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Position Title: IT SPECIALIST
Organization:United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Primary Location:Kampala, UGANDA
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 28-Jul-2014
Duration of Initial Contract : 30 days spread over 2 months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 30 days
Closing date: 11-Jul-14
Brief Company Profile:
Government of Uganda has, through United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) received financial support from Global Environment Facility (GEF) for a
project on “Strengthening climate information and early warning systems in
Africa for climate resilient development and adaptation to climate
change-Uganda”.
The project is implemented by Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) as implementing
entity. The responsible partners to the project are:
·
Uganda National Meteorological
Authority (UNMA);
·
Department of Water Resource
Management (DWRM);
·
Department of Relief, Disaster
Preparedness and Management (DRDPM)/Office of the Prime Minister (OPM);
·
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal
Industries and Fisheries Resources (MAAIF) on behalf of government in
collaboration with relevant partners at national and district level.
·
The UNMA equipment used for weather and climate observation, storage and
forecasting facilities have been deteriorating over a period of time and most
of it needs to be upgraded / modernised. This has challenged service delivery
by UNMA.
The main objectives of the project are:
·
Establish a functional network of
meteorological and hydrological monitoring stations and associated
infrastructure to better understand climatic changes;
·
Develop and disseminate tailored
weather and climate information (including colour-coded alerts – advisories,
watches and warnings – for flood, drought, severe weather and agricultural
stresses, integrated cost-benefit analyses and sector-specific risk and
vulnerability maps) to decision makers in government, private sector, civil
society, development partners and local communities in the Teso and Mt Elgon
sub-region; and
·
Integrate weather and climate
information into national policies, annual work plans and local development
including the National Policy for Disaster Preparedness and Management, and
district and sub-county development plans in priority districts in the Bukedi,
Busoga, Elgon, Teso, Acholi, Karamoja and Lango sub-regions. The project is
expected to be completed by December 2017.
This project has two outcome areas:
·
Enhanced capacity of UNMA and
Department of Water Resource Management (DWRM) to monitor and forecast extreme
weather, hydrology and climate change;
·
Efficient and effective use of
hydro-meteorological and environmental information for making early warnings
and long term development plans.
Consultancy Rationale
The fundamental problem this project seeks to address is that the current
climate information (including monitoring, processing and development of
tailored advisories) and early warning systems are no longer functioning as
optimally and they could for effectively supporting the adaptive capacity of
local communities and key sectors. Obsolete and inadequate weather and climate
monitoring infrastructure limits data collection, analysis and of
meteorological and climate information and specific products for planning.
Most operational stations are manually operated and therefore do not report
data with sufficient frequency to provide adequate lead times to respond to
impending climate hazards, and measurements are generally reported days to
weeks after the hazard has passed.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work
Although the project is being implemented in Lake Kyoga catchment basin (28
districts comprising: Bukedi, Busoga, Mt Elgon, Teso, Acholi, Karamoja and
Lango sub-regions), it will also rehabilitate, and provide equipment to 12
synoptic stations and link them to
National Meteorological Centre (NMC) in Entebbe through networking. However, this
consultancy is expected to be carried out within Entebbe and Kampala.
Consultancy Objectives
The Programme Management Unit is seeking to engage a Consultant to:
Identify, procure and install
hardware and software required for modern meteorological forecasting facilities
(computers, software, storage and networking) to support 12 synoptic stations
and NMC at Entebbe.
Detailed Consultancy Activities:
·
A desk review of relevant
documents (Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) Act, UNMA Business
and strategic Plans); Report on the “Feasibility study on modernisation of
Uganda National Meteorological Service”; UNDP-GEF Climate Information and Early
Warning Systems project document, annual work plan and procurement plans;
·
Upgrade and update the National
database and information management system from CLICOM/ASCII to an appropriate
alternative modern system and link to DWRM’s water management system;
·
Undertake data rescue and
digitisation process for UNMA and DWRM archives.
Consultancy Final Deliverables:
·
A concept document on methodology
for the analysis and need determination;
·
Field visits to the synoptic
stations and DWRM archives;
·
Interviews and consultations with
operators/users of equipment;
·
Presentation of the findings from
field visits and interviews from operators/users of the equipment;
·
Design, procurement and
installation of the equipment;
·
Develop data storage and
management system;
·
Commissioning of the equipment.
Consultancy Implementation Arrangements:
·
The Consultant will report to
Executive Director of Uganda National meteorological Authority and will be
facilitated through the Project Management Unit for his/her day-to-day work;
·
The Programme Management Unit
will support and assistance to gain access to relevant documents and
stakeholders for consultations.
Competencies
·
Demonstrates integrity and
ethical standards;
·
Mature judgment and initiative;
·
Ability to present complex issues
in a simple and clear manner;
·
Ability to work under pressure;
·
Initiative and independence.
Required Skills and Experience
Education: An advanced degree in
IT/computer science.
Experience:
·
Proven experience of over 5 years
in design and networking of IT systems;
·
Proven experience in upgrade of
climate and hydrological data base management system;
·
Working experience with UNDP or
UN agency preferred;
·
Familiarity of software used in
processing weather, climate and hydrological forecasts.
Language: Excellent written and spoken
English
Core skills:
·
Installation and networking of IT
systems;
·
Data base management software
design;
·
Expert on modern forecasting
facilities;
·
Computational and Analytical
skills.
·
Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
·
Payment shall be by the lump sum modality in the following 3 installments.
·
These shall be all inclusive and the contract price is fixed regardless of
changes in the cost components.
·
Upon signature of contract by
both parties and presentation of an approved inception report (1 week after
signing of contract) - 20%;
·
Presentation of the findings from
field visits and interviews from operators/users of the equipment - 30%;
·
Design, procurement, installation
of the equipment and commissioning of the system - 50%.
Evaluation Method and Criteria - 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;
·
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
·
Education (Advanced degree or
higher in IT) - 5;
·
Experience in design and
networking of IT systems - 15;
·
Experience in upgrade of climate
and hydrological data base management system - 20;
·
Relevant experience in conducting
similar assignment - 10;
·
Description of
approach/methodology to assignment- 20.
Documents to be included when submitting the proposals
·
Interested individual consultants must submit the following
documents/inforamtion to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF
document:
·
Duly accomplished Letter of
Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP
(Annex 11);
·
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).
Mode of Application:
For clarification or annexes, please send an email to
justine.naiga-bagonza@undp.org and copy fredah.zawedde@undp.org accordingly.
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.
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
