• Strengthening Institutional, legal and price conditions attracting investment in small hydro power by simplifying tendering and authorization procedures for small hydro-power producers, developing regulation for connection of small power producers to the power grid, and development of financial incentive scheme for small hydro power development; 
• Supporting Independent Power Producer (IPP) investment decisions in small hydro power plants by collection of hydrological data for additional 15 sites and data of all available small hydro-site collected and posted on web site;
• Operational small hydropower IPP concessions operational by designing model tendering and contractual documents for SHPPs, training and organizing unit in SHPP tendering and contracting process, and tendering and contracting out the development of 5 selected SHPP sites for power generation;
• Summarizing project results and lessons learnt, documenting and making it publicly available.

In order to disseminate the result of the UNDP Small Hydropower project and attract attention of wide local and regional audience to the renewable energy development the UNDP plans to publish a report with main results and achievements  of the project and will hire an International Expert, as his/her services are required to prepare a comprehensive report summarizing the achievements of the UNDP Small Hydropower plants project  in reforming the power sector policy to promote small hydropower plant developments in Montenegro, lessons learnt and recommendations for future of the small hydro power plant developments in Montenegro.

Preparation of the comprehensive report summarizing the achievements of the UNDP Small Hydropower plant project in reforming the power sector policy to promote small hydropower plant developments in Montenegro, lessons learnt and recommendations for future further steps regarding small hydro power plant developments in Montenegro.

The key product expected from this work is a comprehensive analytical report that should, at least, include the following contents:

• Brief description of the UNDP small hydropower plant project and its planned goals and steps;
• Context and purpose of the report;
• Overview of energy sector of Montenegro, structure, policy and strategy, legal framework, with a special focus on renewable energy sources and the influence of the project activities on it;
• Hydropower energy potential of Montenegro and how project activities helped to improve measuring the same. 
  Economic, social and environment benefits for Montenegro of utilization of the hydropower energy potential;
• Main barriers to the power sector policy reform to promote small hydropower developments in Montenegro seen throughout project implementation period;
• Achievements of the UNDP project to address these barriers to promote small hydro power developments
  Lessons learnt from the UNDP small hydro power project in Montenegro regarding further development of small hydro power plants in Montenegro;
• Analysis of real and planned project realization activities and explanation of the issues raised during the project realization;
• Conclusion and recommendations for further steps for development of small hydro power plants in Montenegro
  Annexes: TOR, itinerary, field visits, people interviewed, documents reviewed, etc. and references;
• Total volume of publications without annexes should not exceed 60 pages of a text ( A4 size, font size -12, line spacing -1.5, margin size -1sm from all sides).

Specific Tasks:

• Undertake a desk review of available information, preparation and negotiation of proposed contents of the report;
• Prepare draft report and submit for comments;
• Address all received  comments in the final report. Submit the final report for acceptance;
• Prepare a presentation and conduct mission to Montenegro to present  the report (upon UNDP request).

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of UN/UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrates ability to manage complexities and work under pressure, as well as conflict resolution skills.

• University degree and minimum 5 years of experience in energy sector, CO2 reduction and institutional development;

• Proven experience with analysis of on-grid renewable energy projects around world, especially in transition countries including analysis of barriers and their mitigation strategies,  economic, social and environment benefits of renewable energy sources;
• Sound knowledge of and experience with designing and implementing policies and capacity building activities to promote renewable energy;
• Knowledge of UNDP/GEF climate change mitigation project development and evaluation;

• Proven excellent English writing skills: potential candidates must submit a list of publication and at least one example of published report/articles on relevant subject.