Historique

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is currently experiencing a high population growth rate, boosted by the immigration of many Iraqi business and intellectual classes to the country. The country covers an area of about 89,200 km2, sharing borders with Iraq, Israel, Syria and Saudi Arabia. More than 80% of its population of 5.7 million (2007)[1] lives predominantly in urban centres, particularly in the northwest of the country in areas constituting about ten percent of the country’s total land area. Amman is the largest and the most important city in the country.

In 2007, the population of Greater Amman was estimated at about 2.2 million, representing more than 38% of Jordan’s total population[1]. 

The country is a large importer of energy and is highly affected by the cost of energy imports, which has been a major burden on its economy. Small quantities of crude oil were discovered in the 1980s on Jordanian territory but the amount represents less than 1% of the country’s oil imports. The country still depends heavily on oil imports as its main source of energy. There is no production or use of coal in Jordan. In 1987, gas was discovered in Risha and the production of natural gas has expanded subsequently. However, the country’s natural gas reserves are modest and only produce about 10% of Jordan’s annual electricity requirements. Most of Jordan’s gas resources are imported. In 2003, the construction of a pipeline section in Egypt was completed, allowing natural gas to be delivered to the Aqaba thermal power plant, the largest station in the country. Since then, many industries and services in Jordan have converted from oil to natural gas. Jordan is currently focusing its efforts on exploring other possible indigenous resources to meet the increasing demand for energy and reduce the burden being imposed by costly energy imports: oil shale reserves are known to cover more than 60% of Jordan’s territory and are estimated at about 40 billion tonnes, but their exploitation is still in the early stages.

To meet the challenges in the energy sector, a comprehensive Energy Strategy was approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MoEMR) in December 2004 to provide a vision for the development of the energy sector over the next ten years. The Government has expressed particular concern about ongoing energy expenditures.

Energy efficiency programmes such as EE Standards and Labeling for the domestic sector have a long and proven history, with the generation of substantial energy savings in many countries. The application of EE Standards and Labeling in Jordan will help to maintain a lower growth rate of energy consumption.

Project goal, objectives, outcomes and outputs:

The project goal is the reduction of Jordan’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions through increased adoption of energy efficient domestic refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers and washing machines.

The objective is to remove the barriers that are currently present in Jordan for the rapid and widespread usage of energy efficient appliances in the domestic sector.

Outcomes:

The project includes five outcomes that are designed to overcome the barriers for an energy efficient appliances market transformation. These outcomes are the following:

Outcome 1: Enhanced capacities in Government and energy agency units for appliance EE policy development, implementation and market surveillance

 This outcome will focus on: (i) establishing the necessary legal and institutional frameworks, including the preparation of an enabling energy efficiency law, to support the introduction of a Standards and Labeling system; (ii) providing technical assistance and tools to the National Energy Research Center to establish an energy labeling system and a Minimum Energy Performance Standards programme for household appliances in Jordan; and (iii) strengthening the institutional and operational capacities of Government ministries and enforcement agencies so that they can ensure that the new regulations are applied consistently.

Outcome 2: Structured verification & enforcement of appliance EE labels and standards

This outcome will focus on: (i) the selection and adoption of international test procedures, Minimum Energy Performance Standards and label classifications tailored to national conditions, and (ii) the development and implementation of a verification and enforcement system.

Outcome 3: Consumers’ and retailers’ awareness raised and improved marketing of appliance EE standards and labels.

This outcome will focus on: (i) setting up comprehensive consumer awareness campaigns to inform end-users about the energy efficiency of appliances and equipment as well as the costs and benefits of more efficient products; (ii) providing support to retailers for marketing energy efficient appliances. This will result in an increased market share of energy efficient air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers and washing machines.

Outcome 4: Increased capacity of manufacturers to produce and market energy efficient appliances

This outcome will focus on the capacity building of local manufacturers to allow them to make the necessary assessments related to the potential of technological upgrades and energy efficiency improvements as well as to the marketing of energy efficient appliances.

