The Pintig Lab is a multidisciplinary network of data scientists, economists, political scientists, and epidemiologists, with the goals to ensure that: 1) Data-driven policymaking is promoted, 2) Government, CSO, and CO capacity to use data for decision-making is increased, and 3) SDG Data ecosystem is strengthened. Within three years, it is envisioned that policy research insights are communicated or shared to create discussions among a wide audience towards policy considerations or change, data platforms with analytics and visualization are developed and/or enhanced, and local and national government, academe, NGO/CSO and CO programme teams increase in knowledge on data governance and its applications for development planning and decision-making.
The Pintig Lab needs to operate by having a whole-of-society approach where a diverse set of stakeholders and partners (including UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, CSOs, the private sector, etc.) are consulted, engaged, and involved, ensuring that no one, including the most vulnerable, are disregarded. In this light, in every area of work, a gender lens also needs to be applied, to ensure that issues concerning women and girls are understood and tackled.
Pintig Lab’s priority workstreams in 2022 are on circular economy, climate finance, and women’s political empowerment. With the UNDP Climate Action Programme Team (CAPT), Pintig Lab is supporting data-related initiatives on circular economy and climate finance through exploring and integrating non-traditional datasets, establishing baseline data, developing mock-up dashboards, and conducting policy research. On women’s political empowerment, Pintig Lab will be working on digitalization projects to promote women’s political participation. This would entail the development of a roadmap for digitalization, set up of a data warehouse, and application of machine learning tools to automate analytical processes and ensure gender-disaggregated data.
UNDP Pintig Lab is in need of a Data Scientist to provide technical support in conducting data-driven policy research, develop outputs and design systems to strengthen data governance for the Lab’s partners in the Country Office, government, and civil society, and design and conduct capacity building activities and courses on using data for development planning, budgeting, and monitoring. The primary output of the engagement is a data platform, capacity building to support sustainability of the platform, and research for baseline studies.
Scope of Work
The Data Scientist will develop a data platform geared towards socioeconomic recovery and development and contributing to evidence-based decision-making among Pintig Lab stakeholders. The Data Scientist will also support the development of a baseline study on waster and marine litter. The responsibilities and deliverables of the Data Scientist would include:
Develop and enhance Pintig Lab’s data platformLead the development of a data platform which would include supporting backend and fro
ntend development of programs for dashboards, automation, and data visualization,Lead and co
nduct dashboard design and prototyping,Design data modelling processes and create algorithms and predictive models,Co
nduct data analysis and develop visualizations in the areas of socioeco
nomic recovery and development, climate change, peace, DRR, local governance, and others relevant fields,When related to the data platform, co
ntribute to the development and design of databa
ses and systems for data collection and data management to optimize statistical efficiency and quality,When related to the data platform, assess systems for data collection, management, reporting, and analysis including assessments of process flow of data, andDevelop appropriate indicators as needed.Train others to use the platform and other platforms of the LabDesign and implement capacity building activities, including mentorship on the Lab’s data platforms and tools for natio
nal and local government, CO Programme Teams, and civil society. Capacity building would include but not limited to data collection, management, analysis, visualizations, reporting, and maintenance.Provide advice for stakeholders in the development of their own data platforms and data governance systemsProvide technical support and advice in the development of data portals for partners in the CO, government, and civil society,Provide co
nsultation and technical advice for Pintig Lab partners and coalition members on data development, management, sustainability, and analytical techniques and methods,Support the Pintig Lab Chief Technical Advisor in the development of one (1) policy note or use case socioeco
nomic recovery, circular economy, and/or climate finance.Accomplish quality assurance reports for deliverables of vendors that are related to data analytics,Provide technical inputs to Terms of References and participate as technical expert in bid e
valuation panels, andCo
ntribute to knowledge sharing engagements locally and internationally.Work closely with the Circular Eco
nomy Expert and the Pintig Lab team on establishing a ba
seline study on waste and marine litter. The goal is to improve the data ecosystem to provide evidence for a circular eco
nomy strategy. The activities would involve the following:Co
nsolidate official data sources from LGUs and waste management assessments along with non-traditio
nal data sources from private sector, crowd-sourced data, and satellite imagery.Overlay datasets and visualize o
nto a GIS map to illustrate main sources of plastic waste production and litter in 4 target cities (to be identified by CAPT).Data to be made available to natio
nal and local stakeholders and used to establish a ba
seline for portfolio of solutions to promote circular economy.In the tasks above, the Data Scientist is expected to collaborate with the Chief Technical Advisor, Data Analysts, Data Managers, interns, consultants, experts, CO Programme Teams, and partners from the Pintig Lab network.The Data Scientist will also work on other data platform related tasks that will be assigned by the Project Manager and Impact Advisory Team (IAT) Leader.
