UNDP Jobs - 55490- National Consultancy Service to Document Promoting

National Consultancy Service to Document Promoting Autonomous Adaptation at the Local Level Project Best Practices(Open to Ethiopian Nationals Only )

Location :

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-May-2015

Application Deadline :

21-Apr-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

45 Woking 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

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ethiopia Country Office is strengthening its engagement and focus on community level climate change adaptation. As a knowledge organization, it hopes to upscale or replicate the promoting autonomous adaptation at the community level project best practice related to climate change adaptation at community level.

The ministry of environment and forest is responsible for the management of project and project activities in four national regional states: benshagul bumuze (assosa woreda) , gambella (gambella woreda), oromiya (adamitulu julu kombolcha woreda ) and tigraye (enderta woreda) and in addis ababa city administration (akaki and yeka sub city). As one of its 2015 activities, the project will like to document the best practices of the project in four sites for the replication /upscale such practices outside the current project sites in to other parts of the country.

This assignment is therefore, required to document the four project sites successful practices and their contribution to community level cimate change adaptation and livelihood enhancement.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR)

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=21624 or https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/33591

Duties and Responsibilities

The final assessment report should include the following outputs:

The consultant will present an inception report outlining understanding of the tor, the proposed methodology and timeline for comments to the climate resilience green growth unit of the undp country office and the promoting autonomous adaptation project (paa).

Draft synthesized four best practicesdocument which will be shared to the climate resilience green growth unit of undp, paa and moef for comments.

A final best practice document of the four paa project sites incorporated all comments and inputs both from the presentation and document review, synthesized four short story telling articles (one per region) from sample project beneficiaries’ interview, including supporting pictures and video recording.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR)

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=21624 or https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/33591

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Excellent communications and networking skills and the ability to work in a team;
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment; and
Sound judgment and discretion.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in Agricultural Economics, Ecology, Natural Resources or Environment Management, Natural or Environment Sciences, or Development Studies with Environment specialization

Experience:

At least seven years working experience;
Proven experience in assessment studies and excellent knowledge of documenting project best practices, programme design, research, policy analysis, policy brief and synthesis;
Able to provide/submit evidence of her/his research or analytical products/sample;
Demonstrated knowledge of report writing, proficiency in english language and computer-literacy (ms office);
Proven ability to write in a clear and concise manner and communicate orally; and field experience particularly in Africa;
Proven ability to meet strict deadlines.

Language:

Excellent knowledge of english, including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions;

Computer skills:

Full command of microsoft applications (word, excel, powerpoint) and common internet applications will be required.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR)

Standard bid documents and the terms of reference on the below links

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=21624 or https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/33591