Researcher for National Study on Corruption and Drug Trafficking in the Philippines

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Background

Researcher for National Study on Corruption and Drug Trafficking in the Philippines
 

Location                             : Philippines

Type of Contract              : Individual Contract

Post Level                          : Individual Consultant

Duration of Contract       : 53 working days spread over 5 months

Date Required                   : TBA

BACKGROUND:

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is the global leader in the fight against drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism with widely recognized expertise and specialization on issues pertaining to international cooperation in criminal matters. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. The work of UNODC is guided by a broad range of international legally binding instruments and a set of United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and criminal justice.

UNODC, as guardian of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and secretariat to the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention, has the mandate to provide support and technical assistance to States parties to effectively implement the Convention. The backbone for UNODC anti-corruption work is the normative framework provided by UNCAC.

The UNODC 2019 Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment for Southeast Asia finds that corruption facilitates transnational organized crime across the region. Anectodical evidence suggests that corrupt officials within a range of law enforcement, border management and criminal justice agencies allow criminal networks to evade accountability, allowing the illicit drug trade to flourish. Despite the imposition of widespread border restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, criminal syndicates in the region continue to ramp up the production and trade of synthetic drugs with a marked increase in the trafficking of methamphetamines. Research is needed to understand the complex factors behind the nexus of corruption and drug trafficking with the ultimate goal of informing effective policy and programmatic interventions across the region.

IMPORTANT:

Offerors must upload in one (1) file the aforementioned documents.

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/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU

Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification.

Please see deadline of submissions above.

In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.

Duties and Responsibilities

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The overall purpose of the assignment is to produce a report on corruption and drug trafficking in the Philippines, looking particularly at the integrity, ethics and disciplinary shortcomings in law enforcement and border management within the country.  The report will gather evidence on how corruption permeates prevention systems at every stage of the drug production and trafficking process. The report will draw out implications for operational and policy responses, through recommendations for enforcement agencies, governments and international organizations.The consultant will be working collaboratively with the Health and Drugs team and other trainers and content experts in carrying out the deliverables following the quality standards outlined in the International Standards on Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation.  The scope of work includes:

Together with the UNODC, the consultant shall produce a report which includes the following:

1. an analysis of shortcomings in the existing legal and institutional frameworks; 
2. a review of cases that shed light on the link between corruption and drug trafficking;
3. interviews with representatives of law enforcement agencies, non-governmental organizations, and possibly people who use drugs and other stakeholders, with a view to identifying common schemes and a series of recommendations to improve oversight systems and practices to mitigate corruption risks.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES

The following task and deliverables table shall guide the Consultant’s work:

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT

The Consultant shall be directly supervised by the Anti-Corruption Team together with the UNODC Regional Senior Policy Adviser for Anti-Corruption, with whom all outputs shall be submitted and through whom all communications shall be coursed or copied.

The Consultant is expected to provide his/her own laptop for the work requirement. S/he will be provided with desk space and access to office facilities and equipment. S/he will also be support by UNDP staff for administrative and logistic requirements, as necessary.

DUTY STATION AND DURATION OF WORK

Duty Station: Home-based, with the exception of meetings upon which it is required for the consultant to visit the UNODC office.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and declaration of State of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines, all work and travel of the Individual consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the local and national government. Field work, trainings, meetings, and coordination shall be done in compliance with community quarantine policies.

Competencies

Required Skills and Experience

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS

The Offers received   will   be   evaluated   using   a   combined   scoring   method   -   where qualifications and technical proposal will be weighted 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30 points.
 

The review of CV and Portfolio will be rated using the criteria in the table below. Only offerors who will obtain a minimum of 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be considered qualified and shortlisted

SCOPE OF PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

1. The Contractor should send the financial proposal based on a lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs identified below. The total amount quoted shall be “all inclusive” (professional daily fees X number of days, communications, transportation, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor should be factored into the final amount submitted in the proposal. Travel, as deemed relevant by UNDP and compliant with government guidelines on community quarantine, will be arranged and paid for by UNDP and should not be included in the financial proposal.
2. Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the contractor must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration
3. The contract price will be fixed output-based price. Any deviations from the output and timeline will be agreed upon between the Contractor and UNDP.
4. Payments will be done upon satisfactory completion of the delivery by target due dates. Outputs will be certified by the Senior Policy Advisor of UNODC prior to release of payments.

RECOMMENDED PRESENTATION OF OFFER

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;

1. UNDP Personal History Form (P11) or Curriculum Vitae (following the template attached) indicating all past experiences from similar projects or requirements, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;

1. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided, and clearly stating the payment percentage as indicated in this TOR. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. 

Note: The above documents need to be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document.

At least 1 sample work that demonstrates excellent command of written English 

IMPORTANT:

Offerors must upload in one (1) file the aforementioned documents.

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/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU

Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification.

Please see deadline of submissions above.

In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.