Background
In accordance with the UNDP-GEF M&E policies and procedures, a Midterm Review (MTR) of the full sized project “Strengthening the Protected Area Network in Southern Tanzania (SPANEST): Improving the Effectiveness of National Parks in Addressing Threats to Biodiversity (PIMS 3253)”is due for Mid Term Review (MTR) having reached mid-way since the start of its implementation. This is a five years project which is implemented by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) as the main Executing/Implementing Partner. Other Responsible Partners include: MNRT/WD; Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute and Tanzania Tourist Board); VPO; PMORALG and LGAs in the project area. Although the project document signature was July 2011, full project implementation started in July 2012 meaning that the project is now in its third year of implementation. In line with the UNDP-GEF Guidance on MTRs, this MTR process was initiated after the submission of the second Project Implementation Report (PIR). This Terms of Reference (ToR) sets out the expectations for this MTR.
The MTR process must follow the guidance outlined in the document: Guidance For Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects
Duties and Responsibilities
- Project Strategy;
- Progress towards Results;
- Project Implementation and Adaptive Management;
- Sustainability.
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
- 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;
- Excellent writing and communication skills;
- Strong analytical skills.
Corporate competencies:
- Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s degree in a relevant area such as Biodiversity Management, Wildlife Conservation Management, Environmental sciences and Natural resources Management;
- Postgraduate diploma/certificate in Project Planning and Management is added advantage.
Experience:
- 10 years relevant work experience in Biodiversity Management, Wildlife Conservation Management, Environmental sciences and Natural resources Management., including Implementation at country and decentralized levels;
- Experience in East African countries, specific experience in Tanzania will be an added advantage;
- Project development and design experience, experience in developing projects, specific experience in GEF project Evaluation and understanding will be an added advantage;
- Experience in and comfortable with working in different socio-cultural settings.
Language:
- Fluent in written and spoken English;
- Swahili will be added advantage.
How to Apply:
- Applicants should download the application documents (presented in compresses file) from UNDP procurement notice site http://procurementnotices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice
- Applicants should separate technical and financial proposals;
- Applications with no financial offer or missing P11 form or 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 as it will be considered as incomplete application;
- The documents are available in PDF (the TOR, ICPN and IC guidelines).