UNDP Jobs - 61666- International Consultant

International Consultant - Development of Climate Change Adaptation Financing Plan

Location :

Home Based with One Mission to Chisinau, MOLDOVA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

25-Nov-2015

Application Deadline :

18-Nov-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

November 2015 - January 2016

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

28 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

Republic of Moldova’s economy, population, and environment are highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. According to a range of studies, including the Republic of Moldova’s Second National Communication and Third National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 2009/2010 National Human Development Report, the impacts of climate change are expected to intensify as changes in temperature and precipitation affect economic activity.

Responding to the risks posed by climate change requires a coordinated and concerted effort on the part of the Government of Moldova. The three year project “Supporting Moldova’s National Climate Change Adaptation Planning Process” supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) with funding from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and implemented by UNDP Moldova in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and its Climate Change Office, is responding to this need.

The overall goal of the project is to ensure that Moldova has a system and capacities in place for medium- to long term adaptation planning and budgeting with the overall aim to reduce vulnerability of the population and key sectors to the impacts of climate change. The main project objective is to support Moldova to put in place its National Adaptation Planning process contributing to- and building upon existing development planning strategies and processes and to implement priority adaptation actions.

The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) will be based on the National Adaptation Strategy and will be developed through a country-driven, gender-sensitive and participatory process. In order to achieve the project objective, the project interventions are designed to achieve the following outputs:

Output 1. Institutional and policy frameworks for medium- to long-term gender-sensitive adaptation planning and budgeting are in place;
Output 2. Institutional and technical capacities for iterative development of comprehensive NAP strengthened;
Output 3. Adaptation interventions in priority sectors implemented including demonstration projects at a local level to catalyse replication and upscaling.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this assignment is to develop a Financing Plan for the management of climate risks and adaptation measures in the key sectors of Moldova’s economy: agriculture, transport, energy, health, forestry, water resources.

For detailed information, please refer to the Terms of Reference that can be found at http://www.undp.md/jobs/current_jobs.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards.

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrated capacity of team-orientation work, excellent planning and organizational skills;
Strong, research, communications and writing skills;
Sensitivity and respect for sustainable development, human rights and gender equality;
Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy;
Ability to achieve results and deadlines in a timely manner, maintaining a high standard throughout.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in environmental science or other relevant field; or similar field or equivalent working experience in the sector.

Experience:

At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate change adaptation, including at least 7 years of experience at the international level. Part of that experience must be in the field involved with sector gaps and needs analysis in relation to NAP process;
Knowledge of institutional mandates, policies and guidelines related to NAP process;
Professional experience in Eastern Europe would be a strong asset;
Excellent proven skills in analysis, leadership and overall diplomatic skills;
Proven experience on preparation of written reports in an accurate and concise manner, and public presentation skills;
Good organizational, time management and facilitation skills;
Sound knowledge of economic system in Moldova would be an asset.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this assignment;
Knowledge of Romanian or Russian will be an asset.

Important notice

The applicant who has the statute of Government Official / Public Servant, prior to appointment will be asked to submit the following documentation:

A no-objection letter in respect of the applicant received from the government; and
The applicant is certified in writing by the government to be on official leave without pay for the duration of the Individual Contract.

A retired government official is not considered in this case a government official, and as such, may be contracted.

The detailed Terms of Reference and Procurement Notice can be found at http://www.undp.md/jobs/current_jobs.

Initially, individual consultants will be short-listed based on the following minimum qualification criteria:

Advanced university degree in environmental science or other relevant field; or similar field or equivalent working experience in the sector;
At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate change adaptation, including at least 7 years of experience at the international level. Part of that experience must be in the field involved with sector gaps and needs analysis in relation to NAP process.

The short-listed individual consultants will be further evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysis

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

a) Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation;
Technical Criteria weight – 60% (300 pts);
Financial Criteria weight – 40% (200 pts).

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 210 points would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical evaluation scoring:

Advanced university degree in environmental science or other relevant field; or similar field or equivalent working experience in the sector - maximum 30 points;
At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate change adaptation, including at least 7 years of experience at the international level. Part of that experience must be in the field involved with sector gaps and needs analysis in relation to NAP process - maximum 50 points;
Professional experience in East Europe would be a strong asset - maximum 20 points;
Interview - maximum 200 points.