Junior Research Consultant on Effective Development Cooperation II

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Background

After four decades, UNDP phased out its development cooperation activities with the Republic of Korea. This process was completed in December 2009 when the UNDP Country Office formally ceased its operations. Having provided over US $100 million in development finance over the years, UNDP played an important role in helping the Republic of Korea successfully transition from a recipient to donor country, as evidenced by its membership in the OECD-DAC.

At this juncture, UNDP and the Government of Korea established a new platform for cooperation, which took the form of a Policy Centre. In this context, UNDP Seoul Policy Centre for Global Development Partnerships began to conduct policy analysis and research on global partnerships in international development, particularly regarding the role of new and emerging donors in a changing international aid environment. The key functions of the new Centre are:

• To serve as the immediate interface with the Government on all aspects relating to the evolving Republic of Korea-UNDP partnership;
• To act as a knowledge Center for comparative experiences and approaches of new development partners in reducing poverty and achieving sustainable human development;
• To facilitate and promote learning, networking, policy dialogue, and consultation among new development partners while contributing to the capacity development of developing countries;

As new partners continue to expand and play an increasingly active role in development cooperation, there is an emergence of a dynamic environment in which the Policy Centre is expected to play an important role.

UNDP Seoul Policy Centre work on Effective Development Cooperation

UNDP started collaboration with the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea in the area of effective development cooperation since its establishment in 2011. It worked on the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness that Korea hosted in Busan. As follow up, USPC supported the implementation of Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation – namely the (bi)annual Global Partnership Forum and (bi)annual KOICA GPEDC Learning and Accelerating Programme. As this requires significant policy research as well as engagement with Korean and international networks, USPC has hosted a variety of different conferences and webinars on various aspects of effective development cooperation throughout the years. Most recently, USPC conducted a webinar between academics and practitioners regarding development cooperation among MIKTA states.

In 2019, USPC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea adopted a new tri-annual programme that included a launch of an SDG Partnership on Development Cooperation. Accordingly, USPC began working with Korean and international stakeholders to support the implementation of selected aspects on effective development cooperation agenda in partner countries. In this context, USPC will collaborate with Rwanda, Bangladesh, and India in the upcoming year, particularly in the area of strengthening knowledge partnerships

Duties and Responsibilities

Expected Key Deliverables

Deliverables/ Outputs****Target Due Dates

Review and Approvals Required from

1. Summary report on the SDG Partnership with Rwanda CO including: capturing the progress, content development of the web-based knowledge goods, scope, action plan, stakeholder engagement, performance etc. of the SDG Partnership. (20%)

15 MayPolicy Specialist2. Summary report on the SDG with Bangladesh CO including: capturing the progress, content development of the web-based knowledge goods, scope, action plan, stakeholder engagement, performance etc. of the SDG Partnership. (20%)

30 JunePolicy Specialist3. Support with creation of documents for key events including Seoul Debates and 10-year anniversary of the Centre: concept notes, outreach documents, information packages, technical information guidelines, follow-up reports for webinars and events of the development cooperation (20%)

30 AugustPolicy Specialist4. Outputs related to GPEDC LAP jointly agreed with KOICA including: revising the concept note; drafting parts of the curriculum; identifying speakers and attendees with respective outreach activities; creating presentations and talking points, designing invitations and follow-up report. (25%).15 OctoberPolicy Specialist5. Final Report (15%).

15 December

Policy SpecialistPROVISION OF MONITORING AND PROGRESS CONTROLS

The Consultant will report to the Policy Specialist of the UNDP Seoul Policy Centre.

DURATION OF WORK: 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022 up to the maximum of 200 working days

DUTY STATION/TRAVEL

Seoul with no travel – Consultant is basically expected to work in UNDP office in Seoul, however due to the COVID-19 situation, Consultant may work from home 2-3 days a week subject to instruction from the head of office. The applicant should be legally residing in Korea at the time of application to avoid international travel to join the office given the travel restriction under the COVID-19 circumstances.

Competencies

• Demonstrates commitment to the UN’s mission, vision and values;
• Demonstrates sound judgment, diplomacy and sensitivity to confidential matters;
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
• Innovative forward thinking, good coordination and organizational skills, teamwork;
• Participate effectively in team-based, information sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in international studies, economics, political science, development studies or related discipline is required.
• Higher level of education (Master’s or PhD Degree) in relevant area such as development studies will be an asset.

