Background

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is a three-year, €13.1 million capacity building program that aims to build the profile, and improve the management, of Development Minerals (industrial minerals; construction materials; dimension stones; and semi-precious stones). The program is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, financed by the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and implemented by UNDP.

From toothpaste to paints, and buildings to plates, the mining of Development Minerals   are intrinsic to everyday life. But despite their potential to impact the livelihoods of millions of people, these minerals have been neglected in development debates. 'Development Minerals' are minerals and materials that are mined, processed, manufactured and used domestically in industries such as construction, manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture. Development Minerals are economically important - close to the location where the commodity is mined and include industrial minerals, like gypsum and salt, construction materials, like sand and gravel, dimension stones, like marble and granite, and semi-precious stones, like garnet and tourmaline..  

The mining of Development Minerals has important implications for sustainable development, however, they have to date received inadequate attention for their potential to impact livelihoods; and few development programmes have provided support for this mining sub-sector. Often referred to as Low Value Minerals and Materials (LVMM) due to their low price as a function of their weight, and their relatively low value to international commodity markets, Development Minerals provide crucial inputs for domestic economic development (infrastructure, manufacturing, construction and agriculture to name a few) and have the potential to be high value in terms of national development.

In comparison to the metals sector, Development Minerals have closer links with the local economy, and have the potential to generate more local jobs, with a greater impact on poverty reduction. This is partly because the sector is dominated by small and medium scale domestic businesses. However, there are a number of environmental, social and economic challenges confronting the sector. Development Minerals commonly operate in an uncertain legal and regulatory environment, with a lack of publicly available and easily accessible geological data, which exacerbates wasteful exploration and discourages investment in the sector. The oversight of environmental, social, health and safety, and labour issues is often inadequate, and weak or often non-existent technical extension services such as skills training, capacity building, access to technology, finance, appropriate equipment, investment information and markets, has contributed to the sector’s neglect.

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is being implemented at both the regional and country levels. At the regional level, the programme conducts capacity building activities with participants from forty ACP countries through regional training workshops, field trips, the production of guidance products and knowledge exchange. The programme will also host a final conference to enhance the knowledge sharing activities conducted during the programme. Participants of our regional training workshops implement the skills and knowledge that they have gained from the training through return to work plans. 

At the country level, in depth capacity building is undertaken with six focus countries: Cameroon (Central Africa); Guinea - Conakry (West Africa); Uganda (East Africa); Zambia (Southern Africa); Jamaica (Caribbean); and Fiji (Pacific). Country-level activities include: training; small grants; the production of maps and databases; development of regulations on environment, health and safety; organization of community dialogues, technology fairs and networking events.

Capacity building support is provided in the following thematic areas of importance to the sector: 1) mine and quarry management; 2) environment, health and safety; 3) entrepreneurship skills; 4) market analysis and investment promotion; 5) geo-data and maps design; 6) community relations and addressing grievances.

The programme supports a range of key stakeholders in the sector, including public stakeholders such as regulatory agencies and local governments; private stakeholders such as small-scale mining enterprises, intermediaries, transportation and logistics service providers, construction companies; business development stakeholders such as mining and quarrying associations, chambers of mines, training centres, universities, consulting companies; and social stakeholders such as civil society organizations and community groups.

The aim of the capacity building activities are to:

• Enhance employment and incomes, including employment and incomes of women
• Improve the policy and regulatory environment
• Minimize environmental impacts on communities
• Address individual and community rights and preventing conflict
• Ensure decent working conditions
• Facilitate South-South cooperation and cross-country learning

RATIONALE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS

UNDP’s Knowledge Management Strategy 2014-2017 aims to strengthen UNDP’s role as knowledge broker, builder of capacities and facilitator of exchanges in the global development debate. It further lays down UNDP’s strategy for planning, developing and disseminating knowledge products in ways that make them “more relevant to clients’ needs, more flexible and timely in their development and format, and more measurable in their quality and impact.”

