Consultancy for a Anti-Corruption Webinar Consultant (International Consultant) IC/PNG/041-2021
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia Pacific - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Deadline
24-Sep-21
Published on
10-Sep-21
Reference Number
83121
Documents
Terms of ReferenceIC Offerors Letter Confirming Interest and Availability Form
P11 ICs Form
Overview
Terms of Reference
| POST TITLE: | Anti-Corruption Webinar Consultant (International Consultant) | |||||||||||||||||
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PROJECT NAME: | UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP)
UNODC’s ROSEAP Regional Programme, Sub-Component 2 on Anti-Corruption
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DURATION OF CONTRACT: | Home-based
50 Workdays (over a period of 6 months)
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1) GENERAL BACKGROUND |
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Corruption remains a significant obstacle to development globally and throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) region. Corruption is cross-cutting numerous illegal activities, from the process of harvesting and manufacturing illegal wood-based products, migrant smuggling and human trafficking to terrorism financing. Corruption of public officials is perceived as an enabler of serious and organized crimes that are undermining countries’ abilities to deliver in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provides a comprehensive framework to strengthen anti-corruption frameworks in the region. As all SEAP countries, including 14 Pacific Island countries (Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) have ratified this universal and the only globally binding treaty, which includes the mechanism for the review of implementation of UNCAC (UNCAC Implementation Review Mechanism). States parties are all currently undergoing the second review cycle, which will, in the coming years, provide reports on their implementation of the Convention to a wider range of preventive measures and recovery of assets. The outcome of the UNCAC Implementation Review Mechanism provides a solid basis for formulating anti-corruption technical assistance programmes. The UNCAC review process helps countries to identify gaps in anti-corruption policies and frameworks, as well as technical assistance needs. UNODC provides technical support to countries so that they can translate the recommendations into effective legal and policy frameworks and sustainable anti-corruption strategies. Effective anti-corruption efforts require a whole-of-government and society approach, including different sectors and branches of the government, civil society groups and the private sector. Public engagement often makes a significant difference. Ongoing support to developing national and regional capacities to prevent and effectively address corruption remains an important priority for UNODC. UNODC works with Member States to enhance the capacities of their national anti-corruption bodies through the provision of technical assistance as well as the organization of training programmes. In addition, in order to facilitate the coordination of international anti-corruption efforts and peer-to-peer technical assistance, UNODC provides a framework for regional and bilateral support. Support is offered to: * Strengthen anti-corruption policies, legislation and strategies; * Strengthen institutional frameworks and capacities for control of corruption; * Development of regional anti-corruption forums, networks and institutions; * Enhanced capacity of the private sector, civil society groups, academia and the media to promote and implement anti-corruption strategies. UNODC’s ROSEAP Regional Programme, Sub-Component 2 on Anti-Corruption and Global Anti-Corruption Programme and Global Anti-Corruption Programme have been designed to provide a comprehensive technical assistance to UNCAC States Parties, offering the specialized expertise, knowledge tools and sharing of experience and good practice examples in preventing and fighting corruption, enhancing the international cooperation and recovery of assets. Activities are aimed at assisting national authorities, in public, private and civil sectors, and conducting training and workshops events at national, regional and international levels. UNODC’s anti-corruption efforts in the SEAP region focus on supporting countries to meet the requirements of UNCAC by providing technical assistance and facilitating regional exchanges to translate the provisions of the Convention into effective legal frameworks, policies and practices and to build national bodies of highly skilled anti-corruption practitioners that will allow States to be well-equipped to prevent and combat corruption. |
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2) OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
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The objective of the assignment is to support both UNCAC Pacific States parties and non-State actors, notably civil society, private sector, youth and the media to participate in anti-corruption activities online. Due to the onset of COVID-19 and travel restrictions, UNODC is seeking to continue its webinars and training activities virtually. The successful consultant will advise on and implement an innovative, online approach to successfully deliver webinars, trainings and other online engagements. A webinar/ training plan will be developed (goals, objectives and indicators) to guide the delivery of the webinars/ trainings in 2021 and 2022. Webinars/ trainings will be organized and delivered to target audiences, including national and regional participants, UNCAC focal points and the wider regional audience. The Consultant will be required to liaise closely with the UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisers for the Pacific and Southeast Asia and relevant national counterparts in SEAP carrying out the tasks. The assignment is home-based with remote online communication in lieu of the travel missions. |
