Dear Colleagues,
Please find following Pacific Vacancies - Announcement No. 2000/ 83
For those interested in applying - Good luck!
Wilco Liebregts
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ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CORPORATE PLAN FOR
DELIVERY OF SOCIAL POLICY AND ASSOCIATED SOCIAL WELFARE
SERVICES IN TUVALU
As part of assistance to the Government of Tuvalu in the area of social
policy development and
implementation, the United Nations Development Programme in the Pacific
requires the assistance
of a suitably qualified planning and management consultant in the area of
social policy and delivery
of social services. The consultant will assist the Department of Community
Affairs within the
Ministry of Health, Women and Community Affairs to develop a corporate plan
for the delivery of
social policy and related programmes. Detailed Terms of Reference are as
follows:
Planning and Management Consultant for the Department of Community Affairs,
Government of Tuvalu
a. Terms of Reference
Under the supervision of the Secretary for Health, Women and Community
Affairs, the consultant
will undertake the following tasks:
1. Review legal and regulatory frameworks for the delivery of social
policy and social welfare
programmes in Tuvalu.
2. Identify additional technical expertise or additional community
assessment work in order to
strengthen these frameworks for the successful delivery of social policy
and related
programmes in line with government policy and prepare draft terms of
reference for this
assistance.
3. Develop a strategic framework for the corporate plan.
4. Facilitate inter-departmental and national consultations on the
corporate plan.
5. In consonance with Government of Tuvalu systems, draft an
organisational plan that describes
the staffing organisation and functions, staff and stakeholder
development, mechanisms for
coordinating and monitoring social development generally and social
welfare programs and
projects at both local and national level, etc.
6. Assist in the identification and outline of projects and programmes
for the promotion of social
development and the delivery of social welfare services in Tuvalu, and
incorporate these into
an investment plan within the CP.
7. Recommend short and long-term training for DCA staff and
stakeholders as required to
implement.
b. Qualifications
1. A graduate (Masters level) or postgraduate (Doctoral level) degree
in a social science (e.g.,
management, economics, sociology).
2. Over ten years' increasingly responsible experience in planning for
and/or implementing
programmes and services for gender equity, social welfare, disabled,
youth, women, poverty
eradication and/or elderly.
4. Knowledge of the legal aspects of welfare, including the provision of
welfare benefits.
5. Demonstrated ability to develop a corporate plan in a participatory
manner.
6. Some knowledge of legal and regulatory policy frameworks.
c. Work Schedule
Week 1 Finalise terms of reference, work schedule and expected
outputs with the
Government. Orientation/familiarisation on the Tuvalu situation,
government and
non-governmental structures and preparation for consultation
with Government,
NGOs and island communities.
Weeks 2&3 Consult with island communities, collect information and obtain
feedback on
preliminary outputs.
Week 4 Consultation with stakeholders to outline strategic
framework for the Corporate
Plan.
Week 5 Work with DCA, MWCA to detail organisational plan.
Week 6 Finalise organisational plan including draft budget
projections.
Week 7 Present draft to MWCA and CAO by end of the week.
Week 8 Revision of the above, presentation/submission of final
report and draft UNDP
project document.
d. Duration of Assignment
Two months.
e. Terms and Conditions
Final contract will be inclusive of travel, daily subsistence allowance and
fees.
f. Applications
Should be addressed to:
The Resident Representative
United Nations Development Programme
Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji.
TUV/00/001 - Social Policy Project (TUVALU).
Closing date for applications is Thursday 31 August, 2000.
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