Job: DRIVING TEST CONSULTANT FOR THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

Location :

Kuwait, KUWAIT

Application Deadline :

12-Oct-13

Additional Category

Management

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Post Level :

National Consultant

Languages Required :

English  

Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)

03-Nov-2013

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 weeks

Background

The State of Kuwait and the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) have a rich history of partnership and cooperation that dates back to 1968. The Government of Kuwait has requested continued support in implementing the National and Integrated Traffic and Transport Strategy 2010-2020 (NTTS) for Kuwait, to create a sustainable and safe transport system.
 
UNDP will provide support for the Strategy by implementing the following components:

• Building an Integrated Traffic Information System, with road accidents, offences, traffic management, transport and GIS functions, and link to relevant agencies;
• National Accident Black Spot and Road Safety Scheme;
• Capacity Building, Human Resources Development and Intuitional Reform;
• Traffic Management and Enforcement Program;
• Traffic Awareness;
• Establishment of a National Traffic Training Centre of Excellence, and provision of training for the national cadres.

Objectives:

The objective of the assignment is to promote best practice of driving test through training of the national cadres in the relevant areas of various vehicle types, motorcycle, training of driving instructors and examiners, uniform driving test standards, classifications of driving license, relevant offences, police enforcement and operations, expert witness evidence to court, driver behavior, and reporting system.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Meetings with the Project Team;
• Meetings with senior management;
• Meetings with relevant police officers, driving instructors/examiners, and driving schools;
• Site visit to assess the current driving test, road network operations and enforcement;
• Assess current institutional structure and current system;
• Participation at the 6th International Workshop, which will be attended by the cadres of the relevant Ministries, during 24-27 November 2013;
• Conduct training sessions for the specialized police groups for 2 weeks.

Expected Outputs:

The consultant will report to the Project Technical Director. Expected outputs include:

• Report including the field visit, International Workshop and training session recommendations to enhance driving test standards and traffic enforcement in Kuwait;
• Advice for traffic police and engineers;
• Provide the high quality papers presented at the International Workshop and training sessions regarding best practice;
• Provide knowledge that promotes leadership in driving test, road safety and traffic enforcement and enhance police operations and traffic management;
• Develop driving test guidelines, including national standards  and recommendations.

Competencies

The consultant should demonstrate diverse skills in various areas of driving test, policing training, knowledge transfer, and capacity building including, but not necessarily be limited to, the following.

Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge of requirements of driving training, and a proven record of providing training for various professionals with strong appreciation of the benefit of link with world leaders in the driving test;
• Application of effective driving test programs and road safety and enforcement strategy through use of scientific knowledge, modern equipment, tactics and human resources development to deter unsafe and unacceptable driving behaviour on the road networks;
• Ability to strengthen skills of traffic police, engineers and technical staff to engender their leadership role in modern driving test system, enforcement, procedures, and relevant matters;
• Promotion of clever management practice to overcome problem of limited resources, knowledge in the modern driving test issues and relevant disciplines. Awareness of relevant areas such as driver license issues, vehicle registration, road engineering, traffic operations, vehicle issues, management, traffic camera, road user's behavior, enforcement, and coordination;
• Strong communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Awareness of relevant principles of roads, traffic management, vehicle types, driving license classifications, driver / road user behavior, and information systems.

.Achieving Results

• Proven record of delivering training programs and running courses in the field of driving test;
• Appreciation of the protocol of data collection and analysis;
• Ensure work contributes to achieving organization and national goals;
• Ability to develop national driving standards and guidelines.

Staff Knowledge

• Ability to help staff to find a variety of ways to expand knowledge, and provide sustainable training and development program.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Degree in Police Studies or equivalent from an accredited university or police academy with extensive training and successful completion of upgrading examinations.

Experience:

• More than 20 years of relevant professional work experience after graduation, including field, administration, and training experience, and upgrading for senior ranks;
• Experience in implementing successful training schemes, development of national standards and guidelines, and promotion of integrated programs and achieving outcomes.
• Leadership in management of road policing / driving school department, and appreciation of traffic enforcement, and driving instructor and examiner requirements.
• Experience in the development of complex road safety, enforcement and traffic management strategy;

Language requirements: 

• English.

Duration:

• 6 weeks as of November 2013

Documents to be included when submitting the proposals 
Applicants shall submit the following documents:

• Letter of interest/proposal, providing brief methodology on how the work will be conducted and/or approached.
• Personal CV, including information about past experience in similar projects / assignments and contact details for referees;
• Financial proposal;
• Reference to or copies of previously developed knowledge materials, including analytical reports, research papers, case study materials, etc.

Lump sum contract

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

Travel costs

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
Evaluation method:

Cumulative analysis

Contract award shall be made to the incumbent whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
• Having received the cumulative highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
  * Technical Criteria weight: 70%
  * Financial Criteria weight: 30%

Only candidates obtaining a minimum 70% from the maximum available technical score (70 points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal and will equal to 30. All other price proposals will be evaluated and assigned points, as per below formula:

30 points [max points available for financial part] x [lowest of all evaluated offered prices among responsive offers] / [evaluated price].

The proposal obtaining the overall cumulatively highest score after adding the score of the technical proposal and the financial proposal will be considered as the most compliant offer and will be awarded the Individual Contract.

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in satisfactory manner.
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org

Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

Please attached any/all related documents in one file along with the CV.

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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