Background

Kuwait like many oil producing countries in the world with low diversity of energy mix faces sustainable development challenges related to its primary dependence on the oil sector for growth of its GDP and economic development. Low diversity means any volatility of oil prices directly affect all sustainable development activities – economic, social, and environmental. Kuwait may be vulnerable to changes in global oil demand leading to challenges related to Government revenue volatility when global oil prices change. When oil prices swing upwards, high oil prices boost Government revenues and strengthen economic growth but when they shift downwards, low oil prices could affect Kuwaiti’s energy security, its economic development and sustainability of current levels of social safety net that is mainly financed through energy subsidies. One way of dealing with the cyclic nature of revenue flows is to diversify the Kuwait energy sources while reducing energy consumption per capita. Doing so will free more oil for export from domestic use contributing to government revenue. The project is designed to address the challenge by developing a framework to strengthen the institutional capacity in the country to increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix and the rate of energy efficiency by reducing energy consumption per capita in the Kuwait economy. It will achieve this by strengthening the capacity for evidence-based sustainable energy policy development by laying the foundation for an annual production of the Kuwait National Energy Outlook (KNEO) publication by Kuwait Institute of Science and Research (KISR).  The KNEO publication will produce energy data sets and forecasts that will be helpful in informing the implementation of the Kuwait National Development Plan and to effectively integrate sustainable energy in its strategy and framework.

In order to support the KNEO publication, a series of workshops are planned to cover different areas. The workshop shall cover a variety of theoretical and empirical topics related to energy demand, energy supply, energy prices, environmental consequences of energy consumption and production, and various public policies affecting energy demand, supply, prices, and environmental effects.

Duties and Responsibilities

The workshop will take place in KISR with tentative days 1st –31stMarch 2019 (the exact days to be defined closer to the actual date of workshop). The consultant will be responsible for development of training material content, delivering the workshop and post assessment of participants, providing recommendations on findings and on further improvements. The workshop, and all related materials/reports shall be submitted in English.

The following areas, should be addressed in the workshop:

Expected outputs and deliverables: the duration and timeline of the deliverables is indicated in the below table:

Institutional arrangement: 

• The consultant shall report directly to UNDP Project Coordinator and KISR Project Manager.
• Preparation and timely submission of correct invoices and reports is personal responsibility of the consultant.
• All submitted reports and relevant files are subject to prior approval from UNDP, KISR and GSSCPD. These interim and final reports will be used as justification of payment release.
• Failure in the implementation of the activities in full according to the section “Scope of Services” shall be the reason for the termination of the Contract.
• UNDP will manage printing workshop materials and handouts provided by the consultant, arrange venue and all other logistical support

Duration of work: The overall duratio of this consultancy will be 5 weeks. 

Duty station: The trainer needs to be physically in Kuwait 2 weeks between (1st March – 31st March 2019), the exact dates to be defined later. 1 round trip will be covered under this assignment.

Scope of price proposal and schedule of payments:

The financial proposal submitted 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. The financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, living allowance, and the number of anticipated working days).

Travel: All envisaged travel and other related costs must be included in the financial proposal.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging, and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed

Evaluation

Cumulative analysis

Total score=Technical Score + Financial Score.

Technical Criteria weight - 70%. 700 scores maximum 

Financial Criteria weight - 30%. 300 scores maximum

The selection of candidates will be done in 3 stages:

1st stage: Prior to detailed evaluation, all applications will be thoroughly screened against eligibility criteria (minimum qualification requirements) as set in the TOR to determine whether they are compliant/non-compliant.

2nd stage: Evaluation of technical proposals

Short-listed candidates will be evaluated based on the following criteria. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 490 points (70%) at the Technical Evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

3rd stage: Financial evaluation

Cumulative analysis will be used based on the following methodology: All the offers of individual consultants who scored 490 (70% from 700) and more points during the desk review are acceptable for financial evaluation. The lowest financial qualified proposal receives 300 points and all the other technically qualified proposals receive points in inverse proportion according to the formula:

The candidate achieving the highest cumulative score for both Technical and Financial evaluations will be recommended by the Evaluation Committee for contracting.

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS.

Following documents should be submitted:

• Duly accomplished and signed Offeror’s letter/filled-in template to UNDP confirming interest and Breakdown of Costs Supporting the Final All-Inclusive Price https://popp.undp.org/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=/UNDP_POPP_DOCUMENT_LIBRARY/Public/PSU_%20Individual%20Contract_Letter%20to%20UNDP%20Confirming%20Interest%20and%20Availability.docx&action=default&DefaultItemOpen=1as per Template. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;
• Complete and signed CV or P11 form, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate;
• At least three (3) professional references;
• Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment.
• Copy of diploma/s
• Copy of ID card (passport)

Competencies

• Reliably delivers on promises and honours commitments, holding himself/herself accountable for actions taken.
• Gains cooperation from others through understanding of the political and organizational culture.
• Works collaboratively with team members sharing information openly and displaying cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Synthesizes multiple/complex messages, identifies appropriate key points for different audiences and communicates concepts in a manner that influences the perceptions/behaviours of others.

Expresses own point of view in a neutral manner rather than in an argumentative tone, avoiding unproductive conflict.

Required Skills and Experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Economics, Energy, Engineering, Sustainable Development, Public Administration or any related field.
• PhD in abovementioned fields is definite advantage.

II. Years of experience:

• 5 years of hands-on experience in developing trainings and conducting trainings/workshops on energy economics, markets, policies or any other energy related fields within governmental, international, private or other institutions.
• Knowledge of the Middle East energy markets, economics, and policies is desirable.
• Similar workshops/trainings conducted in this field in the Middle East/GCC countries is a definite advantage.
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Excellent drafting, presentation and reporting skills (to be confirmed by submission of 2 links or drafts for developed reports/presentations).