Procurement Notices

UNCDF and IDE in Bangladesh

Since 2016, UNCDF's programmatic agenda in Bangladesh, has responded to the persisting exclusion of low-income people, especially women, that can limit the potential of individuals and businesses to contribute to and benefit from economic growth. While it started focusing on increasing access and usage of financial services; it has recently evolved (thanks to the promises showed by digital finance) to a more comprehensive strategy anchored in the need of building an inclusive digital economy to enable low- income people, especially women, accessing economic opportunities and reduce poverty. UNCDF’s new Inclusive Digital Economy Strategy (2021-2025) leverages the work we have done in the country since 2016 and expands the use of digital solutions to further tackle the main development challenges of the country. UNCDF-IDE Practice Area is currently providing the following support to the development of inclusive digital economies in Bangladesh:

Policy Workstream:

In joint implementation with UNDP, UN Women and ILO, UNCDF is developing the Integrated National Financing Framework in Bangladesh supported by Joint SDG Fund, with UNCDF’s activity focus on SDG 7 and Digital Finance Ecosystem. UNCDF’s Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (IDES) and Digital Finance Ecosystem (DFS) Assessment (in partnership with UNDP) will also be contributed towards this project’s achievements. Please see further information in Annex.

Digital Payments Infrastructure Workstream:

UNCDF is now currently exploring ways to support the country to strengthen and catalyze government led interoperability implementation in Bangladesh. This may include support to the Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform and the implementation to the Government of Bangladesh's QR code standards.

Innovation Workstream:

Through our work on innovation, we are focusing on women owned MSMEs, resilience from the COVID- 19 pandemic, remittances and migrants and agritech solutions.

Skills Workstream:

Most of the projects under the innovation workstream have either a digital or a financial capabilities component. In addition to that, in partnership with VISA Inc. UNCDF is building digital and financial capabilities of small and micro businesses in partnership with e-commerce platforms

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the Assignment.

Under the supervision of Digital Economies Expert, IDE Bangladesh, the Monitoring and Knowledge Management consultant will:

1. Support the team in regularly monitoring and evaluating interventions and investments UNCDF supports and rolls out in Bangladesh;
2. Ensure development and dissemination of knowledge products produced by the projects with wider stakeholders both at a local and global level through various platforms and channels.

Scope of Work.

Support the team in regularly monitoring and evaluating interventions and investments UNCDF supports and rolls out in Bangladesh

• Develop a Result Measurement and Monitoring Plan, in the form of an excel-based dashboard, considering UNCDF’s global and regional M&E frameworks and incorporating monitoring techniques tailored to the initiatives, interventions and investments of IDE team
• Regularly update the country-level dashboard and the global and regional reporting templates for ongoing projects and track implementation progress as per the annual work plan
• Capture, document, analyze and report M&E data and indicators in a results-based approach in timely manner.
• Work closely with the country team and M&E colleagues in the regional office in ensuring high-quality monitoring and evaluation of ongoing projects and investments in Bangladesh
• Contribute to developing regional and global reports/ periodic updates based on country- level progress reports and data as required;
• Ensure all reports, documents and data of ongoing projects and investments are periodically and annually captured, from consortium partners and business innovation pilot implementers;
• Coordinate and support in periodic follow-up with implementing partners on reporting requirements as designed in Performance-Based Agreements (PBAs);
• Directly monitor progress as per indicators and coordinate with private sector implementing partners to collect periodic data and reports through field verification and spot checks;
• Assist in developing all required systems, tools etc. for adequate reporting
• Support in ensuring timely and accurate submission of monitoring reports and annual donor reports (narrative and financial).

Ensure development and dissemination of knowledge products produced by the projects with wider stakeholders both on a local and global level through various platforms and channels;

• Capture interim results and support development of knowledge materials and communication products based on learning of ongoing IDE interventions and investments
• Develop and disseminate weekly and monthly roundups of highlights on IDE Bangladesh activities for dissemination across various digital platforms
• Maintain and update a knowledge management depository regularly and archive final versions of documents and evidence in a systematic manner

Duration of Assignment.

Contract Duration: 6 months, up to 120 days.

Contract period: 10 August 2022 – 31 January 2023

Duty Station and Travel.

Duty station: Office-based - Dhaka, Bangladesh

For detailed information on this consultancy and application process please refer to the attached Terms of Reference and link attached here: UNCDF Jobs - 108042- Monitoring and Knowledge Management Consultant (undp.org)