Consultant, YOUTH, PEACE and SECURITY QUANTITATIVE DATA ASSESSMENT
Consultant, YOUTH, PEACE and SECURITY QUANTITATIVE DATA ASSESSMENT, BPPS/UNDP |
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Location : |
Home Based |
Application Deadline : |
07-Aug-17 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Time left : |
12d 14h 44m |
Additional Category : |
Management |
Type of Contract : |
Individual Contract |
Post Level : |
International Consultant |
Languages Required : |
English |
Starting Date : |
14-Aug-2017 |
Duration of Initial Contract : |
2 months (45 working days) |
Expected Duration of Assignment : |
2 months (45 working days) |
Background |
Recent international frameworks, such as the 2030 Agenda and the Sustaining Peace resolutions have recognized that peace and development go hand-in-hand. Throughout the world, more than 600 million young people live in fragile and conflict affected contexts today (Cordaid, 2014). The effects of violent conflict – social, political and economic - vary for men and women of different age groups, including young women and young men. Exposure to armed violence often leads to human rights violations, displaced and refugee populations, households losing their main sources of livelihood and injured or disabled individuals. The lives of young women and men can alter dramatically and in very different ways when directly affected by violence or as a result to changes in their communities and environments. However, the experiences of conflict and violence of young men and young women are generally not tracked and analysed, in part because young people tend to be seen as troublemakers or a threat to peace, and therefore primarily addressed as a problem to contain rather than a constituency whose diverse experiences of conflict and violence need to be understood. New research has started to analyse young people’s critical role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Notwithstanding this growing recognition, both in academic and policy circles, of the centrality of young people in conflict, the full implications of their position and role in the prevention of violent conflict, especially around issues of agency, motivation and resilience, has thus far been under-studied UNDP’s Youth Global Programme for Sustainable Development and Peace (Youth-GPS, 2016-2020) is seeking to address these gaps as a contribution to the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) mandated by Security Council resolution 2250 (2015), which will provide recommendations for action at the local, national, regional and international levels to promote the positive role of young people in peace processes and conflict resolution. The proposed research will seek to demonstrate, based on the analysis of available quantitative data, the effects of violent conflict on young women and young men and the role of young people in supporting or promoting peace and stability in their communities. It will inform the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security and other relevant flagship processes on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. The proposed research will also be a standalone publication, disseminated separately and made available on the www.youth4peace.info multi-stakeholder platform promoting young people’s participation in peacebuilding. |
Duties and Responsibilities |
SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK Under the supervision of the UNDP Youth-GPS manager, the consultant will undertake a review and assessment of available quantitative data sources on young people in relation to peace and security. In particular, this refers to quantitative data sources on young people’s victimization (by conflict and violence), their participation in violence, their civic and political participation and inclusion; the nature and extent of their economic participation in conflict and post-conflict settings; and an analysis of perception surveys related to young people’s roles, needs and priorities in relation to peace and security. Expected outputs and deliverables: Specifically, the consultant will:
The consultant will be expected to incorporate UNDP’s Youth-GPS team inputs and feedback during the drafting and finalization phases. This consultancy will mostly entail desk review type of work and interviews/email exchanges. No travel is foreseen. Deliverables and Time Frame:
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Competencies |
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Application Procedure The application package containing the following (to be uploaded as one file):
Note: The above documents need to be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document. Shortlisted candidates (ONLY) will be requested to submit a Financial Proposal.
The Financial Proposal is to be emailed as per the instruction in the separate email that will be sent to shortlisted candidates. Evaluation Process Applicants are reviewed based on Required Skills and Experience stated above and based on the technical evaluation criteria outlined below. Applicants will be evaluated based on cumulative scoring. When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Technical evaluation - Total 70% (700 points):
Candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% (490 points) of the maximum obtainable points for the technical criteria (700 points) shall be considered for the financial evaluation. Financial evaluation - Total 30% (300 points) The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: p = y (µ/z), where p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal µ = price of the lowest priced proposal z = price of the proposal being evaluated Contract Award Candidate obtaining the highest combined scores in the combined score of Technical and Financial evaluation will be considered technically qualified and will be offered to enter into contract with UNDP. Institutional arrangement The consultant will work under the guidance and direct supervision of UNDP Youth-GPS manager and will be responsible for the fulfilment of the deliverables as specified above. The Consultant will be responsible for providing her/his own laptop. Monitoring and reporting arrangements:
Payment modality
Annexes (click on the hyperlink to access the documents): Annex 1 - UNDP P-11 Form for ICs Annex 2 - IC Contract Template Annex 3 – IC General Terms and Conditions Annex 4 – RLA Template Any request for clarification must be sent by email to [email protected] The UNDP Central Procurement Unit will respond by email and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
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