| Overview : ADMINISTRATION To apply, interested persons should upload the combined* Technical Proposal/Methodology (if applicable), CV and Offeror’s Letter to “UNDP Jobs” by navigating to the link below and clicking “APPLY NOW”, no later than the date indicated on the “UNDP Jobs” website. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted**: - UNDP Job Site – https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=89080 (cut and paste into browser address bar if the link does not work) * PLEASE NOTE: The system allows the upload of one (1) document ONLY – if you are required to submit a Technical Proposal/Methodology, this document along with your CV/P11 and Offeror’s Letter, MUST be combined and uploaded as one. NOTE: The Financial Proposal should not be uploaded to “UNDP Jobs”**. <IMPORTANT> **Please email the password-protected Financial Proposal to procurement.bb@undp.org. The subject line of your email must contain the following: “BBRSO87234 Financial Proposal – Your Name” If the password for your Financial Proposal is required, it will be requested by the Procurement Unit. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to procurement.bb@undp.org within three (3) days of the publication of this notice, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. The UNDP Barbados & the OECS Procurement Unit will post the responses*** two (2) days later, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to: - http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=61895 (cut and paste into browser address bar if the link does not work) A detailed Procurement Notice, TOR, and all annexes can be found by clicking the above link. *** UNDP shall endeavour to provide such responses to clarifications in an expeditious manner, but any delay in such response shall not cause an obligation on the part of UNDP to extend the submission date of the Proposals, unless UNDP deems that such an extension is justified and necessary BACKGROUND On October 21, 1974, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Barbados entered into an agreement to “support and supplement the national efforts of developing countries at solving the most important problems of their economic development and to promote social progress and better standards of life.” Subsequently, similar agreements were entered with Governments of the ten countries the UNDP Multi-Country Office for Barbados and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) serves: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; the British Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada; Montserrat; Saint Lucia; St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis and, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The agreements have established the framework within which UNDP serves and is the foundation on which programme documents such as the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework and the Sub-regional Country Programme Document are built. UNDP works in the region continues to evolve and now ranges from poverty and governance to sustainability solutions, energy and recovery and resilience. The UNDP Multi-Country Office is based in Barbados with approximately 50 members of staff. In other three OECS territories - Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands - UNDP has established projects offices since 2017. For the remaining six territories - Anguilla, Grenada; Montserrat; Saint Lucia; St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis and, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - UNDP has a multitude of projects in the areas of sustainable development, climate and disaster resilience, and energy and environment. However, there are no physical UNDP offices in these countries where UNDP it is seeking to strengthen its capacity. Equally, UNDP is promoting innovation as a development driver and additional support is needed for different pioneer projects that UNDP Barbados and the OECS is supporting such as the Accelerator Lab on Blue Economy and the Household and Building Damage Assessment (HBDA). In this context, UNDP is seeking to engage an IC to strengthen its capacity. The objectives of this consultancy are twofold. The first is to strengthen UNDP capacity in the OECS region. The second objective is to support different innovation projects such as the Blue Lab and the HBDA. | 
