Overview
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) seeks an expert consultant to enhance its policy and procedural framework for hiring consultants, aiming for transparent and effective identification, selection, and remuneration determination.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and analyse existing IMO practices and policies related to hiring of consultants.
- Conduct a comparative study of best practices in hiring consultants in other UN agencies and international organizations.
- Identify gaps and areas of improvement in the current IMO practices.
- Conduct interviews and consultations with key stakeholders within IMO and relevant external stakeholders.
- Develop a comprehensive policy for the engagement of consultants.
- Develop clear guidelines and procedures for consultant identification, selection, and remuneration determination.
- Propose governance and oversight mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Create templates and guidelines for terms of reference (ToR), contracts, and evaluation criteria.
- Present the draft framework to IMO management and key stakeholders for feedback and revise based on feedback.
- Conduct a scenario testing workshop.
- Develop training materials for key aspects of the framework and conduct training for all relevant stakeholders.
Required Experience
At least 10 years of experience in business process consulting, preferably within the UN system or other international organizations, including experience in conducting policy, governance and oversight reviews and development and design of guidelines, procedures and training programmes is essential.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Strategy/Administration, or a related field.
