Background
Background
Some 140+ countries have accessed the Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) Biodiversity Enabling Activities (BD EA) with the aim of updating their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and fulfilling other related obligations under the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). A new generation of NBSAPs have been produced to align with the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (ABT) that were agreed upon by CBD Parties during the COP10 in Nagoya, as part of the CBD’s Strategic Plan. They are now being implemented.
The challenge is that the rate of change of natural capital, upon which economies and human wellbeing depend, is occurring at a rate too rapid for policy makers to adapt to and many nations require greater support to accurately identify the status of their biodiversity and the impact and effectiveness of their biodiversity and conservation measures. An updated national report is required of all CBD Parties to understand changes in the status and trends of biodiversity, and their implications. The information captured in the sixth national report (6NR) will provide the main rational for the follow up work on the Strategic Plan beyond this decade and will help shape the post-2020 global biodiversity agenda. It is therefore essential that these reports provide an accurate and up-to-date reflection of national and global progress to address the ABTs. The “Global Support to NBSAP” project relates to ABT 17, which emphasizes that each Party should develop, adopt as a policy instrument, and commence implementing an effective, participatory and updated NBSAP.
Bangladesh is updating its first NBSAP produced in 2004. The updated NBSAP would give Bangladesh the required momentum in biodiversity conservation. Among the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 15 focus on Life on Land and Life Below Water separately.
The project concept (Project Identification Form/PIF) has been endorsed by the GEF Secretariat. The PIMs can be accessed via
https://info.undp.org/docs/pdc/Documents/THA/PIMS%206125%206NR%20prodoc%20May11_FINAL.pdf. Specific country-level activities will be implemented under the below three project components:
- Project Component 1: Project inception meeting & identification of funding resources;
- Project Component 2: Assessment of progress towards each national target;
- Project Component 3: Sixth national Report production and submission
Objective:
The main objective of the assignment is to provide financial and technical support to GEF-eligible Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in their work to develop high quality, gender-responsive and data driven sixth national reports (6NR) that will improve national decision-making processes for the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs); that report on progress towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (ABTs) and inform both the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO5) and the Global Biodiversity Strategy of 2021 – 2030.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of work:
The consultant will carry out the following tasks:
- Formulate knowledge products that support: the development of indicators; the use of scientifically sound data during NBSAP implementation and reporting; and assessments of progress in the achievement of national biodiversity targets;
- Support and facilitate, as required, the development of training materials and delivery of training events specifically focused on the knowledge products that support the development of indicators, the use of scientifically sound data during NBSAP implementation and reporting, and assessments of progress in the achievement of national biodiversity targets;
- Coordinate overall workflow, conduct research, and create content around emerging issues and programmatic needs specifically related to measuring the results of NBSAP implementation, as a contribution towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Sustainable Development Goals;
- Support the Activities Coordinator and work with the Knowledge Management, E-learning and Technical Capacity Building Specialist to develop guidance for stakeholders on adopting best practices related to the scientifically sound data during NBSAP implementation and reporting;
- Participates and substantively supports other team members in the coordination of efforts to support countries during early NBSAP implementation and reporting and provide substantive inputs if necessary;
- Critically assesses approaches and develops processes that improve the value of NBSAPs during implementation, adopting best practices related to the use of data.
Deliverables:
The deliverables are as follows:
- Quarterly and annual reports on progress on national components working with the team
- 6th National Biodiversity Report
Supervision and Performance Evaluation:
The consultant will work under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the 6NR Project Technical Advisor based at Bangkok office and Programme Specialist (environment sustainability and energy) based at Dhaka.
Timeframe and Deadline:
This duration of assignment is expected to be carried out for 90 days over a period of 09 months from April-December 2018
- 1st Quarter Progress report- 20 days, End of April 2018
- 2nd Quarter Progress report- 20 days, End of June 2018
- 3rd Quarter Progress report- 20 days, End of September 2018
- Annual Report and 6th National Report- 30 days, End of December 2018
Tentative payment schedule:
- 1st payment (20% of total contract value)-will be paid after submission and acceptance of 1st Quarter Progress report.
