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<p style="line-height:130%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">RECRUITMENT OF CONSULTANTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Swiss Cooperation Office for Vietnam (SCO)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
is the representative of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). It is responsible for the coordination of the Swiss Development Cooperation of the Swiss Government in Vietnam.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Title1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">Jointly with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), we are seeking a highly qualified team
consisting of </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%">one international consultant (team leader) and one national consultant</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal"> to carry out a Mid
Term Review (MTR) for our project “Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index - PAPI”. The mission is foreseen to take place during
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%">Mid-February/March 2014</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">.
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<p class="Title1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Detail of the Terms of Reference (TORs) of the MTR can be found on the websites
</span><a href="http://www.sdc.org.vn"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.sdc.org.vn</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> or
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.vn.undp.org/content/vietnam/en/home/operations/procurement/20131212_mid_term_review_papi.html">http://www.vn.undp.org/content/vietnam/en/home/operations/procurement/20131212_mid_term_review_papi.html</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="Title1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">If you are interested in the assignment, please send your offer including your technical proposal
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">with an outline of workplan and methodology on how you will carry out the assignment</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">, proposed daily
fee, CVs and references to </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:ha.nguyen@eda.admin.ch"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">ha.nguyen@eda.admin.ch</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">
with the subject</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%"> “Application for PAPI MTR”.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal">Individual submission is possible. Team proposals are an advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The criteria for selection include: proven experiences in result-based development programme evaluation and social study
and survey; knowledge on governance and public administration reform (experience in and knowledge of Vietnam is an important advantage); experience in project management and implementation; very good communication and editing skills;
<a name="_GoBack"></a>fluent English (writing, speaking).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Closing date for submission is
<b>5 January 2014.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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