UNDP Jobs - 79015- International Consultant for the Terminal Evaluati

International Consultant for the Terminal Evaluation for DREG project.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

12-Jun-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20 working days till end of July 2018.

Languages Required :

Arabic English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 working days till end of July 2018.

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

In accordance with UNDP and GEF M&E policies and procedures, all full and medium-sized UNDP support GEF financed projects are required to undergo a terminal evaluation upon completion of implementation. These terms of reference (TOR) sets out the expectations for a Terminal Evaluation (TE) of the Small Decentralized Renewable Energy Generation Project (PIMS # 4695).

Duties and Responsibilities

The project was designed to catalyze and remove barriers to the widespread application of decentralized renewable energy-based power generation in Lebanon, with a target to facilitate the installation of at least 1.75 MW of new, decentralized renewable energy power generation capacity during the implementation of the project. In addition, the project has a yearly target of 3,285 MWh/year as renewable energy generation, a total target of 35,500 tonnes of CO2eq savings over the 20-year default lifetime of the investments made during project implementation, and a total volume of investments mobilized equal to $8.75 million.

The project’s key outcomes are:

Investments in decentralized renewable energy power generation increased;
Supportive policy and regulatory environment enforced for attracting investments for privately-owned, grid-connected renewable energy power generation;
Monitoring and quality control of RE-based decentralized power generation introduced and sustained.

The project spans over four years and is being executed in Lebanon with a total budget of $1.575m from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UNDP. The co-financing for the project will come from the Central Banks’ NEEREA loans ($4.6 M), the Ministry’s in-kind donation ($500,000), Transenergie ($134,000), and the UNDP CEDRO, MED-SOLAR, and LECB Projects ($6.257M). The project is to be nationally executed by the Ministry of Energy and Water of the Government of Lebanon and implemented by UNDP through the “Support to the NIM” modality. UNDP accordingly manages and implements the project activities in line with the project document. The procurement and financial management follows UNDP policies and guidelines. The Ministry has assigned two senior officers as a National Focal Points to coordinate the project activities with activities of other Government entities and certify the expenditures are in line with approved budgets and work-plans.
The TE will be conducted according to the guidance, rules and procedures established by UNDP and GEF as reflected in the UNDP Evaluation Guidance for GEF Financed Projects.

The objectives of the evaluation are 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 recommendations will feed into new project design approaches.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Higher degree in energy, electrical engineering, renewables or closely related field.

Years of experience:

Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience
Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
Experience working with the GEF or GEF-evaluations is preferable;
Experience working in Arab States is preferable.

How to apply:

The consultancy is open for all international 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.