UNDP Jobs - 51586- Recruitment of Individual Consultant (IC) for Deve

Recruitment of Individual Consultant (IC) for Development of National Disaster Risk Management Plan for Ethiopia

Location :

Addis Ababa, with short travel to Somali and Afar for field testing, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

25-Nov-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

45 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

45 working days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Within the context of disaster risk management, over the last 3 decades, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has managed to design and implement large scale programmes focusing on disaster prevention and mitigation, household asset building, and environmental rehabilitation through public works. A track record of significant achievement has also been witnessed in terms of preparedness through the early warning system, the strategic grain reserve, and the development of standard guidelines for assessment and intervention. Moreover, recovery strategic framework is in place, which guides the community recovery from disasters and the protection of livelihoods. With a clear vision of becoming a middle income, democratic and developmental state and a carbon neutral climate resilient economy by 2025, Ethiopia has developed a 5 years comprehensive social and economic development plan called Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) in 2010. This plan marked a great step forward in moving from reactive crisis management approach to a multi-sectoral and multi-hazard disaster risk management approach.

Taking key recommendations from the recent Mid-Term evaluation of the DRR/LR programme, the goal of the DRM-SPIF, learnings from joint DRR programming experience over the past several years, and ever dynamic global realities in the areas of DRM and resilience building in to consideration, DRMFSS/UNDP decided to have a National DRM Plan that guides the overall direction of DRM exercise in the country. The Plan will mainly draw upon the newly endorsed DRM SPIF among other key policy frameworks, and as such will be a tool to guide the roll out the DRM SPIF across the country. On the other hand, the plan will clearly indicate the government’s commitment (with support from partners) to put effective and proactive DRM system in place at national level. The overall goal of the intended consultancy service is therefore to develop a National DRM plan in line with the current priorities, commitment, and policies of the government of Ethiopia.

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall goal of the intended consultancy service is therefore to develop a national DRM plan that serves as a tool to guide the future of DRM programming in the country; and which presents key priorities in the DRM sector along with simple and operational methods, resource management structures, strategic engagements, and programme logic. The plan will clearly translate the DRM SPIF and related policy priorities in to unified action plan crossing from short term operational plan through long term foresight plan along with SMART deliverables.

Given the above stated objectives of the assignment thus, the consultant will develop a DRM plan that considers the following key aspects among others.

A brief background to DRM in Ethiopia (nature and magnitude of major disasters, GoE’s/UNDP’s engagement in DRM, trends in DRM programming, etc);
Proposed long term and short term strategic engagements in DRM with a conceptual framework in line with the DRM SPIF;
Challenges, progress, and the way forward in development of capacity, institutional mechanisms, and policy frameworks on DRM in Ethiopia;
Clear guidance on DRM planning exercise and implementation;
Detailed national DRM plan with results and resources framework (programme logic);
Programme monitoring and evaluation framework, transition strategy, and sustainability.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

In-depth understanding of the expectations (objectives, area context, and deliverables) of the consultancy assignment as reflected by the technical proposal;
Technical understanding of the subject matter of the consultancy;
Proficiency of the technical proposal in terms of organization and conceptualization.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced degree (Masters or equivalent) in disaster risk management, Climate Change and Development, environmental management, development studies, Rural Development, Natural Resources Management or a closely related discipline.

Experiences:

At least 7 years of progressive work experience in research, analysis, programme management/evaluation in areas related to Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Food Security, and Livelihoods Recovery;
Proven experience in designing strategic guidelines, investment/manuals, programme logic, results framework, and short term to long term organizational plans in the areas of DRM, agriculture, livestock, Food security and/or related fields;
A proven successful record of consulting/publishing experience in technical policy-focused research on DRM and Climate Change related topics.

Language and other skills:

Fluency in English (written and oral) is required.

Application Instruction:

Follow the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=19367;
Download both TOR and Procurement Notice from the above link;
Submit your application according to instruction given on the TOR and Procurement Notice.

Documents Required:

Technical Proposals in pdf;
Financial Proposals in pdf.

Instruction:

Those candidate who has not submitted technical and financial proposals will not be cosidered for this consultnacy services.