UNDP Jobs - 57409- Recruitment of National Consultant for the Develop

Recruitment of National Consultant for the Development of Proposal to be Submitted for GCF by the Ministry of Industry

Location :

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

30-Jun-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Sixty ( 60 ) Working Days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Sixty ( 60 ) 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

Ethiopia’s Climate Resilience Green Economy (CRGE) strategy (launched in 2011), aims to contribute to the country attaining middle-income status and a zero growth carbon economy by 2025. The GoE is currently working to fully integrate CRGE into the second GTP (GTP II) providing an opportunity to explore climate compatible development. GTP II is expected to be launched in July 2015.

In order to support the implementation of the CRGE strategy, the GoE set up a national climate change fund - the CRGE Facility. The facility is housed in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED), which is responsible for providing oversight and for supporting financial management aspects of the Facility. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) provides technical expertise in project planning, appraisal and implementation. The two institutions will continue to play a key role in the development and implementation of the GTP II, in particular in ensuring consideration of the key elements of the country’s low-carbon climate resilient growth and mainstreaming of climate change aspects in the country’s long-term development planning and budgeting.

Potential Individual National Consultant can get all documents from the link:

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=23067.

Duties and Responsibilities

The National consultants in close consultation with the sector technical team and the international consultants will review the overall sector GTP-II plans, CRGE Strategy document, GCF result framework, appraisal criteria, investment framework of the fund, etc. They will consult and facilitate consultations with relevant actors and stakeholders as per the guidance with the technical team leader.

The national consultant will assist in designing a high standard proposal with sensible theory of change, result matrix, budget breakdown, risk and economic analysis, consistent with the requirements of the GCF. The consultants will be responsible in ensuring the International Consultant will properly understand the Ethiopian context and design a country driven proposal. They have the following specific duties and responsibilities:

Assist in structuring the paradigm shift potential of the programme by defining the degree to which the proposed activities can catalyze impact beyond a one-off programme investment;
Assist in describe how the programme as designed is expected to contribute to a paradigm shift in the relevant area(s) through a theory of change;
Spell out the overall logic framework in accordance with the GCF’s Results Management Framework and Performance Measurement Framework by organizing components’ logic frames;
Ensure flow and clarity of argument, sequencing, consistency, especially between text and tables and figures;
Ensure that the statistical data used and referenced in the text are consistent with the data in the respective tables, figures, charts and maps, etc.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of CRGG policies and related document designs;
The capacity to assess the agriculture sector program design against the fiduciary, environmental and social safeguards standards and requirements of the Green Climate Fund (GCF);
Good knowledge of relevant Ethiopian Sector policy, strategy and Programme development;
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
Proven capability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in Industrial Pollution, Environmental Law, Ecology, Climate Change, Natural Resources Management, or related Disciplines.

Experience:

10 years Experiences in Environmental Planning, Green Industrial Development, Researches and Managing Technical Co-operation Strategies, Policies, etc.;

Language:

Fluent in English.