| Overview : INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE Procurement Notice Ref. No.: UNDP/GHA/2019/029/IC Date: February 21, 2019 Country: Ghana Description of the Assignment: RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) AS A RAPPORTEUR FOR “GHANA’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS INVESTMENT FORUM” Name of Agency: UNDP - GHANA Post Title: National Consultant Period of Assignment/Services: 10 days Proposal should be submitted no later than February 27, 2019 at 4:30 PM in the Afternoon, UTC+00:00 Accra/Monrovia Time Zone via the secure email address: bids.gh@undp.org Your technical and financial proposals shall be sent into two separate files but in one email under Subject Line: UNDP-GHA-2018-029-IC The File Name for Technical and Financial Proposals MUST BE: - For Technical: UNDP-GHA-2019-029 -IC - TP - [insert your name]
- For Financial –UNDP-GHA-2019-029-IC- FP - [insert your name]
Any request for clarification and/or additional information on this Procurement Notice shall be sent in writing to UNDP Ghana Country Office or send standard electronic communication to the Contact Person e-mail at procurement.gh@undp.org (please note that it is only dedicated for enquiry and confirmation for proposal submission. Do not submit both Technical and Financial proposals to this account. If you do so, your proposals will be rejected and UNDP will not be accountable for it). While the Procurement Unit would endeavour to provide clarification expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 5 days period to the submission deadline will be entertained. The procuring UNDP entity will respond in writing by standard electronic mail, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. I. BACKGROUND At the UN climate change conference in Paris in December 2015, 196 countries adopted the Paris Agreement – the first ever, legally binding universal pact that sets out a global action plan for limiting global warming to “well below 2°C” starting from 2020. This Paris Agreement requires all Parties to put forward their best efforts in a form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and to accelerate these efforts in the years ahead. This includes requirements that all countries report regularly on their emissions and on their implementation efforts. Ghana is one of the countries, despite little historical contribution to today’s negative impact of climate change, who demonstrate commitment both nationally and globally to pursue coordinated actions to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on its citizenry and to create a low carbon emission development pathway. Ghana has been making best endeavours to finalise and present its ambitious NDCs soon on the basis of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) plan containing a set of 31 climate actions covering seven sectors with a budget of $22.6 billion for 10 year period starting from 2020. For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR) attached separately |
II. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION The main objective of the assignment is to support the preparation and organisation of the Gh-NDC Investment Forum. For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR) attached separately |
III. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS - Master’s degree in a relevant field such as banking, economics, finance, business administration, social science, or related areas.
Work Experience: - At least 7 years work experience in Banking and Finance;
- Demonstrated profound understanding of financing in relation to Paris Agreement including Nationally Determined Contributions and Sustainable Development Goals;
- Certified Financial Analyst is an asset;
- Experience and/or familiarity with the work of UNDP and/or other multilateral, bilateral and civil society development partners;
- Excellent communication skills with analytical ability to express ideas clearly, concisely and effectively, both orally and in writing;
- Fluency in English;
- Demonstrated ability to work in an independent manner.
Language: - Fluency in written and spoken English;
- Capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders (civil society, government authorities, traditional authorities, local communities, project staff);
- Knowledge of UN official languages is an asset.
Functional Competencies: - Excellent analytical and organizational skills;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with analytic capacity and demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information in high quality papers/reports and in effective presentations to different audiences;
- Skills in note taking and news gathering;
- Exercise the highest level of responsibility and can handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner.
Core Competencies: - Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
- Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
Important Note: The Consultant is required to have the above mentioned professional and technical qualifications. Only the applicants who hold these qualifications will be shortlisted and contacted. |
IV. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE TECHNICAL PROPOSALS Interested offeror/Individual Consultant (IC) must submit the following documents before the deadline stipulated in the IC Procurement Notice. Such documents are: - Technical Proposal as per the prescribed format (see template in Annex II), which includes Duly Signed Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability, Duly Signed Personal CV and Duly signed Personal History Form (P 11)
- Financial Proposal as per prescribed format (see template in Annex III)
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