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The Consultancy will take place within the project “Advancing Public Finance Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina” that is supported by the Government of Slovakia (Slovak Ministry of Finance) and implemented by UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH). The project has three components: (i) Support the preparation of a development finance assessment for Sustainable Development Goals financing in BIH; (ii) Linking finance with results and (iii) Strengthening internal controls and value for money approach in selected local governments.
Under the third project component “Strengthening of internal controls and value for money approach in local governments (LGs)”, Project will support 15 partner LGs country wide and 2 cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to upgrade their internal control regulatory and institutional systems, as well as foster change in routines at the local level, creating pre-conditions for value for money in governance practice.
The purpose of this Consultancy is to provide inputs into the design of a Comprehensive ToT program and deliver a Comprehensive Training of Trainers (ToT) program on “Internal controls and value for money for local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
For the preparation of the ToT program, the two Consultants will be engaged. The Consultant engaged under this Terms of Reference (ToR) will work closely with the other Consultant engaged under the separate ToR (Internal Financial Controls Expert) and will be responsible for identification and adjuststment of the variety of practical examples, templates and tools that are to be incorporated to the ToT program and to contribute to the ToT program delivery. Furthermore, he/she will be resposible to provide a peer-to-peer review and provide feedback with elaboration of new inputs or changes proposed. The second Consultant, that will be engaged under a separate ToR, will be responsible for conceptualisation and drafting of the ToT program. For the pilot delivery of the ToT program, both consultants will be engaged as trainers.
Important note: Following the design of the ToT program, ToT program delivery will be organized so as to create knowledge sharing among practitioners and consultants as one of the key prerequisites for further sustainability of the training program. Upon the ToT delivery, the training program will be further implemented in partner LG's and cantons as well as handed over to the responsible entity institutions for replication of the training program to practitioners/civil servants at all government levels in BiH.
The Consultant is expected to contribute to design of comprehensive ToT program on Internal financial controls and value for money for local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including a ToT pilot delivery to selected practitioners and consultants.
More specifically, the Consultant will be expected to perform the following tasks:
Task 1 – Identification and adjustment of relevant tools, examples, and templates for ToT program on Internal financial controls and value for money for local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prior to initiating this task, the Consultant will undertake several preparatory steps.
Firstly, the Consultant is expected to review and get acquainted with the relevant laws and regulations, existing analysis related to internal controls[1], identified good practices with practical examples and the most common problems that LGs and Cantons encounter. The initial inputs for the preparatory work will be provided by the UNDP Project team
Based on the initial preparatory work, the Consultant will closely cooperate with the second engaged expert in developing a conceptual outline of the ToT program, that will be submitted to the UNDP Project team for approval
As concrete deliverables under this task, the Consultant will: (i) propose specific practical examples, templates and tools to be utilised during the design of the ToT program; (ii) in relation to proposed practical examples, templates and tools, the Consultant will design relevant inputs to be used as handouts for participants and/or reading materials; exercises for individual/group work, checklists and/or case-studies; (iii) for all envisaged products within the ToT programme, the Consultant will provide a peer-to-peer review and provide feedback with elaboration of new inputs or changes proposed
Regarding preparation of practical examples and tools, the Consultant will focus on identified good practices and regulatory framework. All inputs will be reviewed against its applicability under the current regulatory and methodological approach agreed in the conceptual outline
The purpose of the ToT program is to equip and train a critical number of practitioners/consultants from BiH (e.g from government units, regional and local agencies, consulting firms, individual consultants, etc.) with “know-how” required for internal financial control. As such, the ToT program should be tailored to be applicable to civil servants both from Federation BiH and Republika Srpska
All relevant tools, examples and templates identified will be adjusted and validated by the UNDP Project team.
The estimated level of effort (LoE) for this task is 5 expert days.
Task 2 – Pilot delivery of ToT training on “Internal financial controls and value for money for local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
Following the acceptance of the proposed training programme and methodology by UNDP Project team, the Consultant will, together with the other expert engaged, conduct delivery of the ToT program for the two training groups, with up to 15 participants in each group, with the focus on practical examples and good practices on internal financial controls. As envisaged, the training program will last two consecutive days per group. Training participants will be identified by the UNDP Project team, through a public call.
The training program delivery will encourage active involvement of participants by using participatory training techniques, group exercises/discussion, etc.
The Consultant will be responsible for his/her travel arrangements, while the UNDP Project team will be responsible for overall training logistics.
The estimated level of effort (LoE) for this task is 4 expert days.
Deliverables/outputs
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Deliverables / Outputs
# of Days per Task
Due Date
Percentage
Task 1 – Identification and adjustment of relevant tools, examples, and templates for ToT program on „Internal financial controls and value for money for local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina“
• ToT training program prepared and approved by the UNDP Project team
4 expert days
30 August 2022
50%
2.
Task 2 – Delivery of ToT program on “Internal controls and value for money for local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina” (Topic: practical examples and good practices on internal financial controls)
• Two (2) two-day training delivered to target participants.
Training evaluations administered, analysed, and a brief training report approved by the UNDP Project team.
4 expert days
30 September 2022
50%
[1] Analysis of existing regulatory framework related to internal financial controls and Analysis of administrative and organizational practices for internal controls in each partner LGs and Cantons with findings and recommendations
Corporate competencies:
Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptabilityTreats all people fairly without favouritism;Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassmentFunctional competencies:
Demonstrates professional competence to meet responsibilities and post requirements and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;Results-Orientation: Plans and produces quality results to meet established goals, generates innovative, practical solutions to challenging situations;Communication: Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities, including the ability to convey complex concepts and recommendations, both orally and in writing, in a clear and persuasive style tailored to match target audiences;Teamwork: Ability to interact, establish and maintain effective working relations with a culturally diverse team;Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations.
Academic Qualifications/Education
University degree in finance, business/ public administration or a related field.Advanced degree in any of the above areas will be considered a definite asset.Experience
Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in the area of internal controls;Extensive knowledge of and experience in developing strategic and/or legislative documents in the field of internal controls;Excellent understanding of relevant policy, legal and administrative frameworks in BiH; Proven training skills and ability to facilitate large groups;Proven analytical skills and ability to conceptualise and write concisely and clearly.Languages Requirements
Excellent writing and oral communication skills in the official languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in English.Other Requirements
Excellent computer skills (MS Office applications) and ability to use information technologies as a tool and resource.Longlisting/Shortlisting CriteriaQualifications as stated in the ToR
Criteria:
Points
Relevant Education
Max 30 points
Relevant professional experience
Max 70 points
Technical Evaluation Criteria
Criteria:
Points
Rating based on Qualifications
20%
Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in the area of internal controls with extensive knowledge of and experience in developing strategic and/or legislative documents in the field of internal controls
40%
Proven training skills and ability to facilitate large groups
40%
Evaluation
Individual will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Cumulative analysis
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the candidate whose offer has been evaluated and determined as
a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
* Technical Criteria weight-70%
* Financial Criteria weight- 30%
Interested candidates must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Explaining why they are the most suitable for the workPersonal CV/P11, including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.Please scan all above mentioned documents and upload as one attachment only online through this website.
Note:
For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy.Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process.
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