Procurement Notices

Introduction about the UN–Habitat

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN–Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements development. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable communities, towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The main documents outlining the mandate of the organization are the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, Habitat Agenda, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and the Resolution 56/206. Its activities contribute to the overall objective of the United Nations to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development within the context and the challenges of a rapidly urbanising world.

UN–Habitat is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a team of some 200 international and local staff, with regional offices for Asia and the Pacific in Fukuoka, Japan (ROAP–Fukuoka), for Latin America and the Caribbean in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ROLAC), and for Africa and the Arab States in Nairobi, Kenya (ROAAS). The regional office for Eastern Europe and Transition Countries is also based in Nairobi.

 In the Philippines Country Office (CO), key programs and projects include national urban policy support, capacity development to manage urban development and settlements, climate change, post-disaster shelter recovery, urban planning, urban poverty reduction and slum upgrading. Support to climate change programs and projects started as early as early as 2008 under the MDG Demo Project of the UN. Since then, the climate change program has evolved and grown into a strategic and regular technical assistance component of the Philippines Country Office.

Project Background and Description

The “Building Climate Resiliency through Urban Plans and Designs project is a 3-year climate change adaptation project. The project supports the Philippine government in improving policies, regulations, and capacities to adapt to climate change through the promotion of climate-responsive sustainable urban development plans and designs. In support of the National Climate Change Action Plan, it will enhance national and subnational government representatives’ institutional capacities to guide and manage urban growth towards suitable areas and design the same incorporating resilience principles and practices.

This Terms of Reference elaborates the duties and expected outputs of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist/ Training Impact Evaluator and will basically contribute to:

• Project Output I, Work Package I2: Capacity building and implementation plan to assist national government agencies and institutions on climate-resilient urban plans and designs. 
• Project Output II, Work Package II2: Capacity building of the five selected LGU teams on the preparation of climate resilient urban plans and designs.

Rationale of Training Impact Evaluation (TIE)

The BCRUPD Project has implemented series of training activities over the course of two years including Coaches’ training, field exposure and knowledge exchange series, coaching and mentoring sessions, and specialized trainings with national government agencies and partner cities.

Training interventions are not complete if we do not know the impact they are having on the client’s performance. Impact evaluation is the key. Once the impact of training is known, and if the results meet or exceed expectations, a new cycle of intervention may be undertaken leading to further improvements in client performance (Manual for Evaluating Training’s Impact on Human Settlements)

The Training Impact Evaluation should look at three fundamental components of the training experience:

• The impact of BCRUPD trainings had on building capacities of the partner government agencies and partner cities i.e. increase knowledge and understanding, improve skills, change attitudes and values;
• The extent to which the BCRUPD trainings has been used or applied by the individual; and,
• The impact of the individual learning by BCRUPD trainings to her/his performance and organizational effectiveness.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Consultant

The Consultant is expected to perform the following duties:

• Guided by the project work plan, the consultant will work with the project team and close collaboration with the Training and capacity Development Officer in delivering her/his assigned tasks and outputs.
• Prepare an M&E workplan for review and approval by Project Coordinator, reflecting the necessary activities and schedules, required inputs/resources, methodology and strategy on the expected outputs/deliverables.  
• Help in refining and finalizing the framework, evaluation tool and forms for the training impact evaluation (TIE).
• Conduct of TIE for five partner cities and partner national government agencies.
• Produce a comprehensive report based on results of the TIE.
• Present the findings, conclusions and recommendations to the Project Team.

Schedule of Payment and Conditions

Duration of Work

 The Consultant will be engaged for 34 working days spread over 2 months from 12 August to 11 October 2019.

 Institutional Arrangements

 The Consultant will report to the BCRUPD Project Coordinator.

Duty Station

The Consultant will be based in Manila.

 Qualifications of The Successful Individual Contractor

Education:

• Advanced university degree in a discipline related to the assignment (Organizational Development, Training and Human Resources Development, Development Studies, Business Management, Public Administration, International Relations, Monitoring and Evaluation and other related field

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years in-depth experience in capacity and institutional/organizational development and conducting impact evaluation training programs.  
• Minimum 3 years’ experience doing impact evaluation methodologies and monitoring and evaluation tools;
• Minimum 2 years training and facilitation skills;

Language:

• English and Filipino

Competency

The Core Values of the United Nations are:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for diversity.

Planning & Organizing:

• Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
• Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required;
• Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work;
• Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning;
• Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary;
• Uses time efficiently.

Communication:

• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively;
• Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately;
• Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication;
• Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience;
• Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Client Orientation:

• Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view;
• Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect;
• Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions;
• Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems;
• Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects;
• Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Teamwork:

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;
• Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others;
• Places team agenda before personal agenda;
• Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position;
• Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Scope of Proposal and Schedule of Payments

 The financial proposal should be expressed in lump sum amount inclusive of all financial costs related to this engagement (i.e., such as transportation/travel to and from residence for meetings within Metro Manila, supplies and materials, equipment, reproduction, communications including internet, etc).

Payments will be made when specific outputs have been submitted, as outlined below:

Criteria for Selection of Best Offer

 The offer will be evaluated based on a Combined Scoring method where the Technical Evaluation will be weighted maximum of 70%, combined with the Price Offer weighted maximum of 30%.

The evaluation of the Technical Qualification will be based on the following:

1. Curriculum Vitae - 50 points

2. Interview – 50 points

Applicants who will only receive 70 points  from the assessment of the CV and interview will be qualified for the assessment of the Financial Proposal.

Recommended Presentation of Offer

Offerors must upload in one (1) file the documents below at https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=86569

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability that indicates the all-inclusive lumpsum contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided; If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;
2. Financial Proposal (Annex 2 of Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability)
3. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
4. Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment and how they will approach and complete the assignment

In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.