Since resuming democratic governance in 1999, Nigeria has sought to make advancements in the areas of economic development, good governance and the achievement of the MDGs under the overall umbrella of poverty reduction and employment generation. Currently, almost 90% of Nigeria's export earnings and 80% of public revenues flow from the sale of oil and gas, are extracted from the Niger Delta.
The Niger Delta, however, illustrates a development paradox: endemic poverty in the midst of abundant human and natural resources. This poverty is reflected in a low level of human development, measured in terms of maternal deaths, child mortality, a heavy disease burden (including the increasing prevalence of malaria and HIV/AIDs), a highly polluted environment (caused by canalization, oil spills, gas leaks, gas flares, and subsidence), limited access to potable water, dilapidated schools, and health facilities and deplorable communication networks especially in the water-logged areas that constitute more than one-half of the region's total landmass. The region has, in addition, a pervasive unemployment problem, especially among the youth and women. This high level of unemployment together with a strongly felt sense of exclusion and neglect has, in turn, contributed to significant conflict in the region.
Evidence from the UNDP Human Development Report for the Niger Delta (2006) confirms that perceptions of neglect and exclusion are a major factor increasing the level of conflict and insecurity in the region. The HDR also shows that a majority of people in the region are dissatisfied with and alienated from their local and State governments, finding them unresponsive to their felt needs as well as lacking in transparency and accountability, especially in the use of resources, including those obtained from the derivation of oil revenues. Poverty, unemployment and conflict have also taken their toll on social cohesion, eroding local cultures, traditions, authority structures and spirituality that have been central to the lives of the inhabitants of the Niger Delta. Social cohesion has been impaired further by conflicting interests and tensions between and within communities as well as the increasing criminalization of what might otherwise have been characterized as acts of social protest. The Niger Delta, in summary, poses a major challenge to national security and a complex development challenge for Nigeria.
The Government has taken significant steps towards reinvigorating the resolution of issues that have precipitated violence in the Niger Delta region. Dialogue with leaders of key militant factions and ethnic groups in the region has been initiated; concrete measures have been taken to separate groups with legitimate grievances from criminal elements capitalizing on a lawless environment; and efforts increased towards interdiction of illicit weaponry. Furthermore, privatization contracts awarded without due process have been reversed, key leaders of the militancy have been released, and a comprehensive process of dialogue and amnesty has been launched.
To facilitate stabilization and peace building measures, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in September 2008, announced the establishment of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) to serve as a vehicle for formulating, coordinating and executing the federal government's development initiatives and programmes in the region. The mandate of the Ministry is to manage, promote and initiate development policies and processes in the Niger Delta. The Ministry is expected to provide a focal point for coordinating and mobilizing concerted domestic and international assistance in resolving key security and development challenges in the Niger Delta region.
In response to the effort to support stabilization, recovery and development in the Niger Delta, the Ministry in close collaboration with the development partners inaugurated a technical working group to help it develop a concept paper setting out the broad outlines for the design of a comprehensive short and medium term programme framework for the Niger Delta region. The collaborative effort was co-ordinated by UNDP together with other development partners such as the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, the European Union, and the Netherlands Mission. The output of this collaborative effort is the paper
“Proposed Niger Delta Collaborative Development framework”
. The document outlines the vision of the MNDA for the Niger Delta as well as delineates a broad roadmap for concerted national and international assistance and engagement for the Niger Delta under the leadership of the Ministry. It also spells out key guiding principles to drive development initiatives in the region. This project is being implemented.
It is against this background that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria seeks to hire Individual Consultants to design an Infrastructure and Social Sector Investment Action plan for the Niger Delta.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main objective of the Technical Assistance is to support the MNDA to develop sustainable short and medium term development framework and action plan based on the vision, principles and guidelines outlined in the proposed Niger Delta Collaborative Development Framework and Master plan.
