Friday, November 24, 2017

UN Women: Program Support Consultant

TERMS OF REFERENCE

 
Title
Programme Support Consultant
Purpose
To provide the required administrative support to set up effective systems and mechanisms to facilitate efficient organization, filing and monitoring of key documents and information, and support a peak in administrative task with regard to project closure
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Contract Duration
11 December 2017 – 31 March 2018
Contract Supervisor
Programme Specialist, Women, Peace and Security
 
I.        Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. In line with its 2014- 2017 Strategic Plan, preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls is one of the key strategic priorities for UN Women.
Under the overall guidance of Country Representative and a close supervision of the Programme Specialist, Women, Peace and Security (P3), the Consultant works with and provides support to the members of the Programme Team in the development and implementation of the programme. The Programme Assistant will provide effective support and assistance to the team to ensure smooth programme implementation in line with UN Women rules and regulations.
Against this background, the WPS Unit in UN Women Indonesia is seeking to recruit a Consultant to provide the required administrative support to set up effective systems and mechanisms to facilitate efficient organization, filing and monitoring of key documents and information in the office, and support a peak in administrative task with regard to project closure. Further details of the expected roles and responsibilities for the consultant are found below.
 

II.      Roles and Responsibilities

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, Women, Peace and Security, to ensure achievements of following tasks and deliverables:
     Establish a high standard documentation system for both hard copy and soft copy files;
     Establish a quality system to track contracts and payments, assist team in procuring of goods and services, facilitate contractual process including payments;
     Establish a quality control system, including checklist, that ensures completeness of all submissions to UN Women Regional Office;

     Provide administrative and operational support, particularly in organizing regional events and field missions and processing mission travel, as assigned by hiring unit.
 

III.    Key Expected Outputs and Time lines

 
Tasks
Deliverables
Timeframe
1. Establish a high standard documentation system for both hard copy and soft copy files.
E-filing catalog
At the end of December 2017, January, February, and March 2018
2. Establish a quality system to track contracts and payments, assist team in procuring of goods and services, facilitate contractual process including payments.
Updated contract log, updated payment log
At the end of December 2017, January, February, and March 2018
3. Establish a quality control system, including checklist, that ensures completeness of all submissions to UN Women Regional Office.
Checklist of transaction submitted to ROAP
At the end of December 2017, January, February, and March 2018
4. Provide administrative and operational support, particularly in organizing regional events in Indonesia approximately 5-10 events and field missions and processing mission travel, as assigned by hiring unit.
Brief monthly report on support provided
At the end of December 2017, January, February, and March 2018
 
IV.    Duration of Assignment and Duty Station:
The consultant is expected to be based in Jakarta, from 11th December 2017 – 31st March 2018.

V.      Required Qualifications

     University degree (or equivalent) in Business or Public Administration or related field.
     Three years of progressively responsible experience with administrative tasks.
     Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages.
     Experience in working with ATLAS is an advantage.
     Work experience in administrative support of development programme/project is an advantage.
     Work experience within the UN system is an asset.
     Fluency in English is required.

VI.    Evaluation Criteria

 
     Applications will be evaluated based on the Cumulative analysis.
     Technical Proposal (100 points) weight; [70%]
     Financial Proposal (100 points) weight; [30%]
 
A two-stage procedure is utilised in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated for the financial assessment.
 
 

Technical qualification evaluation criteria:

 
The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 100. Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically- qualified candidate.
 

Financial/Price Proposal evaluation:

 
     Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation will be considered and evaluated.
     The total number of points allocated for the price component is 100.
 
The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

VII.  Submission of application

Interest candidates are encouraged to submit electronic application to hr.bangkok@unwomen.org, cc dian.heryasih@unwomen.org, not later than 4 December 2017.
Submission package includes:
     Updated CV
     Personal History Form(P11)
     Financial proposal: the financial proposal shall specify a lump sum total amount breaking down into the daily professional fee, proposed number of working days and any other related costs.
 
All applicants must include (as an attachment) the CV, P11, and financial proposal. Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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