UNDP Jobs - 61951- Consultancy Services_Mid Term Evaluation for the I

Consultancy Services_Mid Term Evaluation for the ICRRITS Project

Location :

UNDP MCO, SAMOA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

04-Jan-2016

Application Deadline :

11-Dec-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 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

This is the Terms of Reference for the UNDP-GEF Midterm Evaluation (MTE) of the medium sized project titled Enhancing Resilience of tourism-reliant communities to climate change risks (PIMS#4566), implemented through the Samoa Tourism Authority, which is to be undertaken in 2016. The project started on 29 May 2013, and is in its second year of implementation.

The project was designed to:

Enhance the resilience of tourism-reliant communities to climate change risks, by integrating climate change into development policy and instruments, and investing in adaptation actions supporting tourism reliant communities. These were priorities identified under Samoa's National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA).LDCF resources are used to integrate climate change aspects into the Samoa Tourism Development Plan and management of Tourism Development Areas (TDAs). Resources are used to establish financial support schemes and risk transfer mechanisms develop a sector-tailored early warning system, and implement concrete adaptation measures in high priority tourism-reliant communities and tourism sites targeting the management of coastal infrastructure, water resources, shore line and tourism resources including recreational activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

One independent consultant will do the evaluation.

The consultant will first conduct a document review of project documents (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, Project Document, Project Inception Report, PIRs, Project Steering Committee meeting minutes, Financial and Administration guidelines used by Project Team, project operational guidelines, manuals and systems,etc.) provided by the Project Team and the UNDP Samoa MCO. Then they will participate in a MTE inception workshop to clarify their understanding of the objectives and methods of the MTE, producing the MTE inception report thereafter. The MTE mission will then consist of interviews and site visits to the following proposed sites (additional/substitute sites will be discussed with the Commissioning Unit along the assignment, depending on needs and availability):

Coastal protection – Beach replenishment - Manase
Coastal protection - Emergency Safety through evacuation route and emergency shelter - South Coast- Saleapaga
3. Water resource management- Falealupo,Manono

The MTE consultant will assess the following four categories of project progress and produce a draft and final MTE report. An overall rating will be required. Please download the TOR for more information.

Competencies

Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Good inter-personal and teamwork skills, networking aptitude, ability to work in multicultural environment;
Excellent communication, analysis and writing skills;
Good interpersonal skills (the consultants will contact various actors and stakeholders of the project.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A master's degree in environmental science or climate change , tourism sciences/sustainable tourism or other closely related field;

Experience:

Work experience in relevant technical areas for at least 7 years;
Recent experience with result-based management evaluation methodologies;
Experience applying SMART targets and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios;
Competence in adaptive management, as applied to climate change adaptation;
Experience working with the GEF or GEF-evaluations;
Experience working in the Pacific region;
Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and climate change adaptation and sustainable tourism experience in gender sensitive evaluation and analysis;
Excellent communication skills;
Demonstrable analytical skills;
Project evaluation/review experiences within United Nations system will be considered an asset.

Language:

Fluency in English (oral and written) is a requirement.

Application procedure:

Please visit the procurement website to download copy of the TOR and relevant templates to assist with your proposal: http://procurement-notices.undp.org.

Please apply through sending your proposal to the email: procurement.ws@undp.org.