Road Safety expert

Result of Service Under the overall guidance of the Head of the UNRSF secretariat (P5) and based on the 2022 Application Guidelines for the Call for Concept Notes, the expert will deliver individual appraisal reports of each eligible concept note submitted; contribute to the preparation and moderation of the stage 2 information session; and submit a final list of recommendations for each project team to take account of in their final detailed project document.

Individual appraisal reports of concept notes submitted to the UNRSF 2022 Call for Concept Notes submitted on time and of satisfactory quality.

Performance indicators:

Observance of delivery deadlines. Quality of content should meet an internationally acceptable research standard, as assessed by ECE.

Work Location Home based

Expected duration 01.07.2022-12.09.2022

Duties and Responsibilities UNRSF was established1 in April 20182 as a multi-partner financing instrument to facilitate concrete action towards the achievement of the road safety targets of Sustainable Development Goals 3.6 and 11.2. The Fund’s goal is to leverage the collective knowledge and capability of the UN system and all Fund stakeholders to achieve global impact and long-term developmental change through a substantial reduction in road traffic injuries and fatalities, and the economic loss arising therefrom.

The core priorities of this Call for Concept Notes is determined by UNRSF’s Global Framework Plan of Action for Road Safety (“the Framework”), which reflects a holistic and inclusive system approach to addressing challenges in road safety, building upon the proven success of the countries with the strongest records in road safety. Additional special priorities of this Call for Concept Notes are based on the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, namely projects addressing different development goals/policy agendas in addition to road safety; projects addressing multi-modal transport and land use planning; and projects supporting regional (multi-country) collaboration to address common challenges.

The total disbursement amount for this Call for Concept Notes will be US$ 4 million. With the approval of the UNRSF governing bodies, this Call for Concept Notes will be open for a three-month period.

UNRSF Steering Committee will select concept notes for detailed project development taking into account an assessment undertaken by a panel of 2-3 technical road safety experts as well as an assessment undertaken by the UNRSF secretariat. The secretariat will organize information sessions on selected concept notes to increase opportunities for collaboration and synergies among road safety actors beyond the project team. Once fully developed in line with the recommendations of the UNRSF Steering Committee and technical road safety experts, detailed projects will be submitted to the UNRSF Steering Committee on a rolling basis for approval and decision to disburse project funding.

Under the overall guidance of the Head of the UNRSF secretariat (P5), the expert will deliver individual appraisal reports of concept note proposals utilizing the Fund’s Priorities and Criteria for Funding Projects and the scoring guidelines for the Call for Concept Notes in accordance with the secretariat’s quality criteria and deadlines as prescribed below.

Stage 1 - 3 months STEP 1: LAUNCH The UNRSF secretariat launches the 2022 Call for Concept Notes by correspondence sent to all PUNOs. The secretariat organizes a briefing session within one week of the launch for all PUNOs. PUNOs submit their respective strategies for the 2022 Call within one week of the briefing session. STEP 2: SUPPORT AND ROLLING SCREENING The secretariat provides support to applicants in the finalization of their applications. It also screens the applications on a rolling basis to ensure they are complete and eligible. STEP 3: APPLICATION DEADLINE The application period closes three months after launch and no late submissions will be considered.

Stage 2 - 2-3 months STEP 4: ASSESSMENT An assessment of eligible concept notes6 will be undertaken by a panel of 2-3 technical road safety experts. The UNRSF secretariat will also undertake its own assessment to be submitted to the UNRSF governing bodies. STEP 5: SELECTION The UNRSF Steering Committee will select the concept notes which will advance to the detailed project development stage. The project leads of selected concept notes will be notified within a week of the selection decision. STEP 6: INFORMATION SESSION The UNRSF secretariat will organize an information session for selected concept notes, building on practice with the 2020 Call for Proposals. Selected concept notes, criteria for participation and other details about the information session will be made available on the UNRSF website in consultation with the technical road safety expert panel. The information session will be moderated by member(s) of the panel, who will specify any related recommendations which the project team shall take into account in the detailed project document.

Stage 3 - 1-2 months STEP 7: PROJECT SUBMISSION, APPROVAL & FUNDING ON ROLLING BASIS PUNOs will incorporate recommendations from the previous steps and submit complete project documents (using templates provided by the secretariat) on a rolling basis to the UNRSF secretariat, for final approval by the Steering Committee on basis of silent procedure. Following the above process, the MPTFO will disburse project funds to PUNOs, allowing project implementation to begin.

The objective of the assignment is to conduct appraisals of the eligible concept note proposals on the basis of the Application Guidelines for the 2022 Call for Concept Notes. Additionally, the road safety expert will help to finalize the secretariat’s preliminary criteria for, and support in the identification of participants to the information session in stage 2. The road safety expert will moderate the stage 2 information session and prepare a final list of recommendations emanating from the session which the project team shall take into account in the detailed project document.

By signing this contract and TOR, the consultant declares that there is no conflict of interest, attesting that his appraisals will in no way provide any benefit to him, or persons with whom he has family, business, personal or financial ties and that he will not be engaged in the implementation or supervision of any of the projects that he is appraising.

The table with estimated delivery dates will be shared at a later stage.

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: Advanced degree in road safety, engineering, economics, law, business administration or related area. Experience: At minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience related to road safety is required. Practical experience in planning, designing and implementing road safety project in low- and middle-income countries is required. Language: Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.