Empleos en el PNUD - 32330- International consultant for terminal evaluation

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT FOR TERMINAL EVALUATION
Localidad	Home based with mission to Kazakhstan
Fecha límite de postulación	14-Sep-12
Tipo de contrato	Individual Contract
Nivel de puesto	International Consultant
Idiomas requeridos	Inglés Ruso
Fecha de comienzo del contrato (Fecha en que se espera que comience el candidato seleccionado)	01-Apr-2013
Duración del contrato inicial	28 working days within 5 months period
Antecedentes
In accordance with UNDP and GEF M&E policies and procedures, all full and medium-sized UNDP support GEF financed projects are required to undergo a terminal evaluation upon completion of implementation. The Project under evaluation is UNDP/GEF full sized Project of Kazakhstan “Steppe conservation and management”. The project was designed to conserve steppe biodiversity, which faces a range of threats. A significant portion of the world’s remaining natural Pontian steppe habitat is found within the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan’s steppe ecosystems support approximately 2,000 species of flora, including about 30 endemic species, along with unique floristic compositions. They also provide habitat for globally endangered species of steppe fauna, including nine of the 24 globally endangered mammal species occurring in the country. The major threat facing Kazakhstan’s steppe ecological zones involves habitat degradation associated with changes in ungulate populations and distributions and associated hunting pressures which have nearly wiped out the Saiga Antelope. Protected areas have a potentially significant, yet largely unrealized, role to play in eliminating these threats to steppe area biodiversity in Kazakhstan. For the four main steppe types (excluding forest steppe), only 1.7% of remaining natural steppe habitat is protected. The Government’s strategy for PA expansion until 2030 calls for reversing the current under-representation of steppe ecosystems in the PA system. The proposed long-term solution for biodiversity conservation in Kazakhstan’s steppe areas involves the development of a highly strategic, landscape-based approach to protected area expansion and management within the steppe zone. The key barriers to the long-term solution are: (i) An emphasis on a traditional and overly complicated approach to PA expansion, which will not be sufficient to achieve steppe ecosystem conservation; (ii) Inadequate tools, practices and processes for landscape-level conservation management; (iii) Limited systemic, institutional and individual capacities for steppe conservation and management. Working with national and international partners, the project will achieve the following three outcomes to remove the barriers and make progress towards the long-term solution: (i) PA system of Kazakhstan contains representative samples of steppe ecosystem under various conservation management regimes and provides effective coverage of ecosystems and ecological processes; (ii) Tools for landscape-level steppe conservation planning and management are developed and implemented by key stakeholders; (iii) The systemic, institutional and individual capacity for steppe conservation in a wide productive landscape is strengthened. The Project document was signed in December 2008. Project implementation started in Fenruary 2009. The total Project budget is $ 23 623 300 with GEF financing $ 2 215 000. The executive agency for the Project is the Committee of Forestry and Hunting, Ministry of Agriculture, Kazakhstan. The TE will be conducted according to the guidance, rules and procedures established by UNDP and GEF as reflected in the UNDP Evaluation Guidance for GEF Financed Projects.
Deberes y responsabilidades
The objectives of the evaluation are to assess the achievement of project results, and to draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming. An overall approach and method for conducting project terminal evaluations of UNDP supported GEF a financed project 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 Terminal Evaluations of UNDP-supported, GEF-financed Projects. The Evaluation will assess the key financial aspects of the project, including the extent of co-financing planned and realized. Project cost and funding data will be required, including annual expenditures. 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 GEF operational focal point, UNDP Country Office, project team, UNDP GEF Technical Adviser based in the region and key stakeholders. Responsibility: Coordinates His/Her activities and reports any action to UNDP Country Office; Provides compliance with the requirements of technical assignment stated in Terms of Reference in time and at a high quality level; Provides unconditional fulfillment of the requirements specified in the Individual Contract.
Competencias
Review all relevant sources of information, such as the project document, project reports including Annual APR/PIR, project budget revisions, midterm review, progress reports, GEF focal area tracking tools, project files, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials useful for assessment; Provide comments on last stage tracking tool (METT and FSC) submitted by the Project; Undertake evaluation mission; Prepare draft of terminal evaluation report; Prepare final terminal evaluation report.
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
Education: Master degree in the related field. Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience for international expert and 5 years of relevant professional experience for national expert; Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies; Technical knowledge in the targeted focal area(s); Experience with CIS, East Europe countries; Experience with UNDP projects; Knowledge of PA policy and management structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan or CIS countries. Language Requirements: Minimum knowledge of Russian, excellent English communication skills. Application Procedure: Applicants are requested to apply on line http://jobs.undp.org 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 Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation. Criteria: Technical Criteria weight; (70%) Financial Criteria weight; (30%) The following criteria will be used in Technical Evaluation: Relevance in term of education background; Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience; Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies; Technical knowledge in the targeted focal area(s); Experience with CIS, East Europe countries; Experience with UNDP projects; Only Individual Consultants obtaining a minimum of 70% of the obtainable points of 100 points in technical evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Application should include: P11; Personal CV including past experience in relevant field\area; Technical proposal; Cover page, explaining why he/she consider himself/herself the most suitable candidate for the work; At least 2 (two) references; Other documents confirming the work experience, knowledge and skills should be submitted to diana.omarova@undp.org Financial proposal as a separate document should be emailed to Environment.kz@undp.org. Important Note!- Please refer to www.undp.kz/ vacancies / Individual Contacts to download the Terms of References, Procurement Notice & Financial Proposal template.

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