Expected Outputs and Deliverables
The consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs:
Deliverables/ Outputs
Estimated Duration to Complete
Review and Approvals Required
Circular Economy (CE) Indicator Map
23 days
Impact Advisory Team Leader
/ Pintig Lab Project Manager
Bid evaluation Report, CE baseline Study Firm
Quality Assurance Report: Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Firm Research Plan
10 days
Quality Assurance Reports:
CE ba
seline Study Inception PlanFirst Draft Data Inventory and Governance Mapping ReportSBCC Campaign Design Recommendations ReportSBCC Firm Impact Assessment and Mo
nitoring PlanSBCC Firm ba
seline Data Report
Concept Notes:
Co
ncept Note for the Policy Note 1 using data from the CE ba
seline study and interim data platform results, to include data analytics and work planCo
ncept Note for the Policy Note 2 using data from the CE ba
seline study and interim data platform results, to include data analytics and work plan
28 days
Quality Assurance Reports:
Final Draft Data Inventory and Governance Mapping ReportPilot ba
seline Data and DashboardSBCC Firm ba
seline Data ReportSBCC Final Impact Assessment Report
Policy Notes:
Circular Eco
nomy Policy Note 1Circular Eco
nomy Policy Note 2
23 days
TOTAL
84 days
Governance and Accountability
The Co
nsultant shall directly report to the UNDP Pintig Lab Project Manager and shall be under the technical guidance of the Impact and Advisory Team Leader. The UNDP Pintig Lab Project Manager, with whom all outputs shall be submitted and through whom all communications shall be coursed or copied, shall regularly communicate with the Co
nsultant and mo
nitor the progress of her/his outputs.The Co
nsultant shall report progress, provide updat
es, or raise issues to the UNDP on a weekly basis. The Co
nsultant is expected to be accessible to UNDP perso
nnel through mobile and digital collaboration tools on an agreed schedule and when required.Upon the direction of the UNDP focals, the Co
nsultant is expected to coordinate with officials, personnel, and co
nsultants of UNDP, government agencies, CSOs, private sector partners, and other stakeholders of the project.All systems, reports, and video material shall be the sole property of UNDP.The Co
nsultant is expected to provide his/her own laptop for the work requirement. S/he will be provided with desk space and access to office facilities and equipment when deemed necessary by the Project Manager. S/he will also be support by UNDP staff for administrative and logistic requirements, as necessary.The Co
nsultant shall co
nsider at least 10 working days lead time for UNDP to review outputs, give comments, certify approval/acceptance of outputs, etc.
Expected Duration of the Contract
The IC will be hired for 84 working days spread over 6 months beginning 15 September 2022 until 30 April 2023, unless revised in a mutually agreed upon timetable between the Consultant and UNDP. (Tentative Date)
Duty Station
Duty station is Metro Manila (home-based). All work will be done remotely. Any travel outside of Metro Manila for this consultancy will be shouldered by UNDP.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and declaration of State of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines, all work and travel of the Individual consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the local and national government. Field work, trainings, meetings, and coordination shall be done in compliance with community quarantine policies.
