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National consultant for the Study to measure and review the progress of outputs against the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC)’s National Strategy 2011-2020‘s for the 2nd Milestone (2014-2016).

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

30-Jun-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months

Languages Required :

Arabic English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

3 months

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

Lebanon has made progress in demining work but still faces problems of mine contamination, affecting various regions in the country. In Lebanon, the problem is particularly acute as the level of contamination is high with regards to its size and population density. The impact of landmines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war hinders development and continues to impede the ability of the communities to fully recover from the different conflicts after the cessation of hostilities.
In September 2011, the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC) drafted its National Strategy 2011- 2020 based on a 10 years’ timeframe that provides a prioritization process over the next decade through indicators and benchmarks for land release, improved ability of affected communities to better manage risks posed by mines, ensuring the full realization of the rights of mine victims and long-term contribution
to the socio-economic use of land that has been released. The strategy also looks at compliance and promotion of relevant international instruments related to mine action including the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the need to put in place a sustainable capacity in Lebanon to manage residual risks taking into consideration the assistance provided by LMAC through the management of the Arab Regional Cooperation Programme (ARCP) and the Regional School for Humanitarian Demining in Lebanon (RSHDL). The strategy was developed in partnership with civil society organization representatives, as well as relevant Ministries, such as the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
2011 – 2020 National Strategy Results Framework:
The results framework of the Lebanon National Strategy to be achieved by 2020 is divided into 5 outputs, which tackle all aspects of mine action in Lebanon and includes 3 milestones (milestone 2013, milestone 2016 and targets for 2020) leading to the year 2020, when all clearance operations should be completed. The Strategy’s Outputs and Indicators are as follows:
Output 1: Affected communities enabled to better manage risks posed by mines

Indicator 1: Requests for mine action rapid responses are responded to immediately and anywhere in Lebanon
Indicator 2: Residents of Lebanon have access to relevant and updated information to manage the risk posed by mines, and a permanent risk education capacity is developed

Output 2: The full realization of the rights of mine victims guaranteed

Indicator: All victims are provided with medical, social, psychological and economic support as part of the fulfillment of their full legal rights, as stated in the law 220/2000, “Access and Rights of the People with Disability”

Output 3: Mine Action contributes to socio economic use through land release

Indicator 1: Accurate and comprehensive knowledge of contamination including its socio-economic aspects is known and measured
Indicator 2: Contaminated land is released and returned to its owners for socio-economic use
Output 4: Compliance to and promotion of the universalization of the CCM and other relevant international instruments
Indicator: International Assistance received and provided, compliance with transparency measures and progress towards universalization of the CCM.

Output 5: A sustainable capacity to manage residual risks is established

Indicator: An efficient government mine action management structure is in place.

Now that the second milestone (2014-2016) has ended, UNDP is requesting the services of a national individual consultant to conduct a study to measure and review the progress of outputs against the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC)’s National Strategy 2011-2020‘s for the 2nd Milestone (2014-2016).
This study will be conducted in accordance with LMAC strategy and in close coordination with the Lebanon Mine Action Center that acts as technical guidance, and under the supervision of UNDP.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will complete the following tasks, but not be limited to:

Provide a work schedule to be agreed by LMAC and UNDP;
Undertake a desk review of relevant documentations and interviews with LMAC and project staff, project beneficiaries, project donors and other mine action actors;
Assess the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency and the prospective impact and sustainability of each output against the national strategy’s milestone of 2016. The review should cover the project period from September 2011 till December 2016 taking into account the strategy review conducted in 2014;
Measure to what extent the various interventions have impacted the relevant stakeholders especially the direct and indirect beneficiaries;
Assess the sustainability measures in place that would ensure that the benefits of the project’s interventions are going to be continued in the long term, and what kind of corrective measures are needed to take place;
Determine/assess if the project achievements are in line with the Multi-Year Results Framework (MYRF), so far in line with stated objectives, outcomes, outputs and Results based management (RBM);
Explain notable deviations in the strategy and the kind of corrective measures needed;
Provide recommendations and document lessons learned and good practices in order to maximize the experiences gained;
Present findings and recommendations;
Formulate a reference list with hyperlinks to relevant documents and data collected.
The evaluation aims at a review of the milestones as outlined in the Strategy 2011-2020. The consultant is responsible for the strategic evaluation, review and realignment of the milestones as determined from analysis of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact of the strategy results framework based on guiding questions and the information management (IM) (to be presented in both English and Arabic) as outlined below:

a. Relevance:

Has the implementation of the strategy by end of 2016 responded to the needs and priorities identified by LMAC on behalf of Government of Lebanon (GoL), the expectations and requirements of the stakeholders?
To what extent do the outputs and associated key performance indicators (KPI) for the milestone 2016 constitute appropriate measures towards the outcome?
Were the activities and outputs of the programme by 2016 consistent with the overall goal and the attainment of objectives?
To what extent has the project been perceived by donors, local communities and GoL as relevant?
To what extent did the project directly benefit specific target groups?

b. Effectiveness:

To what extent has the project delivered against the planned outcomes for the milestone 2016 and what factors (if any) have contributed/hampered this?
How likely is the achievement of project outcomes by 2020?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the project and its approaches?
Has milestone and project interventions been implemented with appropriate and effective partnership strategies?
What has been the nature and added value of the partnerships?

c. Efficiency:

Have the mine action interventions been implemented within intended deadlines and cost estimates in 2016?
Have the resources (funds, human resources, time, etc.) of Mine Action interventions in Lebanon been efficiently used to achieve the relevant outputs and outcomes as perceived in the strategy for milestone 2016?
Have associated risks on Mine Action strategy implementation at the national and local level been anticipated and addressed?
Were management capacities of the Mine action project adequate to deliver activities in a timely and efficient manner?
What monitoring and evaluation procedures were applied by Lebanon Mine Action Centre and partners to ensure greater accountability and integration of Mine Action in other development initiatives?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the project and its approaches?

d. Sustainability:

To what extent was sustainability considerations taking into account in the design and implementation of Mine Action interventions, results definition and monitoring of the 2016 milestone?
Which of the activities implemented by 2016 are sustainable?
What is the likelihood of the project delivering benefits for an extended period of time after completion? (Projects need to be environmentally, as well as financially and socially sustainable).
What kinds of partnerships (if any) have been built with governmental, private sector and international organisations and how will these influence sustainability?

e. Impact:

What has been the general effect (both positive and negative) of the Mine Action project to affected communities, beneficiaries and local municipalities?
Mention the different forms of impact that can be distinguished: direct and indirect, intended and unintended for mine-affected communities.
On training offered, mine risk education and victim assistance; what has happened with the knowledge gained in the training initiatives and skills development for mine-affected communities and individuals survivors?
Were survivors in mine – affected areas supported to start income generating activities and also improve their role in society?
Is there clear evidencing of project results (including progress reports, pictures and video clips) and recognition of the role of LMAC and partners (including UNDP)?

For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Fluency in Arabic and English;
Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
Ability to work independently;
Strong planning and organization skills.

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.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

An advanced degree in Political science, International Relations, Project Planning, Business Administration, Strategic Studies, Management, or any social sciences is required.

Years of experience:

A minimum of 7 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation;
2 years of experience in the field of humanitarian mine action are desirable.

Technical experience:

Proven experience in leading similar scale and level of complex evaluations;
Deep knowledge of Lebanon and the socio-political dynamics at the community level;
Knowledge of UNDP’s approach and experiences in conflict assessments is an asset.

How to Apply:

1. Read the additional information and annexes on teh UNDP lebanon website at http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

2. The consultancy is open for all National consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal.

Submissions through any other media will not be considered.

The application must include the P11, technical proposal, Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and the financial proposal in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.