UNDP Jobs - 60497- Energy Efficiency Consultant

Energy Efficiency Consultant – De-risking Energy Efficiency Investment in Buildings

Location :

Home-based with Possible Mission Travel

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

26-Oct-2015

Application Deadline :

12-Oct-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

4 months period, part-time

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

Since 1992, UNDP, in conjunction with governmental and nongovernmental partners from more than 40 countries, has been developing and implementing projects on energy efficiency (EE) in buildings in developing and transitional nations around the world. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has provided over US $161 million in support to 55 projects, supplementing $1 billion in projected co-financing contributions from national and international partners. The focus of UNDP’s work is on removing barriers and creating enabling market environment for increased investment in energy efficient buildings.

To underpin UNDP’s programming on clean energy investment, UNDP developed the Derisking Renewable Energy Investment (DREI) framework (for more information, and to access reports, guidance materials and tools on DREI, please visit www.undp.org/DREI). DREI is an innovative theory of change, centred on investment risks and financing costs, about the role the public sector can play in promoting investment in clean energy. To complement the theory of change, UNDP has developed a quantitative 4-stage DREI methodology to assist policymakers to cost-effectively select packages of public instruments to promote clean energy with a focus on large-scale, on-grid renewable energy.

UNDP is now embarking on an exercise to expand the DREI methodology to additional clean energy sectors, in particular energy efficiency in buildings.

The envisaged outputs from the initial phase of this work include:

Development of Derisking Energy Efficiency Investment (DEEI) framework;
Preparation of several case studies to test the application of the DEEI framework in the context of UNDP-implemented GEF-financed projects on energy efficiency in buildings;
A UNDP report setting out the new framework and case study findings.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this assignment is to develop and describe a DEEI methodology and its core elements.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will deliver the following outputs:

Output 1: Draft DEEI framework: Develop and describe DEEI framework and its core elements, namely:

Developing a high quality barrier/risk table for energy efficient buildings:

This will include the definition and classification of independent risks and their underlying barriers, organized by stakeholders, and matching public instruments to address the barriers. The risk categories in this table should be mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive;
This should be performed for both new build and retrofits, and cover three categories (public buildings, residential buildings and commercial buildings). In practice, this may involve creating variations on a core barrier/risk table;
Based on the initial concept (the initial DEEI concept note will be provided to selected consultant), further develop and articulate the theory of change and methodology around DEEI framework to identify, select and evaluate appropriate packages of policy derisking instruments, financial derisking instruments and financial incentives for the energy efficiency in building sector.

Output 2: DEEI Case studies: Prepare case studies (5-6 pages max) illustrating the application of DEEI framework in collaboration with and based on inputs provided by UNDP-GEF project team in respective countries:

Energy efficiency of public buildings (Uzbekistan);
Energy efficiency of residential multi-apartment buildings (Armenia);
Energy efficiency of commercial buildings (Lebanon or Morocco).

Output 3: Final report: Draft key chapters of UNDP report setting out the new DEEI framework and case study findings.

Deliverables will be reviewed and approved by the Energy Finance Specialist in NY and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor, Istanbul, Turkey.

Delivery schedule:

Output 1: Draft DEEI framework, 1 month after contract signature;
Output 2: DEEI Case studies, 2,5 months after contract signature;
Output 3: Final report, 4 months after contract signature.

Payment schedule:

Output 1: Draft DEEI framework – 20%;
Output 2: DEEI Case studies – 40%;
Output 3: Final report – 40%.

Institutional arrangements

The consultant will work from home, on a part-time basis, with possible mission travel;
The Consultant will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under this assignment;
The consultant will be co-supervised by the UNDP-GEF Energy Finance Specialist based in New York and UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor on Energy and Climate Change based in UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub, Turkey;
The Consultant will be responsible for providing her/his own working station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, etc.) and must have access to a reliable internet connection;
The consultant will engage regularly by email, Skype and/or phone on an as needed basis;
Payments will be made upon submission of a certification of payment form, and acceptance and confirmation by the supervisors on days worked and outputs delivered.

Travel:

Travel may be required to UNDP’s Istanbul Regional Hub in Turkey;
Any necessary missions must be approved in advance and in writing by the supervisors;
The Advanced and Basic Security in the Field II courses successfully completed prior to commencement of travel;
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director;
Consultants are required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under https://dss.un.org/dssweb/;
Consultants are responsible for obtaining any visas and security clearances needed in connection with travel with the necessary support from UNDP;
The consultant will be responsible for making his/her own mission travel arrangements (including travel claims) in line with UNDP travel policies;
All related travel expenses will be supported by the project travel fund and will be reimbursed as per UNDP rules and regulations upon submission of an F-10 claim form and supporting documents. Costs for airfares, terminal expenses, and living allowances should not be included in the financial proposal.

Competencies

Corporate 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 favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

Technical skills in financial analysis and modelling;
Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team and process;
Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across a wide range of disciplines;
Ability to communicate effectively in writing to in a simple and concise manner;
Able to work independently and remotely with minimal supervision;
Ability to work under pressure and time constraints.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or higher in economics, finance, energy, or other closely related field (Max 10pts).

Experience:

At least 10 years or more professional experience in the area of energy efficiency financing (Max 30pts);
Research experience in relevant data driven studies and reports, including in academia, on energy efficiency in building sector. Experience in public promotion of energy efficiency in building sector will be an advantage (Max 35pts);
Experience working in developing country contexts preferred (Max 10pts);
Experience working with multilateral organizations and/or the UN system preferred (Max 10pts).

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English required (Max 5pts).

Evaluation Criteria:

Only those applications which are responsive and compliant will be evaluated;
Offers will be evaluated according to the Combined Scoring method – where the technical criteria will be weighted at 70% and the financial offer will be weighted at 30%;
The technical criteria (education, experience, language [max.100 points], proposed methodology [max. 20 points]) will be based on a maximum 120 points. Only the top 3 candidates that have achieved a minimum of 70 points from the review of the education, experience, language will be deemed technically qualified and considered for financial evaluation;
The financial score (max 100 points) shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal of those technically qualified;
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, including breakdown per deliverable. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal must additionally include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including number of anticipated working days and all foreseeable expenses for this assignment). Costs for mission travel should not be included in financial proposal; the applicant receiving the highest combined score and that has accepted UNDP’s General Terms and Conditions will be awarded the contract.

Documentation required:

Applicants must submit a duly completed and signed UNDP Personal History form (P11) to be downloaded from the link below;
Proposed Methodology for the Completion of Services. The applicant must describe how s/he will address/deliver the demands of the assignment, providing a short high level description of the Implementation Plan and anticipated number of work days;
Applicants must reply to the mandatory questions asked by the system when submitting the application.

Please note you can upload only one document to this application (scan all documents in one single PDF file to attach).

UNDP Personal History form (P11) required of all applicants

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/Careers/P11_Personal_history_form.doc.

General Conditions of Contract for ICs is available here

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/documents/procurement/documents/IC%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf.