| Overview : Description of assignment: Project Support Specialist Type of Consultancy: Individual Contract (IC) Duty Station: Erbil, Iraq, with possible travels inside the region as necessary Period of assignment/services: 65 working days over approximately 3 months Estimated Starting Date: 15th October 2015 Proposals should be submitted to the following e-mail address no later than COB 8th October 2015 (Iraq local Time: +3 GMT): ic1.undp.iq@undp.org. Please note the following: - It is a MUST to indicate the Procurement Notice Number in the e-mail subject line.
- Any request for clarification must be sent to the following e-mail address: vian.mohammed@undp.org. The Procurement Unit will respond by e-mail, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to identified consultants who have notified UNDP of their interest to participate.
- Kindly be informed that the UN P11 Form (“CV Form,” ref: Annex 2) must be completed. It is not permissible to submit a Curriculum Vitae in lieu of this form.
- Emails sent to the previously mentioned address shouldn’t exceed the limits of 8MB.
1.Documents to be included when submitting the Proposal: Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications and interest. A.Technical Proposal: (which will include the following): Signed Template Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal –Annex 1 attached. A letter explaining why he/she considers him/herself the most suitable candidate for the work. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references. UN P11 Form (“CV Form”) – Annex 2 attached. UNDP-Iraq reserves the right to disqualify any submissions that have omitted this form. A language assessment will be conducted [if needed] for the purpose of verifying proficiency in English; Sample reports of previous work in English.
B.Financial proposal: The financial proposal will specify a total lump sum amount and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. Financial Proposal Form, providing a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems) is to be provided by the offeror – Annex 3 attached C.Travel: All envisaged travel must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/ repatriation travel. In general, UNDP does not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class, he/she should do so using his or her own resources. Furthermore, Individual Consultant who is at the duty station at the time of hire is ineligible for travel to join, and who remain at the duty station after contract completion is ineligible for repatriation travel In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed. | 
