| Overview : Description of the assignment: The UNDP Electoral Support Project (ESP) provides technical assistance and advisory support to the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) for the period (2008-2016). The ESP support aims at building sustainable and enduring institutional and professional capacity within the ECN that could be easily and effectively deployed in future elections. Through the provision of on-site technical advisory services and specialized electoral support, ESP seeks to enhance and further consolidate the institutional strengthening of the Election Commission of Nepal, of its Secretariat and its regional and district offices. This support will also aim to enhance the professional capacities of its staff down to district level to meet the numerous priorities required to be addressed in order to further enhance the credibility and the adequacy of Nepal's future electoral processes. Operational support for upcoming electoral processes: following the successful organization and conduct of the 2013 CA Elections, ESP continued to provide operational and technical support, particularly for the first and second phase local elections and also continue to provide supports for the third phase local election which has been scheduled on 18 September, 2017. As long as the first and second phase elections are over, ESP has been providing supports on post-election management activities which includes assessment and planning for the future elections. Currently, the government is also in process of finalizing the electoral laws to be required for provincial and federal elections. Thus, as part of this support, the ESP is seeking to recruit Regional Logistic & Administrative Assistant to support the Election Commission, Nepal at the regional level and work towards ensuring effective and efficient UN support to the upcoming provincial and federal electoral processes. Number of consultant required: 1 Project name: Electoral Support Project (ESP) Period of assignment/services (if applicable): Total of 116 days from 25 August, 2017 to 31 January 2018 Duty Station: one each for Nepalgunj, Banke, & Dhangadhi, Kalali, Proposal should be submitted at the following address: Procurement Unit, UNDP (Ref.: UNDP/PN/34/2017: Logistic & Administration Support, UN House, Pulchowk, PO Box 107, Kathmandu, Nepal or by email to procurement.np@undp.org not later than 1730 hours (Nepal Standard Time) of 20 August 2017. The consultant should clearly state preferred duty station in the application. | 