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3) SCOPE OF WORK/ EXPECTED OUTPUT
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Under the direct supervision of the UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisers for the Pacific and Southeast Asia, the consultant will be responsible for the following key tasks:
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4) DELIVERABLES
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The details of the deliverables are as follows:
Upon satisfactory completion and submission of deliverable, a payment prorated to the number of days and expressed as a percentage of the contract value shall be made. |
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5) DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT, DUTY STATION |
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The assignment is scheduled for fifty (50) workdays from 1 October 2020 – 31 June 2022 (over a six-month period). The duty station will be home-based. |
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6) SUPERVISION, REPORTING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
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The consultant will work under the direct supervision of Mrs. Marie Laure Pegie Cauchois – UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser – Pacific and Ms. Annika Wythes – UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser – Southeast Asia. |
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7) DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY |
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The consultant shall disclose his / her interest and availability by filling up the form “OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT” in Annexure I. |
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8) FINANCIAL PROPOSAL |
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Lump sum contract The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount as indicated in Annexure II. |
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9) TENTATIVE PAYMENT SCHEDULE |
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Payment of the consultant as per deliverables:
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10) INPUTS |
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This is a home-based assignment. The consultant is required to have his/ her own computer and necessary software to deliver on this assignment.
11) COMPETENCIES |
Core competencies:
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Functional Competencies:
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12) REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE |
Education:
- Minimum of an undergraduate degree in communications, journalism, media, web development or other relevant field.
Experience:
- At least three years of developing and facilitating/ delivering online trainings/ webinar production;
- Previous experience producing webinars with demonstrated impact with a National Government, UN agency, development agency or advocacy group;
- Demonstrable experience of having undertaken work to develop and deliver trainings/ webinars to build the capacity and skills of counterparts to confidently use a virtual platform;
- Experience in planning and producing webinars/ trainings and / or other similar platforms;
- Experience in capacity development, knowledge management and communication initiatives;
- Demonstrated webinar and capacity development with the Pacific.
Language:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
13) DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSAL
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| Interested individuals must submit the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualifications:
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| The P11 form and Template for confirming availability and interest is available under the procurement section of UNDP PNG website (www.pg.undp.org ). |
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14) EVALUATION
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Evaluation process
Applicants are reviewed based on Required Skills and Experience stated above and based on the technical evaluation criteria outlined below. The selection of the best offer from the candidates will be based on a Combined Scoring method – where the qualifications and experienced will be weighted a maximum of 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a max of 30 points out of 100 points.
Technical evaluation (desk review) - Total 70% (70 points):
- Educational qualification and relevance (20 marks)
- Demonstrated experience in developing and facilitating/ delivering online trainings/ webinar production (25 marks)
- Overall experience in the provision of services to Pacific Governments and CSOs, including through the UN, related to delivering online trainings/ webinar production (25 Marks)
Only those applicants obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of points obtainable in the desk review) will be considered for further evaluation.
Financial evaluation - Total 30% (30 points)
The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal:
p = y (μ/z), where
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
μ = price of the lowest priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated
Contract Award
Candidate obtaining the highest combined scores in the combined score of Technical and Financial evaluation will be considered technically qualified and will be offered to enter into contract with UNDP.
Submission Instructions
Completed proposals should be submitted to procurement.png@undp.org , no later than 24th September 2021. For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to procurement.pg@undp.org
Please be guided by the instructions provided in this document above while preparing your submission.
Incomplete proposals and failure to comply with proposal submission instruction may not be considered or may result in disqualification of proposal.
UNDP looks forward to receiving your Proposal and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.