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International Chief Technology Advisor | |
Location : | Home-based |
Application Deadline : | 17-May-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | International Consultant |
Languages Required : | English Chinese |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 23-May-2022 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | Till 31 December 2022 |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | Till 31 December 2022 |
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. |
Background |
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Please provide Offeror’s Letter and proposal together with your CV and cover letter (if applicable) in one single file while submitting application. And please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading. Below is the download link of Offeror's Letter. Offeror's letter download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GYP7hMPX3qJAbiy7KZppiWqR4JdKFYv4/view?usp=sharing
The Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Sector Buildings in China (PSBEE) is an ongoing UNDP-GEF project implemented by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD). The objective of the project is to facilitate the energy-conserving and energy-efficient operation of public buildings and building services in the public sector in China. The ultimate goal of the project is the well-managed growth rate of energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions from the public sector in China. The project’s strategy is a barriers removal approach to address the major obstacles for the adoption of energy conservation and energy efficiency (EC&EE) and low-carbon (LC) initiatives. As stated in the PSBEE Project Document (ProDoc), the main barriers to the energy-conserving and energy-efficient operation of public buildings and building services in the public sector in China are:
The project’s interventions are organized into four components focusing on: (1) public sector EC&EE policy and regulatory frameworks, (2) energy performance monitoring and evaluation system for public sector buildings, (3) EC&EE improvement promotion and demonstration programs for public sector buildings, and (4) public sector EC&EE capacity and awareness enhancement program.
The expected outcomes of the project are as follows:
The PSBEE Project started in November 2018 and is planned to be completed by end October 2022. The mid-term review (MTR) of the project was conducted and completed within a 6-months period starting in July 2021. The MTR concluded that as of mid-term, the project is on track to produce relevant contributions to removing the barriers for the adoption EC&CC and LC technologies and practices in public buildings. However, delays in the project start and implementation (mainly caused by the Covid-19 pandemic) could limit its true potential, and in view of this, the MTR recommended that a one-year project implementation period extension be requested to accomplish the project’s objective.
Among the findings in the MTR are some shortcomings in the implementation of the demonstration and the financial barrier removal activities of the project that digressed from the designed approach as per the PSBEE ProDoc. In the case of the demonstration activities that were identified, designed and supported with substantial GEF resources, the role of the demonstrations in removing technical barriers became unclear and their contribution to the achievement of the project´s objectives became uncertain. These activities do not meet key characteristics required for demonstrations as defined in the ProDoc (e.g., contribution to incremental GHG emissions reductions, adherence to incremental-cost principles, cost-efficiency, etc.). The project is also supposed to establish a financial support mechanism for EE projects in public buildings, but there was no such financial scheme has been designed and adopted. In this regard, the project’s adopted strategy and progress for removing financial barriers are uncertain and require an adjustment.
While the PMO has demonstrated its capability to manage multiple activities and stakeholders simultaneously, and in resolving emerging issues, it can benefit from the expertise of external international consultants to adequately address issues related to monitoring and reporting, incremental-cost reasoning, and the estimation of GHG emissions reductions. According to the MTR, there are certain project management functions that need to be improved, such as managing project scope, monitoring and reporting, accounting for co-financing contributions, etc. There were significant changes to the project scope that were not adequately approved and documented, including for example the process for the selection and award of grants to demonstration projects, the extension of the project scope to private buildings, and the deviation from the plan for removing financial barriers. Routine monitoring and reporting functions, including the calculation of GHG emissions reductions and the accounting of co-financing contributions, have large gaps that should be addressed before project end. To address these gaps and in accordance with the provisions in the ProDoc, the MTR team recommends recruiting an international CTA to support project management. As per the PSBEE Project design, the staffing of the PMO include a Project Manager, a Chief Technical Advisor (CTA), three component coordinators, and administrative staff.
As mentioned above, necessary actions have to be done in the review of the scope, budget and monitoring procedures of each demonstrations selected under Component 3 of the project. This is a task that can be assigned to the CTA to do and is deemed very necessary to rectify the gaps and shortcomings in the different demonstrations that were selected, financially supported and implemented under the project.
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The following are the tasks and responsibilities of the International Chief Technology Advisor:
[1] Including the actual realization of the committed co-financing (i.e., actual co-financing realized) for the implementation of subsumed baseline and enhanced/modified baseline activities of the PSBEE Project, e.g., support to research on relevant systems and standards, promotion, hosting and application of local/new energy-efficient technologies and products, providing of publicities and trainings for public institutions, promotion of market-based mechanisms and establishment of evaluation mechanisms, and project management, monitoring, evaluation and coordination expenses of the PSBEE project.
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Qualifications
Consultancy Period From May to 31 December 2022.
Payment Schedule
Please provide Offeror’s Letter and proposal together with your CV and cover letter (if applicable) in one single file while submitting application. And please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading. Below is the download link of Offeror's Letter. Offeror's letter download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GYP7hMPX3qJAbiy7KZppiWqR4JdKFYv4/view?usp=sharing |
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