In this regard, the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is seeking to develop a range of knowledge products that cover the whole spectrum of the 6 thematic focus areas for the programme, namely:

• Mine and quarry management;
• Environment, health and safety;
• Entrepreneurship skills;
• Market analysis and investment promotion;
• Geo-data and maps design;
• Community relations and addressing grievances.

The Knowledge Products will target the following constituents:

• Participants of the capacity building activities (namely, public stakeholders; private stakeholders; business development stakeholders; and civil society stakeholders); 
• Interested sector specialists, including, key regional institutions in the ACP, multi-lateral and bi-lateral institutions, development partners, research institutions, academia, international and national NGOs, civil society actors, the financial services sector, private equity firms and other UN agencies.

Duties and Responsibilities

KNOWLEDGE PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Applications will be accepted for the preparation of knowledge products on Development Minerals. Each individual applicant should submit an application for the preparation of a single product. The matrix below provides a list of example knowledge products for which the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is seeking proposals. The matrix provides a description of the product. Up to five (5) individual applications to develop a knowledge product will be chosen for the assignments and not all of the products listed in the matrix will necessarily be chosen. Individual applicants are invited to submit proposals for alternative knowledge products on topics relevant to the focus of the ACP-EU Development Minerals programme. Alternative topics must adhere to the requirements and specifications outlined in this Terms of Reference in terms of method, approach, scope and number of person-days for the assignment. The level of effort expected for each product is fifty (50) person-days.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

Development Minerals are non-metallic and non-energy minerals and therefore they have a different risk profile to that which is common to the remainder of the mining sector. Their environmental impact through-out the mining life cycle is different to that of metals such as gold or copper, which may require the use of hazardous process chemicals or generate Acid and Metaliferous Drainage. The environmental impact of the quarrying of industrial minerals and construction materials are local (for example, dust, noise and sedimentation) and similar to other forms of land development that can be managed with established environmental controls. The relatively low price of Development Minerals as a function of their weight, contrasts with precious stones and precious metals which can be attractive to conflict actors to assist in financing of conflict. Further Development Minerals may be less prone to boom and bust cycles due to the fact that their market is local and not subject to international commodity markets and the Development Minerals sector is dominated by SMEs. Despite the uniqueness of Development Minerals many banks and financial services providers do not distinguish them from other parts of the mining sector.

This Protocol aims at providing guidance on:

• The existing processes and protocols used by financial service providers to assess the risks of mining projects
• Identification of different types of Development Minerals and their origin and a description of the typical extraction and beneficiation processes;
• A profile of the type of actors typically seeking finance for Development Minerals projects in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
• The identification the environmental, social, business, OHS, and labour issues associated with different Development Minerals during during the different stages of the mine life cycle, and the minimum standards to be upheld;
• Key sector risks and top-of-mind issues for consideration;
• The implementation of appropriate mitigation, avoidance and enhancement measures;
• Sample due-diligence questions on mitigation of environmental and social risks;
• Performance indicators and monitoring to be used by financial service providers;
• The application of International standards and industry best practices for the quarrying, processing and use of Development Minerals.

Target Audience: The Protocol targets decision makers in financial services companies and financial intermediaries, to assist them differentiate between high risk and low risk investments by correctly identifying the environmental and social risks of investments of the quarrying, processing and use of Development Minerals.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

The guide on occupational, health and safety aims to provide comprehensive information on:

• Sector-specific concepts such as hazards and risks; well-being and decent work;
• Causes of occupational, health and safety (OHS) accidents and safety in the workplace;
• The socio-economic cost of OHS to an enterprise/business;
• International standards and regulations on OHS in the quarry sector;
• Role of the rights-holders (construction workers & the self-employed) and duty-bearers (authorities & employers) in identifying and preventing hazards;
• OHS performance measurement and management in the workplace;
• Enforcement and auditing of OHS standards in the workplace;
• The creation of a preventative OHS culture;
• Construction site and facilities design and layout;
• Personal and protective clothing and equipment;
• Construction site safety requirements during vertical and horizontal movement, working at great height or below ground-level etc.

