Background

EU/UNDP have launched a new environmental project “Support to the development of a comprehensive framework for international environmental cooperation in the Republic of Belarus”. The overall objective is to introduce effective sustainable development patterns in Belarus, taking full account of environmental issues and public participation in environmental decision-making processes at national and local levels.
 
Specific objectives:
  • To enable harmonization of biodiversity conservation legislation with the EU Directives and best practices in biodiversity conservation;
  • To assist in convincing state environmental authorities, NGOs and other stakeholders in necessary changes of biodiversity law;
  • To assist in identifying weak points in Belarusian legislation in light of implications connected with the Bern convention;
  • To make all necessary arrangements for one study tour of Belarusian delegation in EU country/ies;
  • To participate in the biodiversity conservation round table in Minsk with a presentation on EU Wild Birds Directive and Habitats Directives.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of the assignment is to assist in streamlining the Belarusian legislation on biodiversity conservation and the legislation on use of wild animals and plants with the relevant EU directives and Bern Convention.
 
The international consultant will be responsible for the following deliverables:
Stage 1:
  • The report approved by UNDP and the Ministry of Environment of Republic of Belarus which includes:
  • List of gaps in the Belarusian biodiversity conservation legislation and in the legislation on use of wild animals and plants compare with EU Directives and in case of Belarus joining the Bern convention;
  • Comprehensive description of process of streamlining national law with the EU conservation law during the accession period with examples from Eastern Europe and especially from Baltic countries;
  • Sufficient comments and explanations of the directives’ implications in Belarus if adopted.
Stage 2
Expected Results/Deliverables:
  • The programme of the study tour developed and approved by the UNDP and the Ministry of Environment of Republic of Belarus;
  • The study tour handouts (about 5 pages) provided to the Project Task Coordinator in advance for translation;
  • Visa support to the Belarusian delegation arranged;
  • The activities of the study tour arranged at a high quality and organizational level according to the approved programme;
  • Necessary assistance in arrangement of accommodation and meals within the study tour provided;
  • Local transportation of the Belarusian delegation within the study tour arranged;
  • Report on study tour;
  • Report on participation in the biodiversity conservation round table in Minsk with a presentation, copy of presentation.

Competencies

  • Expert knowledge of relevant EU legislation on biodiversity conservation in particular Wild Birds Directive and Habitats Directive;
  • Expert knowledge of Conservation Conventions including Bern Convention;
  • Publications in biodiversity conservation (articles, thesis, monographs) – minimum 3 publications;
  • Excellent computer literacy;
  • Proficient level of written and spoken English, knowledge of Russian or Belarusian is an asset.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
  • Advanced university degree in natural science, environmental management, environmental law  or related fields.

Experience:

  • Proven working experience in biodiversity conservation in the EU – minimum 5 years;
  • Participation as an expert in projects related to biodiversity conservation – minimum 3 projects;
  • Experience in work with civil society is an asset;
  • Experience in organizing events like a study tour or a workshop – minimum 3 events.
Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
 
Proposal:
  1. Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
  2. Providing a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work. The methodology must address all aspects of the TOR, implementation schedule, quality assurance measures if applicable.

Financial proposal – please fill in Annex II (Finance Proposal)

Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references. 
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.
 
Financial Proposal:
 
Contracts based on daily fee. The financial proposal will specify the daily fee, travel expenses and per diems quoted in separate line items, and payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked in 2 installments.
 
Travel:
All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.
 
Evaluation:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
 
Cumulative analysis
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria:
 
Total score=Technical Score + Financial Score
 
* Technical Criteria weight; [70%], maximum 700 points
* Financial Criteria weight; [30%], maximum 300 points
 
All the offers of individual consultants who scored 490 (70% from 700) and more points during the desk review/interview are acceptable for financial evaluation. The lowest technically qualified proposal receives 300 points and all the other technically qualified proposals receive points in inverse proportion according to the formula:
 
P=Y*(L/Z), where
P=points for the financial proposal being evaluated
Y=maximum number of points for the financial proposal
L= price of the lowest price proposal
Z=price of the proposal being evaluated
More detailed information can be found in Procurement Notice
 
ANNEX II – FINANCE PROPOSAL
 
ANNEX III –  IC contract form http://undp.by/pdf/AnnexIII_Contract_IC.pdf
 
ANNEX IV – General Terms of IC contracts http://undp.by/pdf/General_Conditions_IC.pdf