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Formulate Portfolios

1.0

Step

Design a portfolio.

Responsible Party

UNDP Portfolio Manager

Template/Guideline
Explanatory Notes

Follow the Portfolio Design Protocol, perform a system analysis of interrelated challenges, identify potential gaps in the programme’s theory of change that are not already being addressed, and formulate the portfolio theory of change.

Funding and collaborating partners and potential stakeholders must be identified and consulted as early as feasible, ensuring a wide range of partners (international financial institutions, civil society, private sector, etc.)

The portfolio summary and its theory of change may be helpful to socialize the portfolio and obtain early support from partners. 

If an implementing partner can be selected prior to developing the portfolio document, please see Select Implementing Partners

Otherwise, select an implementing partner at the appropriate time. Please refer to the Portfolio Document Guidance

The draft Portfolio Document must be quality assured (see Appraise and Approve) and a SESP must be performed before sign-off from the LPAC.

2.0

Step

Develop a portfolio document that adheres to UNDP quality standards and partner requirements.

Responsible Party

UNDP Portfolio Manager

Template/Guideline
Explanatory Notes

The portfolio document must attach:

  1. Multiyear workplans.
  2. The approved portfolio QA report
  3. The approved Social and Environmental Screening Procedure.
  4. PCAT (and HACT) assessments.
  5. Risk register.
  6. Terms of reference for the Portfolio Board, the PSRC, and key management positions.
  7. On-granting provisions applicable to Implementing Partners.
  8. The full theory of change supporting the portfolio.

For further guidance, see: 
Portfolio Policy

Portfolio Primer

3.0

Step

Prepare fully costed budgets to ensure that all anticipated programmatic and operational costs, including development effectiveness and implementation support arrangements are identified.

Responsible Party

UNDP Portfolio Manager

Template/Guideline
Explanatory Notes

The requirements for developing a budget are outlined in Prepare Fully Costed Budgets
 
For the portfolio budget template use the Portfolio Multiyear Workplan (as by the Portfolio Document).

4.0

Step

Identify potential risks and conduct iterative assessment and treatments.

Responsible Party

UNDP Portfolio Officer

Template/Guideline
Explanatory Notes

The initial Portfolio Risk Register and the Social and Environmental Screening Procedure (SESP) are submitted to the appraisal committee as annexes to the Portfolio Document.

Risks will be iteratively identified and managed throughout implementation.

Enterprise Risk Management Policy

Managing Risks Across UNDP Programming and Operations: Guidance Note 

General Considerations of Contracting

Effective Date

Sep 27, 2024

Summary of Changes

The Contract Face sheet for Contracts for Goods and/or Services has been revised to include additional instructions on the ‘Effective Date’, removal of Bank Account details from the Face sheet and some minor edits. The Contract Face Sheet (for Goods and/or Services) is also available in French and in Spanish,

Security Policy

Effective Date

Sep 27, 2024

Summary of Changes

The UNMSM Operational Guidelines have been updated to incorporate clarifications and reflect process transition to UNall without changing the document’s substance. The updates include the following:

  • Request offices to regularly update the Security Office regional teams on the progress of implementation of UNMSM measures to ensure that these are implemented on time and to the required standards/specifications, and to inform of any potential delays affecting the implementation as soon as such circumstances occur.
  • Replace references to the old ERP with the new one (Atlas to Quantum).
  • List the location-specific factors that security practitioners should consider when approving funding requests.
  • Reflect the change in platform for the application and utilization of UNMSM resources (from the old SharePoint to UNall).

Quality Standards for Programming

Effective Date

Sep 24, 2024

Summary of Changes

 The policy and the procedures have been updated to reflect the applicability of the programmatic quality standards to the portfolio as a new delivery instrument.

Long Term Agreements (LTAs) and Cooperation with UN Entities

Effective Date

Sep 17, 2024

Summary of Changes

The Long Term Agreements (LTAs) and Cooperation with UN Entities policy has been updated in paragraph 7 to incorporate the new template for solicitation of proposals through secondary bidding (mini-bid) in LTAs: Request for Secondary Bid adopting the UN HLCM template for use by UNDP and reflecting UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum/UNall in January 2023. The new template is also available in French and in Spanish and is also included in Section 3. Multiple Vendor LTAs with secondary competition of the Guidance Note on LTA Policy.  

Request for Secondary Bid

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Internship

Effective Date

Sep 06, 2024

Summary of Changes

The Internship Agreement Form was revised to align with the current policy prohibiting the shortening of an internship for appointment while not restricting interns from applying to positions during their internship.

Sustainable Procurement

Effective Date

Sep 04, 2024

Summary of Changes

The Sustainable Procurement policy has been updated to include the hyperlinks to sustainable procurement guidance notes which all business units are requested to use when establishing requirements, specifications, terms of reference for the relevant procurement categories:

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