Emplois au PNUD - 49225- International Consultant to Undertake the Independ

International Consultant to Undertake the Independent Final Evaluation of the Moldova Energy and Biomass Project

Lieu :

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

30-Sep-2014

Date limite de candidature :

15-Sep-14 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

Note:

For complete information about this vacancy, including detailed tasks and responsibilities, full and detailed description of the evaluation procedure which will be applied, as well as the UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract, please refer to the Terms of Reference, the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice published at the UNDP Moldova website, Jobs Section: http://www.undp.md/jobs/current_jobs/

The Republic of Moldova is highly dependent on energy imports. Over 95% of Moldova’s energy needs are ensured through imports. The dependency on the external sources of energy has led to a constant rise in price for energy and to accumulation of large debts for external provider. The energy sector is a key sector for the economy of the Republic of Moldova, being vital for the successful implementation of the national economic development program.

The Government has committed itself to reform the energy sector by increasing the energy security of the country, attracting investments in infrastructure, and participating in an energy market based on equitability principles and mutual advantages. The Republic of Moldova has a great potential to produce energy from renewable sources, which at the present time has not yet been harnessed. Studies show that one of the most secure and easy to access alternative sources of energy is straw and other agricultural wastes, called biomass. In particular, wheat straw waste is the Republic of Moldova's renewable energy source with the biggest short- to medium-term potential.

The Moldova Energy and Biomass Project (MEBP) is a 4 years, 14.56 M EUR project that started in January 2011 with the purpose to significantly increase the use of renewable energy technology through fuel switching and energy efficiency. The project primarily focuses on improving heating comfort levels in rural public sector buildings including schools and community centers by using readily available agricultural wastes supplied from local agricultural enterprises and solid biofuel producers. The project is also stimulating local markets for improved household heating; piloting industrial cogeneration, and biomass-based briquetting/pelleting, as well as raising local capacity in the biomass sector, and promoting the benefits of biomass energy and the project.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to a more secure, competitive and sustainable energy production in the Republic of Moldova through a targeted support to the most viable and readily available local source of renewable energy, namely biomass from agricultural wastes.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The purpose of the assignment is to review the progress made by the project in fulfilling its agreed objectives through the planned activities and to assess the efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used to generate results and achieve project objectives with special emphasis on impact and sustainability.

The overall objectives of evaluation are to assess the achievement of project results, help identify and critically analyze the relevance of the project activities, as well as, the effectiveness of the implementation. The comprehensive evaluation will examine whether the activities, outputs and objectives outlined in project document have been achieved, and underlying factors affecting either positively or negatively the implementation of the project, draw lessons and make forward-looking recommendations for improvement of the sustainability of benefits obtained from the project.

The Evaluation of project will be conducted by one International Consultant and one National Consultant, working together as a team. The International Consultant will take the leadership and assume overall responsibility for the quality and timeliness in the performance of this assignment.

The Evaluation should mainly concentrate on the following categories of analysis and evaluation criteria: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact.

Relevance:

The degree to which the purpose of the MEBP remains valid and pertinent.

Efficiency:

The productivity of the implementation process - how good and how cost efficient was the process of transforming inputs into outputs and outcomes.

Effectiveness:

A measure of the extent to which the MEBP has contributed to achieve its results through an effective use of resources.

Sustainability:

To what extent are the MEBP project results sustainable, taking into consideration the existing capacity, structures and political context in the country?

Impact

To what degree did the project contribute to the development of sustainable energy production market in the country?

The International Consultant will undertake two visits to Moldova of minimum 5 days and 2 days respectively. During the first visit the International Consultant will undertake project site visits and interviews with the relevant stakeholders, will collect all necessary evidence and by the end of the visit will present the key findings to UNDP CO. During the second visit, the International Consultant will hold a debriefing session presenting the outcome of the evaluation to UNDP CO and project Implementing Partners. The National Consultant will provide substantive feedback and support to the International Consultant in the construction of the evaluation report and in conducting field missions to Moldova (including field visits to the MEBP project sites).

Description of responibilities of the International Consultant:

Lead the evaluation and assume overall responsibility for its quality and timeliness;
Desk review of documents, development of draft methodology, detailed work plan and Evaluation outline;
Briefing with UNDP CO, agreement on the methodology, scope and outline of the Evaluation report prior to the first mission;
Interviews with project implementing partners, relevant government bodies, NGO, independent experts, beneficiaries and donor representatives;
Field visit to the project site and interviews with local stakeholders;
Elaboration of a summary key findings based on interviews and site visits performed;
Debriefing with UNDP and project implementing partner;
Development and submission of the first Evaluation report draft. The draft will be shared with the UNDP CO, and key project stakeholders for review and commenting;
Finalization and submission of the final Evaluation report through incorporating suggestions received on the draft report;
Supervision of the work of the national expert (during entire evaluation period).

Compétences

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standard;
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 favouritism.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge and experience with programming development, monitoring and evaluation;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates openness to change, flexibility, and ability to manage complexities;
Ability to work under pressure and with multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams and possess excellent inter-personal skills;
Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills;
Remains calm, in control, and good humoured even under pressure;
Proven networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills;
Ability to establish priorities for self and others, and to work independently.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in Management, Business Administration, Economy, Engineering, Local Development and/or other relevant fields;

Experience:

At least 8 years of work experience in the areas relevant to the assignment (economic, regional and local development, consulting services, private sector and business development, energy efficiency and renewable energy, participatory and sustainable development);
At least 5 years experience in conducting monitoring and/or evaluation of development projects in the field of economic and energy efficiency/renewable energy field;
Knowledge and experience with programming development, monitoring and evaluation;
Familiarity with development approaches in the energy sector in the region is a strong advantage.

Language:

Excellent analytical and writing skills;
Excellent spoken and writing skills in English. Knowledge of Russian or Romanian is an advantage.

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