Historique
The ability of decision-makers to understand the likely impacts of climate change in the short and long-term is of critical importance when planning strategies for sustainable development. Weather and climate information, based on routinely collected observations and forecast models, allow countries to produce short-term weather forecasts as well as long-term projections of climate change. Combined with information on key vulnerabilities, these forecasts and observations enable the dissemination of warnings of impending disasters, as well as indicating when slow onset climatic shifts may be an impediment to livelihoods and economic growth.
UNDP-GEF, with funding from the Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF), is supporting 11 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) to strengthen their use of Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CI/EWS). The focus of each project is to enhance the capacity of each country to monitor and forecast extreme weather, hydrology and climate change as well as make efficient and effective use of hydro-meteorological information for generating early warnings and supporting long-term development plans.
As part of the technical assistance provided to countries, and in support of ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities, household surveys will be undertaken in each country to assess the current use and effectiveness of weather and climate forecasts and associated bulletins and warnings. These surveys will gather baseline information on household livelihoods and associated economic practices, as well the communication channels through which hydro-meteorological information is currently received and whether it is interpretable and useful.
Devoirs et responsabilités
The Consultant will collect survey data on the use of climate/weather information and livelihoods (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, etc.), which will be analyzed to estimate the impact of climate information on income and effectiveness of warning of floods, droughts and severe weather in Tanzania. The data will also be used to analyze the costs and benefits of adaptation alternatives, forecasting climate change-related impacts on the agriculture sector, and modeling supply and demand of environmental goods in light of climate change.
The key deliverable of the Surveyor enumerator will be to administer a pre-designed questionnaire, implemented on mobile devices (cell phones, tablets etc), to collect a large representative national household sample. The Survey enumerator will be required to perform the following tasks using tools provided by UNDP-GEF:
- Develop and implement a workplan to conduct the household level surveys in ALL agro-ecological zones of the country
- Design an appropriate sampling methodology with appropriate weights to reflect the representativeness of the survey
- Collect data ensuring consistency of data parameters and adherence to the Survey Guidelines and Instrument
- Perform appropriate quality checks of data entry to ensure accuracy
Tools will be provided to facilitate and standardize this work.
The consultant will report to the Country Team project manager with support of the UNDP-GEF advisors and country project manager. Surveys will not be undertaken until the work-plan, travel, methodology and design have been reviewed and approved by the project manager and UNDP-GEF.
The consultant is expected to review the background information on the ECCA programme and the survey guidance materials, as well as familiarize him/herself with the survey instrument before commencing the survey.
Deliverables
- Workplan to conduct the household level survey, including travel plan approved by UNDP-GEF Advisors and Country project manager
- Survey Methodology and sample design approved by UNDP-GEF Advisors and Country project manager
- Survey enumeration report approved by UNDP-GEF Advisors and Country project manager
Compétences
Corporate Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Displays cultural gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
- Demonstrates diplomacy and tact in dealing with sensitive and complex situations.
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
- Ability to work under minimum supervision to meet short deadlines.
- Commitment and drive to achieve challenging goals, and problem solving attitude.
- A team player with strong inter-personal skills and the ability to deal with multiple teams located in multiple institutions.
- Ability to identify client needs and deliver them promptly and accurately.
Qualifications et expériences requises
Education:
- Master’s degree in Economics (PhD preferable) or relevant area such as Statistics, Agricultural economics, Climatology, Meteorology or Water resources management
Experience:
- Proven experience in conducting similar surveys or data collection
- Demonstrated familiarity of current methods for disseminating weather and climate warnings
- Experience in analysis of large datasets, proficient in Excel
- Familiarity with economic principles for analysis
- Familiarity with statistical analysis software such as STATA, SPSS, and data requirements for quantitative analysis will be an asset.
Language:
- Fluency in English and Swahili essential
Application Procedure:
- Proposals should be submitted to icprocurement.tz@undp.org e-mail address not later than Friday, 29 May 2015;
- Applicants should download the application documents from the following link: http://we.tl/BHABshGUKl;
- Applicants should separate technical and financial proposals;
- Applications with no financial offer or missing P11 form and CV or the required documents for the technical evaluation will not be considered for evaluation;
- Applications without submitting a financial offer instead of other format will not be considered due to the ease comparison of the received offers;
- All necessary information for this post (TOR, Deliverables, Target dates, etc. are presented in the ICPN) therefore applicant must download it from the website as mentioned above;
- Do not send CV only to the Email account mentioned above without Cover Letter and Methodology (if requested) as it will be considered as incomplete application;
- The documents are available in PDF and MS Word (the TOR, ICPN, IC Conditions and P11) download them from the following link: http://we.tl/BHABshGUKl. This is the only format available and it will not be provided in other formats;
- Each email should be less than 8MB; emails over this size will not be received to the above mentioned account.