Experience and qualifications: - Post graduate level qualification in administration, finance, marketing, economics, accounting or related fields
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience investment banking and asset management experience.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience working with development banks, sovereign wealth funds, government, and private sector funds in developing markets.
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. Tentative milestone payment percentages are subject to verification at contract negotiations. All components of each item must be completed to qualify for a milestone payment. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages: Deliverables | Submission Deadline | Milestone Payment | - Sea cucumber project proposal with enhancements on commercial model
| 30th April 2022 | 25% | - 3 feasibility studies with inputs on commercial feasibility
- 2 project proposals with inputs on commercial model
- Updates provided at Blue Bond Working Group calls
| 31st May 2022 | 50% | - Meetings organized with decision-makers of 4 major financial institutions (banks, investors, etc.)
- Minutes of meetings and recommendations on action items
| 31st July 2022 | 25% |
Cumulative analysis The proposal will be evaluated using the cumulative analysis method with a split of 70% and 30% financial scoring. The proposal with the highest cumulative scoring will be awarded the contract. Applications will be evaluated technically, and points are attributed based on how well the proposal meets the requirements of the Terms of Reference. Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 70 points) • Criteria 1: Post graduate level qualification in administration, finance, marketing, economics, accounting or related fields – Max 15 points • Criteria 2: A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience investment banking and asset management experience – Max 35 points • Criteria 3: A minimum of 5 years of experience working with development banks, sovereign wealth funds, government, and private sector funds in developing markets – Max 20 points Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Documentation required Interested individual consultants 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 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. • Technical proposal, including 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: National consultants must quote prices in United States Dollars (USD). Incomplete and joint proposals may not be considered. Consultants with whom there is further interest will be contacted. The successful consultant shall opt to sign an Individual Contract or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) through its company/employer with UNDP. Annexes Proposal Submission All applications must be clearly marked with the title of consultancy and submitted by 5:00pm, 15th March 2022, 5pm (Fiji Time) online via UN Jobs website https://jobs.undp.org/ or etenderbox.pacific@undp.org |