288_Expert on National Parks Governance Reform

UNDP
288_Expert on National Parks Governance Reform Call for individual consultants

Reference: UNDP-UKR-01780
Beneficiary countries or territories: Ukraine
Registration level: Basic
Published on: 07-Aug-2026
Deadline on: 21-Aug-2026 07:33 (GMT -4.00)
Description

 

Country: Ukraine


Description of the Assignment: Expert on National Parks Governance Reform

Type of position: National

Duty Station: Home-based, Ukraine

Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 6 months

Main objectives of the assignment: 

The objective of this assignment is to provide high-quality technical and analytical support for strengthening the governance and financial sustainability of Ukraines national parks under the BIOFIN project, with a particular focus on governance assessment, institutional analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

The assignment aims to assess governance and institutional arrangements in selected pilot national parks, identify opportunities for improving management and financial sustainability, facilitate consultations with key stakeholders, and develop practical recommendations to support governance reforms and strengthen the institutional framework for protected area management in line with national priorities and international best practices.

Tender documents can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of the announcement text on Procurement Notices, Section "Documents". First, please follow  "this link" to acquire security token, then proceed to download announcement documents by to the link "Negotiation Document(s)".

To find the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment, please open/review the Negotiation Attachments Section.

!PLEASE NOTE: The Contract (s) with the awarded bidder (s) will be signed in the currency of the bid.

 Addressing local currency fluctuations, local bidders are encouraged to specify an alternative preferred currency arrangements chosen from the options listed below in their Financial proposal form:

1.Currency of the bid and Contract is USD

1.1. Payments can be made in USD in case the local bidders agree to this arrangement and have a USD bank account. USD payment details should be included in the supplier’s account in Quantum and in the invoice.

1.2 Payments can be made in UAH in accordance with the USD/UAH UNORE applicable on the date of payment (UNORE rates can be checked here: https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.php )

The invoice should be issued in UAH and contain reference to equivalent USD amount in line with the Contract.

  1. Currency of the bid is USD, currency of the Contract is UAH

The contract is signed in UAH based on UNORE applicable on the date of contract signature, if agreed by the Contractor.


Proposal should be submitted directly and only in the Quantum portal no later than indicated deadline following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the already registered profile you may have in the Quantum portal. 

To submit your bid/proposal/offer in the Quantum you/your Company should be registered first. Instructions on how to submit a bid/proposal are attached to the negotiation and also available via the links below in English and Ukrainian.

You can indicate whether you are interested/intend to submit a bid/proposal/offer by creating a draft response for Quantum negotiation without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. 

REGISTRATION IN QUANTUM:

In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link Supplier Registration (oraclecloud.com) and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders or mentioned here below.

Do not create a new profile if you already have one/registered before. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.

UKRAINIAN - Guide for Supplier profile registration quantum-supplier-registration-brief-manual-ua-v.6.pdf (UA)

UKRAINIAN - Guide for UNDP suppliers to use the Quantum portal (registration, how to submit a proposal & other): PowerPoint Presentation (undp.org) (UA)

ENGLISH - Guide for UNDP suppliers to use the Quantum portal (registration, how to submit a proposal & other): PowerPoint Presentation (undp.org) (EN)

If you have any problems with registration in Quantum, please send a request for assistance to email quantum.reg.ua@undp.org, procurement.ua@undp.org (please indicate in subject of email the reference number of Quantum negotiation and/or title of assignment). 


CLARIFICATIONS:

Any request for clarification regarding the assignment must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the Quantum portal or to email procurement.ua@undp.org (please indicate in subject of email the reference number of Quantum negotiation and title of assignment). UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry. 

Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the Quantum system.


United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine,

Procurement Unit  


Email address: procurement.ua@undp.org
Surname: Procurement UA