UNDP GEF Jobs - 61679- International Consultant

International Consultant - Climate Change Project Development and Management

Advertised on behalf of

UNDP GEF

Location :

Home-based with Possible Mission Travel to Beijing, CHINA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Dec-2015

Application Deadline :

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

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year with total 30 working days involved

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

The public sector in China is comprised of national and local government-owned and operated institutions and facilities that provide service to the general public. These include buildings of government (central and local) ministries/departments, quasi-government organizations and associations whose operating budget comes from the Chinese government. The table below shows the historical energy consumption and corresponding CO2 emissions in the buildings that comprise the public sector in China. Bulk of the energy consumption is accounted for by coal (50.7%), followed by electricity (40.2), petroleum fuels (7.1%), and natural gas (2.0%). In 2012, the public sector in China consumed about 157 million tce (Mtce) of energy and the corresponding amount of CO2 emissions is about 462 million tons (Mtons). During the period 2005-2012, the average annual energy consumption of the public sector was about 147.8 Mtce, which translates to an average annual CO2 emission of about 434.3 Mtons.

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Energy Usage, million tce 137 141 145 149 152 155 157

CO2 Emissions, million ton 398 411 427 440 446 456 462

To facilitate the widespread practice and application of energy conservation and energy efficiency (EC&EE) in the public sector, the National Government Offices Administration (NGOA) established its Energy Conservation Management Division (ECMD) in 2010, making it responsible for advancing, guiding, coordinating and supervising the implementation of EC&EE initiatives in the public sector in China. It has issued a number of administrative actions on EC&EE in the public sector during the 12th Five-Year Plan (12th FYP) period and has so far realized modest achievements. Nevertheless, even though the public sector in China has realized some achievements in EC&EE and in the application of low carbon technologies, the demand for energy in the sector is still expected to increase in the coming years. The expected increase is due to: (1) new building floor area; (2) application of energy-using equipment; and, number of building occupants. With the expected increase in the: (1) level of work activities; (2) expansion of the scope and coverage of public services; and, (3) overall socio-economic development, there will also be commensurate increase in the demand for energy in public sector buildings. With the current level of technical capacity, understanding on the application and implementation of EC&EE as well as low carbon technologies, and the general attitude of the public sector towards energy conservation, further improvement in the energy utilization efficiency and reduction in specific energy consumption in the public sector will be very difficult to realize in the coming FYP periods.

An alternative scenario that is characterized by more energy conserving operation of existing, and more energy efficient new, buildings in the public sector would be possible if the current and persistent barriers to the widespread practice of EC&EE technologies and techniques/practices are removed. With the removal of barriers, the proper management of energy and resource utilization, the adequate financing and cost-effective application of EC&EE technologies, in public sector buildings will bring about reduced energy consumption and consequently also bring about reduction in CO2 emissions.

This proposed project, which aims to facilitate the energy conserving and energy efficient operation of buildings and building services in the public sector in China, will help realize the alternative scenario. It will comprise of baseline and incremental activities that will enhance the outputs of the currently implemented and planned programs and activities in the public sector buildings in the country in improving the energy utilization performance of buildings. These would include, among others, activities on the formulation and enforcement of EC&EE support policies, establishment and implementation of public sector energy performance monitoring and evaluation systems, EC&EE project financing mechanisms, improving the capacity and awareness of the public sector, and the provision of public information services on building EC&EE and low carbon technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the consultancy

As part of the PPG activities of the project, the project logical framework (log frame) will be verified and finalized; several researches/studies and surveys will be carried out to come up with the pertinent data and information that are required to verify and confirm the earlier identified baseline projects on, and barriers to, the widespread application of related techniques and practices in Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings; detailed design of the project components and activities will be done; stakeholder and project partner coordination meetings conducted; and, appropriate project implementation and management arrangements established. This consultancy assignment will focus on the coordination of the abovementioned PPG activities; consolidation of the results/outputs of the abovementioned PPG activities; and, in the preparation and finalization of the UNDP-GEF Project Document (ProDoc) and GEF CEO Endorsement Request (CER) Document of the LED project based on the GEF-approved project concept and the UNDP and GEF requirements; and satisfactorily addressing all comments and recommendations of the GEF Council and the STAP.

Scope of work

Overall coordination of the project design and documentation process:

Facilitation of the project logical framework analysis (LFA);
Provision of technical support in the execution and results delivery of the various PPG activities;
Provision of technical support in the design of project activities;
Provision of technical support in the selection and design demonstration schemes;
Provision of technical support and critical review/comments on the project implementation and management arrangements;
Provision of technical support in negotiations regarding project co-financing;
Addressing comments/recommendations from the GEF Council, Scientific and Technical Assessment Panel (STAP), and the Environmental and Social Screening Checklist (ESSC).

Preparation and finalization of the UNDP-GEF Project Document (ProDoc) and GEF CEO Endorsement Request (CER) Document of the Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings Project.

Responsibilities

Being team leader and overall coordination of the project design and documentation process – The selected person shall provide technical guidance and direction and advice in the production of the deliverables from the various PPG activities, as well as in the coordination of the provision and use of the various deliverables from other members of the project development team (PDT).

Facilitation of the project LFA workshop – The selected person shall moderate the LFA workshop that will be carried out for the purpose of verifying and firming up the project results framework. The LFA workshop shall define the project goal and objective; outcomes that will contribute to the realization of the project objective; outputs that have to be produced to contribute to the realization the project outcomes; and, baseline and incremental activities that will deliver the project outputs. The appropriate SMART indicators will be developed for the project objective, and for each project outcome and for each project output. The corresponding baseline and target values, means of verification and critical assumption (if necessary) for each indicator will also be identified by consensus among the project stakeholders and partners. The project log frame will be finalized based on consensus among the project stakeholders and partners.

