Consultant: Mapping of east-east cooperation initiatives in Europe and CIS and UNDP role
This is a terms of reference for the following assignment: Mapping of east-east and triangular cooperation initiatives in Europe and CIS: key players, issues, modalities and possible UNDP role. The global development assistance landscape is changing, with many new actors, and new cooperation modalities gaining prominence including South-South (which we refer to as “East-East” in the region of Europe and CIS, given the geography), tri-angular and other horizontal cooperation platforms through which developing countries and emerging economies have been undertaking and sharing policy experiments on development issues. The development assistance landscape in Europe and the CIS is changing too, with several Emerging European Donors appearing in the past few years. Countries, such as the new EU Member States (Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Cyprus. Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013) and the Russian Federation that were receiving foreign aid and advice (including from UNDP) just a few years ago now assert themselves as donors and providers of development assistance, many institutionalizing their increasing Official Development Assistance (ODA). Others, like Turkey, are active donors while still benefiting from the support of the international community. Most of these new players share several common features. First, the new donors in the region mostly have very limited financial resources, both to support the institutional capacity for ODA (e.g. creation of an ODA Agency) and in terms of funding for assistance. Moreover, for the New EU Member States, a significant portion of their ODA budget is currently channeled to the EU foreign assistance budget. Second, the new donors often have non-traditional views on development, derived from a distinct set of values but also their recent experience as recipients of aid. Yet, they still lack the voice and visibility internationally. Third, unlike the traditional donors, the new donors, in addition to financial resources, often have recent experience of institutional transition similar to that faced by the recipient countries. It creates additional value and helps them understand recipient’s needs better. The changes in the development assistance landscape have clear implications for how the global governance system will adapt including how UNDP will respond, globally and regionally. Specifically, they will affect how UNDP will do its business, both in terms of its offering of development services and in terms of modalities of partnerships and presence on the ground. Globally, UNDP is realizing the “UNDP Agenda for 2012 and Beyond” that, among other goals, seeks to make UNDP more relevant and more strategically focused in this shifting environment by:
In Europe and CIS, UNDP is already realizing this global vision at two levels. First, it has been leading the corporate efforts to engage with Turkey and Russia as global partners of UNDP. Second, it has been undertaking efforts around the East-East cooperation, in the form of (a) capacity development of emerging donors in development cooperation, (b) managing ODA in a Trust Fund-like modality on behalf of emerging donors (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary), (c) engaging in a number of country specific partnerships:
To help advance this agenda, UNDP launched a new regional initiative “New Partnerships in Development Cooperation” that will, among other priorities, support and promote east-east and triangular cooperation. One of the main tasks of the Initiative is to assess feasibility and test in practice whether UNDP Bratislava Regional Center can and should establish a new service line of facilitating complex horizontal partnerships focused on knowledge and taking the form of east-east and triangular cooperation initiatives. If feasible, and proven to deliver impact and added value, such service line could become one of the elements of UNDP’s global positioning in the Middle-Income Countries. The answer to this question is not known in advance, as both the business model itself, as well as demand and UNDP capacity need to be ascertained. This consultancy is the first step towards assessing the feasibility of such a service line. | |
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In the context of the above, the key objective of the Consultant will be to create a mapping of the east-east and triangular cooperation efforts in Europe and CIS with participation of emerging donors, and establish current and future of UNDP’s support. Specific tasks will include:
Realization of the above tasks will involve:
The main deliverables will include:
The timeline is estimated as follows:
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Evaluation of Applicants: Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal. Only the highest ranked candidates who would be found qualified for the job will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 15 points Application procedures: Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:
*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. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...). Travel costs will be covered separately according to UNDP rules and regulations. 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 General Terms and conditions as well as other related documents can be found under: http://europeandcis.undp.org/home/jobs | |
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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