Qualifications: Minimum master’s in economics, Banking and Finance, Accounting or relevant field. Experience: Minimum 10 years in Sustainable Bond Development, Blended Financing and Bond underwriting. Previous experience with sustainable and/or Green bonds review. Language requirement: Proficiency in English (written and spoken) required. Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments Consultancy must send a financial proposal based on Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages: Deliverable | Working Days | Percentage of contract amount | Timeframe | - Report incorporating “a-g” of the key responsibilities
| 20 | 70% | 15 November 2021 | 2. 3 bankable project proposals that meet that meet the requirements and criteria of the Drua incubator | 10 | 30% | 30 November 2021 |
Deliverables: - A user guide and policy paper prepared for the identification, formulation and appraisal of bankable projects that meet the criteria for innovative sustainable financing instruments including the National Sustainable Development Bond Framework and Blue Bonds prospectus;
- A report on the comprehensive analysis of the national budget formulation process with recommendations on how the process can be strengthened to aligned to the process to the key results-based outputs and targets in the 5-Year and 20-Year National Development Plan and the National Sustainable Development Bond Framework;
- 3 bankable project proposals that meet that meet the requirements and criteria of the Drua incubator as well as the requirements of identified sustainable financing instruments;
- A report on the comprehensive analysis of the process of coordinating the implementation of the NSDS with recommendations of how donors, development partners, the private sector and civil society can be better engaged in the financing and implementation of the 5-Year and 20-Year National Development Plan National Sustainable Development Bond Framework;
- First payment of 70% will be made upon submission of deliverable 1 to the satisfaction of the UN team.
- Second payment of 30% will be made upon submission of deliverable 2 to the satisfaction of the UN team.
Deliverable | Payable amount | Timeframe (working days) | Target Due Dates | Review and Approvals Required | 1. A user guide and policy paper prepared for the identification, formulation and appraisal of bankable projects. | 70% | 20 | 15 November 2021 | (IG DTL) | 3. 3 bankable project proposals that meet that meet the requirements and criteria of the Drua incubator | 30% | 10 | 30 November 2021 | (IG DTL) |
Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 70 points) - Criteria 1: Relevance of Education – Max 5 points
- Criteria 2: Relevance of language and Key competencies - Max 5 Points
- Criteria 3: Technical expertise (required experience and knowledge for assignment) - Max 25 points
- Criteria 4: Relevance of experience relating to the requirements of the ToR – Max 25 points
- Criteria 5: Quality of Assessment of approach/methodology to assignment – Max 10 Points
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Shortlisted candidates shall be called for an interview which will be used to confirm and/or adjust the technical scores awarded based on documentation submitted. Documentation required Interested consultancies must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document: - Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex II.
- Personal CV, 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.
- Technical proposal, including a) a brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
- Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex II. Note: Consultancies must quote prices in United States Dollars (USD).
Note: Successful individuals will be required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage before the commencement of contract for the duration of the assignment. Incomplete and joint proposals may not be considered. Consultancies with whom there is further interest will be contacted. The successful consultancy shall opt to sign an Individual Contract or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) through its company/employer with UNDP. Annexes For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to Mr. Dale Kacivi - procurement.fj@undp.org/dale.kacivi@undp.org All applications must be clearly marked with the title of consultancy and submitted by 5:00pm, 19th October 2021 (Fiji Time) online via UN Jobs website https://jobs.undp.org/ or etenderbox.pacific@undp.org |