Results of Service

The contractor can be based mostly within the ESCAP workplaces in Bangkok and work beneath the supervision of the Financial Affairs Officers of the Innovation, Enterprise and Funding Part, Commerce, Funding and Innovation Division (TIID). Outputs / Work Assignments: Output 1: Help the event of the Panorama Examine of Inclusive enterprise in Lao PDR and the workshop for selling IB in Lao PDR Deliverables: – Nationwide and worldwide consultants are onboard, briefed and supported of their work – Elaboration of the nationwide panorama research receives is absolutely supported – Missions and workshop are well timed organised – Stakeholders are briefed and stored knowledgeable – Presentation of findings is supported Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 2: Help the organisation of the ASEAN Inclusive Enterprise Discussion board Deliverables: – Preparatory missions are well timed organized – Coordination with stakeholders is swift – Invites are well timed managed – Listing of invitees (audio system/ members) ready and up to date – The Discussion board Agenda is up to date constantly – The mandatory logistics preparations are made in time – Journey of members financed by ESCAP is organised – Occasion companies financed by ESCAP are procured as wanted – The Discussion board is duly supported Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 3: Help the event of the Mannequin Inclusive Enterprise Accreditation System for ASEAN Deliverables: – Draft doc up to date based mostly on feedback obtained – ASEAN member States briefed as wanted – Doc modifying and formatting (finalized in time). Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 4: Help the engagement of stakeholders in Lao PDR, ASEAN and China Deliverables: – Related stakeholders recognized and contacted – Stakeholders are stored knowledgeable, – Agreed actions are adopted up – Listing of contacts is up to date Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 5: Help the administration of the undertaking Deliverables: – finance, communications, journey, logistics, human assets administration, and M&E actions associated to those actions are duly managed – All related actions (when it comes to aiding on draft ToRs, M&E, who’s consulted, analysis & evaluation, and suggestions) embrace a gender dimension. Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 6: Help the monitoring and analysis the undertaking Deliverables: – Common expenditure stories, – Monitoring and analysis plan, – Common implementation progress stories, – One suggestions survey per exercise – One suggestions report per exercise – Draft stories for donor and ESCAP as per M&E plan – Sound recordkeeping Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 7: Help the outreach and public communications Deliverables: – A communication plan for the work in Lao PDR and for ASEAN is accessible – Communications supplies (blogs, press releases, content material for social media, and so on) are developed – The communication plan is swiftly carried out Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 Output 8: Help different actions associated to the promotion of inclusive enterprise fashions Deliverables: – Help to different actions is offered upon request. Supply date: On going, 15 April – 15 December 2024 The efficiency of the contractor can be evaluated based mostly on the standard of the work and the timeliness of the work supply.

