AADCP II Consultant | ASEAN Secretariat

ASEAN-AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION PROGRAM (AADCP) II

Consulting opportunity for Strengthening the ASEAN Secretariat Project Management Framework (Phase 1)

Closing date:11 July 2011

The ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) and Australia, through the AADCP II, invites applications for a short-term (3 month) consultancy for the above-referenced project.

Needs and Objectives
The goal of the project is to design a project management framework that promotes ownership and participation of the various ASEC divisions and levels as well as relevant key stakeholders in program and project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The project management framework will:
1. Increase understanding of program and project cycle management among ASEC staff and key stakeholders;
2. Clarify roles and responsibilities of ASEC officers at all working levels, specific ASEC divisions, Dialogue Partners, AMS/CPR as well as other relevant key stakeholders in ASEC program and project cycle management;
3. Improve quality and control of program and projects through standardised processes and tools;
4. Ensure that program and project information are available to stakeholders according to their respective needs in a timely manner;
5. Ensure regular monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects, and the use of its results for decision making;
6. Serve as key material for the subsequent development of an electronic project management system.

Bidding
Interested consulting firms are invited to submit a proposal in response to this Terms of Reference. This proposal should be in two parts: technical and financial.

The technical component should present the following information:
· A brief discussion indicating the bidder's understanding of the needs of the study;
· A methodological discussion of how the bidder proposes to address those needs including assessment of key issues, analytical strategies that will underlie the study and specific techniques to be utilised;
· A detailed workplan that specifies activities to be undertaken, expected outputs, resources to be utilised and timing;
· Management plan;
· A discussion on how measures to ensure the future sustainability of the outcomes of the project will be addressed;
· CVs of all proposed experts;
· Brief discussion of firm's past experience in undertaking similar work and brief summaries of all projects undertaken.

The financial component should specify all direct and indirect costs including billing rates for experts, workshops, etc. All costs should be quoted in United States Dollars (USD).

Submission of Application Visit our website at http://www.asean.org/jobs/AADCP-18.pdf for further information on job specifications and application procedures. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified.