INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Date:
1st October 2014
Country: KENYA
Description of the assignment: CONSULTANCY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES OF A TECHNICAL ADVISORDEVOLUTION
Project name: Democratic Governance
Period of assignment/services: 4 (Four Months).
Proposals should be sent to the following email address: consultants.ken@undp.org no later than
Tuesday, 14th October 2014.
Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by email to the e-mail address indicated above.
The procurement office will respond by standard electronic mail and will send the response, including an
explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
1. BACKGROUND
The adoption of the Constitution of Kenya (CoK 2010) was aimed at fundamentally altering the
governance framework through far reaching reforms. Of these, devolution of political power,
responsibilities and resources has the most profound and transformative impacts on governance
and the management of resources. If effectively implemented, the CoK 2010 in general, and
devolution in particular, should lead to a revolutionary transformation of Kenya and facilitate the
achievement of the Kenya Vision 2030.
The 47 County Governments came into existence following the conclusion of the general election
in March 2013. This is a major transformation in the governance of Kenya and in public
administration at both national and local levels. The UN must therefore continue to position itself
to strategically engage at both national and county levels and work with development partners in
supporting the effective implementation of devolution.
The UN in Kenya has developed a new United Nations Development Assistance Framework (20142018). Within the UNDAF, Devolution and Accountability is an outcome area under the
Transformative Governance Pillar. Further devolution is a crosscutting theme within the UNDAF
as the UN will have to implement its programmes within the framework of the devolved
governance. There is also a UN Joint Strategy on Devolution that provides an overall framework
for UN support to devolution.
2. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK
For detailed information, please refer to the Terms of reference (Annex 1)
3. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
I. Academic Qualifications:
Must hold a Master’s degree preferably in social sciences, policy, development
studies,business,law or other related field;
II. Years of experience:
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At least 15 years’ experience
III. Competencies:
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At least fifteen years demonstrated experience in the successful implementation of
international development activities;
Previous work in devolution/decentralization;
Demonstrated skills, abilities and experience to provide technical direction for a complex
program, and oversee programming across various technical disciplines;
Demonstrated experience in cultivating and sustaining working relationships with
government, civil society, communities, and the private sector;
Excellent verbal and written communication in English;
4. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS.
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate
their qualifications:
1. Proposal (IC proposal form provided)Annex II
(i) Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
(ii) Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work
2. Personal History form (P11) – (template provided) Annex III
3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references
5. EVALUATION
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points will be considered
Criteria
Weight
Max. Point
Technical
100%
100
Masters of Arts Degree in Social or related field
20%
20
At least fifteen years demonstrated experience in the successful
implementation of international development activities
20%
20
Previous work in devolution/decentralization
15%
15
Demonstrated skills, abilities and experience to provide technical direction
for a complex program, and oversee programming across various technical
disciplines
Demonstrated experience in cultivating and sustaining working
relationships with government, civil society, communities, and the private
sector
25%
25
20%
20
ANNEXES
ANNEX 1- TERMS OF REFERENCES (TOR)
ANNEX 2 – IC PROPOSAL FORM
ANNEX 3- P11 TEMPLATE
ANNEX 4- INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS