Antecedentes

The project "Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Territorial Planning Policies and Practices” was designed to ensure ecologically-balanced land use planning at the district level, wherein productive activities outside protected areas are managed in ways that guarantee a normal functioning of ecosystems and their components and the preservation of historically established conditions of evolution of genetic resources. The immediate objective of the project is to mainstream biodiversity conservation priorities into Belarusian territorial planning policies and practices.
The project objective was going to be realized through 2 key outcomes:
  • Outcome 1: Enabling regulatory, policy and institutional framework for land-use planning that reflects biodiversity considerations outside protected areas (PAs);
  • Outcome 2: Tested models for development and enforcement of biodiversity-compatible territorial plans outside (PAs)

Deberes y responsabilidades

This assignment has an objective 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.  
 
The Consultant will assess the extent to which the project is achieving impacts or progressing towards the achievement of impacts.

Key findings that should be brought out in the evaluations include whether the project has demonstrated:
  • a) Verifiable improvements in ecological status;
  • b) Verifiable reductions in stress on ecological systems, and/or;
  • c) Demonstrated progress towards these impact achievements.

Competencias

Functional competencies:

  • Proven track record of application of results-based approaches to evaluation of projects focusing on biodiversity conservation.

Corporate competencies:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
  • Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Academic Qualifications:
  • University degree;
  • PhD or Master degree (or equivalent) is preferable and will be considered as an asset.
Experience:
  • Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience;
  • Extensive (at least 10-year) experience with policy advice and/or project development/implementation in biodiversity conservation;
  • Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies (at least 2 projects);
  • Relevant experience in the CIS region and within UN system would be an asset;
  • Prior experience in evaluating similar projects. Experience with GEF financed projects is an advantage.

Language:

  • Fluent in in English.
Proposals for tender ref.num 894/2013 should be submitted on-line or to e-mail tenders.by@undp.by no later than 18.00 “4“ October 2013 (Minsk time) or by fax +375 17 326 03 40 or to the following address: UNDP Office, Kirau Street 17, 6th floor, 220050 Minsk, Belarus (Tender ref. num. 894/2013 of the tender should be indicated on the envelope).
Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the e-mail vladimir.koltunov@undp.org  will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
 
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:

Cumulative analysis
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria:
Total score=Technical Score + Financial Score

Example
Technical Criteria weight; [70%], maximum 700 points
Financial Criteria weight; [30%], maximum 300 points

All the offers of individual consultants who scored 490 (70% from 700) and more points during the desk review/interview are acceptable for financial evaluation. The lowest technically qualified proposal receives 300 points and all the other technically qualified proposals receive points in inverse proportion according to the formula:
  • P=Y*(L/Z), where;
  • P=points for the financial proposal being evaluated;
  • Y=maximum number of points for the financial proposal;
  • L= price of the lowest price proposal;
  • Z=price of the proposal being evaluated.
For more detailed information please refer to the Procurement notice and Terms of Reference.