| Overview : IMPORTANT NOTE: This Project is funded by the European Union. As per the Agreement between UNDP and EU, only individuals from EU Member States along with the members of the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean cumulation (i.e. Turkey, the Western Balkans, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland) are eligible to apply to this Individual Consultancy Assignment. 1 Background Please see Annex II (Terms of Reference). 2 Scope of Work, Responsibilities and Description of the Proposed Analytical Work Please see Annex II (Terms of Reference). 3 Requirements for Experience and Qualifications Please see Annex II (Terms of Reference). 4 Documents to be included when submitting Proposals Interested individual contractors MUST submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications: - Duly signed and complete "Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability" provided as Annex I.
- Latest Personal CV including experience in similar projects and easily accessible contact details (preferably e-mails and mobile phones) of at least 3 references.
Failure to submit either one of the above listed documents may result in automatic disqualification of a candidate. 5 Financial Proposal Financial proposal shall be submitted together with the compulsory documents, in the format provided in “Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability”. Any deviation from the standard text may lead to disqualification. 6 Evaluation Applicants meeting minimum qualification requirements stipulated within the Terms of Reference will be short-listed for technical evaluation. The evaluation will be based on cumulative analysis (i.e. technical qualifications and price proposal). The weight of the technical criteria is 70%; the weight of the financial proposal is 30%. The Evaluation Committee will interview the candidates who fulfil all the stipulated minimum qualification requirements, prior to conclusion of the technical evaluation. The interview will be notified to the candidates at least two days in advance. If a candidate is unable to participate in an interview by force majeure, a mutually convenient alternative date and time may be arranged with the candidate. If the candidate is unable to participate in this second scheduled time, the candidate will be eliminated from the evaluation process. After conclusion of the technical evaluation upon conduct of the interviews, candidates who have obtained a minimum of 49 points out of a maximum 70 points will be considered for the financial evaluation. Candidates who could not meet the minimum qualification requirements will be disqualified. Criteria | Weight | Maximum Attainable Points | Technical | 70% | 70 pts | General Qualifications | 15% | 15 pts | General Professional Experience | 26% | 26 pts | Specific Professional Experience | 14% | 14 pts | Interview | 15% | 15 pts | Financial | 30% | 30 pts |
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General Qualifications | Master’s Degree in the fields of political sciences and/or public administration, law, security studies, human rights or any other relevant field | 8 | Ph.D. Degree in the fields of political sciences and/or public administration, law, security studies, human rights or any other relevant field | 1 | Good command of spoken and written English | 3 | Full computer literacy | 2 | Good command of spoken and written Turkish | 1 | General Professional Experience | Minimum 10 (ten) years of professional experience | 10 | More than 10 (ten) years of professional experience | 1 | Minimum 3 (three) years of professional experience in working for/with international institutions/organizations and/or international projects and/or taking part within international projects as staff/personnel of partners (including donors and beneficiaries) | 8 | Former experience in EU funded projects | 1 | Knowledge of international human rights framework | 5 | Former experience in UN projects | 1 | Specific Professional Experience | At least 5 (five) years of specific working/academic experience in |
public administration, human rights and/or security sector | 8 | At least 1 (one) experience as team leader/chief technical advisor in an internationally funded project | 1 | Specific knowledge of functioning of public sector or/and security sector in EU Member States and/or in Turkey | 5 | | |
7 Annexes The following annexes are an integral part of this procurement notice. In case of any conflict between the provisions of the Annex III and the procurement notice and/or Annex I and/or Annex II, the provisions of Annex III are applicable. - Annex I: Template for “Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability”
- Annex II: Terms of Reference
- Annex III: General Conditions of Contract for the Services of Individual Contractors
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