The purpose is to help the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs develop programmes and projects for effective public sector and social sector interventions in the region, identifying gaps to ensure the emplacement of infrastructures and services that deliver the required outcomes.
Specifically, UNDP is seeking to recruit a consultant to support the relevant Sector Team leaders in the design and formulation of
a detailed program action plan
under the following three pillars of intervention:
- Infrastructure/public sector investment plan
- Social sector investment plan for the Niger Delta states
- Institutional development and capacity building framework to support the implementation of the programme including the establishment of a
mechanism for the programme .
The Technical Assistance assignment will draw substantially on existing documents such as the Niger Delta master plan, Niger Delta Technical Committee Report, Nigeria long term perspective document, Vision 20/ 20/20, as well as relevant development of plans of the various state governments. The process will also draw from the guidelines outlined in the
collaborative framework
developed by the technical Working group of the Niger Delta as well as extensive consultation from state and non-state actors at national and state levels. The programme strategy will also delineate key details of these three pillars as well as outline and elaborate processes and systems for the delivery of programme output including the governance and institutional structure for the management of the programme.
The Technical Assistance will focus on the following areas:
- Public Sector Investment Plan
- Social Sector Investment
- Institutional Capacity Development and Multi Stakeholder Trust Fund Sectors.
- Formulate a comprehensive public sector investment strategy and action plan with emphasis on the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of large infrastructure covering the areas of new town development, coastal highway, east-west road and railway, in-land water ways transport, ports and jetties, etc.
- Design an action plan of Environmental management and land reclamation programmes that involve shoreline protection, remediation of oil impacted sites and afforestation.
- Formulate a comprehensive public sector investment strategy and action plan with emphasis on the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of large infrastructure covering the areas of new town development, coastal highway, east-west road and railway, in-land water ways transport, ports and jetties, etc.
Public Sector
- Urban Planners with expertise in new town development,
- Multi-purpose Engineers with expertise in coastal highways and roads and railway, in-land water ways transport, ports and jetties, etc.
- Environmental management and land reclamation experts particularly involving shoreline protection, remediation of oil impacted sites and afforestation.
SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK
The process will require extensive travel and consultation with key stakeholders such as the States and Local Governments, other relevant sector Ministries and Departments, Civil Society groups and Oil Companies as well as international and local NGOs operating in the Niger Delta.
Required Deliverables, Outputs and Reports:
Weekly written and/or verbal updates on progress towards meeting the objectives of the mission are essential. The consultant is required to submit the following reports:
- Inception Report submitted not later than 2 weeks after commencement of the assignment. The report will outline understanding of the Terms of Reference, overview of methodology and data analysis that are planned to be used along with interview questions or questionnaire as well as work plan, describing how work will be scheduled and providing milestones for completion of key activities.
- Draft Final Report submitted within the time frame of the assignment and not later than one week of the assignment ending. The report will describe work carried out and results obtained. The Consultant will present findings at a stakeholders' workshop. Based on feedback from the workshop and from UNDP and the development partners, the Consultant will provide a final report.
- The final action plan should cover detailed technical elaboration of the three pillars of the programme.
- The report should provide a general background and introduction for the action plan, description of the overall strategy and detailed description of strategy for each of the three pillars.
- It must contain an overarching objective, goal, and purpose for the programme, methodology, instruments and procedures for implementation as well as key activities to be carried out, a logical framework for the programme, key performance benchmarks and indicators, implementation framework and governance structure for the programme.
- This should include staffing requirement and TORs for key expertise for the programme, indicative TA requirement for implementation, illustrative organigram.
- Definition of the roles of various decision making bodies at Federal, state and local community levels under the programme – policy committees, steering committees, technical committees, coordination and partnership framework with agencies and links with relevant sector Ministries and national agencies etc.
- In addition the action plan would indicate a global programme budget disaggregated on the basis of the three pillars and implementation work-plan.
- Final Report within 2 (two) weeks after receiving comments on the draft final report. The final report will describe the overall work carried out and results answering to the objectives stated above.