Target audience:

This Guidance Document targets the rights-holders (construction workers & the self-employed) and duty-bearers (authorities & employers) in the quarry sector and is applicable in diverse economic and cultural contexts. It is aimed at preventing, reducing and eliminating accidents and diseases that affect workers in the construction sector. A key feature of this guide will be to translate approaches typically applied by large and well organized international companies to small-scale co-operatives, mid-sized and family businesses with less than 50 employees.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

The Guidelines on quarry rehabilitation will:

• Provide a description and analysis of the fundamental principles of quarry rehabilitation including but not limited to:

1. Clear assessment of post-closure land-use;
2. Compliance with in-country legal and regulatory standards;
3. Site safety and stability;
4. Key stakeholder engagement and buy-in;
5. Prior assessment of baseline conditions to inform quarry closure and rehabilitation;
6. Development of a quarry rehabilitation plan at the outset of the mining/quarrying activity;
7. Development of a robust monitoring plan to inform the measurement of rehabilitation objectives.

• Enumerate and analyze the key steps and considerations for quarry planning and progressive rehabilitation including re-vegetation;
• Provide guidance on expected quarry rehabilitation outcomes;
• Describe the methodology for quarry closure and de-commissioning;
• Recommend quarry rehabilitation strategies and techniques that meet International industry best practice standards;
• Provide a preliminary checklist for rehabilitation success criteria;
• Provide examples and case studies of successful rehabilitation and sustainable re-development of Development Minerals quarries.

Target audience:

The target audience for the quarry rehabilitation guidelines is quarry owners and their workers, local government and environmental regulators, community members involved in the implementation and monitoring of post-closure rehabilitation of quarry sites. A key feature of this guide will be to translate approaches typically applied by large and well organized international companies to small-scale co-operatives, mid-sized and family businesses with less than 50 employees.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

This guide on construction material quarry standards for infrastructure projects will:

• Review existing quarry standards on environment, community, OHS, and product quality in use by financers of infrastructure projects such as development banks in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific.
• Engage development banks to identify opportunities and barriers for clearer guidance on quarry standards in the provision of construction material.
• Idenfity, consolidate and harmonise existing standards into proposed standards on the sourcing of quarried material for infrastructure projects for consideration by financers.

Target audience:

This guide targets public and private development finance institutions involved in infrastructure development in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, including but not limited to the IFC, World Bank, IADB, Caribbean Development Bank, and African Development Bank.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

This Guidance Note on affirmative local public procurement during the construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects will detail:

• The benefits, multiplier effects and economic importance of promoting local procurement in infrastructure projects;
• The necessity of using affirmative procurement as a mechanism to enhance local content in infrastructure projects;
• Key challenges and lessons learnt from countries employing affirmative procurement, including recommendations;
• Practical steps and key considerations when promoting affirmative procurement of local minerals and materials;
• Development of an affirmative local public procurement policy and strategy;
• Documentation of best practices in affirmative local public procurement of mineral and materials used in the construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects.

Target audience:

This Guidance Note targets public sector policy makers, multi-lateral development banks; development cooperation agencies, civil society organizations and small-scale private operators of Development Minerals.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

The Portrait of women in the Development Minerals sector aims to:

• Highlight key gender dimensions of the Development Minerals sector from the perspective of the women themselves;
• Bring to the fore the representation, role and contribution of women in diverse Development Minerals value-chains;
• Provide insights into the role of Development Minerals in enhancing women’s economic empowerment;
• Underscore actions needed to address the practical needs of women and their strategic interests in the Development Minerals sector.
• Highlight the links between Development Minerals and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The knowledge product will be edited and coordinated by the individual consultant. The Country Co-ordinators of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme in Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon, Guinea, Fiji and Jamaica will provide on-ground support to interview the selected women and to organize and procure professional photography to accompany the potraits.

