Deadline: 1-Aug-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to the Request for Proposal (RFP) 110-2022-UNDP-UKR-RFP: Development and implementation of the Good Governance School on the standards of citizen participation in public life in the terms of recovery of the territories.
The main goal of this assignment is to elaborate and conduct the Good Governance School on the standards of citizen participation in public life in the terms of recovery of the territories (GG School), which is aimed to:
- teach the local self-governments/civil-military administrations to be accountable for the actions and the results they achieve,
- help citizens understand their civic responsibilities, and the importance of their participation in the recovery process of the territories,
- master the system of anti-crisis management of territories for subsequent use.
Thus, the main tasks of the GG School are the following:
- Develop a specialized training program, for representatives of local self-government/civil-military administrations and NGO leaders, focused on the principles of good governance, balanced productive participation of citizens, human rights and gender equality, crisis, and project management, inventory of destroyed and damaged objects and lands, integrated development and reconstruction of territories.
- Conduct training (5-days, 40 academic hours of each training) for at least 80 participants.
The GG School shall contribute to the achievement of the following objective:
At least 80 representatives from local self-governments/civil-military administrations of target territories go through the training program and get skilled to apply the knowledge to recover from hardships, ensure good governance, and active citizens’ involvement in their territorial communities.
Scope
The Contractor will be responsible for performing the following tasks:
- Develop and agree with UN RPP on the detailed implementation plan of GG School (including the concept, timeframes, expected results, evaluation tools, etc.).
- Provide a team of experienced trainers to ensure the qualified training process to achieve relevant fulfillment of the GG School objectives.
- Develop the training program of GG School (the duration of 1 training is 5 (five) working days (equal to 40 academic hours)), which must include (but not limited to)
- Develop and submit the training materials of GG School to UNRPP for further printing (PDF/PowerPoint/Word format). Materials must be pre-agreed with UN RPP.
- Utilize the pre-and end-of events evaluation tools to assess the achievement of the learning objectives and participants’ satisfaction (the form will be provided by the UNRPP but should be adapted according to the training’s specific aims and indicators).
- Conduct 4 (four) trainings with 20 participants per each training (duration is 5 days working days of each training (equal to 40 academic hours totally), Saturday and Sunday should be excluded from the program). The 4 (four) trainings of GG School will take place in Lviv city, the exact venue will be provided to the Contractor upon signing the Contract. The lists of 80 unique participants will be provided by UN RPP.
- Upon each training (4 in total) prepare narrative reports that include: pre-and end-of evaluation forms, trainers’ reports/recommendations, and training materials (PDF/PowerPoint/Word Narrative reports are provided upon the completion of each training.
Eligibility Criteria
Qualification requirements for the organization-participant in the competition:
- An entity with a valid registration at least 5 (five) years (for Ukrainian organizations – an organization should be registered in the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine).
- At least 5 (five) years of experience in the field of strengthening civil society at the local level, and/or facilitating a dialogue between local self-government and public representatives, and/or promoting good governance, LSGs institutional capacity building, and economic development.
- Proven experience in developing practical training materials, guidance, and manuals, focused on the territorial management, cooperation of LSGs, public activists, and the involvement of citizens in the public life of the community (at least 2 (two) samples to be provided).
- Proven experience in organizing and conducting educational short/long-term programs, and seminars (at least 2 (two) examples to be provided).
- Presence of a minimum 2 (two) positive reference letters similar to these Terms of Reference projects from previous Clients / Partners.
- Availability of human resources ensuring proper quality and timely performance of the contract, including Project manager and Trainers (please propose reasonable team composition, which may exceed the minimum required, but pay attention that only qualification of the experts included in TOR will be assessed in scoring):
Project Manager
- At least a Specialist/Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Administration or other related field.
- Proven experience in elaboration of methodologies, project approaches, and detailed work plans (at least 2 (two) samples).
- Proven experience in overall project coordination management, including administrative control of the project’s expense, preparation of invoices with supporting documentation, reporting, and the timely delivery of inputs (at least 2 (two) examples to be provided).
- Proven experience in developing and managing educational programs/thematic workshops/seminars for local government representatives, and civil activists (at least 2 (two) examples).
All the Trainers (exact number should be proposed by a Contractor)
- At least a Specialist/Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Administration, Law or other related field.
- At least 2 (two) years of working experience in the sphere of good governance, participatory policy, and/or project /territorial management.
- Proven experience in facilitating and delivering at least 5 (five) trainings/workshops for representatives of local self-government, civil-military administrations, and civil activists.
- Proven experience in developing well-written and comprehensive training materials, manuals, evaluation/narrative reports, post-training assessments, and recommendations (at least 2 examples related to the subject to be provided).
- The composition of proposed Trainers team is of both women and men (at least 40 % of the team are women, but not more than 60 %) is considered as an asset.
Fluency in verbal and written Ukrainian is required among all members of the Project team.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=93272
