ASSETS MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS EXPERT

Background

Tanzania has held four credible general elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in 1992. Citizens and the government are eager to maintain this track record and to further strengthen democratic practice in Tanzania. Looking to the 2015 general election, government has undertaken early and comprehensive preparations for the electoral processes. Since receipt of official requests for UN assistance to the election cycle leading to the 2015 general election from the National Election Commission (NEC) and Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC), a UN Needs Assessment Mission recommended the development of a project in support of the national efforts.   In addition, in 2014 the United Republic of Tanzania will likely conduct a first national referendum on a new constitution. The EMBs and other stakeholders in preparing for these critical events have requested the assistance of UNDP to provide technical support to the preparation and execution of this referendum.   To this end, the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) is a four year (2013-2016) UNDP, United Nations (UN) One Fund and other donor-funded project with the overall aim of contributing to Tanzania's United Nations Development Assistance Plan's (UNDAP's ) Outcome 7: i.e. "Key institutions of democracy, (i.e. EMBs, etc.) effectively implement their election and political functions". UN Women and UNESCO are implementing partners in a One UN Country Team context.

Duties and Responsibilities

An international Assets & Logistics Expert is therefore required to: Advise TPF on VHF radio and related equipment reallocation and/or procurement in relation to recently created districts and regions with the aim of providing 100% coverage nationwide. Support procurement by UNDP of the agreed equipment package; Ascertain the status of the current implementation of the IRRS system. Assess and advise solutions to ensure both JCCCs are correctly linked and operational. Work with technical experts as necessary to modify existing software; Provide continued development, installation and use reinforcement of automated assets management systems for TPF with the primary focus on the TPF Signals Depot and TPF HQs in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.  Train TPF Assets Officers to use the system; Provide continued development, installation and use reinforcement of automated assets management systems for NEC and ZEC with primary focus on the forthcoming deployment of NEC BVR kits.

Competencies

Corporate competencies: Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty. Professionalism: Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; Demonstrated ability to provide innovative technical leadership through the planning, development, and management of the assignment; Demonstrated ability to negotiate and apply good judgment; Shows pride in work and in achievements; Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; The consultant should have good cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills, and proven ability to work sensitively with local counterparts in government and the police, at national and district levels. Planning & Organizing:  Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; Identifies and addresses priority activities and assignments; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. Teamwork: Works collaboratively with project staff and EMB officials to achieve aims of the assignment; Solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; Facilitates the development of individual and multi-cultural/team competencies; Ability to provide substantive training and mentoring.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Bachelor's degree in an ICT-related field, or a Diploma combined with at least 5 years of practical, directly relevant experience in logistics and assets management. Technical Experience: Expert understanding of VHF radio equipment: significant (5 years plus) practical experience of assessing, developing and delivering large scale VHF radio systems in a developing country is essential; Expert understanding of the development and application of assets management systems, including warehousing, inventory management & reporting, distribution logistics, etc. in less developed countries is essential; Experience coordinating modifications to software is desirable; Previous experience of working with Electoral Management Bodies and police is desirable; Work experience in Africa will be an asset. Language requirements: A high level of written and spoken English is essential; Strong report writing and presentation skills in English desirable. How to submit proposals: Proposals should be submitted to the following e-mail address not later than 10 June 2014 icprocurement.tz@undp.org; Applicants should download the application documents (presented in compresses file) from UNDP Tanzania website; Applicants should separate technical and financial proposals; Applications with no financial offer or missing P11 form and CV or the required documents for the technical evaluation will not be considered for evaluation; Applications without submitting a financial offer instead of other format will not be considered due to the ease comparison of the received offers; All necessary information for this post (TOR, Deliverables, Target dates, etc. are presented in the ICPN) therefore applicant must download it from the website as mentioned above; Do not send CV only to the Email account mentioned above without Cover Letter and Methodology (if requested) as it will be considered as incomplete application; The documents are available in PDF (the TOR, ICPN and IC Conditions) download them from the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=16105; this is the only format available and it will not be provided in other formats;; this is the only format available and it will not be provided in other formats;; this is the only format available and it will not be provided in other formats; Each email should be less than 8MB; emails over this size will not be received to the above mentioned account.

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.

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