Target audience:

Key decision makers in the public, private, business development and social sectors are the target of this Portrait which seeks to catalyze actions to address gender concerns in the Development Minerals sector.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

The Baseline Assessments of Development Minerals in Cameroon, Fiji, Guinea (Conakry), Jamaica, Uganda and Zambia: A Synthesis Report will:

• Use innovative forms of data presentation to compile, synthesise, compare and contrast key data from six existing and continuing Baseline studies of Development Minerals
• Improve understanding of the legal, technical, socio-economic, environmental and occupational challenges in the Development Minerals sector by identifying majour themes and mechanisms and strategies to address this challenges;
• Inform evidence-based policy action and decision making at local, national and regional levels;
• Provide concrete, actionable commodity-specific and gender-response recommendations to policy makers and other key stakeholders in the Development Minerals sector.

NB: The synthesis report will use the datasets and key information gathered from the 6 focus countries to inform analysis and compilation.

Target audience:

This synthesis report on Development Minerals in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions targets policy and decision makers in the public, private, business development and social sectors and is aimed at catalyzing actions to enhance the profile and management of Development Minerals.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

The report will demonstrate how artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the mapping of ASM’s socio-economic contribution to each of the 17 SDGs. The report will be a complement to two existing reports: Mapping the oil and gas industry to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas & Mapping Mining to the Sustainable Development Goals: At Atlas

The aim of the report is to:

• Illustrate to key public, private, business development and social stakeholders the role and opportunities catalyzed by ASM for the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals;
• Demonstrate how the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining sector can ensure broad-based and inclusive socio-economic development, while minimizing environmental impacts;
• Map the relationship between Artisanal and Small-scale Mining and the SDGs using examples of emerging best practices and lessons learnt, particularly in the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions.

Target Audience:

The report targets global, regional, national and local policy makers in the public and private sectors, development organizations, communities, academia and any other parties interested in the in ensuring that sustainable development outcomes are catalyzed and optimized.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

This Investment Guide aims to provide region-specific information and data (with country-specific examples) on the profile and business environment that characterizes the Dimension stones sub-sector in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

The Investment Guide on Dimension Stones will:

• Provide an overview of the regional socio-economic context;
• Undertake an analysis of the political economy characterizing the natural stone sector;
• Provide an overview of the sector, including markets and trade and its economic growth projections;
• Provide an outline of major extraction and beneficiation sites and products;
• Provide an estimate of production data as well as drivers of the sector;
• Identify resources, reserves, and investment opportunities.

Target Audience:

The target audience are domestic and regional investors interested in dimension stones.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

The discussion paper will:

• Present global and regional (African, Caribbean, Pacific) urbanization trends
• Detail the implications for the production and use of quarried materials, including data on the scale of increase in use of key materials.
• Outline how cities can prepare effective quarry plans for addressing construction booms and coping with demand.
• Prepare case studies on construction booms and how cities have attempted to meet these challenges.
• Analyse the issues of reconstruction, recycling, climate change resilience, alternative building materials (e.g. geopolymer) amongst others.

Target Audience:

The main target audience is policy and decision makers in the public, private, business development and social sectors.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

This quick guide on the use of construction materials in post-disaster reconstruction aims to:

• Provide an overview of best practices and experiences from selected countries on how to improve planning, resilience and readiness in the quarry sector for reconstruction and recovery;
• Overview the scale of quarried material mobilized during reconstruction, and the key actors, issues and constraints.
• Highlight key considerations and steps for:

1. Quarry site disaster readiness and emergency planning
2. Pre-disaster planning (e.g. stockpiles; sector wide plans; the identification of emergency sources of construction materials; emergency licensing procedures)
3. Quality control of minerals and materials in post-disaster settings (e.g. preparedness to meet the range of international quality standards for foreign financed projects)
4. Quarry sector analysis in Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNA)
5. Case studies from Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific on the quarry sector and disasters
6. Recycling and reuse of aggregate and dimension stones
7. Promoting resilience and local customs in architecture, design and the selection of materials.

