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Post title: NDIVIDUAL
CONSULTANT: PROMOTING CHEMICAL SAFETY FOR CHILDREN IN RURAL AGRICULTURAL
COMMUNITIES OF UGANDA
Location: Kampala,
UGANDA
Application Deadline
: 29-Oct-13
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : 01-Nov-2013
Duration of Initial
Contract : 20 Working Days
Background
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
(SAICM), adopted by the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM)
on 6 February 2006 in Dubai,
is a policy framework for international action on chemical hazards.
SAICM was developed by a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral
Preparatory Committee and supports the achievement of the goal agreed at the
2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development of ensuring that, by
the year 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that minimize
significant adverse impacts on the environment and human health.
With financial support from the QSP/SAICM, PROBICOU has been
implementing a 24 Months, project with an aim of contributing to the goal of
the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). The
project titled “Promoting Chemical Safety for Children at Work in Rural
Agricultural Communities” is an effort to put in place a minimal programme to
prevent ill health arising from pesticides with particular focus on children at
work in agricultural setting.
The project has been
focusing on:
Developing an
up-to-date information on chemicals in agriculture, their uses, the dangerous
processes and end point discharges;
Developing
manpower among the workers, employers and the general public for the dissemination
of safety measures in use of toxic chemicals; and
Building a
comprehensive public awareness and education on the alternatives to toxic
chemicals and careful use when it is necessary to use them.
Specifically, the
project intended to:
To train workers,
workers' leaders, government officers and communities in the safety measures in
the use of chemicals through courses, seminars and workshops;
Develop a national
inventory of dangerous chemicals dangerous processes and endpoint discharges likely
to affect working children in agriculture;
Institutionalise
chemical safety education motivation and training programmes of the trade
unions, employer's federation and government ministries;
Raise awareness of
workers, workers' leaders, employers and government officers on the safety measures in use of
chemicals through courses, seminars and workshops;
The project was
implemented by Pro-biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU) and
executed by United Nations Development Program. Other collaborating partners
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Occupational Safety and
Health Department), UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme-Uganda, National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Department of Crop Protection Ministry
of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Rural Development Media
Communications (RUDMEC), National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU), National
Union of Plantation and Agricultural Workers (NUPAWU),The Federation of Uganda
Employers (FUE) and COFTU.
Duties and
Responsibilities
Scope of Work:
For this purpose, Pro-biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda requires
a National Consultant/ a neutral third party to provide assessment of project
implementation, to identify project achievements and challenges, to measure
project performance against objectives and to provide indications of progress.
The consultant will:
Study the project
background materials, including the project description, work plan;
Study the general
national chemicals management information;
Monitor the
project activities and outcomes, through contact with the Project Management
Unit and/or other relevant stakeholders, in order to regularly gather
information and documentation on implementation of planned project activities, including
meeting documents, reports and participants’ lists, developed public
information and training materials, publication and other relevant reports;
Undertake
interviews of and/or sending questionnaires to stakeholders involved in the
project in preparation of the monitoring and evaluation report (s), using the
guidelines and suggested format as shall be advised by UNDP and SAICM
secretariat;
Draft evaluation
report (s) using all previously obtained information and documents in relation
of the project and by filling the specific templates provided by the UNDP, and
SAICM secretariat;
Timely submission
of the final terminal evaluation report to UNDP on the agreed dates, after upon
completion of all project activities;
Provide additional
information or correction on the report (s) after submission.
Expected Outputs and
Deliverables:
The consultant is
expected to follow progress, activities and outcomes of the project based on
documentation and information provided by the Pro-biodiversity Conservationists
in Uganda),
stakeholders or other relevant actors involved in chemicals management
activities;
A Terminal/ Final
Evaluation report at the end of the contract;
Presentation of
acceptable Inception report within 5 working days upon signing contract Reviews and approvals will be done by Team Leaders E&E and MSU; Project
Technical Focal Point; UNEP Project Focal Points;
Presentation of
draft terminal evaluation report within 10 working days from the date of
signing the contract. Reviews and approvals will be done by Team Leaders
E&E and MSU; Project Technical Focal Point; UNEP Project Focal Points;
Final draft
terminal evaluation report to be presented 15 to 20 working days from the date
of signing the contract. Reviews and approvals will be done by Team Leaders
E&E and MSU; Project Technical Focal Point; UNEP Project Focal Points.
