be monitored and frequency of data recording for each parameter;Quality control guidelines for data collection;Recommended links to international oceanographic data centers and networks and models of protocols for data exchange.Undertake a 1 week training program on:
The developed observation system showing its various components;Data processing and analysis and identification of trends.A power point presentation for the final report
A final report detailing the system design and all the project activities.
A monthly progress report detailing project progress, schedule for remaining activities, issues or concerns.
Inception and final workshops.
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National Consultancy - Gender Consultant (Only for Maldivians) - Male'
The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Law and Gender in developing a gender strategy. This strategy will identify future areas of support and action points that will be used for gender mainstreaming by the Ministry of Law and Gender. The activities outlined in the strategy would complement on- going work of the Ministry of Law and Gender and UNDP’s Integrated Governance Programme.
The consultant will undertake the following tasks;
In close consultation with Ministry of Law and Gender, UNDP and key stakeholders develop a gender strategy.Develop draft strategy and submit to MLG and UNDP for commentsDevelop concept notes for activities under this StrategyTake lead in implementing all activities outlined in the Strategy in close consultation with MLG and UNDPCoordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure the expected outputs are delivered in a timely mannerEnsure the activities are executed according to the agreed work plan and within established budgetsEnsure activities are implemented in compliance with UNDP Procurement and other financial requirementPrepare the Activity Progress and Financial ReportEnsure effective monitoring of activities for results based implementation of programme activities.Submit End of Consultancy ReportDeliverables
Inception report including a situation analysis of existing gender action plans, strategies etc.Final Gender StrategyEnd of consultancy report which will cover detailed report of all activities conductedThe consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Law and Gender focal point and UNDP Project Coordinator
Duty station
Male, Maldives: The Consultant will be expected to travel to Atolls to conduct some of the activities.
Duration
A total of two months will be required to complete the task outlined above.
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
The consultant should propose a Lump Sum Amount that is all inclusive. The term “All inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the consultant are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the proposalRecommended Presentation of Offer
Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability;Personal CV and P11 form, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references or referees with e-mail address. To download P11, kindly please visit the link http://www.mv.undp.org/content/maldives/en/home/operations/jobs/Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs - daily consultancy fee and travel costs if required. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.Please combine all the documents into one document when you upload because the system only allows only one single document.
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer
The following method will be used in selecting the best offer:
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Head of Project (m/f) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The post is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial term ending 31 August 2015. The office is located in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Objectives and responsibilities of the position
As Head of Project, you are responsible for coordinating Welthungerhilfe's projects in accordance with the framework specified as regards content, time schedules and finance.
Your most important duties are as follows:
represent Welthungerhilfe and coordinate the project concept and planned project activities with local decision-makers and other aid agencies and development organisations operating in the project areaconceptual further development of the project and preparation of planning documents for follow-up phases of the projectestablishment of a complaint and response system according to HAP standards in coordination with the Country Officeregular reporting to the Country Office and head officesensure orderly financial and material expenses planningensure the required flow of information and transparency of the project workappoint, manage, and provide guidance to local expertsYour qualifications will include:
a university of polytechnic degree, ideally in the field of food security as well as several years of professional experienceexperience in rural developmentseveral years project and management experience in carrying out co-financed projects of international (aid) agencies - preferably in the region; experience with OFDA and AA (German Foreign Office)coordination and organisational skills - even under a high workloadability to successfully motivate a multinational teamwillingness to travel on business within the Democratic Republic of Congoa very good command of French (mandatory) and English, both written and spoken;We offer you the opportunity of working in an extremely committed team, and a range of duties involving a high degree of responsibility. Naturally, our offer also includes comprehensive induction training and regular rest and recreation days.
