UNDP Jobs - 81885- National Consultant – Project Start Up for Climate

National Consultant – Project Start Up for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSAII)

Location :

Kampala with travels, UGANDA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

26-Nov-2018

Application Deadline :

15-Nov-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 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

Uganda’s economy and population largely depend on natural resource-based sectors like agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Yet the changing climate continues to adversely affect these natural resource-based sectors, thereby intensifying poverty and vulnerability of many people in the country. With over 80 percent of the Ugandan population dependent on agriculture for livelihood, building sectoral resilience for adaptation to climate change is crucial for reducing rural poverty and sustaining agro-based livelihoods. In this regard, GoU with support from UNDP and COMESA is implementing a project to enhance resilience of agricultural landscapes and value chains through scaling up climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices as a climate change adaptation strategy in seven districts in eastern Uganda.

The project entitled “Project title: Enhancing Resilience of Agricultural Landscapes and Value chains in Eastern Uganda – Scaling up CSA Practices” seeks to enhance resilience of agricultural landscapes through strengthening farmer organizations, gender inclusiveness and management of strategic agricultural value chains, and increased awareness and adoption of CSA practices in primary schools. The expected outcome of this project is adoption of CSA best practices that enhance climate resilient agriculture production and institutions for CSA and climate change adaptation, and increased investment by private sector actors, particularly the input and marketing dealers that will supply climate smart technology inputs and services. It is hoped that these will be achieved through (i) supporting adoption of CSA practices and technologies in farmer cooperatives and primary schools, and (ii)developing enterprise platforms to enhance productivity, value addition, marketing and integration of CSA principles.

Duties and Responsibilities

The National Consultant will lead national stakeholder consultations and organize resources that are necessary for the success of the assignment.

Tasks to be performed:

Scope of the services and deliverables:

Scope of work:

The scope of this consultancy is to support Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) kick start the project in the 7 districts mentioned above. It is expected that the assignment shall be completed in a period of six months.

The consultant will be expected to perform the following specific tasks:

Work with MAAIF teams and the 7 districts to prepare and finalise a multi-year workplan and workplan 2018 and 2019 as appropriate;
Finalize an M&E framework for the project;
Organize project inception and launch activities and prepare an inception Report;
Facilitate processes for MAAIF and the 7 districts to establish project funds access arrangements;
Prepare a procurement plan and specifications for the crucial project procurements including consultancies;
Prepare the project visibility and communication plan (requirement of EU);
Support constitution of the project Technical Steering Committee;
Support fast tracking of preparation and signing of MoUs between MAAIF and the districts and other responsible partners;
Initiate develop Terms of Reference (ToRs) for 3 major studies in the AWP 2019;
Facilitate stakeholder engagements: Liaise with relevant officers in Government ministries, NGOs, CSOs, Private Sector, Development Partners to obtain critical inputs, to start up the project.

Competencies

Technical competencies:

Excellent analytical skills;
Excellent ability to communicate in English both written and spoken, and to work in a team;
Excellent Evaluation skills.

Personal Competencies:

Positive, constructive attitude to work;
Ability to act professionally and flexibility to engage with government officials, Donor representatives, private sector and communities;
Experience with result-based management review methodologies;
Experience with climate change resilience building initiatives;
Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender;
Demonstrated experience working with Government of Uganda or United Nations system will be considered an asset.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

The candidate should have either Masters’ Degree in Agriculture or Natural resource Management;
Qualifications in project planning and management or Monitoring and Evaluation is an added advantage.

Experience:

A solid track record in project planning and management practice, with at least five years of experience;
Demonstrated experience in similar or related assignment in the last 5 years;
Demonstrated experience of working with government agencies and communities will be an added advantage;
Experience in working with international organization or UN organization would be an asset.

Language requirements:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English language.

Payment Schedule:

The successful consultant will be paid as follows:

Monthly rate based on submission of a satisfactory progress reports on assigned tasks.

Reporting:

The Consultant will report to the Permanent Secretary MAAIF through the Commissioner Agricultural Infrastructure, Mechanization, Water for Agricultural Production. The day to day backstopping of the consultant will be carried out by the CSA/SLM Focal Point.

Duration of Assignment: 26 November 2018 to 30 April 2019

Duty Station: MAAIF Kampala office

Expected Places of Travel: MAAIF Headquarters, Project Districts, responsible agencies and project activities locations. Travels shall be approved by supervisor.

Submission of Application:

The candidate is required to submit an electronic application directly uploaded on the UNDP jobs website with all the requirements as listed here below. Annexes and further information may be downloaded on http://procurement-notices.undp.org no. 51174.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document to this website - http://jobs.undp.org no. 81885.

Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II);
Personal CV, 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.

Technical proposal:

Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
A methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment;
Financial proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (Annex II);
Annexes 1 and II - may be downloaded from the UNDP Procurement Notices Website -http://procurement-notices.undp.org/ For further clarifications, please contact; janet.anyango@undp.org; moses.lutwama@undp.org;

Interested applicants should submit applications through uploading of all their required documentation in one single pdf document on this website only.