Published on 10/3/2011

Education:

Master’s Degree in statistics, economics, social science, or development studies or any other related field.

Experience:

Specialized academic or policy experience in poverty reduction; formulation & implementation of poverty reduction strategies & policies, labor & employment policies, and social safety networks.
Minimum 10 years of experience in poverty policy development and analysis.

Objectives and Scope of Work:

The objective of the assignment is to provide technical support to the MoPIC in drafting the National Poverty Reduction Strategy. Support/consultancy will be divided into two phases:

I. Preparing the groundwork for work on drafting a National Poverty Reduction Strategy that will incorporate all previous similar efforts and existing programs and will result in direct and clear policies and guidelines for poverty alleviation. This phase will include assisting MoPIC in designing the outline for the intended poverty alleviation strategy. The prepatory phase will also include a study of relevant studies that feed into poverty such as; the Living Standard Index Study, the National Employment Strategy, etc.

II. Drafting the National Poverty Reduction Strategy. This phase will build on findings of the first phase to produce the National strategy. Identifying roles and responsibilities of stakeholders will be concluded throughout first stages of this phase. The final product will include; policies, linkages between stakeholders, mechanism of implementation and a way forward.

Main activities of consultancy in the first phase include:

Review the 2002 Poverty Alleviation Strategy and the National Agenda 2006-2015, National Executive Program 2011-2013, Poverty Status in Jordan Reports, Poverty Pockets Report, etc…
Review the draft reports of the five technical teams
Social protection
Social insurance
Capacity building, employment and productivity
Micro and small finance
Infrastructure and housing
Study and provide analysis of socio-economic situation in Jordan, including poverty trends.
Review relevant studies that feed in poverty such as; the National Employment Strategy, the Middle class study and poverty pocket survey findings amongst others.
Review and Study the Household Expenditure and Income Survey, and other poverty related surveys conducted by the department of Statistics, in order to evaluate input from surveys into poverty studies and poverty strategies.
Identify unavailable studies, data or input needed to compliment and complete strategy, in order to work on obtaining them, or preparing them for future use for poverty matters.
Get acquainted with other initiatives related to poverty reduction supported by the Government and other donors (world bank, EU, etc..).

Main activities of consultancy in the second phase include support in the following:

Identify stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities
Identify needed linkages between stakeholders for better implementation of strategy recommendations and provide mechanism for linkages.
Draft policies that go hand in hand with current needs and requirements of Jordan on the poverty front.
Draft the strategy to include all findings and recommendations for poverty reduction in the coming 3 years.
Produce documents that will be attached to strategy including; mechanism of implementation for strategy, action plan with timeline and stakeholder responsibility

Methodology:

This assignment will include desk review of relevant documents and drafting and finalization of deliverables in the home country as well as in-country mission during which consultant will be located at MOPIC and MoSD.

The Consultant will work with a national technical team representing the main stakeholders to decide on policy options, as well as other consultants representing other national and international organizations working on poverty related projects in Jordan.

Deliverables and Timelines:

The consultancy duration is 24 weeks of signing the contract, with a total of 55 working days. This includes at least two in-country missions. Based on the above objectives and deliverables, below is a table with key activities and the respective timelines:

Deliverables	Timeline/ Date(s)	No. of working days
A detailed report including findings of reviewing all poverty related documents.	Within 7 days from signing the contract	7
1^st in Country Mission:		14
· A brief evaluation on the impact of Jordan’s Poverty and related documents	During the mission
· An outline for the poverty Reduction strategy	During the mission
1^st mission report and a detailed analysis on poverty trends in Jordan.	After the first mission	6
2^nd in Country Mission:		8:
· Workshop with the Stakeholders on the strategy outline	During the mission	1 day
· Finalize Outline of the Strategy	During the mission	2 days
· Study other donors projects to feed into the strategy	During the mission	5 days
the Final National Poverty Reduction Strategy:		10:
· An attached document that includes the mechanism of linkages between stakeholders and implementation		5
· An action plan with timeline and specific actions, budget and IPs		5
Total	55 working days

Management Arrangements:

UNDP will be responsible for the recruitment of the consultant and management of the assignment.

Once these Terms of Reference are signed, they are considering binding and will be annexed to the Special Service Agreement signed by the consultant. UNDP and the consultant may agree to amend the Terms of Reference, in which case the amended version will be signed accordingly.

Competencies

Very strong analytical, communication and advocacy skills.
Proven knowledge of tools for the analysis and assessment poverty and poverty indicators.
Ability to use Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource.
Strong background in the Middle East with knowledge of an advantage.

Education:

Master’s Degree in statistics, economics, social science, or development studies or any other related field.

Experience:

Specialized academic or policy experience in poverty reduction; formulation & implementation of poverty reduction strategies & policies, labor & employment policies, and social safety networks.
Minimum 10 years of experience in poverty policy development and analysis.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English.

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. 2-3 page proposal:

Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable)

2. Financial proposal (which includes a breakdown of consultancy fees, travel cost, per diem).

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Noting that, only applications which include the above, will be considered.

EVALUATION:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:

Cumulative analysis

When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should 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.

* Technical Criteria weight; [70%]

* Financial Criteria weight; [30%]

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 60 point would be considered for the Financial Evaluation

Criteria	Weight	Max. Point
Technical	70%
· Specialized academic or policy experience in Poverty Reduction; formulation& implementation of poverty reduction strategies and policies, labor and employment policies and social safety nets.		30
· Very strong analytical skills and statistical background. Knowledge of analysis tools and poverty assessment and indicators.		30
· Worked with International organizations and in the middle east and middle income countries		10
Financial	30%	30%

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