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Functional Competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda (For UN Coordination):
Analysis and creation of messages and strategies
Results-Based Programme Development and Management (For UN Coordination):
Achieving results through programme design and innovative resourcing strategies
Building Strategic Partnerships (For UN Coordination):
Identifying and building partnerships
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches (For UN Coordination):
Developing new approaches
Resource Mobilization (For UN Coordination):
Building and maintaining donor relations; implementing resource mobilization strategy
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing (For UN Coordination):
Developing tools and mechanisms
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise (For UNDP and UN Coordination):
In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter
Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals (For UN Coordination):
Analysis and creation of messages and strategies
Client Orientation:
Contributing to positive outcomes for the client
Core Competencies:
Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;Building support and political acumen;Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;Building and promoting effective teams;Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking.View the original article here
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South Africa: Nutrition Officer P-4 (via Reliefweb)
This vacancy is advertised by FAO
Duty Station: Food and Agriculture Organization Country: South Africa
Level: ICS-11 Contract type: - (More info about Levels and Contracts)
Closing date: 1970-01-01
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Saturday 8 November 2014
Haiti: Consultant – Rural Resilience – Land Management Program Evaluation – Haiti (219401-927)
Organization: Mercy Corps
Country: Haiti
Closing date: 22 Dec 2014
Deadline to Apply:November, 14th 2014
Background:
The Vie, Te & Eneji Program (VTE phases I & II) have been designed to address the underlying factors that drive environmentally destructive practices while simultaneously introducing profitable activities that support land rehabilitation and stewardship. The overall goal of the program is to build resilience and improve the livelihoods of communities in rural Haiti.
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Consultant International en appui au balisage du processus ENP dans ses phases subséquentes - Home-based
Education:
Diplômé d’études supérieures en Economie ou disciplines connexes.Expérience:
Expérience professionnelle d’au moins dix ans;Connaissance spécifique exigée de la région des Grands Lacs et de l’Afrique centrale;Capacités à comprendre les dynamiques et les enjeux sur tous les aspects stratégiques (notamment économique, politique, défense et sécurité, environnemental, géostratégique), à différentes échelles (locale, nationale, régionale, continentale, mondiale), et à décrypter les jeux des acteurs institutionnels et non institutionnels;L’expérience dans la conception et la conduite des études prospectives en Afrique et en RDC sera un atout majeur.Langues:
Parfaite maîtrise orale et écrite du français;Bonne connaissance de l'anglais.Instructions aux soumissionnaires:
Les documents suivants à télécharger à partir de l'Appel à Proposition joint à cette invitation sur le site Procurement du PNUD: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=18460 vous permettront de préparer votre proposition:
Conditions générales du Contrat;P11 (SC & IC);Offre financière.Prière envoyer vos propositions (propositions technique et financière) dûment signées à l’adresse e-mail ic.soumission.cd@undp.org avec mention obligatoire de la référence et intitulé du dossier: IC/CIDD-PLASED/225/2014.
Votre proposition devra être reçue au plus tard le 15 octobre 2014. N’hésitez pas à écrire à l’adresse soumission.info@undp.org pour toute information complémentaire au plus tard le 06 octobre 2014.
Documents constitutifs de l’Offre:
Pour démontrer leurs qualifications, les candidats devront soumettre une offre qui comprendra les documents suivants: Note méthodologique pour l’exécution de la mission attendue (Méthodologie de travail, Réalisation des livrables attendus, Calendriers d’exécution conformément aux TDRs,…):
Une note de motivation dans laquelle vous démontrez que vous êtes le meilleur candidat pour le poste;La démarche ou approche, les outils ainsi que les tâches que vous comptez mettre en œuvre pour réaliser la mission; Remplir le formulaire P11 en y incluant surtout votre expérience des missions similaires et indiquant au moins 3 (trois) personnes de référence;Soumettre les copies de vos diplômes;Envoyer votre proposition financière.La proposition financière:
Le/la Consultant (e) fait sa proposition financière suivant le Tableau des coûts. Il doit proposer un montant forfaitaire et présenter dans le Tableau des coûts la ventilation de ce montant forfaitaire.
Dans une deuxième étape du processus d’évaluation, les enveloppes financières seront ouvertes et les offres financières comparées ; une note financière sera calculée pour chaque proposition sur la base de la formule:
Note financière A = [(Offre financière la moins disante)/Offre financière de A] x 30.
