· Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Exploration, the Project Design & Innovation consultant will provide support to the Accelerator Lab in the design, piloting, and scale-up proposal concept, execution model, and proposal development of the two critical initiatives of the Bangladesh Accelerator Lab (Foresight R&D and Upskilling of Youth via Blended Mechanism). For this purpose, the Accelerator Lab team would like to bring on board a Project Design & Innovation Coordinator to perform a variety of tasks in two major aspects, that are strictly time-bound as the two initiatives need to be rolled out immediately.
A) Support the Accelerator Lab on Project Design, Formulation, and Technical Proposal Development of “Upskilling Youth on Emerging Technologies” Pilot.
B) Support the Accelerator Lab on Project Conceptualization, Foresight Model Development, and Execution of Foresight Youth Pilot.
The National Consultant is expected to be an expert in their understanding of the local context in terms of tertiary education, youth development, ICT/BPO market, digital skilling, online learning, and executing innovative pilots with local youth, and has a good track record of working with bilateral donors/international organizations in a related area.
Period of assignment/services: 60 working days over a period of four months.
Please note that this procurement process is being conducted through the new online tendering system of UNDP. Applicants who wish to submit a proposal must be registered in the system. Kindly register by visiting the link below and follow the instructions provided in the user guide in the document attached:
http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the Quantum portal.
In case you have never registered before, follow the Supplier Portal Registration Link to register a profile in the system. The Supplier User Guide has been uploaded to the following link. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from the previous registration.
The supplier webinar is now available at the following link: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.
Please note that all required documents are found on the UNDP Quantum Platform under negotiation reference: UNDP-BGD-00120.
Interested experts with questions regarding the registration in Quantum should send them in writing to: e-bidbox.bd@undp.org and copy the reference UNDP-BGD-00120 in the subject line. Please note, Proposals will not be received through email. If any applicant is registered in the system, any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry.
Regards UNDP Procurement Unit