Project Description
Awqaf – Islamic endowments – have been a central form of social finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for centuries. Awqaf have been used to fund, on a perpetual basis, institutions and projects that support poverty alleviation, education, health care, and numerous other social objectives.
The United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) in Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have identified Awqaf as an important source of sustainable financing for the National Transformation Plan (NTP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In partnership, UNRCO and ICD envision undertaking a strategic study on the potential of Awqaf in the KSA for SDG financing.
Scope of Work
The International Researcher (IR) will undertake relevant literature search, provide reference and background documents and draft two chapters of the study and will contribute to other sections.
The consultant will also contribute to the Recommendations chapter, Executive Summary, and Conclusion as required to reflect his or her chapters.
Expected Outputs and Deliverables
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Review and Approvals Required
1 week
Within 1 week of start date
Senior Advisor with EC Secretariat
4 – 6 weeks
TBD
Senior Advisor with EC Secretariat
4 – 6 weeks
TBD
Senior Advisor with EC Secretariat
2 - 4 weeks
TBD
Senior Advisor with EC Secretariat
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Application Process:Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor
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Interested candidates need to apply online and upload requested documents (Technical Proposal/Methodology, CV/P11 form, Offeror’s Letter of confirmation and Financial Proposal) in the Procurement Notice no later than end of June 4, 2020.
You can review detailed Procurement Notice, Terms of Reference and download templates (requested documents) from the UNDP Procurement Notices Site following the link: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=66028
To submit your application online, please follow the steps below:
• Download and complete the UN Personal History Form (P11) or fill your CV and Offeror’s Letter of confirmation and Financial Proposal. Prepare your Technical Proposal/Methodology.
• Merge your Technical Proposal/Methodology, CV/P11 form, Offeror’s Letter of confirmation and Financial Proposal and other relevant documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document..
• Click “Apply Now” button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and click “Submit Application”.
• Upload your application/documents (merged into single file). Your on-line applications submission will be acknowledged to your email address provided in application. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary.
Application submitted via email, incomplete applications or received after the closing date (June 4, 2020) will not be given consideration.
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This vacancy is archived.