Le/la Consultant (e) avec le cumul de notes (Technique pondérée + Financière) le plus élevé sera retenu pour le contrat.
Les propositions incomplètes ne respectant pas ces instructions seront rejetées.
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Consultant ? Health Financing and Social Determinants of Health
This vacancy is advertised by UNDP
Duty Station: New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Level: International Consul Contract type: - (More info about Levels and Contracts)
Closing date: 1970-01-01
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Regional Gender Advisors, P-5
UNICEF | Worldwide | Apply by: 19 November 2014
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Re-advertisement - International Lead Consultant - Mid-Term of Judicial Strengthening Project - Dhaka
Evaluation objectives:
The main objective of this mid-term evaluation is to provide the project partners i.e. UNDP & Supreme Court with an independent review of the success in achieving desired outputs, lessons learned, findings and recommendations.
The evaluation results are envisaged:
Scope of evaluation
Geographic scope:
At present, JUST project operates in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and in 6 pilot district courts of Dhaka, Kishoregonj, Rangamati, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Comilla.
Target Group:
The ultimate beneficiaries of the project are the citizens of Bangladesh, in particular, court users and their families in pilot districts. The judiciary, as a recently strengthened pillar of the state is also the direct beneficiary of the project.
The scope of the evaluation will cover the success in:
Utilization of resources allocated in this project;Case management, establishing modern case management and court administration;Strengthening the technical capabilities/ capacities of judiciary;Appropriateness/ validation of reform initiatives;Addressing the barriers in current court system;Increasing disposal rate in pilot district courts;Impact and sustainability of activities and outputs.Issues to be addressed by the evaluation
To achieve the above objectives the Mid-Term Evaluation is to address the following:
Relevance of outcome/output;Strategic positioning of UNDP;Partnership strategy and formulation;Production of outputs (possibly with partners);Possibly status of outcome and factors affecting it;Assessment of the project progress towards attaining its expected objectives and outcomes and recommend measures (if any);Investigation of the relevance of these objectives to the national development objectives and priorities, the UNDP/Supreme Court areas of interest and the demand of beneficiaries. Hence recommend means of incorporating those priorities;Reviewing the roles and responsibilities of key justice stakeholders and the level of coordination between themselves;Review of the project concept and design with respect to the clarity of the addressed problems by the project and suitability of the approaches adopted by the project to solve these problems;Assessment of the performance of the project in terms of timeliness, quality, quantity and cost effectiveness of the activities undertaken including project procurement: experts and equipment, training and workshop programs, etc.Review of the Result Framework matrix and the indicators to assess the periodic result based progress for the result and resource management of the project;Assess the prospects of the sustainability of the project outcomes and benefits and recommend prospective scope of work for further development endeavors;Identify and describe the main lessons learned from the project performance in terms of awareness raising, strengthening of technical and financial capacity, efforts to secure sustainability and approaches and methodologies used.Lessons learned in the following areas should be highlighted:
Effectiveness of the training activities and its impact on the quality of individual performance. The sustainability of these training activities should take into consideration the role of the training institutes and its commitment to replicate the introduced training curriculum for the judges from subordinate judiciary;Appropriateness of the current inter-linkages between the major stakeholders and recommend measures for their improvement;The future of sustainability of different project achievements in relation to the roles and linkages among the stakeholders.Methodology:
The evaluation will be based on the findings and factual statements identified from review of relevant documents including the project document, quarterly progress reports (QPRs), Annual Result Reports (ARR), in addition to the technical reports produced by the project and the different promotional materials. A list of the above reports will be shared with the consultants before the beginning of the mission. The mission will also undertake field visits and interview the stakeholders including the target beneficiaries, government officials. Participation of stakeholders in the evaluation should be maintained at all the times, reflecting opinions, expectations and vision about the contribution of the project towards the achievement of its objectives.
The consultant understands of the programme design and its emerging findings and recommendations will be drawn through a structured dialogue with the programme stakeholders and the service users in a series of interviews, focus group discussions and facilitated kick off and debriefing workshops.
