Education:
- Master’s Degree in Biology, Entomology, Environmental Science and Technology, Agronomist and/ or Molecular Biology and Genetics
- PhD Degree in a relevant subject listed above will be considered as an asset
Experience:
- Minimum 1 year of experience in morphological and genetical identification
The followings will be considered as assets:
- Work experience in Cyprus
- Knowledge of Cyprus context
- Previous enrolment in donor funded bi-communal projects related to mosquito surveillance in Cyprus
- Having published relevant publication(s)
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English
- Fluency in Turkish
Other Requirements:
- Access to required laboratory equipment
- Ability and willingness to travel island wide
- Valid driving license
Application:
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- CV or Personal History (P11): Applicants are required to submit CV or a P11 Form. The UNDP P11 Form can be downloaded from: http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/Careers/P11_Personal_history_form.doc
- Reference: Contact details of 3 references
- Financial Proposal: The financial proposal shall cover all expenditures including fees, health insurance, vaccination, international (all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel) or local travel (place of residence to office and office to place of residence), travel to and from the field (location of traps), cost of living and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services. Leave benefits (annual, sick, paternity, maternity) are not applicable to Individual Contractors and absent days including weekends and office holidays are not payable. Applicants are requested to submit financial proposal in euro for the outputs listed below as follows:
Output/Deliverable |
Financial offer (in Euro) |
Deliverable 1: development of training and educational materials & delivery of trainings to Biological / Environmental Science Technicians and health professionals (end of October 2021) |
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Deliverable /output 2: Completion of mid-term report (morphological and genetic identification of vectors and viruses for dry season) (end of December 2021) |
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Deliverable /output 3: development of content for visibility materials (end of February 2022) |
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Deliverable /output 4: development of the final report covering morphological and genetic identification of vectors and viruses for dry season and wet season, the results and findings from the ID – Vrisk as well as the results of all previous research carried out in this field (mid March 2022) |
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Total financial proposal in Euro |
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Logistics of the Assignment:
The Consultant shall arrange her/his own local travel. Please note that consultants will need to provide their own laptop and other relevant equipment for working purposes.
Evaluation / Selection Process
All applicants will be screened against qualifications) set above. Candidates fully meeting the requirements will be further evaluated based on the criteria below.
Technical Criteria (CV review and interview/desk review) – 70% of total evaluation– max. 70 points
CV review: 20 points:
- Educational qualification as defined in the ToR (10 points)
- Experience as defined in the ToR (10 points)
Only candidates who obtained at least 70% of points from the CV review (who will score at least 14 points) will be eligible to be invited for an interview/desk review.
Interview/Desk review: 50 points
- Relevant work experience and/or research experience (15 points)
- Previous enrollment in donor funded bi-communal projects related to mosquito surveillance in Cyprus (13 points)
- Work experience in Cyprus (12 points)
- Knowledge of Cyprus context (6 points)
- Having published relevant publication(s) (4 points)
Only those individual consultants who obtained at least 70% of points from Interview/desk review (35 out of 50) will be considered for financial proposal evaluation.
Financial Criteria – 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points.
Financial scores will be calculated using the formula [lowest offer / financial offer of the candidate x 30].
UNDP applies the “Best value for money approach” – the final selection will be based on the combination of the applicants’ qualification and financial proposal.
Payment Term:
Payments shall be made in four instalments upon the submission of the certification of payment form and the completion and approval of the following sets of outputs by UNDP:
• Deliverables 1
• Deliverable 2
• Deliverable 3
• Deliverable 4