Language:

• Knowledge of either English or Montenegrin language (both spoken and written) while knowledge of other languages in official use in Montenegro will be considered as an asset.

Other:

• Excellent writing skills, presentation skills, strong strategic and analytical skills.
• Ability to work with different stakeholders and good networking skills.Demonstrates tact and high sense of responsibility and discretion.
• Demonstrates integrity and high ethical standards.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.  

The payments will be made upon successful completion of the deliverables and submission of invoices, as follows:

• 1st tranche will be paid upon successful submission of the deliverables 1-2.
• 2nd tranche will be paid upon successful submission of the remaining deliverables 3-5. 

UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines.

Upon conducting the recruitment process and prior to the signing of the contract, the consultant will be required to complete the following online UNICEF courses. All certificates should be presented as part of the contract.

1. Ethics and Integrity at UNICEF
2. Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority
3. Prevention of Sexual Exploitation Abuse

Before commencement of any travel on behalf of UNICEF, the Consultants and Individual Contractors must complete course on General Information Security Awareness Course. In addition to above, any consultant or individual contractor who is issued a UNICEF email address must complete the following courses no later than 30 days after signature of contract:  

1. Fraud Awareness.
2. General Information Security Awareness Course (only for consultants/individual contractors with a UNICEF email address).   

The above courses can be found on Agora through the following link: AGORA: Log in to the site (unicef.org).Course completion certificates should be shared and retained with the human resources unit of the hiring office.  

Selection method:

All applicants will be screened against qualifications and requirements set above. Candidates fully meeting all the requirements will be further evaluated based on the criteria below. The proposal will be evaluated against the following criteria:  

 A) Technical criteria – Technical evaluation process / Maximum points:70 

1.Interview-70 % of total evaluation

• Education: 10
• Previous experience:20
• Sample of a legal report or piece of legislation that the candidate authored:30
• Other: 10

Only candidates who obtained at least 70% of points from the technical part (e.g. who will score at least 49 points) will be qualified for considering for financial proposal evaluation 

B) Financial criteria – evaluation of financial proposal - Maximum points:30 

The applicants are requested to submit their financial proposal consisting of a professional fee for the services to be provided.   The applicants are requested to submit their lump sum financial proposal consisting of a daily professional fee, proposed travel costs for north, central and south area of the country and daily subsistence allowance (DSA) when applicable which will be paid up to a maximum of the official UN rate. Reimbursement of travel costs / accommodation expenses will be based on actual expenses. Travel costs and Financial scores will be calculated using the formula [lowest offer / financial offer of the candidate x 30].

Remarks:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks.Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.