Background

The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) is a global UNDP-UNEP partnership, which supports country-led efforts to mainstream poverty-environment linkages into national planning, from policy making to budgeting, implementation and monitoring. PEI Africa Regional Support Programme currently operates in 9 countries, one of which is Mozambique.

 In Mozambique a large proportion of the population is heavily dependent on the environment for their livelihoods. However, widespread environmental degradation is decreasing the social and economic benefits derived by the poor from land and other natural resources. Mainstreaming povertyand environment dimensions in national and sector planning can therefore contribute substantially to the Government of Mozambique’s poverty reduction efforts. Therefore,the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) Phase I was launched in Mozambique in 2005 in collaboration with the Ministry of Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA) and the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD), subsequently it continued into Phase II (2008 – 2013). PEI Phase II is focusing on to support the Government of Mozambique in better integrating pro-poor environmental sustainability in national, sectoral and district planning, policy and budget processes in support of the implementation of PARPA II and later, the PARP 2010-2014.

PEI Phase II is coming to an end in December 2013 and a new phase is being designed and discussed together with the Government of Mozambique. Simultaneously, UNDP Mozambique is implementing the Green Human Development (GHD) Programme and is supporting the design/implementation of the UNDP-UNEP-UNDESA Joint Green Economy Program (JGEP) and the UNDP Africa Adaptation Climate Food Security Project (AACFSP).

While all these initiatives support the government in different aspects of poverty-environment mainstreaming, a key overarching objective for the UN is to provide coordinated, cost-effective support to the government of Mozambique in its pursuit of a green pro-poor sustainable development.

There is also a need to ensure the completion of all the planned activities in the current phase of PEI Mozambique and to complete the design of a new phase before the end of the year

Scope of Work

The overall objective of this consultancy is to ensure coordinated UN support to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Mozambique, in particular the Ministry for Coordination of Environmental  Affairs (MICOA) and the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD)to promote pro-poor sustainable development in Mozambique. The PEI and the UNDP Mozambique Country office is therefore engaging a consultant to provide recommendations on how the PEI-GHD-GEJP-AAFP projects can best be linked and coordinate their support to the government of Mozambique. The consultant will also provide significant technical advisory support for completing selected PEI activities and in designing the results and resource framework for the next phase of PEI in line with the global PEI PRODOC.   

The consultant is expected to provide technical advice on strategic direction for pro-poor sustainable development and poverty-environment mainstreaming through the following key functions:

Provide technical support for the implementation of key PEI activities that have been integrated into the GHD2013 AWP to enhance government capacity for poverty-environment mainstreaming.

Prepare a report on how the PEI-GHD-GE-AACFSP programmes/ projects can best be linked and coordinated.

Provide technical advisory support on the development of the next phase of PEI Mozambique including advice on its institutional location

Expected Outputs:

• Provide specialist expertise and technical advice on how the PEI-GHD-GE-AACFSP best can be coordinated/linked to effectively support the Government of Mozambique’s pursuit of pro-poor sustainable development

The consultant is expected to:

• Provide a report how the PEI-GHD-GE-AACFSP programmes/ projects best can be linked and coordinated within two calendar weeks of taking up the assignment. The review should include different scenario analysis taking into account the institutional context of Mozambique. During the review the respective project managers should be consulted;
• Present the findings of the report in Maputo to PEI-GHD-GE-AACFSP representatives a week after the report has been completed;
• Comment on PEI draft RRF and PEI draft project documents to ensure they are consistent with the Global PEI RRF and the Mozambique context, particularly national development planning strategies;
• While on mission in Mozambique support the working sessions with key implementing partners on the development of the next phase of PEI in coordination with PEI Africa by attending such working sessions, summarizing outcomes and redrafting working papers, draft of the RRF etc accordingly;
• Provide technical support to key sectors in the implementation of the recommendations from PEI supported studies and in poverty-environment mainstreaming (PEI-GHD output 3).

The consultant is expected to:

• Prepare training materials for the PEER training at the central level and northern region;
  
• This should include revision of the feedback from previous PEER trainings, finalization of the training package and the agenda. Additionally, the consultant should make efforts to coordinate the training with other ongoing activities such as the green economy trainings that are being planned;
• Prepare draft TORs for the planned study on Environmental Expenditure at Municipal Level in coordination with MICOA and the MoF;
• Prepare, in coordination with MICOA, a training manual for sustained capacity building of the environmental units to be used by MICOA;
• Prepare draft TORs for a study on the opportunities for pro-poor growth in the mining sector;
• Support the development of and access to environmental statistics/information in Mozambique.

The consultant is expected to:

• Provide Technical advisory support to MICOA for the development of the strategic plan for environmental statistics;
• Disseminate through a training workshop the manual on social and economic valuation of demonstration projects to DNPA to promote that best practices from the local level are replicated or integrated in high-level policy documents;
• Provide support in drafting the Q3 progress report, the 2013 Annual report, and the lessons learned report. 

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to succinctly and clearly distil critical issues and draw forward looking conclusions;
• Sound knowledge of development issues in Mozambique;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Proven capacity to organize and facilitate workshops and meetings;
• Strong communication and advocacy skills;
• Ability to work in a complex environment;
• Excellent analytical, organizational and negotiation skills;
• Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy; Able to take instructions and follow up tasks in a timely manner;
• Motivated and responsive to the needs and interests of internal and external clients, and excellent team player.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (MSc,) or equivalent in a field related to international relations/development and environment and/or environmental policy and management (environmental or natural resources management, environmental economics or policy.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a development and environment policy- related field;
• Experience in institutional analysis, capacity building and policy mainstreaming;
• Extensive experience working with the UN and government in Mozambique including understanding of programming modalities and work of UN/UNDP;
  
• Experience of mainstreaming poverty and environment linkages in Mozambique and good overview of relevant institutions and stakeholders at national level;
• Some prior knowledge of the PEI and working experience in Mozambique will be considered an asset;
• Strong knowledge of linkages between sustainable environment natural resource management and poverty reduction;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Language:

• Excellent English and Portuguese communication and reading/writing skills.
  

Evaluation

The individual consultant will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis methodology and the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and

Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation:

• Technical Criteria weight: 70%;
• Financial Criteria weight: 30%.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% for their technical proposal would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

How to Apply:
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• P11;
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