Background

BACKGROUND:

The United Nations (UN) Country Management Team through the Business Operating Strategy requested the One UN Human Resources Group to work on creating One UN Roster for future openings that will allow to speed up hiring new candidates when needed. The One UN HR Group met and discussed the Roster process and decided that there is a need for identifying a consultant that will work on the Roster along with members from the One HR Group.

The Country Team in Palestine consists of 22 agencies, funds, and programmes:

  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Trade Commission (ITC) *
  • Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
  • United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *
  • United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)*
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)*
  • United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
  • United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
  • United Nations Office of the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • United Nations Register of Damages (UNRoD)
  • United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
  • United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)

*These are non-resident agencies and do not have office presence in the oPt.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The UN Agencies in the Country (UN Country Team) has identified the most frequently required commodities and agreed to jointly establish the one UN roster. This model of cooperation is used to speed up the hiring process of new candidates and save time allocated for the competitive selection processes.

The UNDP on behalf of the UN Country Team is seeking HR professionals for the provision of Individual Consultancy Services to create one Roster on behalf of UN Country Team. The incumbent will be working as part of UN HR group.

Duties and Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Consultant selected for this assignment will report to the One UN Human Resource Chairperson and Deputy Chair person who are in charge of initiating the One UN Roster.

The consultant will work on the task with specific time bound processes generated from UNDP Recruitment framework, including but not limited to:

Office facilities and any supplies needed to complete assignments will be provided to the Consultant at the UNDP office in Ramallah.

REPORTING:

DUTY STATION:

The Roster Consultant is expected to report to UNDP office located in Jerusalem when required.

All assignments with the exception of proctoring technical tests and conducting interviews, if so desired, may be completed outside the office. Travel from/to duty stations will be the sole responsibility of the Consultant.

DELIVERABLES:

The Consultant is expected to submit a summary of activities, and accomplishment report to HR group Chairperson and Deputy.

Deliverables will come from assignments in the following areas of recruitment and selection activity:

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT:

UNDP will issue a Contract for the Services of an Individual Contractor with UNDP along with the General terms and Conditions (Annex I).

PAYMENT TERMS:

The successful consultant will be paid in milestones upon completion of the following deliverables:

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Milestone

No. of working days

1st Payment

  • To prepare recruitment plan with clear and set time lines
  • Review of draft Terms of Reference to make sure that they are in line with UNDP recruitment and selection framework.

5

2nd Payment

  • screening of applications

5

3rd Payment

  • conducting technical tests, including proctoring and administration of tests, as requested

15

4th Payment

  • Chairing interview panels, as requested
  • Ensuring that the conduct and questions of the interview panel comply with guidelines
  • Submitting recruitment Competency based interview reports with panel recommendations

18

5th Payment

  • ensuring that all documentation and records required for Roster files are accurate and up-to-date and in line with UNDP recruitment framework.

2

Payment will be made upon submission of a certificate of payment request, indicating outputs achieved and days worked.

Competencies

I. Academic Qualifications

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human resources management, psychology, law, social sciences, business or public administration.

II. Years of experience:

  • At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, with particular focus on recruitment and staffing, part of which has been in international organizations.
  • Work experience in the United Nations Common System is desirable.

III. Competencies:

Functional Competencies:

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

  • Researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing thing;
  • Documents innovative strategies and new approaches.

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:

  • to be familiar with formal recruitment and selection tools and procedures – specifically those utilized by UNDP;
  • To be fluent in both of the English and Arabic languages.
  • Possesses the appropriate experience and interpersonal communication skills to convene panels and conduct interviews;
  • Possesses a strong sense of professional ethics and understands the necessity for discretion and tact, maturity and social skills to interact productively with a wide range of personalities to achieve results
  • Possesses the personality to excel within a team framework.

Design and Implementation of Management Systems

  • Uses information/databases/other management systems;
  • Provides inputs to the development of simple system components;
  • Makes recommendations related to work procedures and implementation of management systems.

Client Orientation:

  • Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion;
  • Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
  • Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients;
  • Responds to client needs promptly.

Core Competencies:

  • Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
  • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
  • Self-development, initiative-taking;
  • Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
  • Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
  • Creating synergies through self-control;

IV. Language

  • Fluency in both Arabic and English Languages is required with the ability to produce written reports, assessments and related documents

V. Other desirable skills:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word and Excel

VI. Additional:

  • Ability to obtain necessary permits for entry/exit to Jerusalem

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.

Required Skills and Experience

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS

Application Procedure:

Interested qualified individuals must submit their applications via jobs website, as detailed below.

https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=91046

UNDP/PAPP seeks technical and finanncial proposals from qualified individuals.

Technical Proposal:

Interested individual consultant must submit the following documents/information:

Financial Proposal:

Applicants are instructed to submit their financial proposals in US Dollars. Financial proposals must indicate a daily fee; it must consider the various expenses the applicant expects to incur during contract, including:

  • The daily fee
  • Communications, utilities and consumables
  • Life, health (including coverage against COVID-19) and any other insurance
  • Any other relevant expenses, if any, related to the performance of services under the contract

Evaluation

Preliminary examination

UNDP/PAPP will examine the Proposals to determine whether they meet the following minimum criteria (PASS/FAIL):

In the Second Stage, UNDP/PAPP will compare the Financial Proposals received from applicants who meet the above criteria and identify the first three lowest cost bids.

The candidates who offered the first three lowest cost bids will be subject to a written technical test. The minimum score to pass the technical test will be 70%.

UNDP reserves the right to conduct an interview with the first lowest cost bid who passed the written technical test.

Award of Individual Contract

The procuring UNDP entity reserves the right to accept or reject any Proposal, and to annul the solicitation process and reject all Proposals at any time prior to award of contract, without incurring any liability to the affected applicant or any obligation to inform the affected applicant or applicants of the ground for the UNDP’s action.

The UNDP procuring entity will award the Individual Contract to the First Lowest Cost and Technically Responsive and Compliant Candidate.

 

ANNEXES TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE AVAILABLE ON UNDP WEBSITE:

Annex I – Individual IC General Terms and Conditions

Annex II - Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual IC

To download the annexes, please go to the following link:

https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=64721


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