Scope and Price of the Proposal and Schedule of Payment
The Co
nsultant should send the financial proposal ba
sed on a lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs identified below. The total amount quoted shall be “all inclusive” all costs (professio
nal fees x number of person-days, communications, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Co
nsultant should be factored into the final amount submitted in the proposal.Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the co
nsultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during co
ntract duration.The co
ntract price will be fixed output-ba
sed price. Any deviations from the output and timelines will be agreed upon between the Co
nsultant and the Pintig Lab Project Manager.Payments will be done upon satisfactory completion of the delivery by target due dates. Outputs will be accepted and certified by the Pintig Lab Project Manager, prior to release of payments. UNDP will review and approve outputs within 10 days of co
nfirmed receipt.
Deliverables / Outputs
Due Date
Indicative Percentage of Lump-Sum Price
Circular Economy Indicator Map
20 September2022
20%
Bid evaluation Report, CE baseline Study Firm
Quality Assurance Report: SBCC Firm Research Plan
31 October 2022
25%
Quality Assurance Reports:
CE ba
seline Study Inception PlanFirst Draft Data Inventory and Governance Mapping ReportSBCC Campaign Design Recommendations ReportSBCC Firm Impact Assessment and Mo
nitoring PlanSBCC Firm ba
seline Data Report
Concept Notes:
Co
ncept Note for the Policy Note 1 using data from the CE ba
seline study and interim data platform results, to include data analytics and work planCo
ncept Note for the Policy Note 2 using data from the CE ba
seline study and interim data platform results, to include data analytics and work plan
16 December 2022
30%
Quality Assurance Reports:
Final Draft Data Inventory and Governance Mapping ReportPilot ba
seline Data and DashboardSBCC Firm ba
seline Data ReportSBCC Final Impact Assessment Report
Policy Notes:
Circular Eco
nomy Policy Note 1Circular Eco
nomy Policy Note 2
15 March 2023
25%
100%
Criteria for Selection of Best Offer
The Offers received will be evaluated using a combined scoring method - where technical proposal will be weighted 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30 points.
The CV will be reviewed using the criteria in the table below. only offerors who will obtain a
minimum of 70% or 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be shortlisted and eligible for evaluation of financial proposal.
Qualification
Maximum Points Obtainable
(70 pts.)
Education
At least with a Bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, business administration, or any data science and data analytics related field with a preference for those with advanced degrees or certificates in data science or data analytics related field
(7 points for bachelor’s degree, 9 points for MA, additional 1 point for certificates in data science or data analytics)
10
Experience
At least five (5) years relevant work experience as a data scientist in the fields of statistics, economics, health, COVID-19 recovery, local governance, climate, DRR, peace, and socioeconomic recovery and development. With preference for those with previous experience on COVID-19 response projects and FASSSTER.
(At least 28 points for 5 years of experience, additional 2 points for each additional year of experience, additional 5 points for experience in COVID-19 response projects and FASSSTER)
40
At least two (2) completed software, application, and/or web development projects on socioeconomic diagnostics and projections or related fields as stated in the CV. A link of sample work can be indicated in the CV.
(14 points for 2 completed work, additional 2 points for each additional work for a maximum of 20 points)
20
Language
Fluency in spoken and written English and Tagalog as indicated in the CV
Pass/fail
TOTAL
70
Recommended Presentation of Offer
Duly accomplished Offeror's Letter to UNDP Co
nfirming Interest and Availability for the IC that indicates the all-inclusive lumpsum co
ntract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided; If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;Financial Proposal (Annex 2 of Offeror's Letter to UNDP Co
nfirming Interest and Availability)- use UNDP TemplatePerso
nal CV or P11 Perso
nal History Form, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the co
ntact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professio
nal references;
Offerors must upload in one (1) file the documents mentioned above.
Templates for a) P11 Personal History Form and b) Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal (Annex 2) are available through the link below. UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contractors are also available:
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Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification.
Please see the deadline of submissions above.
Because of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.
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