National Evaluation System and Capacity Development Adviser for the NEDA-UNDP Strategic M&E Project - Manila
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
UNDP Country Office - PHILIPPINES
Deadline
13-May-20
Published on
30-Apr-20
Reference Number
65486
Overview
In 2015, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued the National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF) to promote the purposive conduct of evaluations in the public sector in support of good governance, transparency, accountability, and evidence-based decision making. "While much has been achieved since the adoption of the NEPF, there is a need to escalate efforts to strengthen national evaluation capacity. First, enabling environment: while the NEPF established the beginnings for a centrally coordinated evaluation system, operational guidelines for how agencies should do evaluation have yet to be issued. Second, institutional capacity for evaluation is highly uneven across agencies and stifled by weak demand from senior management, lack of dedicated M&E units, and funding constraints. Third, individual capacity among decision-makers and technical staff to determine, design, manage, communicate, and make use of evaluations is likewise highly uneven across the government.
In 2017, NEDA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippine country office partnered to strengthen the conduct of evaluations in support of the NEPF. The Strategic Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project, which is financed by NEDA and implemented with full UNDP country office support, aims to build the capacity of NEDA and select government agencies to conduct evaluations of priority programs, in turn supporting the achievement of the Philippine Development Program (PDP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through the partnership, UNDP is supporting NEDA in a) commissioning evaluations; b) developing operational guidelines for the NEPF; c) pursuing initiatives to strengthen evaluation capacity; d) facilitating a community of practice on evaluation and e) leveraging technology and innovation.
The Project requires the services of a National Evaluation System and Capacity Development Adviser who shall provide strategic and technical guidance on how NEDA can best pursue national evaluation capacity development. The Adviser shall 1) conduct a scoping study on the experience and context of other countries and the Philippines, including the models they used, in establishing their respective monitoring and evaluation systems and capacities; 2) perform a meta-evaluation of existing evaluation studies conducted by or for Philippine government agencies in the past five (5) years; 3) recommend a realistic institutional framework for the NEPF; 4)provide advisory services to the development of a learning program for government evaluation; 5) provide advisory services to the strengthening of a community of practice (COP) on evaluation; and 6) provide strategic inputs and quality assurance, including the provision of guidance to service providers hired by UNDP, to ensure quality and coherence of capacity development efforts.
Governance and Accountability
- The Consultant shall be directly supervised by the Project Coordinator of the NEDA-UNDP Strategic M&E Project, with whom all outputs shall be submitted and through whom all communications shall be coursed or copied;
- The Consultant shall report progress, provide updates, or raise issues to the Project Coordinator on a regular basis. The Consultant is expected to be accessible to the UNDP Project Coordinator via phone, mobile, or internet, and may be asked to report physically to UNDP on an agreed schedule and when required.
- The Consultant may also be required to coordinate with the Senior Adviser, Institutions and Partnerships Programme Team Lead, and other officials and staff of UNDP; and with the Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary for Investment Programming, the Director and staff of the MES, and other officials and staff of the NEDA but through the NEDA-MES;
- In performing his/her functions, the consultant is expected to coordinate, consult, and/or collaborate with the contractors of the evaluation studies, the implementing agencies and other stakeholders, attend ERG meetings, and other meetings, among others.
Expected Duration of the Contract
The consultant will be hired for 110 person-days spread over a period of seven (7) months from 01 June to 30 December 2020
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
- Financial proposals must be expressed as a lump sum “all-inclusive” per-person day rate. The term “all-inclusive” implies all costs (professional fees, medical insurance, allowances, etc.). The price is fixed regardless of changes in the cost components. Please follow the UNDP template with the breakdown of costs. Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during the contract duration.
- Each person-day of work delivered, according to the equivalent level of effort per output as outlined in part D, may be billed upon submission of a time sheet with the accompanying outputs. The submission of such time sheet may be made immediately after outputs have been submitted and accepted or for each agreed-upon cut-off period.
Duty Station
- In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and declaration of State of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines, all work of the Individual consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the local and national government. During the quarantine period, the IC shall NOT ENGAGE in any meetings or activities OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES. Coordination/meetings shall be done through phone or online communication until such time that the quarantine is lifted, during which this will be STRICTLY a HOME-BASED assignment; NO TRAVEL IS REQUIRED for the IC to complete their abovementioned tasks.
- The Consultant will be based in Manila but should be able to travel to locations of learning activities, consultations, and other engagements within the country, as required, subject to community quarantine guidelines set by the local and national government. Any future travels will be charged to UNDP c/o Strategic M&E Project;
- Similarly, once the community quarantine is lifted, the Consultant will be required to report physically to UNDP on a weekly basis and when physical participation in activities, such as engagement with stakeholders and evaluation of prospective contractors, will be necessary.
- The Consultant is expected to have his/her own workspace, computer, and other facilities.
Annexes and other References
- Philippines National Evaluation Policy Framework (hyperlink here)
- National Evaluation Policy Guidelines – Consultation Draft (hyperlink here)
- EvalPartners Global Evaluation Agenda 2016-2020 (hyperlink here)
- UNDP National Evaluation Diagnostic Tool and Guidance (hyperlink here)
UNEG Evaluation Competency Framework (hyperlink here)
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Under the overall guidance of the UNDP Senior Adviser, the UNDP Institutions and Partnerships Outcome Lead, and the NEDA Monitoring and Evaluation Staff (MES) Director, and reporting directly and regularly to the Strategic M&E Project Coordinator, the Adviser shall implement appropriate methodologies to address the following questions:
In doing so, the Consultant shall undertake the following:
These in consideration of the result of the competency assessment by the responsible party mentioned above (C.3.a).
In performing the abovementioned functions, the Consultant shall be guided by the National Evaluation Policy Framework (hyperlink here), the UNDP National Evaluation Diagnostic Tool (hyperlink here) with respect to overall capacity for evaluation, and the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Competency Framework (hyperlink here) with respect to individual competency for evaluation. Other resources and instruments may also be used as relevant (see part L below).
Timetable of Deliverables The consultant is expected to perform the abovementioned works according to the following schedule:
The Consultant shall a) submit a work plan for the duration of the contract, spelling out the outputs, level of effort, and dependencies/resources needed; b) a brief accomplishment report, submitted monthly or as agreed, consisting of bullet points on activities conducted and lessons learned, which must be submitted together with each billing of the Consultant.
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Offers will be evaluated based on the combined scoring method :
For the evaluation of the Technical Proposal, the selection of the successful consultant must be based in the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points):
Applicants who will only receive 70 points from the assessment of the CV, essay, and two (2) sample Portfolios of related communications work will be qualified for the assessment of the Financial Proposal.
Recommended Presentation of Offer Offerors must upload in one (1) file the documents below at the given link https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=91494 You may download the editable version of the Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the IC by clicking on this link: http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU
In view of the volume of applications, UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified. |