Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Individual Consultants to Provide Content Production Services, Home-Based or Viet Nam-Based

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, communication and advocacy...

Background:

Viet Nam, as a lower middle-income country since 2010, is at critical juncture in its development journey, especially under the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure that the country’s nearly 26 million children benefit equally from economic prosperity.

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, was created in 1946 to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. It has global authority to influence decision-makers, and a wide variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality.

Today, UNICEF Viet Nam is one of the more than 190 UNICEF offices and part of the United Nations system in the country, working in close collaboration with the government of Viet Nam, subnational partners and UN agencies.

UNICEF works Viet Nam since 1975, supporting our partners to ensure that every child in the country is healthy, educated and safe from harm, therefore having the best start in life and a fair chance to reach her or his full potential and benefit from the country’s prosperity.

In order to meet the objectives as set out in its country programme, UNICEF Viet Nam Office develops technical documents, publications and a variety of communication assets targeting audiences from both the public and private sector.

Scope of Work:

To ensure high-quality and compelling assets are produced in a timely manner, UNICEF is inviting individual consultants to engage in a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to provide content production services according to seven categories:

  1. Written assets - Programme & Policy Advocacy.

  2. Written assets - Donor engagement & Donor recognition.

  3. Written assets - Communication & Public Advocacy.

  4. Video production.

  5. Animated video production.

  6. Photography.

  7. Graphic Design.

The work will include short-notice assignments; revision of drafts and background documents with tables and figures to achieve an optimal flow of information and presentation of the key information; writing, proofreading, copywriting and editing; filming and taking photos in remote areas; packaging content in a compelling and engaging way targeting specific audiences.

Description of Services per category as attached TOR. TOR LTA IC.pdf

Supervision:

The consultants will be supervised by relevant UNICEF staff as specified in the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the ad hoc assignments.

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

Requirements:

  1. Advanced degree related to the selected categories. Alternatively, a first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

  2. Minimum five years of progressive relevant experience in the selected category.

  3. Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to facilitate and communicate effectively to technical and nontechnical audiences and contribute to an interdisciplinary team.

  4. Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and make sound, informed decisions. On the other hand, ability to work effectively in team, under pressure and in crisis situations.

  5. Experience working with the UN and/or an NGO is an asset.

  6. Fluent English (verbal and written) is a must.

  7. Categories 1,2,3,5 and 7: home-based national and international candidates are invited to apply.

  8. Categories 4 and 6: only Viet Nam-based candidates (national and international) are invited to apply.

  9. Viet Nam-based assignments: Availability for rapid deployment on short notice.

Performance indicators for evaluation:

  • Quality of deliverables meet the standards set by UNICEF and specifications outlined in the contract.

  • Deliverables are submitted in a timely manner as indicated in the contract.

  • Technical assistance delivered in a contextualized and tactful manner, drawing on the inputs from the partners.

  • Performance evaluation will be completed at the end of the assignment.

LTA Contracting Modality and Call-off Mechanism:

The LTA to be signed will have a fixed fee rate for two years. However, UNICEF does not warrant that any quantity of services will be purchased during the term of the LTA as this will depend on forthcoming needs.

Whenever content production services are required, the lead programme would contact the top-ranking LTA (based on technical score). Should this consultant not be available for the event, UNICEF will contact the second ranked consultant and so on.

Upon receipt of this communication, the LTA consultants would have to confirm availability for the assignment. Upon review of the same, UNICEF will send the consultants a written communication confirming the requirement in the form of a work order sent by email.

The order will include details on the location of the project, number of hours to be worked and other practical details. Price in the order will be based on daily fee included in the LTA contract. After the work order has been sent, no further costs would be reimbursed by UNICEF (increased number of work hours) unless there is prior written authorization by UNICEF.

Once the services are completed and have been approved by UNICEF, the consultants will send the following documentation for payment purposes: a) complete invoice indicating number of working hours/ completed products b) copy of the UNICEF order for the assignment.

Payment will be made after completion of assignments and submission of final invoice for the actual work completed, subject to satisfactory performance.

Work Conditions:

- The Consultants will work on a home-based basis either in Viet Nam or elsewhere depending on the service category as described in the ToR.

- The Consultants will have to supply his/her own technical equipment.

- Official travel plans will be arranged by UNICEF and travel expenses will be reimbursed by UNICEF for an amount that doesn’t exceed the official daily subsistence allowance (DSA).

- The Consultants must keep confidentiality of all assignments at all stages.

Assessment criteria:

For evaluation and selection method, the Cumulative Analysis Method (weight combined score method) shall be used for this recruitment:

a) Technical Qualification (max. 100 points) weight 70 %

  • University degree in related fields (20 points)

  • Experience in the selected category (30 points)

  • Quality of past work (30 points)

  • Language (20 points).

b) Financial Proposal (max. 100 points) weight 30 %

The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 70 points score in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview if needed.

Submission of applications:

Interested candidates are kindly requested to apply and upload the following documents to the assigned requisition in UNICEF Vacancies: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/

a. Letter of interest.

b. Portfolio including clear examples of recent work in the categories selected by applicant.

c. At least three references from clients.

d. Financial proposal: fee per day of work.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

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.

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