International Consultant - Voter Education Advisor - Home-based with two (2) visits to Cairo, Egypt

Education

Advanced University degree in social sciences, communications, public administration, public policy, or related field;A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

At least 15 years of diversified and progressively responsible professional experience in civic/voters education/media/ public information activities;Previous experience on voter education programs using radio channels;Abilities to communicate, negotiate, analyze, elaborate and present reports and statements;Proven ability to work under pressure and produce output that are accurate, timely and of high quality;Previous experience in Egypt or other courtiers in the MENA region is an asset;Knowledge of the media landscape in Egypt is an asset; andSound knowledge of gender issues and commitment to improving the participation of women in electoral processes.

Language Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken English;Arabic is an asset.

Documents to be included when submitting the proposals

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

Completed and signed P11 form including past experiences;Cover letter titled: “Voter Education Advisor” explaining why you are the most suitable for this assignment;Financial proposal.

Interested individuals must submit their applications online through UNDP Online Recruitment System. Applicants are encouraged to fill and sign a P11 Form and submit it on the online application, although regular CVs are also acceptable. The P11 Form can be obtained at http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc

Financial Proposal

Daily fee contract

The financial proposal should specify the daily fee and a breakdown for all envisaged costs (all travel costs to join duty station/repatriation travel including tickets (economy class).

Travel
The consultant will be expected to undertake two (2) trips to Cairo, Egypt. Each trip will require five (5) weeks presence at the premises of the “Strengthening of the democratic process in Egypt” project.

Application evaluation process

Cumulative analysis

The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer will be evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable; andHaving received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Technical Criteria weight: 70 %

Financial Criteria weight:  30 %

Only Individual Consultants obtaining a minimum of 70% weight score of the obtainable points of 100% points in technical evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max. 100 points:

At least 15 years of diversified and progressively responsible professional experience in civic/voters education/media/ public information activities - 30 points;Sound knowledge of gender issues and commitment to improving the participation of women in electoral processes - 20 points;Previous experience in Egypt or other courtiers in the MENA region is an asset - 20 points;Previous experience in voter education programs using radio channels  – 20 points;Knowledge of the media landscape in Egypt is an asset - 10 points;

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points.

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner. Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org.

Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process

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