Experience

• Minimum 3 months of working experience with development cooperation policy is required.
• At least 6 months of academic experience with sustainable development and development policy related field in a global context or relevant research papers and Links with relevant institutions, think-tanks, networks and experts is an asset.
• At least 6 months of experience working in international organizations including experience in UNDP is an asset.
• Experience with development cooperation in the Republic of Korea, especially its knowledge sharing components, is required.
• Experience with the current development agenda is required.
• Prior training in development project management is an asset.

Skills and competencies:

• Demonstration of excellent research skills.
• Ability to write and present in an organized and logical manner.
• Ability to meticulously organize online and offline meetings.
• Ability to provide technical support for online meetings.
• Experience with the publication of knowledge products.
• Experience with standard office software packages.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good cultural and gender sensitivity.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Korean and/or UN official languages is an asset.

PAYMENT TERMS

The consultant must submit a financial proposal based on a lump sum amount in USD. If Korean national is selected, the payment will be made in local currency converted by UN Operational rate of Exchange at the time of contract award. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive of all costs components required to perform the work and complete deliverables identified in the Terms of Reference (ToR). This includes professional fee, communications, consumables, and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the consultant in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration.

Payment will be made in instalments based on the satisfactory delivery of the deliverable, as follows:

Deliverables/ Outputs

Payment Term (%)1. Summary report on the SDG Partnership with Rwanda CO including: capturing the progress, content development of the web-based knowledge goods, scope, action plan, stakeholder engagement, performance etc. of the SDG Partnership.

20%2. Summary report on the SDG with Bangladesh CO including: capturing the progress, content development of the web-based knowledge goods, scope, action plan, stakeholder engagement, performance etc. of the SDG Partnership.20%3. Support with creation of documents for key events including Seoul Debates and 10-year anniversary of the Centre: concept notes, outreach documents, information packages, technical information guidelines, follow-up reports for webinars and events of the development cooperation20%4. Outputs related to GPEDC LAP jointly agreed with KOICA including: revising the concept note; drafting parts of the curriculum; identifying speakers and attendees with respective outreach activities; creating presentations and talking points, designing invitations and follow-up report.25%5. Final Report 15%TOTAL****100%****In the event of travel as part of this TOR, UNDP shall arrange the mission travel in compliance with the UNDP Duty Travel policy. Payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel. In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant prior to travel and will be reimbursed. Travel costs shall be reimbursed at actual but not exceeding the quotation from UNDP approved travel agent.

Evaluation Method and Criteria

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis. The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.

Technical Criteria for Evaluation

Criteria

Weight

Max. Point

Technical

70%

70

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in international studies, economics, political science, development studies or related discipline is required.
• Higher level of education (Master’s or PhD Degree) in relevant area such as development studies will be an asset.

10%

10

Experience

• Minimum 3 months of working experience with development cooperation policy is required.
• Experience with development cooperation in the Republic of Korea, especially its knowledge sharing components, is required.
• Experience with development cooperation in the Republic of Korea, especially its knowledge sharing components, is required.
• Experience with the current development agenda is required.
• At least 6 months of experience working in international organizations including experience in UNDP is an asset.

15%

15

• Experience in UN working environment, Familiarity with UNDP’s mandate and work processes is an asset.

3%

3

• Prior training in development project management is an asset.

2%

2

Written exam

20%

20

Interview

20%

20

Financial

30%

30

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Applicant receiving the Highest Combined Score and has accepted UNDP's General Terms and Conditions will be awarded the contract

Documentation required:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:

a) Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP; b) P11 or CVs, Indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references. c) Financial Proposal d) A cover letter indicating brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment.

Incomplete proposals may not be considered. The short listed candidates may be contacted and the successful candidate will be notified.

Annexes:

Annex I TOR_Junior Research Consultant Annex II - General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_Contracts_Individual_Consultants Annex_III_Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability and financial proposal Annex_IV_P11 Form_for_ICs_optional Annex V - Procurement Notice

***All documents can be downloaded at: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=76378

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