C. Scope of Work Under the overall guidance of the Senior Policy Advisor, the Outcome Lead for Institutions and SDG Partnerships, and the Accelerator Lab Head of Experimentation, and reporting regularly to the Strategic M&E Project Coordinator and the Project Officer for the Programs and Projects Monitoring System (PPMS), Consultant shall perform the following services; 1. Provide QA review of outputs and reports for key project milestones - inception report, UI-UX report, demo and testing, PPMS deployment, and users trainings 2. Provide assistance in communicating and translating outputs to become understandable and relevant action points for the NEDA, DBM, and UNDP Management; and 3. Provide on-call support for technical concerns related to Workstream 1 D. Expected Outputs and Deliverables The Consultant is expected to deliver the following: Deliverables/ Outputs | Estimated Duration to Complete | Target Due Dates | Review and Approvals Required | Provide QA review of outputs and reports | Inception Report Equivalent Level of Effort: 4 days | June 29 to July 17, 2020 | OIC Project Coordinator And Project Officer for PPMS | UI/UX prototype, mock-up, and reports Equivalent Level of Effort: 3 days | July 20 to Aug. 14, 2020 | Demo and Testing (Build 1) Equivalent Level of Effort: 5 days | Sept 14 – 25, 2020 | Demo and Testing (Build 2) Equivalent Level of Effort: 5 days | Nov. 16-27, 2020 | PPMS Deployment Equivalent Level of Effort: 5 days | Jan. 18-29, 2021 | User training (Batch 1) Equivalent Level of Effort: 5 days | Feb. 1-12, 2021 | User training (Batch 2) Equivalent Level of Effort: 3 days | Feb. 22 – Mar. 5, 2021 | Total | | 30 days | |
E. Institutional Arrangement a) The Consultant shall be directly supervised by the Project Coordinator of the NEDA-UNDP Strategic M&E Project and the Project Officer for PPMS, with whom all outputs shall be submitted and through whom all communications shall be coursed or copied. b) When necessary, the Consultant will be required to coordinate with the Senior Policy Advisor, the Outcome Lead for Institutions and SDG Partnerships, and the Accelerator Lab Head of Experimentation of UNDP; and with the Director of the Monitoring and Evaluation Staff (MES) and other officials of the NEDA and other relevant stakeholders. c) The Consultant shall report progress, provide updates, or raise issues to the Project Coordinator and Project Officer for PPMS on at least a weekly basis. The Consultant is expected to be accessible to the UNDP Project Coordinator via phone, mobile, or internet. F. Duration of the Work a) The consultant will be engaged for a maximum of thirty (30) person-days spread over nine (9) months. b) The target start of work date is 15 June 2020 and the maximum end date is 15 March 2021. G. Duty Station a) The Consultant is ideally based in Manila to participate in meetings, consultations, and other in-person activities required. b) The Consultant is expected to have his/her own workspace, computers/laptops, software, and other facilities and equipment. c) 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. H. Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments a) Financial proposals must be expressed as a per person-day rate which includes professional fees, allowances, income tax, communications expenses, etc. b) 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 contract duration. c) Each person-day of work delivered may be billed upon submission of a time sheet or report, the submission for which may be made immediately or after the delivery of outputs: Tranches | Target Outputs/ Deliverables | 1st | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to the inception report | 2nd | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to the UI/UX prototype, mock-up, and reports | 3rd | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to the Build 1 Demo and Testing | 4th | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to the Build 2 Demo and Testing | 5th | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to PPMS Deployment | 6th | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to the Users’ Training (Batch 1) | 7th | Upon submission and acceptance of report/inputs to the Users’ Training (Batch 2) |
d) All other workshop expenses (venue, food, transportation, etc.) shall be borne by UNDP. |