Junior Education Consultant for the Innovation for Social Impact Partnership (ISIP) Project
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
Manila - PHILIPPINES
Deadline
31-May-22
Published on
11-May-22
Reference Number
91079
Overview
Junior Education Consultant for the Innovation for Social Impact Partnership (ISIP) Project | |
Location : | Manila, PHILIPPINES |
Application Deadline : | 31-May-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 01-Jul-2022 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | (120 working days spread over 9-10 months) |
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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Apply directly here: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=106571
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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Terms of Reference
Innovation for Social Impact Partnership
In 2017, the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the United Nations Development Programme in the Philippines (UNDP) embarked on a six-year partnership to enable Philippine social enterprises to successfully attract impact investors and achieve scale, thus increasing their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The partnership was concretized through the Innovation for Social Impact Partnership (ISIP) Project. The ISIP Project holistically tackles capacity building, technical support, and policy reforms that benefit the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Philippines. Its strategy is grounded on catalytic financing and technical support to social enterprises and higher education institutions.
While it is critical to continue the provision of tailored support to Philippine social enterprises, especially in BARMM and the larger Mindanao Island, where such support is not readily available, efforts should also be reinforced in response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the ISIP Project in continuation, yet amended, shall support Philippine social enterprises in overcoming the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in key areas in Mindanao such as BARMM, Davao City and General Santos City, among others, as well as allow for the implementation of activities that were disrupted due to the pandemic. Parallel to continuing efforts to support social enterprises, there is a need to assist Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that will contribute to a pipeline of innovative social enterprises.
The growth of social enterprises in the Philippines has been challenged by the lack of technology and business skills among those who engage in research and development (R&D) and originate ideas such as the HEIs, a poor science and technology orientation and innovative culture, inadequate infrastructure and facilities (such as R&D labs, incubation spaces or centers), and limited venture capitalists, angel investors, and financial institutions that can provide resources.1 Whenever available, these requisites are nevertheless insufficient, inaccessible and/or ineffective to generate technological innovation and spawn globally competitive social enterprises in the Philippines. The ecosystem along with its requisite components that enable SEs to thrive and succeed in the Philippines is simply weak. However, for social enterprise and innovation to thrive, a strong innovative culture and a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem must be in place to support it.
To ensure the effective delivery of support to select HEIs in response to said issues, the Project seeks the engagement of a Junior Education Consultant, who will assist in the preparation and documentation of ISIP Education component activities.
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Under the overall guidance and supervision of the ISIP Project Manager, and in close coordination with the Entrepreneurship Education Consultant, the Junior Education Consultant, will ensure full education component documentation and arrange logistical requirements for selected ISIP Education events. This will have the following corresponding outputs:
D. Expected Output and Deliverables
The Junior Education Consultant is expected to accomplish the following activities with corresponding deliverables:
E. Institutional Arrangements
F. Duration of Work
The Junior Education Consultant will be engaged for 120 person-days unless revised in a mutually agreed upon timetable by UNDP and the Consultant. Changes in the duration of the contract will be implemented through issuance of a contract amendment.
G. Duty Station and Travel
Duty station is Mandaluyong City[MLIJ1] but the Junior Education Consultant can work remotely during the contract, provided that s/he is able to attend in-person meetings and events, as deemed necessary.
The Junior Education Consultant may be required to travel within Metro Manila and to Mindanao (Cagayan de Oro, Davao City, General Santos, OR selected BARMM areas) during the conduct of the ISIP events mentioned in this TOR, subject to community quarantine restrictions and UNDP travel advisory. Cost of compliance to COVID-related health requirements and regulations of offices to be visited, if and when necessary, will be borne by the consultant. Travel related expenses, such as flights and accommodations, related to any required travel to Mindanao will be borne by the Project. [MLIJ2]
[MLIJ1]Mandaluyong City [MLIJ1] [MLIJ2]costs of compliance to covid-related health regulations of offices to be visited, if and when necessary, will be borne by the IC [MLIJ2]
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Corporate Competences
Other Competencies
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H. Qualifications of Successful Candidate and Criteria for Selection
The Offers received will be evaluated using a combined scoring method - where the technical proposal will be weighted 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30 points.
The CV will be reviewed using the criteria in the table below. Only offerors who will obtain a minimum of 70% or 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be shortlisted and considered for evaluation of the financial proposal.
This vacancy is also open to members of the academe and research institutions. Note that for staff of government-owned universities and organizations, a ‘no objection letter’ is required from the employer formally certifying that their employees are allowed to receive short-term consultancy assignments from another entity without having ‘on-leave-without-pay’ status and including any conditions and restrictions on granting such permission.
I. Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
The Junior Education Consultant must send a financial proposal based on an all-inclusive lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs below. The total amount quoted shall include all cost components required to deliver the services identified above, including professional daily fees X number of person-days and any other applicable costs (e.g., software and online tool/platform subscriptions) to be incurred by the Individual Consultant in completing the assignment. If travel to Mindanao (Cagayan de Oro, Davao City, General Santos, OR selected BARMM areas) is necessary, UNDP will shoulder the travel expenses as agreed with the Consultant. These travel expenses should not be included in the financial proposal.
The contract price will be fixed output-based price. Any deviation from the outputs and timelines will need to be agreed on between the Consultant and UNDP through a contract amendment.
Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the Consultant at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the Consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration.
Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion of the deliverables by target due dates. Outputs will be certified by the Programme Analyst of Institutions and Partnerships prior to payments.
J. Recommended Presentation of Offer
The following documents may be requested:
Offerors must upload in one (1) file the documents mentioned above. Templates for a) P11 Personal History Form and b) Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal (Annex 2) are available through the link below. UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contractors are also available: http://gofile.me/292aN/FJEcICt8l Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification. Please see the deadline of submissions above. Because of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified. |