Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant To Develop A New Project Document With The Civil Service Academy

Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant To Develop A New Undp Project Document With The Civil Service Academy BackgroundThe Civil Service Academy Csa Was Established In 2008 And Started Operating In March 2009 According To Its Statute The Role Of The Academy Is To Provide Advanced Training To The Civil Public Servants At Both National And Sub National Levels And Improve Their Knowledge And Skills The Academy Has Until Now Trained Over 1000 Civil Public Servants And Has Organized Its Work About Two And Three Month Part Time Courses And Two Year Full Time Course The Attendees Are Local And Central Government Officials Although The Central Government Officials Are More Widely Represented The Academy Has Been Collaborating With The Undp Almost Since Its Establishment In 2010 A Joint Project Enhancing The System Of Civil Service In Turkmenistan Was Implemented Capacity Building Of The Staff Of The Academy Was Strengthened And Some New Programmes In E Learning Were Introduced In 2017 A New Three Year Project With The Government Cost Sharing Was Launched The Objective Of The Current Project Is To Strengthen The Csa So That It Plays A Stronger Role In The Public Service Development In Turkmenistan Under This Project Undp Has Been Providing Assistance To The Academy In The Following Development Of The Strategic Visioning And Development Plans Of The Academy Updating Existing Developing New Curricula For The Academy Establishing Links With Similar Public Management Schools And Other Public Service Resources Strengthening Of The Educational And Informational System Of The Academy Piloting Master Courses On Digital Management Cyber Security And Digital EconomyThe Development Priorities For The Academy Are To Become A Key Center For The Continuous Professional Development Of Civil Servants And Employees Of Local Governments Heads Of State And Local Governments And Managerial Personnel To Ensure The Growth Of Management Quality In Turkmenistan The Main Tasks Of The Academy Are To Prepare Competitive And Adaptive Management Personnel For The State Public And Private Sectors In Order To Solve The Problem Of Innovative Development Of Society The Implementation Of Applied Research And Development In The Socio Economic And Humanitarian Spheres To Support Implementation Of The Concept For Development Of Digital Education System And The Concept For Development Of Digital Economy In Turkmenistan For 2019 2025 The Academy Was Tasked By The Government Of Turkmenistan To Conduct Special Executive Courses On Digital Economy For The Ministers And Deputy Ministers With Undp Support Within The Current Joint Project The Academy In Cooperation With The Public Administration Academy Of The Republic Of Belarus Is Planning To Launch A Pilot Phase Of Its First MasterS Degree Course On Digital Public Administration For 20 Senior And Mid Level Managers From The Key Ministries And Government Institutions In Addition The Concept Of Development Of Digital Education In Turkmenistan Envisages Transformation Of The Education Sector By Introducing Innovative And Digital Technologies In Teaching And Learning Process To Ensure Provision Of High Quality Education Services That Meet National And International Standards And Create More Opportunities For Life Long And Continuing Professional Development In A View Of The CountryS Ambition To Develop Digital Economy The Academy Strives To Become An Intellectual Digital Platform For Professional Development Of Civil Servants That Trains Expand Opportunities And Develop Professional Civil Servants With Digital Thinking For Smart Government It Also Aims To Reengineer The AcademyS Business Processes And Establish New Academic Programmes In Digital Public Administration Big Data Cybersecurity Blockchains Social Networks Smart Cities Etc In This Regard Undp Plans To Hire An International Consultant To Develop A New Project Document Upon Preliminary Discussion With The Management Of The Academy The Focus Area Of The New Project Will Be Transforming The Academy Into A Digital Platform For Professional Development Of Civil Servants Duties And ResponsibilitiesThe Objective Of The Consultancy Is To Develop A Full Sized Three Year Project Document That Aims To Transform The Academy Into The Digital Education Platform For Civil Servants And Professionals The Project Components Will Include But Not Limited To The Following I Developing New Academic And Training Programmes In Digitalization Area Ii Establishing Students Virtual Workplace Iii Launching Interactive Study Room By Using Virtual And Augmented Reality Technologies For Solving Situational Cases Iv Creating A Center Of Digital Education For Online Open Courses Vi Introducing New Teaching Methods Of Analysis Including Big Data For Better Managerial Decision Making Vii Providing Digital Support Programmes For The AcademyS Staff Viii Introducing Paper Free Document Flow Within The Academy Ix Strengthening Regional Partnership With Public Service Schools Etc Scope Of WorkIn Particular The International Consultant Will Carry Out Following Activities Under The Project 1 Desk Review Of The Project Document For 2016 2019 Project Progress Reports Existing Project Materials 2 Conduct Consultations With The Academy And Relevant Stakeholders To Identify Key Lessons Learnt Gaps And Opportunities From The Current Project 2016 2019 3 Develop A Project Document The Template Can Be Found Here Https Popp Undp Org Undp Popp Document Library Public Project 20Document 20Template 20 20Updated 202018 DocThe Project Document Should Include The Following Sections Situation Analysis With Description Of Barriers For Public Administration Reform Description The Development Challenge That The Project Seeks To Address And How It Is Relevant To The National Development Priorities Using The Concept Of Theory Of Change Describe The Approach And Strategy That Has Been Selected To Address The Development Challenge Definition Of The Project Outcomes And Outputs Associated With These Outcomes Elaboration Of Activities For Each Project Component Explanation Of Social Economic And Financial Sustainability Of Proposed Project Activities The Gender Marker Measures How Much A Project Invests In Gender Equality And WomenS Empowerment Analysis Of The Cost Effectiveness Of Demonstration Projects And The Project On The Whole Project M E Plan Including A Set Of Indicators Project Results Framework Defining Indicators Baseline Conditions Targets Means Of Verification And Risks For The Project On The Whole And For Each Intended Project Outcome Prepare Project Annual Workplans With Detailed Project Activities And Actions And Expected Inputs Deliverables And TimeframeDeliverable 1 An Inception Report Detailing The Understanding Interpretation Of The Tor And The Methodology Of Carrying Out The Assignment In Turkmenistan With Concerned Stakeholders Completion Of Five Day Mission To Turkmenistan Including Conducted Consultations With National Partners And A One Day Workshop At The End Of The Mission To Present The Draft Project Document To Stakeholders And Undp Location Home Based 6 Day Mission To Turkmenistan Number Of Days 10 Days Deliverable 2 A Final Project Document According To Undp Templates And GuidelinesLocation Homebased Number Of Days 10 Days Payment ConditionsThis Is An Installment Based Contract That Should Cover The Costs Of Consultancy Required To Produce The Above Deliverables The Final Schedule Of Payments Will Be Agreed Upon In The Beginning Of Consultancy Payment Will Be Released In Two Installments 1St Installment 40 For Deliverable 1 2Nd Installment 60 For Deliverable 2 Upon Timely Submission Of Respective Deliverables And Their Acceptance By Undp Turkmenistan CompetenciesCorporate Competencies Demonstrates Integrity By Modeling The UnS Values And Ethical Standards Promotes The Vision Mission And Strategic Goals Of Undp Displays Cultural Gender Religion Race Nationality And Age Sensitivity And Adaptability Fulfills All Obligations To Gender Sensitivity And Zero Tolerance For Sexual Harassment Functional Competencies In Depth Knowledge And Trends Of Digital Learning In Education Excellent Interpersonal And Cross Cultural Communication Skills Result Oriented To Meet The Needs Of Client Excellent Leadership Self Management Communications And Presentation Skills Good Analytical And Writing Skills Computer Literacy And Ability To Use Modern Technology And Social Media As A Tool In Every Day Work Ability To Share Knowledge And Experience Required Skills And ExperienceQualification Requirements Education University Degree In The Field Of E Governance Education Public Administration At Least 10 Years Working Experience In In The Area Of Development Education Sector Reform Digitalization In Educational System Working Experience In Digital Transformation Of Educational Institutions Reform In Transforming Traditional Education Methods To Digital Education Knowledge Of Innovation Programs How To Bring Digital Transformation To Education Of Public Civil Service Proven Practical Experience In Undp And Other Development Partners Project And Programme Formulation Using Results Based Management Principles Knowledge Of Undp Strategic Plan And Of The New Undp Policies Regarding Project Quality Assurance And Monitoring Is An Asset

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