Qualifications: - Advanced University Degree in Medicine, from an accredited University and currently licensed to practice within home country/or other national jurisdiction
- Experience required: - A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in medicine with special focus on communicable diseases
- Relevant experience in diverse population
- Demonstrate capacity of training and workshops
- Advanced communication and clinical skills
- Experience providing medical support to UN and its staff considered an advantage.
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis methodology. 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 70% (as indicated above in Experience and Qualifications section) and Financial Criteria 30%.
- Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Language requirements Fluency of English language is required; Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages: (Consultant must send a financial proposal – Offer Confirmation Template) Travel In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed. In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources Evaluation Method and Criteria Technical Criteria – Maximum 70 points - Criteria 1 - progressively responsible medical experience in areas relevant to First Line of Defense (FLOD) for COVID response or related area is required - 35%
- Criteria 2 – proven familiarity with Fiji healthcare system and with Medevac – 15%
- Criteria 3 - Excellent writing, planning, research, communication and reporting skills and demonstrated ability to perform well in a multi-cultural environment- 15%
- Criteria 3 - Fluency in English, excellent oral and written communication skills and outstanding interpersonal skills- 5%
Documentation required Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document: - Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex II.
- Personal CV, 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, including a) a brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment; and b) a methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment. [Only request b) If applicable. A methodology is recommended for intellectual services, but may be omitted for more support services]
- Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex II. Note: National consultants must quote prices in United States Dollars (USD).
Note: Successful individual will be required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage before commencement of contract for the duration of the assignment. Incomplete and joint proposals may not be considered. Consultants with whom there is further interest will be contacted. The successful consultant shall opt to sign an Individual Contract or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) through its company/employer with UNDP. Annexes - Annex I - Individual IC General Terms and Conditions
- Annex II – Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual IC, including Financial Proposal Template
For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to Mr. Dale Kacivi [email protected]/[email protected] All applications must be clearly marked with the title of consultancy and submitted by 5:00pm, 13th August 2021 (Fiji Time) online via UN Jobs website https://jobs.undp.org/ or [email protected] |