Deadline: 4-Aug-22
UN Women seeks a registered non-government organization (or joint application from several organizations) to provide an OBA Executable Design Phase which will provide a framework for scaling the SCE program and the innovative finance mechanism through new UN Women Country Offices.
The aim of the 6-month Executable Design Phase is to reach agreement among key partners around what an outcomes-based SCE should look like in each of the selected countries including target population, payment metrics and contractual structure as well as obtaining initial soft funding commitments from partners.
The purpose of this executable design phase is two-fold:
- to explore a pay-for-outcomes funding mechanism as one financing option to bring the SCE program solutions for marginalized women to access education and employment to sustainable scale, and
- to provide other examples of innovation in financing approaches for scaling UN Women program solutions to new countries with the SCE program as a model.
The executable co-design phase will comprise of two processes:
- Partner outreach to form a design committee of funders, UN Women and investors, who are committed to progressing an executable design and then to secure it’s funding through the detailed design and contracting phase.
- Co-design period during which the technical aspects of the country level design are developed, such as the definition of the target population, referral pathways, outcomes metrics, program implementation costs, and indicative outcomes pricing. Exploring and agreeing the contract structure will also be important and depend on funder priorities as well as the regulatory context of the country. The role of UN Women at country level will be clarified during these discussions.
Scope
The 6-month OBA Executable Design Phase will include the SCE programs in two countries, as well as OBA Executable Design at global program level that will provide a framework for scaling the SCE program and the innovative finance mechanism through new UN Women Country Offices.
Stakeholders
Based on consultations with the Head of UN Women Office in Geneva, PPID directorate, SCE Global Programme Manager, and SCE Country Project Managers, the main stakeholder groups for this review are women participating in the SCE Programme, Implementing Partners/NGOs, Government partners, and private sector stakeholders.
Competencies
- Technical/functional competencies required
- The organization must have at least 10 years’ experience in the area of Social Impact Bonds and outcomes-based approaches
- Previous engagement with UN agencies in the area of Innovative Finance, and in the technical areas of education and women’s economic empowerment, will be an advantage.
- Organizational experience and credibility in design outcome based financing model for development and education for women and girls,
- Proven experience in having worked on a programme model in one of the SCE countries
- Has internal programmatic, administrative and financial processes in place to ensure delivery of quality, cost-effective and timely programme results
- Has grassroots networks/outreach in relevant communities
- Has adequate numbers of professional staff with adequate qualifications and experience Governance and management structures
- Officially registered and has no conflict of interest between staff in the organization and UN Women.
- Has an anti-fraud and corruption policy and consistently implements the policy
- Has in place policies and procedures regarding data privacy and data
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
- The team composition is expected to include at least an overall team leader and team members.
- The overall Team Leader should have Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in area of innovative finance; social impact bonds. Work experience in educational social impact bonds and financing in development context is desirable. Bachelor’s degree can be considered with minimum ten years professional experience media engagement.
- Project team members should have at least 3 years’ experience in working in innovative finance; social impact bonds. At least one project team member should have background in gender equality, education and women’s economic empowerment.
- Administrative and Finance Staff should have at least one Administrative & Finance Staff supporting the project implementation. S/he should have minimum 3 years’ experience in administrative and finance functions, especially in preparing financial reports for donors.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=93640