- 2nd payment (20% of total contract value will be paid after submission and acceptance of 2nd Quarter Progress report.
- 3rd payment (20% of total contract value) will be paid after submission and acceptance of 3rd Quarter Progress report.
- Final payment (40% of total contract value) will be paid after submission and acceptance of Annual Report and 6th National Report.
Duty Station
The duty station for this post is Dhaka, Bangladesh
Documents:
The Consultant will prepare and submit the above-mentioned documents during the assignment period. The format for the documents should be agreed on at the beginning of the assignment and cleared by the task force. Further work or revision of the documents may be required if it is considered that the documents do not meet the ToR, errors of fact or the documents are incomplete or not of an acceptable standard.
Inputs:
UNDP Bangladesh will provide office space for the consultant with UNDP email ID.
Travel and DSA:
No DSA will be paid at the duty station. If unforeseen travel outside the duty station not required by the Terms of Reference is requested by UNDP, and upon prior agreement/approval, such travel shall be UNDP’s expenses and the individual contractor shall receive a per-diem not to exceed United Nations daily subsistence allowance rate in such other location(s).
Competencies
Corporate:
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling 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.
Technical:
- Demonstrates sufficient technical knowledge to perform effectively in own specialty.
Professionalism:
- Focuses on achieving results;
- Sets priorities, produces quality outputs, meets deadlines and manages time efficiently;
- Works toward creative solutions by analyzing problems carefully and logically;
- Has a dynamic, positive and adaptive attitude towards work-related challenges, bringing innovative and effective solutions to them;
- Leads and supports team decisions;
- Facilitates meetings effectively and efficiently;
- Resolves conflicts as they arise.
Communication:
- Writes and presents clearly and convincingly ?
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience to convey information effectively.
Knowledge Management:
- Shares knowledge and is willing to provide support to others who request advice or help. Client Orientation:
- Maintains strong relationships with partners and clients
Required Skills and Experience
Academic qualifications:
- Minimum Master’s degree in environmental management/sciences, ecology, biodiversity, development studies, international relations, development economics, social/political sciences and/or other relevant field for biodiversity planning.
Experience:
- At least five years of working experience in project and knowledge management in issues of ?environmental management and/or related areas; ?
- Working experiences in preparing national biodiversity report, national biodiversity strategy and action plan, or similar assignments relevant to biodiversity; how many years.
- At least five years of experience working to support the engagement of stakeholders in issues of ?environmental management;
- Experience developing and using indicators and other metrics to measure conservation or project success;
Language:
- Fluency in English (written, oral and spoken).
Lump sum contracts:
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).
Evaluation of the Candidates:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology.
Cumulative analysis-
The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant up on Cumulative Analysis/evaluation 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;
Only candidates obtaining a minimum 70% mark in technical evaluation will be considered eligible for financial evaluation.
Technical Evaluation Criteria (Total 70 marks):
- Educational Qualification; (10 marks)
- Proven working experiences in preparing national biodiversity report, national biodiversity strategy and action plan, or similar assignments relevant to biodiversity (30 marks)
- Understanding on National and International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Global Biodiversity Outlook (20 marks)
- Working experiences with UN/GOB/Donors (10 marks)
Financial Evaluation (Total 30 marks)
All technical qualified proposals will be scored out 30 based on the formula provided below.
The maximum points (30) will be assigned to the lowest financial proposal. All other proposals received points according to the following formula:
p = y (µ/z)
Where:
- p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated;
- y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal;
- µ = price of the lowest priced proposal;
- z = price of the proposal being evaluated.
Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Proposers who shall not submit below mentioned documents will not be considered for further evaluation.
- Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references; P11 can be downloaded from the link below: http://www.bd.undp.org/content/bangladesh/en/home/operations/jobs/
- 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.
- Financial Proposal: Financial Proposal has to be submitted through a standard interest and availability template which can be downloaded from the link below:
Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.