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.
Background |
United Nations Capital Development
Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 47
least developed countries (LDCs). With its capital mandate and
instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public
and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce
poverty and support local economic development. It’s Local Finance
Initiative (LFI) programme is designed to support commercially viable
investments with transformational impact to national economies and local
communities. UNCDF has developed SPVs to promote the achievement
of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). SPV, also called
a special purpose entity (SPE), is a governance arrangement created by
an organization to isolate business risks e.g. operational, political
and or financial risk. It is a legal company created for a specific or
single purpose. In Tanzania, UNCDF in collaboration with the President
Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) invested
in economic infrastructure projects owned and operated by both local
authorities and the private sector. Based on this experience and at the
request of both the Ministry of Finance and Planning and President’s
Office – Regional Administration and Local Government, we are inviting
consultants to develop ?standardized National Guideline for SPVs to be
used by public corporations, the private sector and others. The
objective of this assignment is to create a better understanding and
clear guidelines for the use and development of SPVs created for
different purposes.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Scope of Work The
consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UNCDF global
LFI technical secretariat based in Tanzania. He/she will, at a minimum,
analyze relevant information sources and documents that may provide
input as to how the assignment should be approached. He/she is expected
to facilitate stakeholder consultations at national and sub-national
levels and facilitate workshops for presentation of the draft
guidelines. Specifically, the consultant will: - Conduct
stakeholders mapping of different organizations at the national and
local government level to collect relevant information including their
inputs on the assignment.
- Review existing SPVs in Tanzania and
globally to learn practice challenges, lesson learned, best practices,
and other relevant information for the assignment.
- Analyse
applicable legislative and statutory laws & regulations guiding
investments in partnership with local authorities e.g. in the areas of
governance, administration, finance, investment etc and implementation
of SPVs.
- Understand and document the options available for SPV
structures used to manage LGA’s projects including wholly owned public
projects and those involving the private sector and other stakeholders
- Obtain
and review different assessments on this topic including recent
assessments by PO-RALG in collaboration with other development partners.
- Develop two different versions of guidelines as follows:
- Guideline #1:
A Tanzania National Guideline for establishment and management of SPVs
with a focus on public corporations and PPPs. This guideline will be in
collaboration with focal points from the Ministry of Finance and
Planning, and President Office, Regional Administration and Local
Government. For this segment, the consultant will develop training
modules and presentation materials; conduct training of Trainers (ToTs)
on the subject; and prepare a general TOT training report.
- Guideline #2: A
generic technical guideline for SPVs to be used in different country
settings globally. The difference between guideline 1 and 2 is that the
former focuses on the Tanzanian environment while the latter is a
general document to be tailored to any developing country.
The
guidelines will be developed through a consultative process that will
also require travel to selected local authorities in Tanzania. Outputs/Deliverables Deliverables are as follow: - An inception report in which among other things, should include a detailed work plan with clear tasks and completion date.
- Draft
SPV guideline #1: A Tanzania National Guideline for establishment and
management of SPVs. This is drafted after the scoping exercise,
consultation with various stakeholders, assessment, and analysis of
relevant information etc.
- Final document - a soft copy in word format of the SPV guideline #1
- Draft SPV guideline #2: A UNCDF technical guideline on SPVs for developing countries.
- Final document - a soft copy in word format of the SPV guideline #2.
- SPV training modules (materials, program etc), a TOT training session and a training report
- Each of the above steps is subject to written approval by UNCDF before moving on to another step.
Payment Terms This contract will be based on the payment terms described below. The contract price shall be all-inclusive
with the exception of travel costs and shall include other various
expenses incurred by the consultant during the period of the contract.
