UNDP Jobs - 107901- National Senior Consultant for Climate Change

National Senior Consultant for Climate Change

Location :

Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Aug-2022

Application Deadline :

11-Aug-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

267 working days, from 15 August 2022 to 30 November 2023.

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

267 working days, from 15 August 2022 to 30 November 2023.

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

The “Enhanced actions to respond to climate change through sustainable waste management in Coastal Cities in Cambodia” project is an initiative of UN-Habitat in Cambodia in partnership with the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment (NDA). The project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is aimed at building capacity to improve wastewater and solid waste management, to limit the impacts of climate change in the coastal areas of Preah Sihanouk and Krong Kep. This intervention has an 18-month implementation period, and the implementing team will be stationed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The overall objective of this project is to improve the management of wastewater systems and solid waste, which will also contribute to the protection of the coastal environment. This project will support mitigation and adaptation measures in Cambodia by supporting NDA and private stakeholders’ capacity to reduce climate change impacts through solid waste wastewater management in Preah Sihanouk (Sihanoukville) and Krong Kep (Kep). This project is in line with GCF Objective 1: Capacity Building, specifically targeting Outcome 1.3 ‘Relevant country stakeholders have established adequate capacity, systems and networks to support the planning, programming and implementation of GCF-funded activities’; and GCF Objective 2: Strategic Frameworks, specifically targeting Outcome 2.4 ´Strategies for transforming and attracting private sector investment for low emissions and resilience developed and being used´. The achievement of these objectives will prepare the basis for further work on developing and presenting adaptation finance opportunities and catalysing private sector engagement in GCF-funded interventions.

In this respect, the project is expected to achieve the following outputs:

Baseline knowledge on wastewater and solid waste management and policy developed.
Sub-national and national government officers trained to understand climate change and plan for action.
Investment roadmap developed to stimulate investment flows.
Sub-national and national government officers trained to engage private sector in resilient investment and GCF funded activities.

For ensuring effective and efficient project implementation, UN-Habitat Cambodia Office is seeking for one qualified national consultant, with proven experience in climate change impact assessment, and adaptation and mitigation strategies, with a focus on waste management and coastal preservation, to assist and facilitate the project implementation and provide input to the development of the project outputs above. He or she will be based at UN-Habitat Office in Phnom Penh and travel to Kep and Sihanoukville if necessary. The contract will be for 16 months (part-time- August 2022 – November 2023).

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct guidance of the UN-Habitat in Cambodia, the contractor will be responsible for the following Outputs and activities:

Baseline knowledge on wastewater and solid waste management and policy developed.

Inception workshop to present project and develop guidelines for coordination mechanisms at national and sub-national level.
Engage key city-level stakeholders and government representatives, including Preah Sihanouk and Krong Kep Municipalities, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and other relevant stakeholders.
Review existing policies and strategies on wastewater and solid waste management in coastal cities of Cambodia to inform policy makers.

Sub-national and national government officers trained to understand climate change and plan for action

Development of an assessment analyzing climate change exposure and underlying sensitivity in the cities of Preah Sihanouk and Krong Kep, analysing the impact in solid waste and wastewater management.
Provide training for sub-national and national officials on understanding climate change impact in solid waste and wastewater management, and planning strategies for reducing its impacts.

Investment roadmap developed to stimulate investment flows

Develop a stakeholder map and a roadmap for private sector intervention in solid waste management and wastewater management in Cambodia, including –but not limited to- the analysis of priorities, capacity, opportunities, and benefits.

Sub-national and national government officers trained to engage private sector in resilient investment and GCF-funded activities

Provide training and follow-up training for sub-national and national officials on engaging private sector stakeholders through tools such as public-private partnerships (PPPs), presentations with data and information of similar situations – showing the benefits of private sector engagement, awareness raising activities
Bolster knowledge management in GCF-funded activities through the preparation of -at least- a project brochure, assessment summary sheets, and impact stories, to facilitate knowledge transfer and collaboration with other provinces within Cambodia, and countries in the Mekong Region.

Prepare project progress report, interim progress report and completion report.

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=93445 for more detail information about term of reference, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online

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
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

High-level degree (Master or equivalent) in environmental sciences, preferably in waste management, climate change, development studies, geography, or related fields.

Experience and skills:

A minimum of four years’ professional practical experience in project management working with projects/ programmes in the field of climate change or related to adaptation and mitigation;
A previous experience in working on waste management and coastal preservation is an advantage.
Good communication and writing skills;
Good experience in multi-stakeholder coordination;
Outstanding capacity in working in multicultural context.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and Khmer are mandatory for this assignment.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested individual offeror must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Proposal: Letter of explaining why they are most suitable for the work

2. Financial proposal (Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP)

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your on-line applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email chanpisey.ky@undp.org and cc procurement.kh@undp.org . While the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 5 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice