Individual Consultant - Health and Sports Statistics Expert

Individual Consultant - Health and Sports Statistics Expert

Location :
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA

Application Deadline :
‎19-Jul-‎22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Time left :
22d 7h 54m

Additional Category :
Management

Type of Contract :
Individual Contract

Post Level :
International Consultant

Languages Required :
Arabic English

Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
‎04-Sep-‎2022

Duration of Initial Contract :
‎3 months - ‎64 working days

Expected Duration of Assignment :
The expected duration of the work is up to ‎3 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of
harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.

Background

• General background information relevant to the assignment:
  Saudi Arabia has realised and sustained, for the last four decades, remarkable
  progress along the socio-economic development path. As a result of this, the
  Kingdom has been able to move to a high-income country. The GDP, for instance,
  increased from SR ‎156 billion in ‎1969 to SR ‎2,631 billion in ‎2018, putting the
  economy among the top ‎20 global economies in terms of size. Based on the
  annual ranking of the Human Development Index (HDI) of the Human Development
  Report, Saudi Arabia has steadily moved from the medium human development
  category in the 1990s to the very high human development category in ‎2018 at
  ‎0.857 value of HDI.
  The Saudi Vision ‎2030 represents an ambitious resolve with long-term goals and
  expectations founded on the strengths and capabilities of the Kingdom. It
  covers the three themes of a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an
  ambitious nation. A thorough review of the three themes and their underlying
  issues of national concern would reveal a holistic approach to development
  that encompasses the three dimensions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  the social, the economic and the environmental. Saudi Arabia recognises that
  achieving the SDGs requires rigorous, real-time and continuous monitoring for
  which quality statistics is a must. The General Authority for Statistics
  (GaStat) has gone through a major revision of its corporate strategy and
  vision in alignment with the Saudi Vision ‎2030 and the SDGs. The revised
  strategy revolves around five pillars:


• Usage of statistics and information


• Production of statistics and information


• Application of advanced technologies in collecting and analyzing datasets


• Communications and awareness towards statistical knowledge


• Governance of statistical sector
  Under the framework of the Institutional Support to Statistics project, UNDP
  provides technical support to the GaStat to strengthen the institutional and
  human capacities of the national statistical system to support evidence-based
  development planning and policy-making.
  Within this context, UNDP is seeking to recruit an Economist to provide
  technical and advisory support to GaStat to enhance the management of
  financial accounts and support the improvement of the statistical business
  registers in compliance with SNA ‎2008.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Scope of Work:
  The Sports Statistics Expert will provide technical assistance related to
  producing essential statistics that meet the ministry of sport including Mass
  Participation, Sports Venue and Employment, Human Capital, and Sports
  Expenditure.

The Sports Statistics Expert will also implement capacity strengthening
activities, including training and mentoring, for staff. He/ She will work
under the supervision of the Director of Health and Sports Statistics.
Specifically, the responsibilities under this assignment include the
following:

Technical support
* Apply the latest methodology to compile data about Sports.
* Review and present the current status of the Sports data in Saudi Arabia to be the provider of Sports Statistics in the country.
* Harmonize country statistics in accordance with internationally accepted definitions at all levels: national, regional, and global.
* Design Sports Statistics Database platform, support the implementation, and advise on the application of methodologies to data analysis.
* Determining the adequate size for the sample considering the financial resources, timeframe, and the objectives of the survey; Designing methods for calculating weights for survey data and estimating sampling errors.
* Prepare descriptions and complete documentation of methodologies and procedures to produce data on Sports.
* Compile, process, and manipulate data sets derived from a variety of sources such as administrative registers and previous surveys.
* Assemble and examine original statistical material to ensure accuracy, clarity, and validity; makes appropriate adjustments.
* Update statistical series in established formats. Applies new data and derived statistics, enters data on survey reports, and provides information for publications.
* Prepare charts, graphs, and other outputs for reporting and presentation of various data.
* Support the team to respond to internal/external requests on questions related to sports statistics.
* Assist in liaising with other entities to obtain necessary statistical and other relevant information.
* Perform any other relevant tasks requested by the supervisor.
*
Capacity Development
* In addition to delivering the above-mentioned technical support, the Sports Statistics Expert will advise on principles and best practices in relation to Sports Statistics methodologies and frameworks.
* Delivering training to staff in calculating Sports and maintaining Sports databases.
* Providing coaching and on-the-job training for the staff as needed.
*
Expected Deliverables and Outputs:**

Breakdown with details

Time frame

Deliverable ‎1:

Introducing the department and products

Deliverable ‎2:

Deliverable ‎3:

Deliverable ‎4:

Data collection

Deliverable ‎5:

Deliverable ‎6:

11th week - 12h week

Total of Working Days

‎64 Working Days (‎3 Months)

Institutional Arrangement:**
*
The duty station for the sports Statistics Expert in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He/
She will be embedded within the Deputyship for Health and Sports Statistics in
GASTAT.
* Reporting and follow-up Mechanism :
* The expert will report on a monthly basis to his/her supervisor including activities, outputs, performance indicators, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations.

