Overview : The UN Secretary-General’s bold new global reform, launched on 1 January 2019 in response to General Assembly resolution 71/243, repositions the UN Development System to deliver on the Sustainable Development for dignity, prosperity and peace on a healthy planet. Central to this process, and as further mandated by General Assembly resolution 72/279, a new generation of UN Resident Coordinator Offices across the world are being strengthened under the leadership of an empowered UN Resident Coordinator, the highest-ranking representative of the UN Development System and the UN Secretary-General at country level. In order to effectively coordinate the collective work of UN Country Teams in support of national aspirations, the core capacities of enhanced Resident Coordinator Offices will include expertise in coordination and strategic planning, economics, tailored policy support, results monitoring and evaluation as well as strategic partnerships. In this regard, the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Iran is seeking qualified and experienced candidate on providing Economist - consultancy service for analysing sustainable development trends and advisory services to the UN Country Team's positioning and programming vis-a-vis Government and other relevant stakeholders on sustainable development matters. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Important Note 1: The interetsed candidates meeting the miniumum required qualifications in the Terms of Reference of the attached RFP package, should submit their Letter of Interest, Technical Proposal, Financial Proposal and any supporting documents requested in the RFP package. Missing to submit the Techncial and Financial Proposals will lead to disqualificaton of the candidate in the preliminary stage of evaluation. Important Note 2: Proposal should be submitted by the mentioned deadline and via either courier mail or UNDP Registry Email to the addresses below: United Nations Development Programme No. 8, Shahrzad Blvd, Darrous, Tehran – Iran Attention: Mr. Gagik Gevorkian Fax: (+98) 21 22 86 95 47 UNDP Registry Email Address: registry.ir@undp.org
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Extension: The deadline for submissions of bid has been extended till 21 February 2019 - 16:30 Tehran local time. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Extension: The deadline for submissions of bid has been extended till 24 February 2019 - 16:30 Tehran local time. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |