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Expert in Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development | |
Location : | Port Louis, MAURITIUS |
Application Deadline : | 30-Aug-15 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | International Consultant |
Languages Required : | English French |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 06-Sep-2015 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 25 working days, including a total of 15 days fielded mission2015 to no later than 11 December 2015. |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 25 working days, including a total of 15 days fielded mission |
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. |
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Project Title Public Environment Expenditure Review Background Mauritius has been promoting sustainable development as a way to address its unique vulnerabilities and opportunities as a SIDS. One of the major opportunities for action to make possible the transition of Mauritius to a green economy is buildup resilience and the increase in adaptive capacity of the country. The UNEP-supported Green Economy Assessment Report for Mauritius using a quantitative simulation model suggests that green economy investments of around 0.9% GDP per year between 2014 and 2035 are projected to result in general annual savings in the range of 3% of GDP by avoiding future costs such as the landfilling of waste and fossil fuel imports. Under the green economy investment scenario, GDP is projected to be about 6% higher relative to the Business As Usual scenario, by 2035, enabling the use of available resources to create a more resilient and equitable economy. An ILO-supported input-output modelling of green jobs assessment also suggests that economy-wide changes towards greener growth will have large net employment effects in Mauritius. As one of the specific areas of interest and capacity-building needs for technical and financial support from PAGE in 2014 and 2015, it is proposed to strengthen the planning and budgeting capacities of national stakeholders through a public environmental expenditure and institutional review, with a view to assess expenditure levels and strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of public expenditure and institutional mechanisms on environmental management, of the following two programmes of the Government of Mauritius Budget:
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) will lead this exercise.
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Objective and Scope Objective The objectives of this Public Expenditure Environment Review are as follows:
The review period for the public environment expenditure will be from 2011 to 2014. It will include expenditure under ‘Environmental Protection and Conservation’, and ‘Sustainable Development and Climate Change’. Even though both these programmes appear only in expenditure of the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management, a number of other ministries are involved in implementing projects and undertaking a number of activities that aim to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development. Methodology and Approach The analysis will draw on Public Environment Expenditure and Review (PEER) based on the Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) methodology designed by UNDP and Overseas Development Institute (ODI), but with adaptations in light of past and current environmental finance advancements in Mauritius. The methodology will review how environment related expenditures are integrated into national medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) and sector budgetary processes. This analysis has to be set within the context of the national policy and institutional arrangements that exist to manage the response to environmental impacts in the Republic of Mauritius. Hence, the analysis needs to take account three key spheres of policy development, institutional structures and financial management:
The consultancy assignment will also address the following issues: Review the institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms for environmental finance, budgeting and planning The consultancy team will examine the current institutional arrangements to identify where improvements could be made including extent to which these arrangements are coherent with national development and inclusive green economic growth strategies and policies. This will also lead to recommendations to improve the coordination of international flow of incoming climate finance for better integration and prioritization as well as donor coordination on actions related to the environment in Mauritius. Planning and budgeting for environment-related actions The consultancy team will review actions related to the environment, targets and performance indicators proposed in PBB and sectoral and national plans to obtain a clear picture of what has been planned and implemented. This will enable key Ministries and MOFED to estimate financial resources that are required to implement actions related to the environment and how much budgetary resources should be allocated to finance environmental expenditures and investments. This will also identify whether more detailed costing exercises are needed within and/or across sector and across-cutting policy priorities and targets. Budgetary allocation and tracking actual expenditure The consultancy team will review the financial management systems for allocating and spending environment-related expenditures with an aim to attempt to understand a trends analysis on both budgeted and actual expenditure. Define environment-related expenditures The absence of a definition on environment-related expenditure constrains stakeholders in tracking resources allocated for financing associated actions. Building on from support provided by UN Statistics Division, the consultancy team will propose an inclusive methodology and coding system to define and track environment-related expenditure that is appropriate in the Mauritian context. Establish a monitoring and evaluation mechanism as well as a tracking system The consultancy team will review the budget and environment frameworks with a view to recommend associated finance related indicators for inclusion. Refer to detailed TOR as posted on http://www.mu.undp.org/content/mauritius_and_seychelles/en/home/operations/procurement/ . Institutional arrangements The consultancy team will be composed of two experts: one Team Leader/Expert in Public Finance Management and Public Expenditure Review and one Expert in Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development. The consultancy team will receive strong and continuous support from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, which will fully brief the consultants on budget information available in Mauritius. A national team of analysts from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (particularly of the Sector Ministry Support Team on Environment) and officers from line ministries will participate in the public expenditure review exercise, thus enabling build national capacity in this area. A briefing session will be held with MOFED, Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) at the start of the assignment. A Steering Committee, chaired by MOFED, and comprising UNRCO and representatives from line ministries and other relevant stakeholders will be set up to guide and oversee the review. Team Composition:
Deliverables During the Assignment, the consultants will deliver:
The Final Report should include the following (indicative table of contents):
Executive summary:
The main report should not be more than 40 pages, excluding annexes.
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The following schedule of activities is only illustrative, and a final timeline will need to be refined and presented by the Team Leader to the Steering Committee: Timeline: 8 September 2015 – 21 September 2015 Timeline: 21September 2015 Timeline: 15 September 2015-7 October 2015 Timeline: 22 September 2015-7 October September 2015 Timeline: 12 October 2015 Timeline: 11 November 2015 Timeline: 12 November 2015 – 20 November 2015 Timeline: 25 November 2015 Criteria for selection of best offer The award of the contract will be made to the Individual Consultant whose offer has been evaluated using the “Combined Scoring Method” and determined as:
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 marks out of 100 would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Mauritian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply. Qualified women and members of social minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Total: 100 marks. Recommended Presentation of Offer: Applicants are requested to apply online http://jobs.undp.org . Individual consultants are invited to submit applications & below requirements.
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