Provision of technical support in the execution and results delivery of the various PPG activities – Based on the project log frame, the selected person shall provide advice on the various researches, studies and surveys that will be carried out to gather, process, and validate data/information that are required to verify and confirm the earlier identified baseline projects on, and barriers to, the widespread application of related techniques and practices in the Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings in China.

Provision of technical support in the design of project activities – The selected person shall advise the various members of the PDT in the detailed design of the project activities (baseline and incremental) based on the finalized project log frame, and from the evaluation and analyses of the results of, and data/information derived from, the studies and surveys conducted for use in the design of specific project activities, the detailed design of the identified project activities will be carried out. He/She shall also provide critical review and comment on the deliverables from various members of the PDT, ensuring that these will be useful in the project design.

Provision of technical support in the selection and design demonstration schemes - The selected person shall see to it that the fully incremental activities are designed to remove identified barriers and for enhancing the realization of global environmental benefits (in terms of CO2 emissions reduction). Where necessary, he/she shall advise and comment/recommend on matters/issues concerning the appropriate design of the demonstrations or pilots that will be included in the project (e.g., basic engineering design to quantify the potential energy savings and direct GHG emissions that can be derived from the demonstrations, schedule and budget of each identified project activity, as well as the delineation of responsibilities (among the stakeholders and partners) in implementing the activity.

Provision of technical support and critical review/comments on the project implementation and management arrangements – Based on the inputs from the PDT regarding the Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings, in general, and the industry key players, in particular, the selected person shall provide technical advice on how the project shall be efficiently and cost-effectively implemented and managed.

Provision of technical support in negotiations regarding project co-financing – Based on the design of the project activities (incremental and baseline), the selected person shall provide advice on securing of required co-financing (and co-financing letters) from participating government institutions, bilateral development partners, multilateral development partners, private sector entities and NGOs who wish to provide cash or in kind contributions to the project.

Response to comments/recommendations to the Project concept (Refer to Annex 2) - The selected person shall ensure that the comments/recommendations from the GEF Council, STAP Review and the ESSC Review are adequately addressed by the relevant PDT in their researches/studies, and in the design of the various activities of the project. He/She should ensure that any specific scientific/technical challenges or omissions/opportunities that are recommended to be addressed will be done in the detailed design of the project activities.

Preparation and finalization of the UNDP-GEF Project Document (ProDoc) and GEF CEO Endorsement Request (CER) Document of the Project - The selected person shall draft the project document using the official UNDP-GEF project document (ProDoc) template. He/She shall follow strictly the guidelines for each of the sections of the ProDoc. Specifically, in the section: Project Goal, Objective, Outcomes and Output/Activities, the description of the activities should be on the “how” aspect, i.e., the process or procedures to be carried out to deliver the relevant output from each activity. The CEO Endorsement Request (CER) Document will also be prepared using the official GEF CER Document template. The contents of the CER document should be consistent with that in the ProDoc, and should among others include the detailed description of actions taken in response to the comments and recommended actions from the GEF Council, STAP, and the ESSC.

He/She shall also be responsible in coordinating among the relevant PDT members and the project stakeholders and proponents the responding to any comments and recommendations from the GEFSec and the GEF Council on the ProDoc and CER document. He/She shall be responsible for the revision and finalization of these 2 documents.

Deliverables:

Documentation on the Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings Project Logical Framework (i.e., Project Planning Matrix);
Response Matrix - GEF Council Comments, STAP Review and Environmental and Social Issues and suggested Next Steps in the ESSC;
ProDoc and CER Document together with Co-financing Letters;
Response Matrix – GEFSec and GEF Council comments and recommendations
Final ProDoc and CER Document;
NOTE: The selected person shall work closely with the national CC Project Development Expert (LC) shall contribute in the delivery of Items a – e above. The consultant/expert shall come up with his/her working arrangement with the CC Project Development Expert (LC) to deliver the abovementioned deliverables;
Consultancy Completion Report – This should document all the relevant technical services (advice, comments, recommendations, assistance) provided at the various stages of the consultancy assignment.

Schedule of activities:

Start of consultancy assignment: home base;
Facilitation of the LFA Workshop: Beijing;
Preparation and submission of the Log Frame to UNDP/PDT: Beijing;
Preparation and submission of Response Matrix (GEF Council Comments, STAP Review and Environmental and Social Issues and suggested Next Steps in the ESSC) to UNDP/PDT: home base;
Preparation and submission of ProDoc and CER Document to UNDP/PDT: home base;
Preparation and submission of Response Matrix (GEFSec and GEF Council comments and recommendations) to UNDP/PDT
Finalization and submission of ProDoc and CER Document UNDP/PDT: home base;
Submission of Consultancy Completion Report to UNDP/PDT: home base.

Competencies

Knowledge of the GEF project development cycle and requirements would be preferable;
Knowledge of logical framework analysis or other similar methodologies such as results-based management and objectives oriented project planning;
Familiarity with the operations and systems in the logistics industry in China would be desirable;
Good communication, organization and writing skills in the English language.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in engineering, business administration and/or management, logistics management.

Experience:

At least 5 years of work experience in the field of Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings;
At least 5 years of experience in project implementation and/or development particularly on industrial energy efficiency, transport systems, and logistics. Familiarity with development strategy, policy and working procedures of UN organizations would be an advantage;
At least 5 years of experience in industrial development project design, particularly those that are in the areas of energy and environment;

Language:

Good command of English.

Important

Documents to be included when submitting your application:

Please provide Offeror’s Letter and proposal (download the format in below link) together with your CV while submitting application;
Please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading;
In the Offeror’s Letter and proposal, you will be asked to confirm your interest and availability for the assignment, and provide technical and financial proposal.

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