Target Audience:

Private sector quarry managers; public servants responsible for disaster reconstruction and quarry management; and disaster reconstruction professionals from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are the target audience for this guide.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

This report on Digital technologies in small-scale mining of Development Minerals aims to:

• Demonstrate the potential of digital technology to address key challenges hampering the growth of small-scale operations of Development Minerals such as inaccessible market and credit information;
• Document success stories illustrating improved health and safety standards as a result of mobile broadcasting messages via SMS services;
• Explore the potential of blockchain technology to offer faster, and cheaper credit facilities to the small-scale operators in the Development Minerals sector. 

Target Audience:

The target audience for this report includes small-scale miners, financial institutions and their intermediaries, chambers of commerce and industry as well as multinational corporations offering mobile telephony services.

Thematic Focus & Key Components:

This report on conflict handling mechanisms for the Development Minerals sector aims to:

• Illustrate basic principles and practices for effective community relations and to consider the unique circumstances of small-scale mining and quarrying and the applicability of various approaches;
• Demonstrate best practices in tailoring conflict resolution approaches that work for the Large Scale Mining sector to the artisanal and small scale sector;
• Showcase what works in grievance handling mechanisms and the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution in ASM.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this report includes small-scale miners, local authorities, community leaders & members  impacted by conflicts at mine sites.

METHODOLOGY:

The collection of data and information for the knowledge products will be carried out using a two-stage approach:

• Collection of secondary data and information will involve a thorough desk review of published and grey literature pertinent to the issue. These may include including policies, laws, regulations, standards and codes, research reports, studies and articles.
• Where information gaps persist, primary data and information will be obtained through semi-structured interviews and outreach of key informants. It is not anticipated that fieldwork will be undertaken in the collection of any primary data.

DELIVERABLES/TIMEFRAMES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

1. Inception report covering the detailed work plan, methodology including the details for all planned data collection methods (within first one week) - 25% of the payment
2. Draft Knowledge Product (within eight weeks) - 25% of the payment
3. Final Knowledge Product (within twelve weeks) - 50% of the payment

REPORTING LINE:

The Service Provider will be awarded an individual contract with UNDP/BPPS/Sustainable Development cluster for the delivery of services applied for, and will work under the overall supervision of the Programme Manager of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme. 

Technical review and initial approval of the deliverables will be undertaken by the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme Team in Brussels and Addis Ababa, in liaison with the Country Coordinators of the 6 focus countries as required. The Service Provider will not be eligible for any payment without the approval of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme Manager. 

Reporting Language

Deliverables will be prepared and submitted in English.

DUTY STATION

The Service Provider will not be located in the UNDP office for the provision of the tasks.

TERMS OF PAYMENT AND CONDITIONS

The detailed requirements and template of the Financial Proposal are covered in the Application Submission Process section.

Intellectual Property:

All information pertaining to this programme as well as outputs produced under this contract shall remain the property of the UNDP who shall have exclusive rights over their use. Except for purposes of this assignment, the products shall not be disclosed to the public nor used in whatever format without written permission of UNDP in line with the national and International Copyright Laws applicable.

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

• Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
• Sensitivity to cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age differences.
• Demonstrates integrity by modeling 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.

Functional Competencies:

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint;
• Ability to coordinate and manage complex projects;
• Produce high quality analytical outputs and in a timely manner;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to work independently, flexibly and under pressure utilizing initiative;
• Sound judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities;
• Flexibility in responding to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Strong analytical, research and writing skills and demonstrated ability to think strategically;
• Strong inter-personal, communications, negotiation and liaison skills;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• A Master’s degree or higher in geology, mineral processing, environmental science, occupational health & safety, international trade, economics, enterprise development, natural resource management, sustainable development, development studies or relevant disciplines

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience related to mining and sustainable development with a strong background in the artisanal and small scale mining sector
• Minimum 3 years of experience in carrying out desktop-based and field studies in mining or other primary industries (including the gender dimensions)
• At least one (1) year experience of work in Africa, the Caribbean or Pacific countries
• Sound understanding of the social and economic development context in the ACP region
• Demonstrated experience of one or more of the following commodity subsectors an advantage:  construction materials; dimension stones; industrial minerals and semi-precious stones
• Familiarity with international standards as well as industry best practice on quarry management, mining governance, health & safety, environment and community, market analysis and investment promotion, value-addition and beneficiation processes considered an asset
• Good understanding of the challenges experienced by the small scale mining and quarry sector
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently.