Work Location

Bangkok

Anticipated period

15 April – 15 December 2024

Duties and Tasks

Background: Inclusive companies fashions are particular modern enterprise fashions that explicitly search to handle the wants of low-income teams by “offering items, companies, and livelihoods on a commercially viable foundation, both at scale or scalable, to folks dwelling on the base of the financial pyramid making them a part of the worth chain of corporations’ core enterprise as suppliers, distributors, retailers, or prospects”. Inclusive enterprise fashions in agriculture notably search to assist smallholder farmers and create worth for these teams. For this inclusive agri-business fashions to be inclusive and stay commercially viable, an modern mindset and partnerships are wanted, and a conducive ecosystem could be created to assist such fashions. Given the important significance of inclusive enterprise for supporting social impression at scale, ASEAN member states adopted in 2017 the ASEAN Inclusive Enterprise Framework and in 2020 adopted the Pointers for Selling Inclusive Companies in ASEAN (that is the primary sub-region to take action). As well as, a number of ASEAN international locations – particularly Cambodia, Malaysia and Viet Nam – are within the strategy of adopting methods to advertise inclusive companies. There are alternatives to assist the implementation of such methods, study from these efforts, and replicate finest practices in international locations in Asia. Lao PDR has requested ESCAP to supply technical help and capability constructing to assist their nationwide efforts to advertise inclusive enterprise. This request contains conducting a panorama research on inclusive enterprise to supply an summary of what’s taking place on the bottom, and to supply an proof base for the long run growth of inclusive enterprise methods and coverage measures. Along with this, Lao PDR – because the 2024 ASEAN Chair and through conferences with the ESCAP Secretariat – requested ESCAP assist to arrange and substantively develop the seventh ASEAN Inclusive Enterprise Discussion board. Duties and duties: The Authorities of China as authorized a undertaking, that amongst others, helps the above actions. The aim of this contract is to assist the administration of the China undertaking actions associated to inclusive enterprise (that’s, actions 1.1.1, 1.1.2. 1.2.1, 1.2.2). The duties of the contractor are to assist the implementation of undertaking actions (1.1.1, 1.1.2. 1.2.1, 1.2.2), together with the Lao Inclusive Enterprise Panorama Examine, the group of a workshop in Lao PDR to advertise inclusive enterprise, supporting the group of the Inclusive Enterprise Discussion board in Lao PDR, and supporting the supply of the Mannequin Inclusive Enterprise Accreditation System for ASEAN. This implies supporting the complete lifecycle of actions, together with: 1. Help the event of the Panorama Examine of Inclusive enterprise in Lao PDR and the workshop for selling IB in Lao PDR working with the nationwide and the worldwide marketing consultant. This will likely embrace, amongst others, supporting (e.g. drafting ToRs and figuring out potential consultants); supporting the design of the Methodology of the research; supporting the elaboration of the nationwide Panorama; aiding the group of missions and workshop, and the supply of advisory companies. This will likely embrace offering the required briefings and introductions, gathering and sharing the required data, and producing assembly summaries, and assist drafting of the research and incorporating feedback obtained, finalizing slides presenting the message of the research, and supporting presentation of the report on the nationwide workshop and on the ASEAN Inclusive Enterprise discussion board (as related). 2. Help the organisation of the ASEAN Inclusive Enterprise Discussion board, in coordination with the host nation and the ASEAN Secretariat. This may contain, amongst others, supporting the group of preparatory missions, coordinating stakeholders, invites (as related), record of invitees (audio system and members), agenda, logistical notes, aiding journey of members financed by ESCAP, the procurement of crucial companies, in addition to substantive preparations for, and facilitation through the Discussion board). 3. Help the event of the Mannequin Inclusive Enterprise Accreditation System for ASEAN, in coordination with the host the ASEAN Secretariat. This may contain, amongst others, supporting the introduction of feedback obtained to the primary draft, supporting briefings to ASEAN member States on this space, following up intently the method and finalizing the documentation (modifying and formatting). 4. Help the engagement of stakeholders in Lao PDR, ASEAN and China for supporting the work in Lao PDR and the ASEAN Inclusive Enterprise Discussion board. This may embrace figuring out and contacting related stakeholders, holding stakeholders knowledgeable, following up on agreed actions, sustaining the record of contacts up to date. 5. Help the administration of the undertaking together with coordinating on finance, communications, journey, logistics, human assets administration, and M&E actions; serving to guarantee all actions (when it comes to ToRs, M&E, who’s consulted, analysis & evaluation, and suggestions) embrace a gender dimension. 6. Help the monitoring and analysis the undertaking. This contains making ready common expenditure stories; making ready a monitoring and analysis plan; making ready common updates on progress made within the implementation of the actions; making ready exercise suggestions surveys, gathering and processing responses; and making ready stories to adjust to donor company and ESCAP necessities. It additionally contains guaranteeing sound recordkeeping and submitting practices, together with contact database, stories, undertaking documentation, official correspondence, and so on. 7. Help the outreach and public communications, together with by means of creating a communication plan for the work in Lao PDR and for ASEAN, communications supplies (blogs, press releases, content material for social media, and so on) and implement the communication plan. 8. Help different actions associated to the promotion of inclusive enterprise fashions, as crucial. The contractor will work beneath the supervision of the Financial Affairs Officer of the Innovation, Enterprise and Funding Part, Commerce, Funding and Innovation Division (TIID).

{Qualifications}/particular expertise

College Diploma in Enterprise administration, Know-how Coverage, Public Coverage, Science, Know-how Administration or associated subject. A minimal of three years of expertise in undertaking administration and in selling non-public sector growth or innovation. Fascinating standards: – Expertise within the promotion of inclusive companies, social enterprises or impression funding is fascinating. – Expertise working with Governments in South East Asia is fascinating. – Expertise in drafting coverage stories is fascinating. – Expertise working within the UN is fascinating.

Languages

Fluency in English is required.

Extra Data

Not out there.

No Price

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.