More specifically, the methodology involves the following four steps:
Ascertaining the status of the outcome;Examining the factors affecting the outcome;Assessing the contribution of UNDP;Assessing partnerships for changing outcome;Apply the evaluation methodology in the field through a sequence set out in the fieldwork calendar.The sequence of evaluation steps are as follows:
Desk Review/ Pre-mission briefing:
Review of background literature and project documentation lead by the Evaluation Team Leader in consultation with his/her team. It will involve necessary clarifications by UNDP and SC, JUST Project Personnel and other national and international staff, Assistant Country Director and senior management of justice institutions;This phase will culminate in the preparation of a brief Inception Report to be forwarded to JUST / UNDP for comments. The Inception report should incorporate the information from the desk review, present the reconstructed intervention logic, spell out the evaluation questions and a plan for how these will be tackled by the team including draft interview questions;This phase will help the team to prepare for the team hypothesis meeting that is held when the team assembles in Dhaka and for the Inception Workshop with stakeholders.Mission in the Supreme Court:
Evaluation hypothesis meeting and preparation for fieldwork;Kick- Off meeting to share evaluation approach and questions and receive feedback;Briefing of the Evaluation consultants by UNDP, and project personnel;Initial consultation with the NPD, UNDP Country Director/Deputy Country Director (Programme) and government / other relevant national institutions;Inception workshop for key stakeholders set up to interact with the consultants;Interviews by the consultants with key stakeholders such as judges, lawyers and Bar Association members; initial consultations in Dhaka with UNDP JUST teams, High Court Judges, Lawyers, Bench Officers.Field visits to the Pilot District Courts – (visits to intervention areas generally considered the minimum requirement):
Interviews with judges, lawyers, CMC members and court officials;Interviews/focus group discussions with key stakeholders;Interviews with knowledgeable informants;Focus Group Discussions with group representative of broad population and with a group representative of the very poor (representatives of women, youth, etc.);Collection and analysis of case disposal, pending case data in pilot district courts;Assessment of project schemes (Mediation, Case Management Committee etc.);Feedback meeting to present preliminary findings.Debriefing:
Debrief UNDP, JUST, Supreme Court and Pilot District Judges;Debriefing workshop with key stakeholders to present and discuss findings & recommendations – this workshop will generally review which presents the key findings, recommendations (conveyed in power point) and collect feedback from stakeholders;Incorporate feedback as well as observations from stakeholders during the MTE.Evaluation Products (Deliverables):
The final report should contain a matrix of recommendations to be used for the Management Response and action, and recommendations for the next phase of the programme. The team leader will also be requested to provide a 1000-word synopsis of the evaluation and key findings and recommendations.
The mission will be responsible for submitting the following deliverables:
Inception report of the MTE, which includes a finalized ToR including a comprehensive approach and methodology; review questions, the main elements of the evaluation and a detailed work plan; schedule of tasks and activities and deliverables for evaluation process. The inception report needs to reflect the evaluators understanding of the assignment;An executive summary and preliminary recommendations at a debriefing meeting with JUST/UNDP, Key stakeholders;Power point presentation for briefing and debriefings workshop;A draft MTE report with findings (highlighting achievements and challenges), project relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact of project activities, sustainability, lesson learned and recommendations.Recommendations on possible project document revisions;Brief synopsis of evaluation and key findings (1000 words for corporate communications use);A final MTE report with Executive Summary, Introduction, The Development Context, Findings and Conclusions (including reflection of 1. Status of the outcome, 2. Factors affecting the outcome, 3. UNDP contributions to the outcome through outputs, 4. UNDP partnership strategy), Recommendations, Lessons Learned, Annexes (TOR, Itinerary, List of people met, List of documents reviewed); incorporating earlier feedback.Supervision and performance evaluation:
The MTE Team’s work progress will be monitored and coordinated by the Chief Technical Advisor and the overall supervision by the National Project Director of the JUST Project. The NPD and the ACD will be responsible for reviewing the performance of the consultant and approve their deliverables.Reports:
