Consultant for a Knowledge Management Product & Communications

Consultant

Overview

Support the development and finalization of the City Snapshot.

You have:

• At least 3 years of work experience (or 5 with a BA) related to communication, narrative development and/or story-telling is required.
• Master’s degree in public policy, business, journalism, social sciences or related areas is desirable, a BA in these fields is mandatory.
• Excellent oral and written proficiency in English required.
• Demonstrated experience in the generation of communication materials.
• Experience in working with local/regional governments and/or on the topic of urban/regional development is desirable.

Contract

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Background

UNDP is the development arm of United Nations. Present in 170 countries with over 17,000 people, UNDP works on the world’s biggest challenges, from rising poverty and inequality to a rapidly changing climate, the emergence of crises and the continued degradation and destruction of our natural world

The Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) is UNDP’s main knowledge and advisory hub for the countries serviced by UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS (RBEC). In the region, UNDP works with national and international partners to strengthen the social contract between the state and society in a manner that protects human rights, promotes equality, and enhances social cohesion. The Hub also connects the region to a global network of development experts, to build knowledge and capacity, and to forge partnerships to meet the development challenges of a large and diverse region.

The Innovation Team is working on designing and deploying portfolios to accelerate system transformation, in line with the Strategic Plan 2022-2025. Urban transformation is one of the areas with a growing knowledge and practice in the RBEC region – more on the work can be found here: innovation.eurasia.undp.org and eum4eg.com. To consolidate the learnings and grow a community of practie around urban transformation in the RBEC region, the innovation team has initiated “Urban Talks” a series of conversations with practitioners around the latest trends & methods in urban development, and the “City Snapshot”, a knowledge product which brings together the diverse experiences in the ECA region on strategic innovation and urban transformation.

Therefore, the Innovation Team is seeking a consultant to support the development and finalization of the “City Snapshot” and to support the Urban Talks Series.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Innovation Team Leader and in collaboration with the team working on urban transformation and in coordination with the country offices, the consultant is expected to deliver the following:

• Deliverable 1: Draft the section on country office and external partner experiences on urban transformation and with external partners, following the steps below (by end of February, approximately 40%):

• Step 1: Conduct interviews with 3-5 country offices about their approach to urban transformation, and develop case studies from each country office

• Step 2: Conduct interviews with 3-5 external partners (contacts to be provided by the Innovation team) about their experience on urban transformation, drawing out key lessons learned;

• Step 3: Obtain feedback and produce a revised version of the section: Collect and consolidate inputs and overall feedback from relevant stakeholders: colleagues at the Chief Digital Office, the Regional Bureau Europe and Central Asia (as well as other Regional Bureaus), Istanbul’s Regional Hub and the Strategic Innovation Unit for a Minimal Viable Product’s testing. Work closely with these stakeholders to ensure strategic objectives and project needs are articulated in line with UNDP’s Digital Strategy 2022-2025 and validated (approximately 10 days of work, by end of February 2023).

• Deliverable 2: Copy-editing and promotion of the “City Snapshot” (by mid-March, approximately 30%)

  • Copy-edit the City Snapshot (approximately 30 page) ensuring that there is a common language,
  • Revise the City Snapshot, as needed based on the feedback provided through the quality assurance process,
  • Organize a webinar in close coordination with the Innovation Team, other teams in IRH, relevant projects and country offices organize a launch of the City Snapshot through an online webinar, as well as support development of communications materials and generate a summary to be published on the innovation community website.

• Deliverable 3: Organize at least 3 Urban Talks on different approaches and challenges to urban transformation, including identifying and contacting external speakers, generating a brief description and an agenda, and creating a summary of the talk (i.e. https://innovation.eurasia.undp.org/urban-talks-series-summary-and-takeaways/) (by mid April, approximately 30%).

Payment Schedule

Payments will be made based on the schedule below

Expected date of completion

% of payment

Deliverable 1, by end of February

40% of the total payment

Deliverable 2, by mid-March

30% of the total payment

Deliverable 3, by mid – April

30% of the total payment

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
• Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment;

Functional Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills, ability to work in team;
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities;
• Strong organizational, coordination and time management skills;
• Ability to organize tasks independently and assume responsibility;
• Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in public policy, business, journalism, social sciences or related areas is desirable, a BA in these fields is mandatory.
• At least 3 years of work experience (or 5 with a BA) related to communication, narrative development and/or story-telling is required.
• Demonstrated experience in the generation of communication materials.
• Experience in working with local/regional governments and/or on the topic of urban/regional development is desirable.

Language skills:

Excellent oral and written proficiency in English required.

Evaluation Criteria

Considering the experiences of the candidates, scoring will be made as;

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

Criteria A – Master’s degree in public policy, business, journalism, social sciences or related areas is desirable, a BA in these fields is mandatory. max points: 20

Criteria B – At least 3 years of work experience (or 5 with a BA) related to communication, narrative development and/or story-telling is required. max points: 20

Criteria C – Demonstrated experience in the generation of communication materials. max points: 20

Criteria D – Experience in working with local/regional governments and/or on the topic of urban/regional development is desirable. max points: 5

Criteria E – Excellent oral and written proficiency in English required. max points: 5

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

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We look forward to your favorable response, and thank you in advance for your interest in working with UNDP.

Sincerely,

Procurement IRH

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