Provision of Financial Services for Fund Disbursement through physical cash distribution to the selected beneficiaries - ( Re-advertisement)

Our corporate context defines the work of the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji as a component of the UN’s global development network, which advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. The UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji is part of the 177-country office UNDP network,working with countries to assist the implementation of their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the tools, skills and expertise of UNDP and our wide range
of partners.
UNDP joins UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women to form the Joint Presence initiative, working together on programmes in selected countries - Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu and
Vanuatu. Through the Joint Presence, UNDP takes the lead in Palau, Tonga and Tuvalu. UNICEF leads in Kiribati and Vanuatu, UNFPA is the lead agency in the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia, and UN Women in
Nauru.Specifically, the UN in the Pacific will respond to the identified priorities of PICTs to:
 Strengthen national capacities at all levels leading to national ownership
 Support national monitoring and implementation of international commitments, norms, and standards
 Act as convener of a wide range of national and international partners
 Provide high quality technical expertise in specific areas
 Objectively support M&E of national development frameworks
 Provide impartial policy advice, based on international experience, technical expertise, and good practice
 Provide neutral space within which political issues can be addressed and resolved, including support to the
mediation of peace negotiations
 Advocate for the inclusion of vulnerable populations
The UN pacific office plans to support these activities by contributing towards its goal, and with this establishment of money vendor LTA, to assist in cash disbursement in all pacific island countries noted above and most geographic remote locations which is inaccessible by commercial banks and financial institutions.
Such intervention aims to provide services at all levels where UN agencies activities are implemented. The UN agencies will request funds disbursement for meetings, workshops, airport pickups, and to all pacific island’s
countries listed above. In addition UN intervention will focus on improving its skills and employability and access of funds in these most geographical and remote locations.
UN is intending to enter into a Long Term Agreement with a Financial Institution/ Financial Services Company / Bank, Mobile Company at a competitive market rate for physical cash distribution, as deemed cost-effective and convenient to the beneficiary as well as UN agencies. For disbursement, UN agencies project will arrange a number of distribution points/booth to ensure that participants do not incur much cost and time for collection of cash.