National Consultant - Project Support Consultant, UNDP Governance Unit

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Background

UNDP is seeking a Project Consultant to provide technical and implementation support to two important projects:

The Joint Project on Prevention and Elimination of Violence Against Women for Mainstreaming Gender into the National Development Agenda in the Lao PDR (Khan Hom Project) is implemented by the Lao Women’s Union in partnership with UNDP and UNFPA, with financial support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). This four-year project (2020-2024) aims to strengthen institutional capacity of government agencies in Lao PDR to prevent and respond to gender-based violence through the development of policies to ensure provision of coordinated multisectoral health, social, and justice services to survivors and capacity development of service providers deliver quality services.

The project “building capacities for promoting the presence and leadership of women within public institutions at national and local levels” aims to support the development of an action plan within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) that prioritizes gender equality and promotes women’s career progression toward leadership positions in the public sector at national and local levels. As implementing partner, UNDP Lao PDR works in close collaboration with MOHA over the next two years (2022-2024) to conduct an in-depth review of existing policies, institutional culture, practices, and the relevant legislation, to identify gaps in the national and sub-national levels related to gender equality and women’s leadership. Based on this assessment, a gender parity action plan that prioritizes gender equality within public administration and promotes women’s leadership in the public sector will be drafted and trainings will be conducted to support its implementation.

Objective

The Project Consultant will support both projects in the implementation of project activities, primarily project events and project communications.

Duties and Responsibilities

Task 1: Implementation support to women in public administration and Khan Hom projects, and Governance Unit and Gender Equality Seal

  • Support preparation and running of project events (workshops, consultations, training, launches) in compliance with UNDP regulations and processes
  • Support drafting of project plans (work plans, monitoring, communications, HR) and budgets
  • Prepare the procurement of equipment, supplies and services by drafting TOR/specifications and liaising with relevant support units in UNDP
  • Translation (English-Lao) of project documentation
  • Assist recruitment processes by drafting TOR and supporting hiring process
  • Support project meetings and missions: make travel arrangements, prepare background documents, provide interpretation/translation, draft minutes.

Task 2: Project communications and knowledge management support to women in public administration and Khan Hom projects

  • Support project outreach and communications initiatives; prepare social media posts, liaise with media on project events, help draft project communications products
  • Write thematic briefs, reports and analysis or undertake basic research
  • Prepare presentations
  • Provide good quality interpretation and translation in support of the project as needed
  • Maintain project files and contact information for government and civil society contacts

Task 3: General support to the UNDP Governance Unit and Gender Equality Seal

  • Support preparation and running of initiatives and events (assessments, retreat, workshops) in compliance with UNDP regulations and processes
  • Prepare presentations and translate when necessary
  • Support coordination with colleagues to organize events related to the Gender Equality Seal to compile evidences

Competencies

  • Skilled usage of computers and office software packages, including Microsoft Teams

Required Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, law, business administration, finance or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 6 months (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience working on governance and/or development issues.
  • Experience of supporting project events, communications and administration/operations through UN/UNDP procedures.
  • Good understanding of gender and democracy issues in Laos, and ideally familiarity with parliamentary processes.
  • Experience of working directly with CSOs, INGOs, UN agencies and government officials in Laos.

Language :

  • Native speaker of Lao language
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English
  • Ability to translate between Lao and English languages

All interested and qualified International or National Individual Consultants should apply online using the following links:

UNDP Lao PDR Country Office website at https://www.undp.org/laopdr/jobs

In order to make your submission, please read the relevant documents available at the links below

1. TOR(Annex I)

2. General Terms and Conditions _ Individual Contractor

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

1. Technical Proposal

(i) Explaining why you are the most suitable for the work;

(ii) Providing a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work including the work

schedule for the delivery of outputs/deliverable;

2. P11 Form Education and work experience, including past experience in similar projects and contact references of at least 3 references for whom you have rendered preferably the similar services;

3. Financial proposal: Detailed financial proposal: Lump sum offer with clear cost breakdown against each deliverable. Please use this template Offerors Letter to UNDP

Instructions for online submissions:

  • Step 1: Please prepare all required documents electronically.

  • Step 2: Combine all documents in ONE SINGLE FILE (PDF or WORD file) and upload to the UNDP Jobs using this link https://www.undp.org/laopdr/jobs

  • Step 3: After that you will receive an auto reply from the UNDP jobs if your offer is received successfully.

Incomplete proposals or proposals received after the deadline will be rejected

Note: Any request for clarification must be sent in writing before the submission deadline to the following emails: surith.sengsavang@undp.org

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