Provision of Training Services: (a) Executive Secretarial Course; (b) Management and Leadership; ...

1. The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) was established by the UN Security Council Resolution 1996 on 09 July 2011. 2. The Mission is structured with an independent Integrated Mission Training Centre (IMTC), mandated to plan, facilitate, implement and evaluate training for staff members of all categories (National, International, Police Advisors, Military Liaison Officers and United Nations Volunteers). 3. The Mission recognizes the fact that efficient and timely provision of courses: (a) Executive Secretary; (b) Management & Leadership and (c) Negotiation & Mediation - are essential to enable effective multi- dimensional Peace Operations and are a prerequisite for effects based operations. Therefore, successful integration and coordination requires a high degree of sensitivity to the interest and operating cultures of a broad set of actors. 4. The training programes aim at strengthening the skills, competencies and capacities to further empower Natonal Staff and leave a lasting and meaningful legacy to the Republic of South Sudan. 5. The target group are National Staff from Administrative and Integrated Services at support level or manage an office environment, or work as a personal assistant with the UNMISS. National Staff at professional and leadership levels within the Mission who will play the role of backstoping to their supervisors when required to do so, are also a target group. 6. The proposed training courses content cover: (a) Executive Secretarial Coures - The role, values and ethics of the Executive Secretary; -Time Management; -Organizing meetings; -Drafting and report writing skills; -Organizing buesiness travel; -Administering office mangement and procedures; -Coordinating business resources; (b) Management and Leadership Course: -Concept and theories of managemnet and leadership and their best practices; -Management functions and leadership paterns; -Women in leadership: problem and prospects; -Problem solving and decision making; -Organizational development and change; -Improviing supervisory and managerial skills; -Conflict amangement and managing stres; -Communication skills within leadership; (c) Negotiation and Mediation -Understanding conflict; -Conflict managemnet and resolution tools; -Assess conflict for mediation and negotiatioin prupose; -Mediation and negotiation process and stages; -Mediator and negotiator preparations, role, authority and resourses etc; -Conduct of track 1 & 11 mediation process; -Negotiation and strategies for advancing negotiation process; -Principles and construction of peace agreements; 7. UMMISS will provide a conducive training venue within easy reach of both the trainee and trainers. 8.The requirement is for one time training on the above mentioned desciplines. 9. Interested Companies must have the capacity to provide the services. Conditions: 10. Interested companies are invited to register with United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) through the website indicated below and submit their EOI by courier or e-mail as indicated below. The EOI must include, as a minimum, the following documentation/information: i. Contractor’s relevant experience, profile/background in providing trainings on diciplines listed under item 6 of above;; ii. Contractor’s contact details (address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail). iii. Qualification and experience of contractor’s professional staff proposed for the services. iv. Details or proof of similar training undertaken. v. Evidence of the contractor’s expertise/capabilities to provide the services. vi. List of major clients for whom similar services were provided, with contact details. Important Notice: 11. The Expression of Interest, clearly marked "Provision of Training Services: (a) Executive Secretarial Course; (b) Management and Leadership; and (c) Negotiation & Mediation - tentatively to be conducted in November 2013 at RSCE, Entebbe, Uganda” must be received by UNMISS no later than Wednesday, 20 October 2013 via: • E-mail address: hilowle@un.org with copy to ngonyo@un.org. • Procurement Section- UNMISS UN House (Near Jebel Kujur), Juba, Republic of South Sudan. 12. This EOI does not constitute a solicitation. UNMISS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. Thus, submitting a reply to this EOI does not automatically guarantee that your firm will be considered for receipt of the solicitation when issued.