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Education:
- The consultant should have post graduate university degree in any of the following – social sciences, disability rights, gender studies, international development, public administration law or any other relevant fields,
Experience:
- At least 10 years of professional experience, in areas of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) and transformative gender and development, with specific emphasis on Disability Rights, the public and private sector, gender analysis and gender mainstreaming etc,
- Knowledge of relevant GEWE and Disability national, regional, and international frameworks,
- Demonstrated expertise in development of Disability Inclusion Strategies- specific expertise in development of strategies on access to justice and GBV, will be an added advantage,
- Demonstrated experience in prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls with focus on WHRDs, SGBV, HPs, and SRHRs,
- Experience in working in multi-cultural and government environment, with specific experience, working with the UN as an added advantage.
Language Requirements:
- Excellent of written and oral English Language.
Application procedure:
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Applicants are requested to upload copies of:
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Latest CV highlighting the relevant experience;
- Updated P11 Form template of which can be downloaded from this website http://www.sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc.
- A detailed technical proposal on undertaking the tasks and evidence of previous work;
- Financial proposal (All-inclusive daily fee): Interested individuals are kindly requested to submit an all-inclusive daily consultancy fee using the template which can be downloaded from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/789q1hvdrdgwqqc/PPG_Cons_Letter%20of%20Interest%20and%20Availability.docx?dl=0
Please group all your documents (CV, P11, Technical Proposal, Financial Proposal and Certificates) into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document. Incomplete applications will not be given consideration.
Applicants must reply to the mandatory questions asked by the system when submitting the application
Please note that only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.
Evaluation criteria:
The Consultant will be evaluated based on qualifications and the years of experience, as outlined in the qualifications/requirements section of the ToR. In addition, the Consultant will also be evaluated on the following methodology:
Technical Criteria weight: 70%;
Financial Criteria weight: 30%;
The award of the contract shall be made to the Consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the Terms of Reference.
Payment Terms:
Note that all payments to a contractor are dependent on the satisfactory completion of deliverables. Payment is linked to deliverables as per the below:
Inception Report – 4 days – 25%
Desk Review, initial engagement with WLSA/UNDP officials, SI technical team, and few identified stakeholders.
- Stakeholder mapping
- Development of tools
- Drafting of the inception report
- Presentation of the Inception Report to the UNDP and SI stakeholders
- Consolidation of inputs from the Draft Inception Report
- Upon Production of the Final Inception Report approved by the UNDP and WLSA
Final Stage; Upon successful submission of Final Report and Policy Brief- 14 days- 25%
- key informant interviews, group discussions, consultative meetings
- Under guidance of UNDP technical partner, facilitate the targeted interviews, consultative meetings etc
- Consultative, group discussions reports produced
- Stakeholder Validation Workshop conducted
- Stakeholder Validation Workshop Report Produced
- Draft Report incorporating Stakeholders inputs from the validation Report
- Final Report Produced
- Final Editing –
- Approval by WLSA and UNDP
General Conditions: Procedures and Logistics
The consultant is expected to work from their own premises and liaise with UNDP and its technical partner as necessary. The consultant is obliged to pay sensitivities to Covid 19 Statutory and other health requirements.
For the entire period of this project/contract all travel (if necessary) related to any contract emerging from this RFP, including all travel for consultations and discussions, meetings for planning and execution of potential works etc. will have to be borne by the Contractor and must be included in the Financial Proposal submitted. The Contractor is responsible to make all relevant travel arrangements, including hotel, transportation, and other relevant costs. All arrangements are the responsibility of the Contractor, both financially and action-wise.
Policy both parties should be aware of:
- UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse,
- Members of the contracting company are not entitled to payment of overtime. All remuneration must be within the contract agreement,
- No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNDP and the Contractor,
- The data and information collected during this data is sole and full ownership of the Spotlight Initiative,
- No member of the contracting company may travel prior to contract signature,
- Members of the contracting company will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNDP budget.
“UNDP is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff, and equal opportunities for people with disabilities. Well qualified candidates, particularly women and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply”.
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