UN Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Development Programme
 
National Individual Consultant
 
Best Practice Case Publication on Youth Employment and Skills Building

Background: The Business Call to Action (BCtA) is a global leadership platform that challenges companies to advance core business activities that are inclusive of poor populations and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals.

BCtA is a joint initiative of the UK Department for International Development, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the US Agency for International Development, the United Nations Global Compact, and the Clinton Global Initiative. BCtA is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme Headquarters in New York.
 

The Business Call to Action global leadership platform provides opportunities to share expertise, knowledge, and best practices for market-based approaches to development; initiative development advice and assistance; and linkages with companies, donors, and other key stakeholders.

Objective: The objective of the assignment is to prepare a short (approximately 10 page) publication featuring three company approaches to build the skills and include low income youth as employees or as suppliers or distributors in the value chains.
 
The Consultant shall conduct desk research and interviews with selected companies to describe their approaches and identify success factors, challenges and opportunities for scaling the approaches as well as action points/implications for wider stakeholders (private sector, public sector, civil society organizations, educational organizations and development partners) in regards to supporting the economic inclusion and skills building of low income youth in Kenya.

Application Procedure
 
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications including the following:
1.           UNDP Personal History Form (P11)
2.           Detailed Curriculum Vitae
3.           Maximum two page proposal for implementing the assignment (including key work stages and timelines; consultants can also suggest suitable case examples if any) – Template provided.
4.           Maximum of three examples of previous publications/research to you name
Please quote the following references on the subject line: “Consultant, Best Practice Case Publication on Youth Employment and Skills Building”.

Applications should be emailed to consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us not later than Friday, 10 April 2015 by 2.00 P.M Kenya Time.

Please see the Terms of Reference, the P11 form, the Individual Contract Proposal form and the Terms and Conditions of Individual Contracts by visiting the UNDP Kenya Website: -http://www.ke.undp.org/content/kenya/en/home/operations/procurement

National Individual Consultant
 
Health Sector Study (Mobile Money)
 
Background: The Business Call to Action (BCtA) is a global leadership platform that challenges companies to advance core business activities that are inclusive of poor populations and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals.

BCtA is a joint initiative of the UK Department for International Development, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the US Agency for International Development, the United Nations Global Compact, and the Clinton Global Initiative. 

BCtA is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme Headquarters in New York.

The Business Call to Action global leadership platform provides opportunities to share expertise, knowledge, and best practices for market-based approaches to development; initiative development advice and assistance; and linkages with companies, donors, and other key stakeholders.

Objective: The objective of the assignment is to undertake research on the use of mobile money platforms in the health sector and prepare a global standard publication (approximately 30-35 pages for main report plus appendices that include case descriptions, references and list of interviewees.

Application Procedure
 
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications including the following:
1.           UNDP Personal History Form (P11)
2.           Detailed Curriculum Vitae
3.           Maximum two page proposal for implementing the assignment (including key work stages and timelines; consultants can also suggest suitable case examples if any) – Template provided.
4.           Maximum of three examples of previous publications/research to you name
Please quote the following references on the subject line: “Consultant, Health Sector Study (Mobile Money)”.

Applications should be emailed to consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us not later than Friday, 10 April 2015 by 2.00 P.M Kenya Time.



Please see the Terms of Reference, the P11 form, the Individual Contract Proposal form and the Terms and Conditions of Individual Contracts by visiting the UNDP Kenya Website: -http://www.ke.undp.org/content/kenya/en/home/operations/procurement