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Individual Consultant, Organization and Governance
Procurement Process :IC - Individual contractor
Office :UNCDF - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Deadline :24-Feb-22
Posted on :17-Feb-22
Development Area :CONSULTANTS  CONSULTANTS
Reference Number :88243
Link to Atlas Project :
Non-UNDP Project
Overview :

The UNITLIFE Secretariat is seeking the services of a Consultant in Organization and Governance to examine the management cycle and governance structure of UNITLIFE, with the ultimate objective to determine the most appropriate model in order to maximize the operational efficiency of the UNITLIFE fund.

The Consultant will assess the end-to-end money flow of the fund, with a particular focus on the 2 critical functions: partnerships building with donors (identification steps, due diligence process, agreement negotiation and signature), and projects selection and disbursement (country selection, calls for proposals/interests, technical assessment, project approval, implementing partners fiduciary assessment, agreement signature and disbursement, project monitoring and audits).

In order to perform the assessment, the Consultant will benefit from all available literature, namely the project document, the terms of reference of the different committees, standard operating procedures, minutes of Executive Committees’ meetings and all legal documentation in support of the creation of the UNITLIFE fund.  

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

The deliverable for this assignment is a report highlighting the following:

Output 1: Partnership building report that captures the different partnership scenario and donation mechanisms, identify the challenges and areas of improvement, based on lessons learned, and provide recommendation on the best-case scenario to secure partnerships through appropriate governance and operating model.

Output 2: Projects selection and disbursement report that  captures the process steps and critical activities for disbursing to projects, consistently with MPTFO standards and Project delivery requirements, identify the challenges and areas of improvement, based on lessons learned, and provide recommendation on the best-case scenario to deliver project funding in an efficient way (financial threshold)

For full details, please visit this link: UNCDF Jobs - 104833- Individual Consultant, Organization and Governance (undp.org)