Outcome 5: Project management and M&E support

Operational support will be provided to the MoPIC and the NERC to assist with key project management functions. This technical assistance will focus on strengthening the NERC’s ability to establish an EE Standards and Labeling system for household appliances. This outcome will also help coordinate sectoral policies among Government ministries and enforcement agencies to facilitate the adoption of the Minimum Energy Performance Standards and energy label schemes in Jordan and will ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the project.

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Devoirs et responsabilités

Scope of work

In the context outlined above, UNDP seeks the recruitment of an international consultant to support the achievement of the following project final-term evaluation objectives:

Conduct a final-term evaluation of the Energy Efficiency Project in line with internal procedures of UNDP and GEF guidelines. The scope of Objective One should cover the following:

The scope of the evaluation will cover all activities undertaken in the framework of the project. The evaluator will compare planned outputs of the project to actual outputs and assess the actual results to determine their contribution to the attainment of the project objectives. He/she will also attempt to evaluate the efficiency of project management, including the delivery of outputs and activities in terms of quality, quantity, timeliness and cost efficiency as well as features related to the process involved in achieving those outputs and the impacts of the project. The evaluation will also address the underlying causes and issues contributing to targets not adequately achieved.

The key product expected from the final-term evaluation is a comprehensive analytical report in English that should, at least, follow the requirements as indicated in Annex E.

The terminal evaluation report will be a stand-alone document that substantiates its recommendations and conclusions. The report will have to provide convincing evidence to support its findings/ratings.

The report together with its annexes shall be presented in electronic form in MS Word format.

The consultant is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring engagement with the project team, project partners and key stakeholders.

The consultant is expected to use project data, third-party data and interviews as a means of collecting data on the performance and success of the project. Questionnaires prepared by the consultant can be distributed to national project partners, facilitated by participating implementing agencies.

Methodology

An overall approach and method[1] for conducting project evaluations of UNDP supported and GEF financed projects has developed over time. The evaluator is expected to frame the evaluation effort using the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact, as defined and explained in the UNDP Guidance for Conducting Evaluations of  UNDP-supported, GEF-financed Projects. A set of questions covering each of these criteria have been drafted and are included with this TOR (Annex A). The evaluator is expected to amend, complete and include it as an annex to the final report. 

The evaluation must provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful. The evaluator is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with government counterparts, in particular the National Energy Research Center and other stakeholder agencies, the GEF OFP, the UNDP Country Office, the project team, the UNDP GEF Technical Adviser based in the region and key stakeholders.

The evaluator will review all relevant sources of information, such as the project document, project reports – including Annual APR/PIR, project budget revisions, progress reports, GEF focal area tracking tools, project files, national strategic and legal documents, etc. – and any other materials that the evaluator considers useful for this evidence-based assessment.

Evaluation criteria and ratings

An assessment of project performance will be carried out, based against expectations set out in the Project Logical Framework/Results Framework (see Annex A), which provides performance and impact indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of verification. The evaluation will at a minimum cover the criteria of: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact. The obligatory rating scales are included in Annex C.

[1] For additional information on methods, see the Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results, Chapter 7, pg. 163

Deliverables:

Below are the required activities and expected outputs (deliverables), based on the objectives and scope of work stated above, respective timelines/deadlines and number of working days.

• Agenda of meetings and report submission time-plans, 2 days after signing the contract and discussion with Project’s management team for initial sources of information;
• Debriefing meeting on evaluation results with Project stakeholders, and delivery of an inception report, After conclusion of the mission;
• A first draft of the evaluation report and GEF climate change mitigation tracking tool, 1 December 2014;
• Final evaluation report responding to all comments from Project stakeholders, 15 December 2014.

Compétences

• Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills;
• Ability to work with stakeholders including governments;
• Ability to plan and organize his/her work, efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
• Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
• Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations;
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

• Advanced university degree in energy, environment, engineering, physical science or another relevant subject.

Professional Experiences:

• Preferably 10 years of professional experience in fields relevant to energy, environment or climate change mitigation;
• Preferably experience of energy efficiency;
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in conducting evaluation of similar UNDP and/or GEF projects;
• Sound knowledge of results-based management (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
• Full computer literacy.

Language:

• .Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Arabic is valuable but not required.