The Public Sector/Infrastructure Investment Plan Team Leader will be responsible for coordinating the technical design of his/her sector output and ensure coherence in the design and formulation of the action plan for the sector. Working with a composite team of other consultants – international and national- he/she will be responsible for the delivery of the specific sector output under this assignment.The Sector Team leader will report to the Overall Team Coordinator
Competencies
Past experience in handling similar assignment
At least 10 years of comparative experience at progressively senior levels in the design, implementation and monitoring of government development projects, especially community-based development projects of rehabilitation, reconstruction and reintegration, small enterprise development, environmental management, urban and town planning, agriculture and agro-business, civil and engineering works, water and marine transportation, employment creation .
- Proven experience with the logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches, M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory), information analysis and report writing;
- Have experience in conducting formulation mission on development and governance issues in developing countries;
- Verifiable experience in working with UN Agencies/bi-lateral development Agencies;
- Geographical knowledge of Nigeria and its cultures in particular the complexity of the Niger Delta Crisis, the knowledge of the political terrain, the legal and regulatory framework governing management of public resources
Education:
- Advanced university degree in Development Economics, Development Management, Social Sciences, Engineering/Civil Works Construction, financial and contract Management
- Minimum of 12 years in relevant field of work.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
1.
Proposal
- Explaining why you are the most suitable for the work.
- Provide a detailed methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work.
- Implementation Plan and Timelines
- Past experience in carrying out similar assignment with verifiable evidence i.e. reference with detail contacts
- All proposals must be submitted alongside signed cover letter.
Financial proposal
Lump sum contracts
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. Your financial proposal shall include a breakdown of the lump sum
All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal
. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. All travels shall be refunded by UNDP at economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she shall do so using their own resources.
In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets (economy class), lodging and terminal expenses shall be paid at UNDP rate.
3.
Curriculum Vitae
- Personal CV including past experience in similar projects with detailed contacts relating to the project and at least 3 references.
Cumulative analysis
The evaluation Criteria as shown in the table below shall be used to evaluate all the proposals received. The award of the Individual Consultant Contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
- Responsive/compliant/acceptable
- Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
* Financial Criteria weight; [30]\
Only candidates that obtain a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. The maximum 30 points all be allotted to the lowest bid, all other bids shall receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest fee e.g. [30 Points] x [Naira lowest] / [Naira other] = points for other proposer's fees
Evaluation Criteria Table
Description
Weight
Max Point
Points
Obtained
1.
Minimum of 12 years advanced university degree in Development Economics, Development Management, Social Sciences, Engineering/Civil Works Construction, financial and contract Management
15
15
Past experience in handling similar assignment
15
15
At least 10 years of comparative experience at progressively senior levels in the design, implementation and monitoring of government development projects, especially community-based development projects of rehabilitation, reconstruction and reintegration, small enterprise development, environmental management, urban and town planning, agriculture and agro-business, civil and engineering works, water and marine transportation, employment creation .
25
25
Proven experience with the logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches, M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory), information analysis and report writing;
15
15
Have experience in conducting formulation mission on development and governance issues in developing countries;
15
15
Verifiable experiences in working with UN Agencies/bi-lateral development Agencies;
Geographical knowledge of Nigeria and its cultures in particular the complexity of the Niger Delta Crisis, the knowledge of the political terrain, the legal and regulatory framework governing management of public resources
10
10
Individual Consultants responding to this request for Individual Consultant should use the Price Schedule table below in their submission and submitted/uploaded alongside other documents and resume as a single file.
Price Schedule
Description of Activities
Unit Cost (USD)
Total Cost(USD
1.
Lump sum Cost for the entire Assignment as Stated on the TOR (You may provide detailed breakdown)
2.
Any Other Cost (Please Provide full details)
Full Names:______________________________________________________________________
Signature/Date:___________________________________________________________________
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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