Consultant to assess UNICEF Somalia operating costs - Mogadishu, Somalia, 50 days over 4 month period (home based with field travels)

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How can you make a difference?

1. Establish the context in which UNICEF Somalia is operating regarding the cost of doing business for effective program delivery and monitoring.
2. Conduct a trend analysis on resource mobilisation and future prospects (pipeline) including a pinpointed review of allocations to all programmes and cross-sectoral cost centers.
3. Assess the staff and non-staff costs of the Country Office including office typology comparison with other Countries in similar contexts.
4. Evaluate the key cost drivers in programmes delineating the top three major cost drivers in program implementation
5. Evaluate the key cost drivers in operations delineating the top three major cost drivers in this area
6. Analyse the cost of finance management, supply transactions, and time for PD processing, HACT financial costs and average cost of third-party monitoring.
7. Establish the major areas of cost saving and efficiency gain (for #3, #4, #5 and #6 above).
8. Develop and propose at most three cost-effective and efficient scenarios, each scenario being a combination of both operations and programmes recommendations and the associated costs, for management decision.

Scope:

The assessment should cover analysis and review of the cost of doing business in Somalia for programs and operations as listed in the objectives above. Above this analysis, to review areas on the program delivery and monitoring side where cost savings and efficiencies can be gained. The assessment should thus look at the whole Country Office including the sub offices in Hargeisa, Garowe, Baidoa, USSC Nairobi, and Mogadishu.

Methodology:

• Analyse data from VISION and InSight and in offline documents
• Visit UNICEF Offices in Mogadishu, Nairobi, Hargeisa, Garowe, and Baidoa, if deemed necessary
• Largely consult with management, staff association, and staff to gather their views and suggestions
• Speak with and collect information from some of the UN agencies and INGO in Somalia
• Document systematically the findings, observations, and conclusions
• Make presentations periodically at agreed times to the oversight team and management
• Analyze the current efficiency initiatives of the organization that may give more flexibility in exploring the cost of doing business in Somalia.
• Consultations with Regional Office based upon recent PBR lessons and ongoing support to countries with similar context.

Work overview (task, deliverables and duration):

Task/Milestone

Deliverables

Duration (days)

Deadline

1. Onboarding

onboarding

1 day

28 Feb 2022

2. Inception mission to Mogadishu and review of existing information on approach to the work

Inception report

9 days

11 March 2022

3. Analytical pieces of work as per the assessment objectives

Presentations to Management

20 days

8 April 2022

4. Writing of first draft of the report and submission for comments from UNICEF staff.

Draft report

10 days

22 April 2022

5. Incorporation of comments and submission of second draft of report

Presentation to all staff and Second draft report

5 days

29 April 2022

6. Incorporation of comments and submission to final version of report

Final report

5 days

6 May 2022

Total

50 days

Estimated duration of the contract

50 days over four months period including not more than 15 days field mission in Somalia.

Duty Station and official travel:

The consultant will work from home with travel to Somalia.

Payment Schedule:

• Reimbursement of flight ticket and payment of DSA upon arrival in Mogadishu;
• 60% of the total fees upon submission of 1st draft report.
• 40% of the total fees after acceptation of final version of the report.

Travel clause:

• All UNICEF rules and regulations related to travel of Consultants/ Individual Contractors apply.
• All travels shall be undertaken only upon the prior written approval by UNICEF.
• The eligible maximum amount for travel is specified in the contract.
• The consultant is responsible for his/her for travel arrangements. The most economic and direct route is authorized.
• Travel costs will be reimbursed after the completion of field mission. UNICEF will pay the applicable DSA rate and other travel related expenses upon submission of the invoice together with the supporting documentation.

Documentation required from applicants:

1. Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
2. Proposed methodology of the study
3. Proposed timeline
4. Proposed budget
5. Copy of report of similar studies
6. Name and contact details of 3 previous direct supervisors

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced degree or equivalent in any of the following fields: business administration, finance, accounting
• At least eight years’ experience in finance and administration or related areas
• Experience in conducting such exercises
• Financial analytical expertise is an added advantage
• Good writing and analytical skills
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to promote collaboration and consensus building

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF only considers Higher education qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.