NGO JOBS

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 10 Feb 2014

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- RFP-ETH-2014-9110138
(Only for International Organizations/companies )

1. Topic: To provide comprehensive insurance of the entire UNICEF fleets of vehicles for a period of 24 months.

2. Background.

UNICEF is the agency of the United Nations mandated to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF strives to establish children’s rights as international standards of behaviour towards children. UNICEF’s role is to mobilise political will and material resources to help countries ensure a “first call for children". UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children.

1. Objective

The Insurance Company is expected to insure all UNICEF vehicles within Ethiopia comprehensively, provide comprehensive insurance services for the entire fleets of vehicles and cover all vehicles involved in any kind of accident anywhere in the country.

1. Qualification of Firm and Experience required

a) The Contractor should be licensed for such works and registered with concerned authorities.
b) The insurer should have at least five years of experience in the provision of the motor insurance detailed above and should provide accreditations from its current and / or past clients.
c) The insurer should assign an appropriate and regular contact person to deal with UNICEF businesses.

How to apply:

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to collect the complete tender document by sending email to the address below Starting on Friday 17/01/2014. Formal offers are to be submitted to UNICEF on or before 09:00 hrs. Monday, 10/02/2014. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer.

UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. ADDRESS: UNICEF ETHIOPIA, Kasanchis next to Intercontinental Hotel, Supply Section, Room 112, Attn. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) / P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-184 233, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: South Sudan (Republic of)
Closing date: 16 Oct 2013

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Date: 24/09/2013Ref.: RFP/JB/13/16-2

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)

Wishes to invite you to submit a proposal to:

Provide customs clearance services on behalf of United Nations agencies offices based in Juba, South Sudan

SEALED Proposals should be sent to:

UNICEF Supply/Logistics OfficeRequest For Proposal: RFP/JB/13/16-2Address: UNICEF, Juba Office, South Sudan, Toto Chan Compound, Juba.

IMPORTANT – ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The reference RFP/JB/13/16-2 must be shown on the envelope containing the Technical Proposal and on the envelope containing the Price Proposal, as well as on the outer packaging containing both envelopes.

The bid form must be used when replying to this request for proposal.

The Proposals MUST be received by latest 12:00 am on 16/10/2013 at UNICEF, South Sudan, Juba Office and will be publicly opened the same day at 12:00 am at the same address.

Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated.

It is important that you read all of the provisions of the request for proposal, to ensure that you understand UNICEF’s requirements and can submit a proposal in compliance with them. Note that failure to provide compliant proposals may result in invalidation of your proposal.

BID FORM

THIS PAGE/BID FORM must be completed, signed and returned to UNICEF. BID must be made in accordance with the instructions contained in this Request for Proposal.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACTAny Contract or Purchase Order resulting from this INVITATION shall contain UNICEF General Terms and Conditions and any other Specific Terms and Conditions detailed in this INVITATION.

INFORMATIONAny request for information regarding this INVITATION must be forwarded by fax or email to the attention of David Hayes (dhayes@unicef.org), with specific reference to the Invitation Number.

The Undersigned, having read the Terms and Conditions of RFP/JB/13/16-2 set out in the attached document, hereby offers to supply the services specified in the schedule at the price or prices quoted, in accordance with any specifications stated and subject to the Terms and Conditions set out or specified in the document.

Signature: _____________________________________Date: _____________________________________Name & Title: _____________________________________Company: _____________________________________Postal Address: _____________________________________Tel. No.: _____________________________________E-mail: _____________________________________Validity of Offer: _____________________________________Currency of Offer: _____________________________________

Please indicate after having read UNICEF Payment Terms which of the following Payment Terms are offered by you:

10 Days, 3.0%______ 15 Day, 2.5%_______ 20 Days, 2.0%_________ 30 Days, Net________Other Trade Discounts: ______________________

How to apply:

closing date: 16 October, 2013 at 12;00 noon

1.5 RFP RESPONSE FORMAT

Full proposals should be submitted in ENGLISH and must be received not later 16/10/2013 at 12:00 am in three (03) original copies, duly signed and dated. Bidders must submit a sealed proposal, with two separate sealed envelopes inside for a) the Technical Proposal and b) the Price Proposal.