Competencies
Competencies:
Demonstrated
Analytical skills;
Communication
abilities and;
Teamwork are added
responsibilities.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Post graduate
degree in chemistry/environment/agriculture/environmental health/public health,
biological sciences is an added advantage.
Experience:
The consultant
should have general knowledge of the national chemicals situation or should
have access to such information when available;
The Consultant
should have a minimum working experience of at least 7 years;
The consultant
should have relevant experience and expertise in project Evaluation, in particular
in the field of chemicals;
The Consultant
must be familiar with the various provisions of the Stockholm Convention on
POPs, Basel Convention, Montreal Protocol, Rotterdam Convention;
The consultant
should demonstrate strong skills and background in the monitoring and
evaluation of international projects relating to different sectors, such as
agriculture, development, environment, health, industry and labour.
Language
Requirements:
English is
required & high level writing skills are essential.
Duration of the Work:
It is expected that the assignment will be completed within
one month (20 working days spread between November 1 2013 to November 28 2013,
starting from the official date of the contract).
All expected outputs should be submitted to UNDP according
to the agreed plan/schedule of activities. Remember to provide of between 3 to
5 days for UNDP, PROBICOU and other partners to review outputs, give comments
and certify approvals.
The consultant should immediately inform UNDP in writing in
case of delay for completion of the work.
Duty Station:
The Consultant will be based in Kampala with visits to Mukono and Fort Portal
Districts. Transport will be provided for Official travels in and outside Kampala.
Reporting
arrangements:
The consultant is expected to work in an
interactive fashion with the Energy and
Environment Unit of UNDP, the project Management Unit at PROBICOU, and
Department of occupation Safety and Health (Ministry of Gender Labour and
Social Development) in the in the process of his assignment;
PROBICOU will
ensure access to relevant materials and documents within its responsibility and
assist in securing clearance for access to materials and documents from other
sources belonging to other ministries, sectors and relevant stakeholders;
The consultant
cannot release nor communicate to anyone any unpublished information made known
to them in the conduct of the activity without consent of PROBICOU;
The consultant
shall report to UNDP with a copy to PROBICOU.
Price Proposal and
Schedule of payments:
The consultant shall obtain a lump sum amount which will be
“all-inclusive”. The corresponding percentages of the contract price will be
paid per milestone are as follows:
20% down payment
upon signing of the Contract and submission of a satisfactory inception report;
70% upon
submission and acceptance of the Interim Report; and
10% upon
submission of and acceptance of the
Final Report (70% will be paid after submission and acceptance of both the
interim and final reports).
Notes:
The term “All
inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, travel costs, living
allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred
by the Contractor are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the
proposal;
Individuals on IC
are not UN staff and are therefore not entitled to DSAs. All living allowances required to perform the
demands of the TOR must be incorporated in the financial proposal, whether the
fees are expressed as daily fees or lump sum amount.
Evaluation Method and
Criteria:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the
following methodology:
Cumulative analysis
The award of the contract shall be made to the individual
consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and;
Having received
the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and
financial criteria specific to the solicitation. Example 70%-30%;
Technical Criteria
weight; 70%;
Financial Criteria
weight; 30%;
Only candidates
obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be
considered for the Financial Evaluation
Technical Criteria – Maximum 70 points
Criteria A. Relevance
of Education – 5 points;
Criteria B.
Special skills, Language, etc.- 5
Points;
Criteria C.
Relevance of experience – 30 points;
Criteria D.
Description of approach/methodology to assignment. – 30 Points.
Application
Procedure:
Interested individual required to submit an online
application by 29th October 2013 through the UNDP Jobs website
(http://jobs.undp.org) including the following documents/information in a
single document (preferably in Adobe PDF format):
Duly accomplished
Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided
by UNDP (Annex II);
Personal CV or
P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the
contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least
three (3) professional references.
Technical proposal:
Brief description
of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the
assignment;
A methodology, on
how they will approach and complete the assignment.
Financial proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed
total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template
provided (Annex II).
Interested applicants should send an email to
Justine.naiga-bagonza@undp.org and copy Diana.nabbanja@undp.org in case of more
information regarding this requirement. This should be done before the
deadline.
Annex I: Individual Contractor General Terms and Conditions;
Annex II: Template to Confirmation of Interest and
Availability and Submit the Financial Proposal.
View more information
from the original posting:
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=41081
