Consultant , Enhancing Results Reporting on the UNDP-Global Fund Partnership

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners that can bring about results.
 
The Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) is UNDP’s policy Bureau and backbone of the global practices. BDP has a key role to play in helping country offices to accelerate human development through strengthening the practice areas within UNDP’s programmes. BDP supports the development and design of projects that are responsive, effective and contribute to the national-level policies and results. Driven by demand, BDP provides tools, analysis and capacities for country offices to make a real difference in UNDP’s practice areas.
 
BDP supports UNDP’s 2008-2013 Strategic Plan, focusing on 6 thematic areas: Poverty Reduction, Governance, Environment and Energy, HIV/AIDS, Capacity Development, and Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.
HIV, Health and Development Approach
 
UNDP is a founding cosponsor of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), a partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (‘Global Fund’), and a co-sponsor of several other international health partnerships. UNDP’s work on HIV, health and development leverages the organization’s core strengths and mandates in human development, governance and capacity development to complement the efforts of specialist health-focused UN agencies. UNDP delivers three types of support to countries in HIV, health and development.
 
First, UNDP helps countries to mainstream attention to HIV and health into action on gender, poverty and the broader effort to achieve and sustain the Millennium Development Goals. For example, UNDP works with countries to understand the social and economic factors that play a crucial role in driving health and disease, and to respond to such dynamics with appropriate policies and programmes outside the health sector. UNDP also promotes specific action on the needs and rights of women and girls as they relate to HIV.
 
Second, UNDP works with partners to address the interactions between governance, human rights and health responses. Sometimes this is done through focused or specialized programmes, such as promoting attention to the role of legal environments (law and access to justice) in facilitating stronger HIV responses, including the use of flexibilities in intellectual property and human rights law to lower the cost of drugs and diagnostics and to increase access to HIV-related treatment. UNDP also works to empower and include people living with HIV and marginalized populations who are disproportionately affected by HIV - also known as key populations - such as sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people. Beyond these focused efforts, UNDP plays a key role in ensuring attention to HIV and health within broader governance and rights initiatives, including support to district and municipal action on MDGs, strengthening of national human rights institutions and increasing access to justice for marginalized populations.
 
Third, as a trusted, long-term partner with extensive operational experience, UNDP supports countries in effective implementation of complex, multilateral and multisectoral health projects, while simultaneously investing in capacity development so that national and local partners can assume these responsibilities over time. The UNDP/Global Fund partnership is an important part of this work, facilitating access to resources for action on MDG 6 by countries that face constraints in directly receiving and managing such funding. UNDP partners with countries in crisis/post-crisis situations, those with weak institutional capacity or governance challenges, and countries under sanctions. When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient in these settings, working with national partners and the Global Fund to improve management, implementation and oversight of Global Fund grants, while simultaneously developing national capacity for governments or local entities to be able to assume the Principal Recipient role over time.
 
Enhancing Results Reporting
 
As part of its strategic priorities, UNDP has committed to making the management, measurement and communication of development results a primary focus. Particular emphasis is placed on establishing an evidence base (quantitative and qualitative) that will help UNDP better understand its performance as a development partner, and capture and communicate the value added of the organization, while providing a frank picture of the challenges it faces in the diverse, complex settings in which it operates.
 
Since the start of its partnership with the Global Fund in 2003, UNDP has helped countries receiving Global Fund grants achieve remarkable results in the fight against the three diseases. However reporting of these results has been largely limited to input and output level, with some notable exceptions. There is therefore a need to enhance quantitative and qualitative reporting, including mechanisms to capture, process and distill outcomes and impact of UNDP-managed Global Fund grants in the various areas of the UNDP/Global Fund partnership, i.e. implementation support, policy engagement, and capacity development.
 
The latter area requires specific attention given the interim nature of UNDP’s role as Principal Recipient (which should only last until a national entity is ready and able to assume this responsibility) and the strategic importance of this area in terms of UNDP’s mandate and the value-added the organization brings to the partnership with the Global Fund.
 
Objective
 
UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development Group is seeking a consultant to conceptualize a robust results framework to enhance the way it captures and communicate the results of UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund, which should be based on a sound mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence-based reporting, with a view to increasing the visibility and understanding of the Partnership (successes and challenges) internally and externally (donors, partners, and the broader development community).

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Policy Specialist, UNDP Global Fund Partnership Team, and in consultation with other team members and partners when necessary, the consultant will lay the foundations for a comprehensive results framework which will enable UNDP to capture, process and distill the results, impact and stories on the partnership with the Global Fund.
 
