Antecedentes

The Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) project for the Mbale region of Uganda is being implemented by Mbale District Local Government on behalf of the three Districts of Mbale, Manafwa and Bududa and benefits from financial support provided by the Danish Embassy (US$ 270,000), DFID (US$ 450,000 equivalent of 300,000 Pounds) and UNDP (US$ 300,000), as well as from technical and development support provided by the Welsh Assembly Government. This is a pilot project for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),.United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Initiative, “Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change”. The project will provide a coordinated mitigation and adaptation plan to combat the deleterious impacts of climate change in three districts (Mbale, Manafwa and Bududa) of Mbale region of Uganda. The project was designed for 2 years with a start date of August 2010 (when the Project Documents were signed) and initial end date of June 2012. The project was granted a 1 year No Cost extension up to June 2013.
 
The project was designed to:

Provide a coordinated mitigation and adaptation plan to combat the deleterious impacts of climate change in three districts of Mbale, Manafwa and Bududa within Mbale region of Uganda. The project will help to enable the Mbale region realize low carbon and climate change resilient development. Towards this objective, the project will assist the region to develop their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), which will integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies into regional development planning. This will include developing a policy and investment plan that will identify appropriate regulatory and financial instruments for the implementation of the actions that have been selected by the ITCP and assist the region to access, combine and sequence a variety of financial resources needed to implement the ITCP.
 
The project outputs include:
  • (i) a platform for climate change planning and programming;
  • (ii) capacity built to integrate climate change issues into regional development plans and actions;
  • (iii) an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) for the Mbale region;
  • (iv) a climate change policy and investment package formulated; and
  • (v) synthesized and disseminated (within and beyond Uganda) of lessons learned and best practices.
The project will help to enable the Mbale region realize low carbon and climate change resilient development. Towards this objective, the project will assist the region to develop their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), which will integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies into regional development planning. This will include developing a policy and investment plan that will identify appropriate regulatory and financial instruments for the implementation of the actions that have been selected by the ITCP and assist the region to access, combine and sequence a variety of financial resources needed to implement the ITCP.
 
The Terminal Evaluation TE will be conducted according to the guidance, rules and procedures established by UNDP as reflected in the UNDP Evaluation Guidance for Projects. .

Deberes y responsabilidades

The assignment will focus on Terminal Evaluation of the Territorial Approach to Climate Change project specifically review of project documentation, key stakeholder consultations/ field visits to project beneficiaries and reporting
 
The Consultant will deliver on the following:
  • The International Consultant will act as Team Leader during this assignment and he/she will have overall responsibility for the work and operation of the evaluation team, including the coordination of inputs from the National Consultant and other related stakeholders;
  • The Team Leader will be responsible and fully accountable for the production of the agreed products;
  • Review of documentation to be provided by the project (implementation/evaluation reports);
  • Conduct fieldwork together with the National Consultant and interview Stakeholders, National and Local Government Officials, and Communities (especially project beneficiaries) to generate authentic information and opinions;
  • Write and compile  information and reports as needed;
  • Presentation of key findings, highlighting achievements and constraints, and making practical recommendations to decision makers and stakeholders;
  • Prepare final Terminal Evaluation Report.

Competencias

  • Excellent Analytical Skills;
  • Positive, constructive attitude towards work;
  • Ability to act professionally and flexibly to engage with government officials, donor representatives, and local communities.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

  • Advanced degree in natural resources/ forest management, Climate change adaptation/ mitigation, protected area management, socio-economic development or related fields.

Experience:

  • At least 10 years experience in natural resources/ forest management, Climate change adaptation/ mitigation, protected area management, socio-economic development or related fields;
  • Familiarity with integrated conservation development projects in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, either through managing or evaluating donor-funded projects;
  • Substantive knowledge of participatory M&E processes is essential, and experience with CSOs/community development processes, experience in landscape management and the design of ecological corridors, and country experience in Uganda are advantages;
  • Experience in the evaluation of technical assistance projects, if possible with UNDP or other UN development agencies and major donors, is required;
  • A demonstrated understanding of UNDP principles and expected impacts in terms of global benefits is essential;
  • Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to analyze critical issues succinctly and clearly and draw forward-looking conclusions;
  • Experience in leading small multi-disciplinary, multi-national teams to deliver quality products in high stress, short deadline situations;
  • Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
  • Technical knowledge in the carbon finance schemes both voluntary and compliance carbon standard.

Language Requirements:

  • Excellent English (Written and Oral).
Evaluation Method and Criteria
The award of the Contract should be made to the Individual Consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
  • Responsive / compliant/acceptable, and;
  • Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation, 70% (Technical)-30% (Financial).
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for financial evaluation.
Technical criteria - Maximum 70 points
  • Relevance of Education  - 5 points;
  • Special Skills, Language - 5 points;
  • Relevance of experience  - 30 points;
  • Description of approach / methodology to assignment - 30 points.
Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualification in one single PDF document:
  • Duly accomplished letter of confirmation of interest and availability using the template provided by UNDP (Annex H - indicated as "IC template for confirmation of interest and submission of financial proposal");
  • Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidates and at least three (3) professional references;
  • Technical Proposal: This should provide a brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment and a methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment (this is mandatory);
  • Financial proposal that indicates an all inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (Annex I - indicated as "UNDP General conditions for Individual Contracts");
  • Interested applicants should send an email to: Justine.naiga-bagonza@undp.org and copy agnes.kintu@undp.org for any inquiries and this should happen before the closing date.    and copy for any inquiries and this should happen before the closing date;   
  • Annexes H and I can be downloaded from the UNDP Uganda Website under the procurement notices section; follow " documents for individual contractors (IC) applications.