Sealed proposals must be securely closed in suitable envelopes and dispatched to arrive at the UNICEF office indicated no later than the closing time and date. They must be clearly marked as follows:• Outer envelope: Name of companyRFP numberUNICEF South Sudan, Juba Office

Address: Toto Chan Compound, Juba.

Organization: Act Change Transform
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 04 Oct 2013

BackgroundAct Change Transform (Act!) is a Kenyan NGO that was registered in September 2001 as Pact Kenya. It rebranded in September 2011 to become a fully autonomous Kenyan NGO. Act!s mission is to enable citizens and communities in Kenya and neighboring countries to live a life of dignity by strengthening individuals and organizations to be effective agents of positive change, transforming development practices of Civil Society and leading by example, demonstrating effectiveness and efficiency in the way we do business. Act! focuses on four thematic platforms: Democracy and Human Rights, Environment and Natural Resource Management, Peace Building and Conflict Transformation and Livelihoods Enhancement.

ScopeAs a capacity development organization, Act! is seeking to develop a comprehensive database of key competencies that could be called upon to provide support on need basis. This support could either be targeted at Act! as an institution or at its partners. Act! is therefore seeking professionals (both individuals and institutions) to express their interest in being part of the database under the following competency components:

1. Organizational governance and leadership
   ? Facilitation of participatory strategic planning processes
   ? Development and implementation of Balanced Score Card
   ? Organizational registration processes
   ? Organizational leadership succession planning
   ? Board induction and performance evaluations
   ? Development of conflict of interest policies
   ? Change management
   ? Policy development (HR, Financial etc.)
   ? Institutionalizing ethics & values in an organization
   ? Organizational risk management planning
   ? Institutional sustainability planning
   ? Facilitation of Organizational Capacity Assessments and Organizational Networks Analysis

2. Organizational Resource (Financial and Human) Development and Management
   ? Development of resource mobilization strategies
   ? Facilitating job evaluations and analysis
   ? Team development
   ? Organizational groups formation and management
   Internal skills sharing/learning guidelines
   ? Development of financial systems and processes
   ? Facilitation of organizational audits and financial reviews

3. Organizational branding and profiling
   ? Development and implementation of communicaitons strategies (internal and external).
   ? Development of external relations strategies
   ? Development of networking strategies

4. Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning
   ? Program/project evaluations
   ? Documentation of success stories/ case studies
   ? Action learning

5. Networks and Coalitions Strengthening

6. Sectorial Support
   ? Implementing policy change programming
   ? Climate change adaptation and mitigation
   ? Gender main streaming
   ? Research and documentation
   ? Peace building and conflict management programming
   ? Disaster preparedness, response and management
   ? Business development facilitation
   ? Value chain facilitation/development
   ? Market research
   ? Enterprise development

Qualifications
The consultants selected will have the following expertise:
? Minimum – Masters University Degree in any of the indicated fields of interest
? For the financial management components, the applicant must be a CPA-K holder or possess equivalent qualifications
? S/he should have minimum 4 years’ experience of institutional capacity development interventions targeting civil society organizations in Kenya or in East African Region, with due regard to policy, strategy and skills development in the indicated competency area
Good knowledge of civil society organizations in the Democracy & Human Rights, Natural Resources Management, Peace Building and Conflict Transformation and Livelihoods sectors in Kenya or East Africa
? Have solid practical experience in carrying our capacity assessments and evaluation of training activities
? Excellent facilitation and training skills
? Excellent report writing skills
? Experience in undertaking similar assignments in Kenya and the East African Region

How to apply:

Interested and qualified candidates (both institutions and individuals) should submit their applications with the subject line clearly marked as follows: Act! Competencies DatabaseCandidates can send applications in more than one competency area indicated above.Please send your CVs (3 pages Maximum per CV) containing a comprehensive profile of similar or comparable consultancies and engagements and referees to: hr.admin@act.or.ke to reach us on or before 5.00 pm 4th October 2013, however, applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.