Lead Compliance Officer SECU - LTA

In 2012 the UNDP Administrator expanded the Charter of the Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI) to include the mandate to investigate UNDP’s compliance with its social and environmental commitments.  In 2013 OAI established the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) to respond to complaints that UNDP may not be meeting its social and environmental commitments during the interim phase. The main purpose of the compliance review is to investigate alleged violations of UNDP’s social and environmental policies and procedures. In order to maximize UNDP accountability on social and environmental issues, the SECU collaborates closely with the Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM) that ensures individuals, groups, peoples, and communities affected by UNDP projects can raise project-related grievances to UNDP when necessary and receive a timely and appropriate UNDP response.

As principal reference points for UNDP’s commitments, Social and Environmental Standards were issued in December 2014 to apply to all UNDP projects and programmes.  The application of Social and Environmental Standards across UNDP programming protects the values UNDP stands for and helps UNDP become a more effective organization.  The objectives of the Standards are to: (i) strengthen the social and environmental outcomes of UNDP projects; (ii) avoid adverse impacts to people and the environment affected by projects; (iii) minimize, mitigate, and manage adverse impacts where avoidance is not possible; (iv) strengthen UNDP and partner capacities for managing social and environmental risks; and (v) ensure full and effective stakeholder engagement, including through a mechanism to respond to complaints from project-affected people.

OAI seeks to engage in a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with a suitably skilled and experienced consultant to call upon as required from time to time to support OAI in matters relating to Social and Environmental Compliance of UNDP.

For the details of this assignment, please see attached the Procurement Notice and TOR.

How to apply:

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

1.       Cover Letter:  Explain why you are the most suitable for the work .

2.       Completed P11 form including past relevant experience and contact details of 3 referees. Blank P11 form can be downloaded from the attached documents.

3.       Financial proposal indicating a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this announcement. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily fee rate in US$, number of anticipated working days, and any other possible costs). Financial proposal can be downloaded from the attached documents.

  Interested applicants should submit the required documents to UNDP job-site.: 

http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=61335