Call for Applications - Consultancy Company/Institution to Develop a Strategic Vision, a Programmatic Charter and an Advisory Financial Charter

Sector:	Culture
Type of contract:	Contract for Services
Duration:	From June 2022 - December 2022

1. Background

One of the top emerging actors in the Vietnamese private sector, SOVICO Group has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to the nation's sustainable development as part of its overall business model with a legacy of grants to different social, sports and cultural activities that demonstrate the importance of responsible business to the Group.

As its new strategic goal is to expand its growth regionally and internationally, SOVICO furthers its position as a leading Vietnamese corporation. The partnership signed in September 2020 between SOVICO Group and with the United Nations (UN) in Viet Nam marks an important milestone that highlights this global perspective of SOVICO Group and the values of its leadership.

With the established partnership with the UNESCO within the broader partnership framework with the UN, SOVICO Group determines to translate its new vision into concrete actions, including the creation of a fund which will allow SOVICO Group to invest in actions that support the sustainable development of Viet Nam in areas of culture, heritage and innovation with the particular interest in investing in youth and women.

Building on the first senior dialogues between the leaders of SOVICO Group, senior leaders and experts invited by UNESCO, the partners wish to further the initial agreements into a Roadmap of action in order to initiate the future fund/foundation.

2. Objectives of the assignment

UNESCO is looking for a consultancy company/institution to advise and lead the dialogues and initiate the roadmap with key actions, in order to develop a Key document which shall contain a Strategic vision with core statement, options for the types of fund/foundation; a Programmatic charter and an advisory financial charter; in the service of advising the Partner the way forward in establishing of such institution. The consultancy company/institution should propose a team of consultants consisting of a lead consultant and from 2-4 team members.

3. Key assignments

The consultancy company/institution under the overall authority of the UNESCO Representative in Viet Nam, supervision of the Chief of Culture Unit and the direct coordination of the Project Coordinator at the UNESCO Field Office in Ha Noi, shall be able to conduct the following tasks:

#	Task	Duration
		Team leader	Team members (each)
	Inception Phase (June- August)
	Formulation and work on a working plan in agreement with UNESCO
	Lead the working sessions with key personnel and focal points of UNESCO and SOVICO Group, building on the first dialogue	5 working days	5 working days
	Develop a key outline including a Roadmap with key steps towards the formulation of a future CSR fund/foundation which supports the sustainable development in the areas of culture, heritage and innovation
	Analysis Phase (August- October)
	Conduct research on relevant practices	10 working days	10 working days
	Conduct missions to Ho Chi Minh City or other domestic locations when required for working sessions and meetings with the partners
	Prepare a draft discussion paper on the options for the future CSR fund/foundation with reference to relevant practices and incorporations of inputs by senior leaders of key partners
	Present key findings to relevant stakeholders
	Founding Chapter Drafting (October- December)
a.	Develop a Draft Founding Charter for such CSR fund/foundation which shall contain: (i) a Strategic vision with Core statement; (ii) Programmatic Chapter(s); (iii) Proposed Financial Chapter(s) and (iv) Proposed Operational Guidelines.	10 working days	10 working days

4. Deliverables

No.	Key deliverables - key products must be in both English and Vietnamese	Timeline
1	Inception report	August 2022
2	Discussion paper	October 2022
3	Final Draft of the Founding Charter	December 2022

5. Required qualifications

The Team Leader will be charge of leading the entire process through working with team members. The Team Leader will be responsible for timely and quality deliverables, and must have:

1. At least master's degree in Social Science, Business Management, Finance, Economics or Communication
2. At least 10 years of experiences in providing consultation and management services in the field of corporate responsible business, public private partnership, and sustainable development
3. Demonstrated experiences in strategic high-level meeting facilitation, international principles and frameworks policy advisory, and strategic consultation for public and private sectors.
4. Working/Advisory service experience with the UN and global businesses is an advantage.

Team Members will contribute to the data collection and analysis. They will be responsible for timely and accurate delivery of results through conducting key informant interviews and discussions, surveys and field visits, and provide inputs to the production of inception and final reports. Team members must have:

a. At least master's degree in Social Science, Business Management, Finance, Economics or Communication

b. At least 3-5 years of work experience in the field of social development, research, or management consulting services

c. Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills

d. Solid written and spoken communication and facilitation skills

e. Working/Advisory service experience with the UN and global businesses is an advantage.

6. How to apply

Interested companies/institutions should send quotations with the subject "Consultancy UN-SOVICO Strategic Dialogue" to email [email protected] with copy to [email protected] by 2 June 2022 at the latest. The application should include

1. Institution/Company's profile with CVs of expected consultants
2. Detail budget proposals/quotations for daily rates

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