Procurement Notices

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Administration

To apply, interested persons should upload the Technical Proposal (if applicable) and CV to “UNDP Jobs” by navigating to the link below and clicking “APPLY NOW”, no later than the date indicated on the “UNDP Jobs” website. Application submitted via email will not be accepted: -

                ☐ UNDP Job Site – https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=73757

NOTE: The Financial Proposal should not be uploaded to “UNDP Jobs”.

If requested by the Procurement Unit, the Financial Proposal should be submitted to procurement.bb@undp.org within 24 hours of a request. Failure to submit the Financial Proposal will result in disqualification.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to procurement.bb@undp.org prior to the application deadline date, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. The UNDP Barbados & the OECS Procurement Unit will post the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to: -

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=39672

A detailed Procurement Notice and all annexes can be found by clicking the above link.

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Background

The National Technical Coordinator will carry out tasks as necessary to facilitate the process of gathering relevant information for the development of the project document with support and guidance from the National Working Group. Specific responsibilities include:

1. Obtaining and coordinating technical inputs, reports, data, complementary initiatives, inter alia, ensuring that the project development team has the information and documentation necessary to carry out their work and ensuring the timely delivery of their final products with the expected quality;
2. Liaising with national stakeholders to secure institutional commitments in terms of co-financing letters and the letter of endorsement;
3. Gathering information on coordination with other projects and information sharing with other projects in the country;
4. Liaising with national counterparts to obtain budget figures as necessary and support multi-annual planning of project activities;
5. Arranging meetings to come to agreement on project management arrangements. As part of these meetings, it will be important to assess lessons learned from previous GEF projects in the country with a view to identifying ways to strengthen execution capacity.
6. Leading the organisation of the PPG inception and validation workshops, intermediate consultations, convening all relevant stakeholders.
7. Support the development of a robust project management and institutional arrangements framework, including setup for Project Board, Project Management Unit and support technical experts, and technical partner institutions
8. Providing logistical and coordination support as needed on the ground to facilitate completion of the project document.