Tender Advertisement #1449522

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (Closed tender)]
Change Management, People and Culture Specialist
Background
1. The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (‘Secretariat’) supports Members to work together through more in-depth forms of regionalism in support of sustainable development, economic growth, good governance and security. It does this through policy advice, coordination and ensuring effective implementation of Forum Leaders' decisions.

2. The Members’ needs are constantly changing due to a number of factors driven by geopolitics, climate change, security and trade. In order for Secretariat to remain relevant to deliver on its mandates, the organisation needs to align its internal processes, systems, policies and procedures to its strategic objectives. Through a change management process endorsed by Member in December 2015, the organisation will implement the necessary changes. To ensure the Secretariat deliver high quality services and products that meet the needs of its clients (Members)

3. The Secretariat is currently undergoing a change management process the development of a new Strategic plan (2024-2028) is currently in progress and an organisational review is proposed to be carried out during the first half of this year. The review outcome will also influence the type of workforce capacity and capability required by the Secretariat to deliver on its mandates to the Forum.
Objectives
4. The overall objectives are to develop a people strategy that is client-based approach, assist in the review of organisational values and deliver relevant training aligned to these issues. The work will also include providing guidance to the Secretariat on the areas; succession planning, capability framework, performance management framework and other work as requested by the Secretariat’s HR team and Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit (SPCU)
Scope of Work
The Consultant will carry out the responsibilities and tasks as per specifications set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.
HOW TO APPLY
Submissions should be entitled:
CLOSED TENDER – CHANGE MANAGEMENT, PEOPLE AND CULTURE SPECIALIST

Method of Submissions:
Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec
Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.
The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.
Deadline for Submissions:
Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 4pm (Fiji Time), Friday, 24 May, 2024.
Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.
Questions and Answers
All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications” 17 May, 2024. The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.
Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.
In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.