Specific Deliverables:
Specifically, the consultant will:
  • analyze the various reporting needs (internal and external) for the various areas of the UNDP/Global Fund partnership;
  • take stock of and assess existing channels and mechanisms for capturing, analyzing and reporting outcomes and impact, identifying potential gaps and challenges;
  • support the existing result harmonization process with the Global Fund (Top 10 Indicators);
  • identify and assess options for enhancing this reporting, including in terms of feasibility, required workload, trade-offs, audiences etc.
  • conceptualize a comprehensive, realistic results framework to be implemented over the period 2013-2014;
  • outline an action plan with clear milestones, deliverables and proposed roles and responsibilities; and
  • present the framework and action plan in a clear, concise way to internal audiences and external partners as appropriate.
Expected Outputs:
  • A Results Factsheet on the partnership for external use (following corporate template and in collaboration with HQ in New York).
  • A statistical factsheet for internal use, capturing existing data/results.
  • 2012 Results (Top 10 Indicators) harmonized with the Global Fund.
  • A preliminary discussion paper that will be prepared for discussion by team members ahead of the 29th Global Fund Board meeting (mid-June 2013).
  • A paper (10-20 pages, including a concise Executive Summary) 1) analyzing current reporting on the various areas of the UNDP/Global Fund Partnership, identifying strengths and weaknesses; 2) identifying the various reporting needs; 3) providing a conceptual framework for the design and implementation of a comprehensive results framework; and 4) presenting detailed options for implementation, discussing their respective merits, feasibility and associated challenges.
  • A short presentation on conclusions of the research and proposed way forward.
  • Other outputs mutually agreed on with the Policy Specialist on an ad-hoc basis, if the opportunity and the need arises.
Reporting:
  • The Consultant will report to the Policy Specialist, Partnership with the Global Fund, BDP (Geneva).
Travel:
  • The Consultant will be based in the UNDP Office in Geneva, and potential travel will be discussed as and if the need arises.
Timeframe:
  • The consultant will work a total of 120 days over the period from 15 April to 15 October 2013.
Evaluation:
  • Applicants will be screened against qualifications and competencies specified below through a desk review or an interview process. Those selected for the next stage of the selection process will be reviewed based on cumulative 
  • Analysis based on a combination of the technical and financial scores of their proposal.
Payment:
  • Payment will be conducted on the basis of a daily fee specified in the contract. Completion of the deliverables and payments will be verified by the Policy Specialist.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:
  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling 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 adaptability.
Functional Competencies:
  • Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality practical advisory reports and knowledge products,
  • Professional and/or academic experience in one or more of the areas of the Development or knowledge management field.
Project and Resource Management Competencies:
  • Ability to produce high quality outputs in a timely manner while understanding and anticipating the evolving client needs.
  • Ability to focus on impact and results for the client, promoting and demonstrating an ethic of client service.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently, produce high quality outputs.
  • Sound judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Partnership building and team work Competencies:
  • Demonstrated well developed people management skills.
  • Strong ability to manage teams; creating an enabling environment, mentoring and developing staff.
  • Excellent negotiating and networking skills.
  • Demonstrated flexibility to excel in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Provides constructive coaching and feedback.
Communications and Advocacy Competencies:
  • Strong ability to write clearly and convincingly, adapting style and content to different audiences and speak clearly and convincingly.
  • Strong presentation skills in meetings with the ability to adapt for different audiences.
  • Strong analytical, research and writing skills with demonstrated ability to think strategically.
  • Strong capacity to communicate clearly and quickly.
  • Strong inter-personal, negotiation and liaison skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
  • Advanced Degree in Social Science, Public Health, Law, Economic, International Development or other related field.
Experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years of national/international professional experience in Public Health with policy or programme experience.
  • Work experience from a developing country highly desirable.
  • Experience in the use of computers and office software packages as well as web based management systems.
  • Excellent writing, research, analysis and presentation skills.
  • Knowledge of Global Fund procedures, programmes and results framework and indicators is desirable.
Language skills:
  • Fluency in English required.
Evaluation of Applicants:
  • Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and a financial proposal specifying a daily fee.
  • The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
    a) responsive/compliant/acceptable
    b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation (Technical Criteria -70% of total evaluation , Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation).
    Only the highest ranked candidates (technical criteria) who would be found qualified for the job will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Application procedures:
  • Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:

    Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.

    CV including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees
Financial Proposal*

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials
*Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. daily fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services).

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling 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
 
Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply.

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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.

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