All outputs shall be subject to written final acceptance by UNCDF and
subsequent authorization to disburse the payment. Deliverable 1: Inception Report Deliverable 2: Final SPV Guideline 1 - Tanzania national SPV guideline Deliverable 3: Final SPV Guideline 2 - UNCDF technical guideline on SPVs Deliverable
4: A training session to TOTs on SPV guidelines as evidenced by
consultant’s submission of training modules and a training report Travels This
assignment will involve travels to the capital city to meet with senior
government officials and other public institutions, travel to at least
two other regions as deemed necessary. These consultations will need to
be agreed with UNCDF technical team in the course of performing this
task. UNCDF will arrange and separately cover costs related to necessary
travels in this regard based on UNCDF rules and regulations
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Competencies
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Functional and technical competencies include: 1. Project management and writing skills 2. Communication, consultation and presentation skills (including ability to manage social development dialogue processes) 3. Team management skills 4. Planning skills 5. Demonstrated knowledge of research and analytical capacity
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education, Skills and Experience include: Education: Minimum
of master’s degree in any of the following areas: Economics, law,
international development, investments, Commerce/finance, business or
public administration, or related field. Knowledge and Experience: - The
consultant must have a minimum of seven (7) years of progressive
relevant experience, with practical knowledge in development finance,
investments, or project management.
- Experience in the
development of national guidelines and other instruments on project
finance, investment, PPPs, or similar assignment.
- Experience in
working with central and local government actors, civil society actors
and communities in developing country context
- Understanding of
private sector and public sector investments, Tanzania local government
laws, finance, its administration, governance, and national politics
- Understanding
of private sector and public sector investments, Tanzania local
government laws, finance, its administration, governance, and national
politics
Evaluation Step 1: Longlisting/Screening of applicants - Applications
will be screened and only applicants meeting the competencies and
qualifications below (also stated above) will be longlisted
Education: Minimum
of master’s degree in any of the following areas: Economics, law,
international development, investments, Commerce/finance, business or
public administration, or related field. Knowledge and Experience: - The
consultant must have a minimum of seven (7) years of progressive
relevant experience, with practical knowledge in development finance,
investments, or project management.
- Experience in the
development of national guidelines and other instruments on project
finance, investment, PPPs, or similar assignment.
- Experience in
working with central and local government actors, civil society actors
and communities in developing country context
- Understanding of
private sector and public sector investments, Tanzania local government
laws, finance, its administration, governance, and national politics
Step 2: Shortlisting - Desk Review, 60% of the technical evaluation A
desk review of those included in the longlist will be done based on the
following evaluation criteria and maximum obtainable points: - Education
background and relevant competency skills (communication & writing;
research & analytical, and planning & management) - 10 pts
- A
minimum of seven (7) years of progressive relevant experience, with
practical knowledge in development finance, investments, or project
management - 25 pts
- Demonstrated experience in the development
of national guidelines and other instruments on either project finance,
investment, PPPs, or similar assignment - 25 pts
- Specific
experience in working in developing country context (includes
understanding of development finance, national & local government
issues) - 20 pts
- Proposed methodology, approach, and
implementation plan to meet the requirements of the TOR (This is one of
the documents to be submitted - please see application procedure below) -
20 pts
Step 3: Interviews – 40% of the technical evaluation A competency-based interview shall thenbe conducted for all the candidates who obtained 70% of the points at the desk review. Only
candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% on the total of Steps 1 and 2
will be considered as technically qualified and will be reviewed further
for financial evaluation. Step 3: Financial Proposal Evaluation The
following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: lowest
priced proposal/price of the proposal being evaluated x 30%. Application Procedure Interested
applicants must submit the following documents/information to
demonstrate their qualifications. Proposers who shall not submit below
mentioned documents will not be considered for further evaluation. (Note:
the system does not allow multiple uploads of documents. Applicants
must make sure to upload all documents in one PDF file). - Latest CV with prior experience & references and with cover letter also containing motivation statement
- Approach and methodology on how the assignment will be implemented (technical proposal)
- A
detailed financial proposal indicating the total contract price in USD -
please use the offeror's letter confirming interest and availability,
available at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=29916
Issuance of Individual Contract Issuance of Individual Contract will be made to candidate whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: - Responsive/compliant/acceptable vis-Ã -vis the requirements of the TOR and the project operating environment; and
- Having
received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted
technical criteria (70%) and financial criteria (30%) specific to the
solicitation.
Both individual consultants and individuals employed by a company or institution are welcome to apply. Any
individual employed by a company or institution who would like to
submit an offer in response to a Procurement Notice for IC must do so in
their individual capacity (providing a CV so that their qualifications
may be judged accordingly). Women candidates or women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to apply. UNCDF
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. Individual
Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have
vaccinations/inoculations when traveling to certain countries, as
designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to
comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org.
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