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Annex 1

Terms of Reference

Individual Consultant for Development of New Cooperation Framework for UNCT 

in Timor-Leste 

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Position: UNSDCF Temporary consultant

Type of Contract: Individual Contract

Post Level: Local or International Consultant

Expected Duration of Assignment:  3 months (between 16 September – 15 December 2019)

Starting Date: 16 September 2019

Supervised by: The Resident Coordinator through the Resident Coordinator’s Office

Languages Required: English  

1. Project Title: Individual Consultant to coordinate and facilitate the UNCT’s work on the development of the new Cooperation Framework for Timor-Leste  

2. Project Description

Timor-Leste is one the newest countries in the world and the newest in Asia. It is a democratic republic, with civil liberties, political rights and stability relatively well established, but with relatively weak governance and fragile institutions. With a total population of 1.2 million, over 70% living in rural areas, Timor-Leste has also one of the youngest populations in the world. Timor-Leste is considered as a lower-middle-income country because of its GDP, but a Least Development Country  due to low Human Asset Index, a composite index of nutrition, health, and education indicators. The UNCT is composed of 16 agencies, out of which 12 are resident. The Government contributes to the UNDS by way of rent-free premises for the joint UN compound where all the resident agencies, except for FAO, are located. Good cooperation already exists between the UNDS and the Government. The joint physical presence of the UN system in common premises has helped facilitate better coordination and collaboration among the UN agencies in supporting government efforts; to be more closely and functionally connected to the government and other key stakeholders that it serves in the country; and to amplify the importance of Timor-Leste’s deep and extensive engagement with the United Nations.  

The United Nations County Team (UNCT) in Timor-Leste is currently in the process of preparing the United Nations Assistance Framework (UNSDCF) for the period 2020-2024.  A Roadmap has been developed to outline the process of preparing the UNSDCF to support the country’s achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDGs in line with national priorities as outlined in the Timor-Leste Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030 and sectoral strategies (education, health, food security, nutrition, social protection, environment, migration, disaster risk reduction, etc.). 

The UNSDCF will present the collective, coherent and integrated support of the UN system in line with national development priorities, Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) recommendations and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, anchored in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A cornerstone of this process is the Common Country Analysis (CCA) that will be built on key reference documents including the Voluntary National review (VNR) prepared by the Government of Timor-Leste in 2019 and the Evaluation report of the UNDAF 2015-2019. The CCA will present a concise analysis of the country’s development challenges, reflecting changing dynamics and needs of the country, the region and the world, and the areas in which UN agencies are mandated and have the comparative advantage to address remaining and newly emerging development challenges affecting Timor-Leste’s development. The CCA is currently being developed and provided to the consultant to be used as a base for the formulation of the UNSDCF.

The UNSDCF will be developed following an inclusive and participatory process between Government and the UNCT outlining how the United Nations can most effectively partner with the Government and other development partners to address national priorities. The UNSDCF is a document intended to serve as a strategic framework for the UN’s support to the Government of Timor-Leste over the 2020-2024 period. The UNSDCF must follow Results Based Management principles and be guided by the recently revised UNDG UNSDCF Guidance . It must be developed as per the UNDG provided “UNSDCF document template”  and meet the UNDG prescribed “quality criteria for UNSDCFs” .  It must incorporate the four principles for integrated programming: Leave no one behind; Human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment; Sustainability and resilience; and Accountability. In addition, it will need to reflect, the basic principles and Standard Operating Principals (SOPs) of the “Delivering as One” approach.

The Office of the UN Resident Coordinator is recruiting a Consultant with the overall responsibility of supporting the UNCT to organize and prepare for the various stages of the UNSDCF development. The UNCSDCF will be prepared with the assistance of a small team (consisting of one International and one National consultant). This post will work closely with the UNCT and the UNSDCF team to ensure that all the preparations are arranged in advance, S/he will be required to actively work with the UNSDCF Team in managing consultations and supporting report preparation.