Iraq: CfP-System Building and Capacity Strengthening of Ministry of Education (MoE)

Call for Proposals from Individual Consultants

System Building and Capacity Strengthening of Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes

Reference: IRQ/CONS/19/12

Closing Date : 4^th August 2019 (time 18h00 Baghdad local time)

Duty Station : Baghdad, Iraq. The Consultant will be asked to undertake frequent missions to Erbil or any other locations in Iraq, as necessary.

Type of Contract : Individual Consultancy (IC) Contract

Expected Start Date of the Contract : 1^st September 2019 (tentative)

Dear Sir/Madam,

UNESCO Iraq Office is inviting written proposals from Individual Consultants for the work assignment described in (Annex A).

Your proposal and any supporting documents must be in English and should include the following:

A Technical Proposal (maximum of 4 page excluding the CV – P.11) should consist of:

a) A description of your proposed approach and methodology for undertaking the assignment;

b) Work plan with detailed milestones and key deliverables/ activities in Gantt chart;

c) Comments on the Terms of Reference, if any (in brief).

d) An up-to-date curriculum vitae based on P11 form (Annex B);

- Declaration of Compatibility of the Professional Status(Annex C)

-Price Schedule Form(Annex D)

all annexes are available: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Iraq/pdf/UNESCO_CfP_Consultants_EMIS_IRQ_CONS_19_12.doc

UNESCO places great emphasis on ensuring that the objectives of the work assignment, as described in the Terms of Reference, are met. Accordingly, in evaluating the proposals for the assignment, attention will focus first and foremost on the technical elements. From those proposals deemed suitable in terms of the criteria in the Terms of Reference, UNESCO shall select the proposal that offers the Organisation best value for money.

NB. UNESCO will evaluate the proposed fee against its standard rates for similar assignments.

Your proposal should be submitted by e-mail no later than close of business on or before 4 August 2019 (18:00 Baghdad local time). E-mail size should not exceed 10 MB.

The e-mail address is baghdad.proc@unesco.org and CC: r.robertshaw@unesco.org and g.georgie@unesco.org

To ease the email tracing and facilitate quick processing, kindly use the following script “Submission of Consultancy Proposal – IRQ/CONS/19/12:System Building and Capacity Strengthening of Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes in the email subject.

It is the individual’s responsibility to ensure that his/her proposal is received by the deadline.

Potential experts contacted should not treat this letter in any way as an offer. However, their proposal may form the basis for an eventual contract with UNESCO.

ONLY selected expert will receive further notification and correspondences.

Thank you for your eventual interest in this UNESCO assignment. We look forward to receiving your proposal.

Staff member responsible for this assignment

Mr. Rory Robertshaw

Senior Project Officer

Email: r.robertshaw@unesco.org