The duration of the assignment:**
The expected duration of the assignment is expected to be up to ‎3 months from
October to the ‎31 December of ‎2022

The duty station and expected places of travel, if any:**
The duty station for the Health and Sports Statistics Expert is Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
*
UNDP will cover the cost of business class travel of the individual and his
family to the duty station, as well as their return to their home upon
completion of their services. Travel costs are covered only in the event that
the function will be undertaken physically in the duty station and excludes
working from home arrangements.
* Include any official travel expected to be associated with performing the functions.
* UNDP will cover the cost of VIP class health insurance for the individual and his family.

Note:** A written approval from UNDP and relevant authorities will be required
to facilitate the consultant's travel to any locations than stated on this TOR
on official missions where necessary.

Reporting requirements, milestones, and payments:
All proposals must be expressed in a lump sum amount. This amount must be
"all-inclusive". Please note that the term "all-inclusive" implies that all
costs (professional fees, living allowances, communications, consumables,
etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final
amounts submitted in the proposal.
Payments shall be made to the individual contractor upon successful completion
and certification by UNDP that services have been satisfactorily performed,
based upon the actual number of working days.
Payment shall be made as a deliverables-based lump sum payment, to be paid in
the following instalments. The schedule of payment will be distributed upon
satisfactory submission of the deliverables listed in the table hereunder:
Payment

Deliverables

Payment Percentage**

1st Payment

Finishing the methodology task

‎50 %

2nd Payment

Finishing the dissemination task

‎50 %

Competencies

• Functional competencies:


• Proven technical and intellectual skills in understanding and interpreting regional, national, and local social science indices.


• Ability to understand and analyze and political dynamics in the region. Demonstrated ability for facilitation and coordination skills.


• Demonstrated entrepreneurial abilities and demonstrated ability to work in an independent manner.


• Background knowledge about the SDGs, United Nations and UNDP.


• Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.


• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure.


• Excellent drafting and formulation skills.


• Excellent computer skills especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.


• Leadership:


• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to provide credible leadership.


• Demonstrated intellectual leadership and ability to integrate green finance with broader strategic overview and corporate vision.


• Demonstrated flexibility in leadership by performing and/or overseeing the analysis/resolution of complex issues. Ability to conceptualize and convey strategic vision from the spectrum of development experience.


• Managing Relationships:


• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strategic.


• Partnerships:


• Demonstrated well developed people management and organizational management skills.


• Excellent negotiating and networking skills with strong partnerships in academia, technical


• organizations and as a recognized expert in the practice area.


• Managing Complexity:


• Ability to address global development issues.


• Demonstrated substantive leadership and ability to integrate knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives.

Required Skills and Experience

• Required Skills and Experience:
  Min. Academic Education


• Advanced degree, preferably a master 's level in statistics with an emphasis
  on sport or other related field
  
  Min. years of relevant Work experience
  


• At least ‎8 years of relevant professional experience with national statistics offices, international organizations, or government in applying statistical theories and techniques
  
  Required skills and competencies


• Ability to provide statistical technical advice on different sectors/themes.


• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team and to work under pressure.


• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish strong cooperative relationships with senior government officials.


• Ability to work on any of the statistical packages to analyze data.


• Good understanding and practice of capacity development.
  
  Desired additional skills and competencies


• Knowledge & experience of working with constituents in the Arab States,
  particularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).


• Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards.


• Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results.


• Display cultural, gender, religious, and age sensitivity and adaptability.
  
  Required Language(s) (at working level)


• Excellent command of Arabic and English
  
  Professional Certificates


• Master 's degree


• Certification of Training courses/workshops related to the field of sport


• Proof of experience

H. Recommended Presentation of Offer

For purposes of generating Offers whose contents are uniformly presented and
to facilitate their comparative analysis, it is best to recommend the
preferred contents and presentation of the Offer to be submitted, as well as
the format/sequencing of their presentation. The following documents may be
requested:
*
Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability
using the template provided by UNDP;
* Personal CV or P11 , indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (‎3) professional references;
* Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a methodology, if applicable, on how they will approach and complete the assignment. A methodology is recommended for intellectual services, but maybe omitted for support services [Note: this is optional for support services ];
* Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per the template provided. The terms "all-inclusive" implies that all costs (professional fees, travel costs, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the Proposal. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under the Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial Proposal submitted to UNDP.
*
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:
Step I: Screening and desk review:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology.
Technical Criteria (CV review and Desk Review/Interview optional) - maximum
‎70 points. Only candidates who obtained at least ‎70% of points from the CV
desk review (who will score at least ‎49 points) will be considered for the
next evaluation stage, i.e., financial evaluation.
Applications will be first screened, and only candidates meeting the following
minimum criteria will progress to the pool for shortlisting:
*
Advanced degree, preferably a master's level in statistics or economics with
an emphasis on statistics or other related field
* At least eight years of relevant professional experience with national statistics offices and international organisations, with proven experience in applying statistical techniques to design NPI surveys, measuring volunteer work, and compiling NPISA.
* Relevant working and practical experience in industry or government agencies regionally (GCC)
* Demonstrate good knowledge of economic indicators for national and local economic trends
* Excellent command of English, working knowledge of Arabic would be considered an asset.
* Excellent presentation, communication, and organizational skills

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of ‎49 points (‎70% of the total technical
points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Weight Per Technical Competence

‎5 (outstanding): ‎96% - ‎100%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated an OUTSTANDING capacity
for the analyzed competence.

‎4 (Very good): ‎86% - ‎95%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a VERY GOOD capacity for
the analyzed competence.

‎3 (Good): ‎76% - ‎85%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a GOOD capacity for the
analyzed competence.

‎2 (Satisfactory): ‎70% - ‎75%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a SATISFACTORY capacity
for the analyzed competence.

‎1 (Weak): Below ‎70%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a WEAK capacity for the
analyzed competence.

Step II: Financial Assessment:
Financial Proposal - Maximum ‎30 points
* Duly accomplished Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal Template using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II)
PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

The contractor shall submit a price proposal as below:
The total professional fee shall be converted into a lump-sum contract and
payments under the contract shall be made on submission and acceptance of
deliverables under the contract in accordance with the schedule of payment
linked with deliverables. The financial Proposal should include all relevant
costs (consultancy fees, all envisaged travel costs, living allowances, etc.).

UNDP applies the " Best value for money approach" - the final selection
will be based on the combination of the applicants' qualification and
financial proposal.
Financial proposal - Maximum ‎30 points
* Duly accomplished Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal Template using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II)
PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

The contractor shall submit a price proposal as below:
The total professional fee shall be converted into a lump-sum contract and
payments under the contract shall be made on submission and acceptance of
deliverables under the contract in accordance with the schedule of payment
linked with deliverables. Financial proposal should include all relevant cost
(consultancy fees, all envisaged travel costs, living allowances, etc.).

Financial evaluation - Total ‎30% (‎30 points)
The following formula will be used to evaluate the financial proposal:
p = y ( µ/z), where
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
µ = price of the lowest-priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated

Instructions for on-line submissions
Step ‎1: Please prepare all required documents electronically;
Step ‎2: Combine all documents in ONE SINGLE FILE (preferably in PDF;
however, Word format can also be accepted) and upload to the UNDP Jobs links
Step ‎3: After that, you will receive an auto-reply from the UNDP jobs if your
offer is received successfully.

Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and
ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.
Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement
and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.
Given the volume of applications that UNDP receives, only shortlisted
offerors will be notified.
UNDP reserves the right to reject any incomplete applications.
Please be informed that we don 't accept applications submitted via
email.
Interested Offerors are required to submit an application via UNDP Jobsite
system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP
Jobsite system. Please note that UNDP Jobsite system allows only one uploading
of application documents, so please make sure that you merge all your
documents into a single file. Your online application submission will be
acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive
an email acknowledgement within ‎24 hours of submission, your application may
not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application if
necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (‎1) single PDF document
as the system only allows to upload a maximum one document.
Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement
notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or sent to email
[email protected] with a copy to [email protected] While the
Procurement Unit would endeavour to provide information expeditiously, only
requests receiving at least ‎3 working days prior to the submission deadline
will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be
considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. UNDP's response
(including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of
inquiry) will be posted in the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice
page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to
visit the page regularly to make obtain updates related to this Individual
Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of
harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.

Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and
ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.**

The interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement
Notice, which can be viewed at https://procurement-
notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=‎92753
for more detailed information about terms of references, instructions to the
offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer online.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of
harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.