International Consultant for Support in Formulation of UNDP Sao Tome and Principe Country Programme Document (2023-2026)

Contract

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Background

UNDP Sao Tome and Principe is in the process of developing its next programming cycle in parallel with the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CF). The Country Programme Document (CPD) is the main programming instrument with which the government and UNDP set out their planned cooperation over a multi-year period. The final 2023-2026 CPD is expected to be submitted to UNDP’s Executive Board for review and approval in September 2022.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work:

The key tasks for which the Consultant will be responsible are as follows:

• Read all background documents provided by UNDP Sao Tome & Principe;
• Act as a substantive and organizational facilitator of consultations/workshops - organized internally with UNDP, and externally with government, CSOs, academia, private sector partners and donors, and substantively document and analyze lessons/conclusions;
• Support the formulation of the Theory of Change (ToC) for the CPD, ensuring a logical connection with the ToC used in the 2022-2026 UN Strategic Development Cooperation Framework (UNSCDF) and new UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025;
• Prepare substantive inputs focusing on emerging areas (i.e. SIDS, Green Financing, Blue Economy, etc.) for consideration and suggest UNDP’s technical positioning in this area;
• Finalize zero draft of CPD after consultation and validation with key stakeholders and receiving final comments from programme units and UNDP Sao Tome management.

Deliverables:

• Upon signature detailed workplan and on-line presentation to UNDP staff on the overall CPD process, expectations, and methodolgy to be used (2 working days - Due Feb 2022 - 15% of payment);
• Substantive analysis of lessons/conclusions from reading material leading to CPD national consultations with key stakeholders, (4-6 pages text) -
• Articulation of CPD Theory of Change (up to 2 pages text) and to include a One/Two-page ToC diagram (7 working days Feb-March 2022 - 30% payment).

Provide strategic inputs (analysis and programming), in line with the UNDP Corporate format (CPD should not exceed 6,000 words), that include (7 working days - Due Mid-March 2022 - 30% payment)

• CPD Links to 2022-2026 UN Cooperation Framework for STP;
• Programme Priorities and Partnerships;
• Programme and Risk Management;
• Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Results and Resources Framework (RRF).

Final Draft and Power Point (English and Portuguese) of CPD when cleared by UNDP, Government of STP, and all internal UNDP review processes (5 working days - Due April 2022 - 25% payment).

Institutional Arrangement:

• The IC will report directly to the Resident Representative and work closely with the Deputy Resident Representative, Senior Economist, and portfolio Team Leaders;
• During the 2-week mission, the consultant is also expected to attend working sessions with UNDP staff and document discussions related to developing theories of change, and meet with relevant UNDP staff and stakeholders for consultations and presentation of findings;
• On mission, the IC will be provided with a temporary working space. The IC is responsible for his/her own computer but can use UNDP CO printing facilities as well as internet as needed.

Contract Duration: February 2022 - June 2022 (Up to 21 working days).

Competencies

• Proven excellent oral and written communication skills (with sample of writing report)
• Proven facilitation skills in the context of participatory strategic and operational planning exercises.
• Proven ability to deliver quality output including reports writing and making presentation under tight deadlines.

Languages:

• Spoken and written fluency in Portuguese and English

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree minimum) in social sciences, or other relevant disciplines

Years of experience:

• At least 10 years of social or economic development experience;
• At least 10 years of proven experience in programme design, RBM, development, planning, and programme cycle management;
• Substantive knowledge of UNDP planning and reporting processes;
• Substantive knowledge and practical experience of SDGs-based planning;
• Prior experience drafting a UNDAF/CF or UNDP Country Programme Document.

Languages:

• Spoken and written fluency in Portuguese and English

Application procedure

Please submit your office through this dedicated e-mail address (Mandatory): [email protected]

Please kindly see the procurement notice below where you can access documents like ToR, Letter of confirmation of availability:

UNDP | Procurement Notices - 86747 - International consultant to supp

Kindly seperate the financial proposal with the technical proposal.

The candidate should submit a package containing to file (one technical proposal and one financial proposal).

Technical proposal

The technical proposal will contain the following (to be uploaded as one pdf file):

• A brief description of why the applicant considers her/himself the most suitable for the assignment; and
• Personal CV or P11 indicating all past experience from similar projects and specifying the relevant assignment period (from/to), as well as the email and telephone contacts of at least three (3) professional references.

Financial proposal

• Financial proposals must be expressed as “an all-inclusive daily fee” in USD;
• Travel costs will be covered by UNDP in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures;
• Payment will be made upon submission of a certificate of payment request, indicating outputs achieved and days worked to be verified and cleared for payment by the supervisor.

Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer:

• Qualification and experience - 10pts;
• Technical approach as illustrated in the description of the proposed methodology -15pts;
• Timeline reflecting proposed activities, which emphasis the ability to meet the proposed deadlines - 10pts;
• Evidence of experience of the consultant in conducting similar processes as detailed in the CV - 20pts;
• Reference from Past performance. To enable this reference check is carried out, applicants are required to provide a list of all related consultancies/ CPD formulations conducted during the past three years with associated contact details of references - 15pts.

The selection of the best offer will be based on a Combined Scoring method – where the technical evaluation (desk review) will be weighted a maximum of 70% and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a maximum of 30%. The 70% rating shall be based on how well the Offer or meets the minimum qualifications/competencies described above.

The technical evaluation will be based on the following criteria with the corresponding points (out of a total 70 points):

Only applicants with a minimum of 45 points on their technical proposal will be considered for financial evaluation. The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal:

p = 30 (µ/z),

Where

• p=points for the financial proposal being evaluated
• µ=price of the lowest priced proposal
• z = price of the proposal being evaluated

The contract will be awarded to the applicant who receives the highest combined score.