IC - National Microfinance Technical Consultant (UNCDF)

Contract

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Background

UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 46 least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital. It provides seed capital – grants and loans – and technical support to help microfinance institutions reach more poor households and small businesses, and local governments finance the capital investments.

UNCDF has formulated a strategy of ‘Leaving no one behind in the digital era’. The vision of UNCDF is to empower millions of people by 2024 to use services daily that leverage innovation, technology and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

UNCDF has been operating in Myanmar since 2012 with a capital mandate to expand savings-led financial inclusion and use localized investments to drive poverty reduction and sustainable development. The country program seeks to improve financial service access and usage to achieve equitable, sustainable and inclusive growth within the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP), which includes the use of innovate solutions to bring formal services for people at the bottom of the pyramid.

Duties and Responsibilities

For detailed information, please see Terms of Reference at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=89117

Competencies

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Required Skills and Experience

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Interested Individual Consultant must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

a.Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;

[Financial proposal: Consultant shall quote an all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided for the entire assignment. The term “all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, communications, consumables, etc.) that could be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment are already factored into the proposed fee submitted in the proposal]

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.

b.Personal CV/P11, indicating the past experience relevant to the assignment, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;(Please see Template attached)

c.Earliest availability and proposed schedule for consultancy

d.Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a methodology, if applicable, on how he/she will approach and complete the assignment;

** Consultant/Contractor whose assignment require travel and who are over 65 years of age are required, at their own expense, to undergo a full medical examination, including x-rays after they are selected.

Proposal should be submitted to (either bids.mm@undp.org or UNDP Jobs website http://jobs.undp.org) no later than 17:00 (Myanmar Time), 26 March 2022. Email submission should state procurement notice number (2022/UNDP-MMR/PN/017-Microfinance Technical Consultant) in the subject line.