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Education:
- Minimum BA in Natural Sciences; Advanced University Degree would be considered an asset (MSc, Ph.D.);
- Possession of licenses related to civil protection and disaster risk management or related field would be considered an asset;
Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the disaster risk management area;
- At least 3 years of professional experience related to document management (organising, securing, digitizing and classifying documents and data records);
- Excellent understanding of Serbia’s socio-economic situation and state of play in the areas of civil protection and disaster resilience;
- Profound knowledge of existing legal framework in the DRR area with special emphasis on the role, responsibilities and obligation of local self-government units within the national disaster risk management system.
- Experience in the development of local policy documents and data records in the area of DRR;
- Knowledge in the use of computers and office software packages and handling of web-based management systems;
- Excellent writing/reporting and presentation skills;
- Excellent interpersonal, networking and team building skills.
Language skills
Excellent knowledge of spoken and written Serbian and English is required.
Application Procedure:
Qualified and interested candidates are asked to submit their applications via UNDP Web site: UNDP in Serbia under section “Jobs” no later than Monday, 11 October 2021.
Application should include:
- CV in English language containing date of birth, contact information (home address, phone number, e-mail) and timeline of work experience (including description of duties);
- Offeror’s Letter (only PDF format will be accepted) confirming Interest and availability for the Individual Contractor (IC) Assignment. Can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.undp.org.rs/download/ic/Confirmation.docx . The Offeror’s Letter shall include financial proposal specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this announcement with a breakdown of costs.
In order to apply please merge above listed documents into a single PDF file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded.
Any request for clarification must be sent by standard electronic communication to the e-mail: Vacancy.rs@undp.org . The procuring UNDP entity will respond by standard electronic mail and will send response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
Shortlisted applicants will be requested to submit copies of Diploma(s) and relevant certificates as proof of the consultant’s qualification and experience.
Lump sum contracts
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in instalments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount as per deliverables indicated in Terms of Reference.
Travel
This is a homebased consultancy, and no travel is envisaged under this assignment.
Evaluation
Cumulative analysis
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant 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%
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points would be considered for the Financial Evaluation
Criteria |
Weight |
Max. Point |
Technical-desk review |
70% |
70 points |
Criteria A |
Profound knowledge of existing legal framework in the DRR area with special emphasis on the role, responsibilities and obligation of LSGs within the national disaster risk management system. Relevant experience must be clearly demonstrated through submitted CV. |
20 |
Criteria B |
Experience in the development of local policy documents and data records in the DRR area. Relevant working experience must be clearly demonstrated through submitted CV. |
20 |
Criteria C |
Professional experience in the disaster risk management area. Relevant working experience must be clearly demonstrated through submitted CV. |
20 |
Criteria D |
Possession of licenses related to civil protection and disaster risk management or related field. Relevant licences must be clearly demonstrated through submitted CV and provided copies or referrals. |
10 |
Financial |
30% |
30 points |
Additional Information:
- Individual Contract (IC) will be applicable for individual consultants applying in their own capacity. If the applicant is employed by any legal entity, IC would be issued upon submission of Consent letter from the employer acknowledging the engagement with UNDP. Template of General Conditions on IC could be found on: https://rs.undp.org/content/dam/serbia/downloads/General%20Conditions%20for%20Individual%20Contracts.pdf .
- Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) will be applicable for applicants employed by any legal entity. Template of RLA with General Terms and Conditions could be found on: https://www.undp.org.rs/download/RLA%20with%20General%20Terms%20and%20Conditions.doc . In the case of engagement of Civil servants under IC contract modality a no-objection letter should be provided by the Government entity. The ‘no-objection’ letter must also state that the employer formally certifies that their employees are allowed to receive short-term consultancy assignment from another entity without being on “leave-without-pay” status (if applicable) and include any conditions and restrictions on granting such permission, if any. If the previous is not applicable ‘leave-without-pay’ confirmation should be submitted.
Engagement of Government Officials and Employees
Government Officials or Employees are civil servants of UN Member States. As such, if they will be engaged by UNDP under an IC which they will be signing in their individual capacity (i.e., engagement is not done through RLA signed by their Government employer), the following conditions must be met prior to the award of contract:
(i) A “No-objection” letter in respect of the individual is received from the Government employing him/her, and;
(ii) The individual must provide an official documentation from his/her employer formally certifying his or her status as being on “official leave without pay” for the duration of the IC.
The above requirements are also applicable to Government-owned and controlled enterprises and well as other semi/partially or fully owned Government entities, whether or not the Government ownership is of majority or minority status.
UNDP recognizes the possibility that there are situations when the Government entity employing the individual that UNDP wishes to engage is one that allows its employees to receive external short-term consultancy assignments (including but not limited to research institutions, state-owned colleges/universities, etc.), whereby a status of “on-leave-without-pay” is not required. Under such circumstance, the individual entering into an IC with UNDP must still provide a “No-objection” letter from the Government employing him/her. The “no objection” letter required under (i) above must also state that the employer formally certifies that their employees are allowed to receive short-term consultancy assignment from another entity without being on “leave-without-pay” status and include any conditions and restrictions on granting such permission, if any. The said document may be obtained by, and put on record of, UNDP, in lieu of the document (ii) listed above.