International Research Assistant

Contract

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Background

The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Myanmar is looking for an International Research Assistant to support the process of updating the UN’s Common Country Analysis (CCA). The CCA is the UN’s independent analysis of the country situation and it is intended to be used for a variety of purposes, including informing UN programming. The current CCA was developed in 2020. It takes stock of Myanmar’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, assesses the groups left furthest behind, and identifies a set of transformational bottlenecks, which if unlocked, would catalyze progress across a range of development areas. The analytical focus of the updated CCA will be on capturing the significant changes in the Myanmar country context that have taken place over the past year as a result of the military takeover in February 2021 and the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office supports the roles and functions of the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team and is part of the UN’s Resident Coordinator System, which brings together UN agencies, funds and programmes to increase coordination and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of activities at the country level, helping the UN to be a more relevant partner for the government.

Duties and Responsibilities

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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:

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;(Please see Template attached)
2. 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)
3. S****hort cover letter outlining suitability of the consultant for the assignment
4. Writing sample
5. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided.

Proposal should be submitted to (either bids.mm@undp.org or UNDP Jobs website http://jobs.undp.org) no later than 21 November 2021. Email submission should state procurement notice number (2021/UNDP-MMR/PN/057 – International Research Assistant) in the subject line.