UNDP - Kuwait
1. Background: UNDP Country Office (CO) in Kuwait and the Government of Kuwait, represented by the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Planning and Development (GSSCPD), strive to enhance institutional capacities of a number of government agencies by providing them with the adequate technical support to strengthen their capacities and skills to perform their expected duties. Kuwait’s long-term development priorities are set forth in New Kuwait “Vision 2035” and SDG-based Kuwait National Development Plan (KNDP), the latter prepared with UNDP support. The KNDP (2020–2025) aims to promote the transformation of Kuwait into a financial hub in the region through seven key pillars: (a) effective public administration; (b) economic diversification; (c) modern infrastructure; (d) sustainable living environment; (e) high quality health care; (f) creative human capital; and (g) enhanced global positioning. The Government is committed to achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through the implementation of KNDP. According to Kuwait’s Voluntary National Report (VNR), progress has been made for most of the SDGs and the government so far has exhibited strong national ownership of UNDP programming. In consultations for the new country programme, the government has indicated its continued commitment to work closely with UNDP and build on collaboration begun under the previous programme and 2030 Agenda objectives. As a high-income country, Kuwait increasingly looks to its international partners for cutting-edge policy advice, advocacy, and partnerships. The new country programme (2020-2025) responds to this call and will focus on strengthening policy processes and advocacy, institutional capacities, innovation, knowledge transfer, expanded engagement with civil society and the private sector, and support to Kuwait’s regional and global leadership initiatives. The country programme is aligned to the SDG-based KNDP which will provide the conceptual framework for UNDP to adopt an integrated programmatic approach to improve the inter-connectedness of interventions. 2. Overall Objective: The main objective of the consultancy is to support the UNDP CO Kuwait in area of communication and partnership building in various themes focused by UNDP, such as, governance and public administration, global positioning and [partnership with private sector for energy and environment. 3.Duties and Responsibilities: Train and mentor UNDP CO personnel on effective writing and visuals (do and don'ts) in preparation of contents for optimal impact of traditional and social media; Update and launch UNDP CO profiles on social media; Support the UNDP CO Resident Representative, to draft three Op-eds in support of the strategic positioning of UNDP CO Kuwait for three themes in line with three outcomes of Country Program Document (CPD): 1) governance and public administration; 2) global positioning and 3) partnerships with the private sector for energy and environment Update existing social media banners, content etc. to reflect corporate branding and style guidelines Lead updating UNDP CO Kuwait website, with interesting stories and substance (rather than event-driven write-up) on the following projects: 1) Institutional Capacity Development and Implementation of Kuwait National Development Plan (KNDP); 2) Nazaha ; 3) SDG 5 (with interesting interviews and human stories); 4) Kuwait Public Policy Center (KPPC) and innovation; 5) Global positioning (draft); and 6) Working with civil society and the private sector for energy and environment (in the process of drafting, involve relevant project and program personnel as on-the-job training) ; Create templates and tools to facilitate generation of content for social media platforms, promote engagement with social media users, monitor traffic etc; Create simple communication action plan for 2019 till June 2020, along with a list of key media contacts (broadcasting, new papers and news agencies) ; Identify social media influencers with whom UNDP CO should engage and recommend to UNDP CO as to how to engage with such individuals and organizations; Map relevant non-government (civil society, private sector, foundations, academic institutions, think tanks etc.) active in the area of sustainable development (i.e. governance; innovation; digitalization, environment, inclusiveness, etc.) with high social media traffic and suggest entry-points to share and/or create online content in collaboration; Provide partnership building advisory support as required. 4.Core Competencies: Ability to communicate within and at large, participate in peer communities and engage substantively; Ability to manage organizational resources and deployment in pursuit of innovative approaches and initiatives; Ability to plan and deliver communication initiatives that make an impact, persuades intended audiences, shapes perceptions of the UNDP and creates positive demand for UNDP's value propositions; Ability to inspire all cross-cutting communication colleagues to be innovative, especially at challenging new tasks and giving colleagues the freedom to explore and do things differently; Ability to try out / test new ways of engagement and communications. Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things; Ability to analyze the organization’s value proposition and shape visionary/long term plans. Use insight to identify target audiences and partners and to inform communication objectives, messages and solutions; Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside (Programmes/projects) or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support. Sets overall direction for the formation and management of strategic relationships contributing to the overall positioning of UNDP; Demonstrates commitment to human development principles and values; Demonstrates substantive and technical knowledge to meet responsibilities and post requirements with excellence; Responds positively to critical feedback and different points of view. Generates innovative, practical solutions to challenging situations; Plans and produces quality results to meet established goals; Provides helpful feedback and advice; Shares knowledge and experience; 5.Requirements for experience and qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Media and Communications, International Development or similar related field; Minimum of 5 years’ experience in communication and partnership building; Demonstrated experience in area of social media working with international organizations, United Nations, and/or public and or private sector; Fluency in English and Arabic. 6.Institutional Arrangement: The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UNDP CO Resident Representative and/or Deputy Resident Representatives, or as delegated by them; 7.Duration of the Work: The duration of this assignment is expected to be 6 months, Part Time Work. The Consultant is expected to work 3 days a week (average), taking into consideration that number of working days may increase or decrease depending on amount of work, or official holidays observed in State of Kuwait. The starting date is expected in December 2019. The Consultant will be paid for the working days only, as requested by UNDP. 8.Duty Station: The consultant will work homebased and/or in UNDP CO Kuwait facilities. 9.Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments: Lump Sum Amount YES Daily Fee 10.Evaluation: Option A -. Lowest price and technically compliant offer YES Option B - Cumulative analysis Total score=Technical Score + Financial Score. Technical Criteria weight - 70%, 700 scores maximum Financial Criteria weight - 30%. 300 scores maximum Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 490 from 700 points in the Technical part of evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation The selection of candidates will be done in 3 stages 1st stage : Prior to detailed evaluation, all applications will be thoroughly screened against eligibility criteria (minimum qualification requirements) as set in the TOR in order to determine whether they are compliant/non-compliant. Shortlisting criteria: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Media and Communications, International Development or similar related field; Minimum of 5 years’ experience in communication and partnership building; Fluency in English and Arabic. 2nd stage : Evaluation of technical proposals Short-listed candidates will be evaluated based on the following criteria. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 490 points (70%) at the Technical Evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Media and Communications, International Development or similar field, 40 Points; Additional related experience in communication and partnership area: add 10 point for each additional year post 5 years of experience, to Max. Points of 60; Demonstrated experience in collaborating with media and various national and international development partners social media. Max Points of 50; Demonstrated experience in usage and/or production of web and social media. Max Points of 50; Demonstrated experience with UN, UNDP, and/or other UN Agency, Max Points of 50; Demonstrated Experience with GCC Countries and/or Arab region, Max Points of 50; Technical Proposal/Statement with subject: Summarize your experience and achievements of communication materials and strategy in relevance to the ToR( The proposal shall not exceed 3 pages, and shall contain the link of all communications material produced by the Consultant through his experience) Good understanding of the assignment with all specific components proposed within TOR have been identified clearly and in a order to address TOR requirements, Max Points of 400; Excellent 100% from the score Good 90% from the score Satisfactory 70% from the score Poor 40% from the score Very poor 10% from the score 3rd stage : Financial evaluation Cumulative analysis will be used based on the following methodology: All the offers of individual consultants who scored 490 (70% from 700) and more points during the desk review are acceptable for financial evaluation. The lowest financial qualified proposal receives 300 points and all the other technically qualified proposals receive points in inverse proportion per the formula: 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. 11.Documents to be included when submitting the proposals: Applicants are requested to compile and submit as one PDF file the below requested documents: Duly accomplished and signed Offeror’s letter/filled-in template to UNDP confirming interest and Breakdown of Costs Supporting the Final All-Inclusive Price as per Template (Please indicate Daily Fee All inclusive). 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. Complete and signed P11 form or CV , indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate; At least three ( 3) professional references ; Brief of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment. Technical Proposal /Statement with subject: Summarize your experience and achievements of communication materials and strategy in relevance to the ToR( The proposal shall not exceed 3 pages, and shall contain the link of communications material produced by the Consultant) Financial Proposal that indicates the daily fee (all inclusive), supported by a breakdown of costs (if any), as per template provided. 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. Copy of diploma/s Copy of ID card (passport)
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