| Overview : BACKGROUND / RATIONALE In Ethiopia, The UNV Programme Comprises advocates strongly for voluntarism as a major form of civic engagement and it actively works with development agencies providing technical co-operation and capacity development initiatives. Increasingly government, development organizations (UN Agencies), and Volunteer Involving organizations are aligning their strategies and actions with much higher level development goals at national and international level. The idea is that projects alone will not affect longer term change and sustainable development, working in synergy likely to produce significant changes for people living in poverty. UN Volunteers Field Unit currently hosting up to 60 Volunteers under different modalities including National UN Volunteers, International Volunteers, Youth Volunteers, Interns among others. Majority of the UN Volunteers are currently serving in different agencies majorly UN Agencies and Government at National, Regional and Local levels OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICE / WORK In the overall, it is envisaged that the National Capacity Assessment will lead to better understanding of existing volunteer mechanisms, legal, and policy and Institutional framework, further form a basis on which a full programme document that ensures a collaborative framework on volunteerism among relevant stakeholders and thematic development sectors can be established. The framework will have several streams, mechanisms to ensure that those willing to volunteer their services have a common but differentiated opportunity. In sum, it engages more volunteers at core sectors identified through a strategic national level assessment. The National Capacity Assessment will conduct a situation analysis, study the context with regard to demand for establishment of national volunteer scheme, provide alternative modes of architecture for establishment of such kind of scheme in Ethiopia, further prepare a road map with articulated design features, use the needs assessment report with recommendation on what modalities could be promoted for sustainable national volunteer strategy, integrating voluntarism within national development policies. In particular captured in the Project Initiation Plan seeking to establish a project design for long term intervention. SCOPE OF THE SERVICE / WORK More specifically the INTERNATIONAL Consultant in consultation with Government of Ethiopia, UN Agencies and all 17 Volunteer Involving Organizations active in Ethiopia, Partners, serving national Volunteers, and (those who are no longer serving) will undertake the following tasks. - Undertake Stakeholder Mapping and scoping Volunteer actions to draw lessons for the proposed scheme
- Undertake analysis of contribution of voluntarism, particularly national volunteering to achievement of development results.
- Collect and analyses Primary and Secondary data sources to inform the study
- Identify factors that may inhibit realization of result.
- Support Engagement process with National, Regional, Local Government counterparts, prepare an inception report, and conduct of validation workshops.
- Conduct an assessment of National Institutional, Policy, Legal frameworks for promoting national voluntarism, for design of frameworks.
- Support preparation of Final reports and programme outlines to be submitted for technical appraisal by Technical steering committee, and approved by the Project Board as elaborated in the management arrangements.
- Use findings/recommendations for design of full project document of National Scheme for Ethiopia.
- Recommend sustainable strategies for advocacy and resource mobilization, and construct an outline for the final project document, longer term intervention
EXPECTED OUTPUTS /DELIVERABLES A multi stakeholder co-ordination mechanism will guide the delivery and the key stakeholders include Government of Ethiopia, Ministry of Women, Youth and Children, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), UNDP, UNV and other relevant Ministries linked to promoting Voluntarism. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) General Qualifications /Requirements The prospective service provider is expected to meet the following minimum requirements: - Knowledge of relevant sector, National Voluntarism, within Context for capacity development.
- Experience working with UN or other international Organizations is beneficial, Extensive knowledge of handling Development and Humanitarian Approaches.
- Capability to deploy strong analytical aptitude, communication and presentation expertise.
- Ability to conduct National Needs Assessment using known approaches.
- Good knowledge of design and application of capacity development approaches and understanding of strategies, techniques is desirable.
- Understanding of institutional and organizational structure and public sector inter-linkages between capacity development, effective legal, policy and institutional frameworks in line with sustainable development preferably in Africa context.
- Capability to deploy good communication expertise, ability to present quality reports on socio-economic issues of relevance to National Development and delivery of inputs in time.
- Understanding decentralized service delivery, urban and rural development co-ordination frameworks.
- Proven ability to work on cross-sector capacity development issues at different levels (National- sub regional/national) evidence undertaken similar assignments.
Academic Qualification: - At least a Post graduate Degree, (Advanced degree) in Public Policy, Public Administration, Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Development, Business Administration and Management.
Experience: - Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of practical experience in conduct of such task in line with Capacity development agenda at National Context of Africa, preferably have previous engagements with the non-for-profit sector and UN Agencies in relation to Public Sector Service Delivery, voluntary sector (experience in Africa and added advantage within Ethiopia).
- Professional demonstrated experience in facilitating such a kind of development process involving analytical, synthesis and elaborate reporting, commissioning assessment and framing of standard policy, institutional and project documents, including managing diverse portfolio with multi-sect oral dialogue process.
Functional Competencies: - Ability to undertake technical policy-focused research related to capacity development assessment.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deliver in a timely manner without compromising quality standards
- Ability to provide general Leadership and Direction to the study/ research analysis and report writing;
- Excellent research and advocacy skills relating to national capacity assessment, scoping, and stakeholder mapping.
- Strong organizational skills
- Training and hands-on experience in a governance and institutional development
- Ability to work under pressure, with a group of UN Agencies, and to deliver in a timely manner without compromising quality standards
- Strong communication skills
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills
Language and other Skills: - Excellent command on both written and spoken English is essential, (knowledge of Amharic will be an added advantage)
Core Competencies: - Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
- Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
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