Language

• Fluency in English is required (written and verbal). Working knowledge of other UN official language(s) is desirable.

Application Submission Process:

The application submission is a two-step process. Failing to comply with the submission process may result in disqualifying the applications:

Step 1: Interested individual consultants must include the following documents when submitting the applications in UNDP job shop (Please note that only 1 (one) file can be uploaded therefore please include all docs in one file):

• Personal History Form (P11), indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references (the template can be downloaded from this link: http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc
• An updated curriculum vitae
• A technical proposal on the development of the selected Knowledge Product.
• Two (2) examples of previous knowledge products prepared by the applicant relevant to the assignment 

Step 2: Submission of Financial Proposal

Applicants are instructed to submit their financial proposals in US Dollars for this consultancy to procurement.be@undp.org using the financial proposal template available here: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=45780. The proposals should be sent via email with the following subject heading: “Financial Proposal/LVMM- Knowledge Products Consultant" latest by October 30th , 2017. Proposals to be received after the deadline will be rejected. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal should be all-inclusive and include a breakdown. The term ‘all-inclusive” implies that all costs (monthly professional fees, travel related expenses if applicable, communications, utilities, consumables, insurance, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor are already factored into the financial proposal. The flight, local transfer, daily subsistence and accommodation costs associated with attendance at the regional and country-level workshops should not be included in the financial proposal and will be separately arranged and directly paid by UNDP. Similarly the costs associated with the logistics of these two events (venue etc.) should similarly not be included.

Application Evaluation Process

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis methodology (weighted scoring method), where the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Technical Criteria weight: [70%]

Financial Criteria weight:  [30%]

Only Individual Consultants obtaining a minimum of 70% on the Technical evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max. 100 points:

• Candidate holds a Master’s degree or higher in geology, mineral processing, environmental science, occupational health & safety, international trade, economics, enterprise development, natural resource management, sustainable development, development studies or relevant disciplines – 5 points;
• Candidate has a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience related to mining and sustainable development with a strong background in the artisanal and small scale mining sector – 20 points;
• Candidate has minimum 3 years of experience in carrying out desktop-based and field studies in mining or other primary industries (including the gender dimensions) – 10 points;
• Candidate has demonstrated experience of one or more of the following commodity subsectors: construction materials; dimension stones; industrial minerals and semi-precious stones - 10 points;
• Candidate has good understanding of the challenges experienced by the small scale mining and quarry sector – 5 points;
• Candidate is familiar with international standards as well as industry best practice on quarry management, mining governance, health & safety, environment and community, market analysis and investment promotion, value-addition and beneficiation processes – 10 points;
• Assessment of two (2) written samples of previous Knowledge Products developed by the candidate – 20 points;
• Proposed work plan prepared by the candidate that details their consultancy plan – 15 points;
• Spoken and written proficiency in English – 5 points;

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation

The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal:

p = y (µ/z), where

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated

y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal

µ = price of the lowest priced proposal

z = price of the proposal being evaluated

UNDP is applying fair and transparent selection process that would take into account both the technical qualification of Individual Consultants as well as their price proposals. The contract will be awarded to the candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores. Please go the following link for the General Conditions of Individual Contracts: http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/documents/procurement/documents/IC%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf

UNDP retains the right to contact references directly.

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.

Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

For any queries please sebd your questions to the following email address:development.minerals@undp.org latest by 25th of October, 2017.