The international consultant will report to the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh through ERD represented by the National Project Director, and UNDP, represented by the Assistant Country Director (Programme). The MTE Team leader will first present his/her results to the JUST Management Team. A presentation will also be delivered to the UNDP Management and RRMC. The Monitoring Officer, JUST will be the project focal point person and will coordinate activities under this contract.Tentative payment schedule:
50% upon submission of draft report;50% upon submission of final report.Evaluation team composition and required competencies:
The Mid-term Evaluation is an independent evaluation carried out by UNDP. The exercise will be conducted by a team of two. Evaluation team, led by an Evaluation Team Leader, with overall responsibility for providing guidance and leadership for conducting the assessment, and for preparing and revising draft and final reports. The Evaluation Team Leader will be an international professional with significant experience across a broad range of development issues. It is estimated that workload of the team leader would be 25 days. The Evaluation National Consultant (expert in judiciary) will support the Evaluation Team Leader and provide the expertise in specific subject areas of the evaluation, and may be responsible for drafting relevant parts of the report, one Evaluation National Consultant will be contracted to cover the following areas: local justice, and broadly human rights and governance, and cross-cutting issues. It is estimated that workload of the National Consultant would be approximately 30 days.Implementation arrangements:
The consultant should work towards timely submission of the evaluation report and work closely with the national consultant contracted for this mid-term evaluation. The consultant will be contracted by UNDP Country Office in consultation with Supreme Court and JUST. The evaluation team will be working closely with JUST staff, Judges and lawyers of the Supreme Court and Pilot District Courts, UNDP Democratic Governance Cluster and Results and Resource Management Cluster (RRMC).The Project Management shall arrange for the consultant all necessary field visits and meetings in the project sites according to the ToR. The UNDP JUST will fix the date for all types of meeting and will set the meeting as per the schedule and will arrange the inception workshop, briefing and de-briefing.Time frame for the evaluation process:
This contract is for a period of up to 25 days including the final report submission. The consultant will stay minimum 21 days in Bangladesh. The consultants should submit work plan of how the following activities will be implemented within two calendar months from the day of signing of the contract:
Briefing; meeting with UNDP/JUST and other staff, common approach and framework; tasks, work plan and initial desk review of key documentation. – Day 1;Review kick-off meeting with team to the JUST/UNDP/Supreme Court. – Day 2;Comprehensive desk review and consultation to gather and review the existing literature, rules of business, orders and laws as regards to courts procedure, tools, formats and plan and process mapping as done by the national consultants. – Day 3-5;Presentation by the Evaluation team to the JUST /UNDP/Supreme Court on the inception report. – Day 6;Interviews and consultation with relevant actors and stakeholders. Visit to different settings and field locations (district courts). – Day 7-13;Preparation for the draft report and recommendations by the Evaluation team. – Day 14-16;Briefing the draft MTE Report and preliminary presentation of the findings to the UNDP/JUST Management and Supreme Court. – Day 17;Review and upgrade the draft MTE Report to ensure accommodation of the findings made by the Supreme Court and UNDP and validate the information through cross verification, system scan and triangulation. – Day 18-19;Debriefing with key stakeholders (UNDP, JUST, Supreme Court and Pilot District Judges ) to present and discuss findings & recommendations – this workshop will generally review which presents the key findings, recommendations (conveyed in power point) and collect feedback from stakeholders. – Day 20; Ensure accommodation of the feedbacks from debriefing workshop and get the concerned sections endorsed by relevant stakeholders. – Day 21;Review and upgrade the final draft and submit to the Supreme Court and UNDP for final review. – Day 22-23;Ensure accommodation of the comments and make final review of the document. – Day 24;Final MTE Report with the approval of the Supreme Court and submit to UNDP. – Day 25.Inputs:
UNDP will provide office space (no computer) and will also arrange various meetings, consultations, interviews and ensure access to key officials as mentioned in proposed methodologies. UNDP will bear the cost of such meetings.View the original article here
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