International Consultancy to support Planning and Budgeting Management Information... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Lao PDR

Summary : International Consultancy to support Planning and Budgeting Management Information System

Deadline : 26 Mar 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 31731500

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND (UNICEF)
P.O. Box 1080, KM3 Thadeua road. Sistanak district, Vientiane capital By Telephone +856 21 315200 to 04 By Facsimile +856 21 314852 Maria Fernandez Telephone: +856 20 5551 9681
Lao PDR
Email :vientiane@unicef.org/mfernandez@unicef.org
URL :https://www.unicef.org/laos/contact-us

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for International Consultancy to support Planning and Budgeting Management Information System (PBMIS) of the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) in Lao PDR.

UNICEF works in some of the world-s toughest places, to reach the world-s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

The United Nations Children-s Fund (UNICEF) in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for a qualified International Individual Consultancy to support Planning and Budgeting Management Information System (PBMIS) of the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in Lao PDR. The assignment will start from 29 April 2019 to 31 December 2019.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

This consultancy is focused on third party quality assurance, monitoring and provide expert advice on the PBMIS task development and deployment. It aims to specify the assignment of a Senior IT Expert to support the MoES with external supervision (third party quality assurance) of the PBMIS during all stages of development and implementation beyond the Inception and General Design phase. The Consultant will work in close collaboration with the Quality Engineer (Director of ICT) on behalf of MoES, the PBMIS Developer and under the guidance of UNICEF for substantive aspects of the assignment.

Scope of work for this consultancy includes the following:

-Carry out the monitoring and quality assurance of the works and deliverables to be provided by the PBMIS Developer and ensure that all outputs produced are fully compliant with TOR and the identified functional and non-functional requirements. For this purpose, the Consultant will monitor the progress, will control the quality of deliverables to be made by the PBMIS developer, and provide expertise and support on technical issues throughout the process. The monitoring and control of the PBMIS implementation process is critical due to the high complexity of the system to be implemented and will allow the MoES to foresee and mitigate all possible risks that may occur in due time.

-The consultant will carry out consultation and communication with MoES, UNICEF, EU and the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), a Sub-Committee of the MoES, to improve stages of PBMIS implementation.

Education, Qualifications and Experience Required:

The expert should have the following qualifications and experience:

Advanced university degree in engineering, information technology or other related field;
At least 10 years of professional experience in IT system management and project design;
Specific experience in Government or State organization-s financial IT systems design/review, system analysis, development of functional and technical specifications for complex IT systems, including at least one project in education and financial IT systems design;
Previous working experience in ASEAN countries is desirable; Experience in Lao PDR is a strong advantage.
Ability to analyse, plan, manage diversity of views, and adapt to different environments (cultural, economic, political and social).
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills in English Language
For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF-s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

TheTerms of Reference (ToR) for this Consultancy is attached for reference. TOR for PBMIS in Lao PDR.pdf

View our competency framework at:

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=520689

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