UNDP Jobs - 86231- BBRSO - Consulant for Nevis Physical Development P

BBRSO - Consulant for Nevis Physical Development Plan

Location :

St. Kitts and Nevis, BARBADOS

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

05-Aug-2019

Application Deadline :

26-Jul-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

8 Months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

8 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

ADMINISTRATION

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BACKGROUND

There are three recently established Marine Management Areas (MMA) Conservation Zones (CZ) and three existing terrestrial protected areas in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Only the Central Forest Reserve National Park was established primarily for ecological conservation, and there are no legally declared terrestrial protected areas on the island of Nevis. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) investment, through the Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Habitat Degradation in Protected Areas and Their Areas of Influence Project (Conserving Biodiversity Project), will expand the protected/conservation areas system from two terrestrial sites totaling 5,260 hectares to four terrestrial sites totaling 8,810 hectares.

The draft Nevis Physical Development Plan has been updated in 2008 and 2017 but has not been passed in the Nevis Island Administration Assembly. It includes policies and guidelines for sustainable development and seeks to prescribe the locations of housing, industry, protected areas, national parks and conservation areas, hotel and tourism development considering economic, social and environmental sustainability. The Nevis Island Administration has been using the draft Nevis Physical Development Plan to guide its development objectives and are taking the necessary steps to pass the Plan in the Local Assembly.

The Conserving Biodiversity project will further enable support for improved ecosystem representation in the protected areas system through the establishment of these new protected/conservation areas, strengthened institutional, policy and legal/regulatory frameworks, development of sustainable site-based finance mechanisms and the establishment and strengthening of protected areas management operations at key sites. However, for effective support for conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems of national, regional and global significance, there is a need for appropriate and sufficient data to inform effective decision-making.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this consultancy is to develop a revised Nevis Physical Development Plan with improved spatial planning that is designed for Nevis’ economic, social and environmental development for both residents and visitors. This consultancy will review, update and present a finalized Nevis Physical Development developed with broad participatory gender-inclusive stakeholder engagement to the Nevis Island Administration and stakeholders that will support decision making for sustainable development.

One of the Project’s activities is to assist the Nevis Department of Physical Planning and Environment in the Ministry of Communications, with “master plan/zoning plan” for the island of Nevis and will cover all aspects of land use planning and zoning. It is envisioned that extensive stakeholder consultations with government entities, land owners, developers, other resource management agencies, NGOs and other organizations and agencies on Nevis will deliberate on the contents of the plan with the expectation that the revised plan will be presented to the Nevis Island Administration for approval and later implementation. A revised Nevis Physical Development Plan will reflect all existing and potential threats to land uses and classify land use on Nevis. The presentation of maps will assist all stakeholders in visualizing the various land uses.

This consultancy will be required to conduct extensive gender-inclusive stakeholder consultations, review, update and present to the Department of Physical Planning and Environment within the Ministry of Communication, (Nevis Island Administration) the necessary outputs which will include land use map shape files, printed maps and reports to assist in the finalization of the Nevis Physical Development Plan. The Nevis Island Administration is legally obligated to finalize the Nevis Physical Development Plan to safely guide the financial, environmental and social advancement of Nevis. This consultancy will undertake the following activities:

Task 1.

Conduct desk review to identify information and data gaps of all previous drafts of the Nevis Physical Development Plan (2005, 2008, 2017) and their associated land use maps and action plans, and to identify overall data required to develop a thorough and current updated Nevis Physical Development Plan. This physical development plan will include, but not limited to land use maps with detailed description of land uses and action plans that address use/need projections. This Task 1 will also ensure that key information omitted from previous Nevis Physical Development Plan drafts (2005, 2008, 2017) are incorporated into the updated Nevis Physical Development Plan prepared through this consultancy. Recommendations for the improvement of the Nevis Physical Development Plan (including maps) will be provided. The inclusion of natural resources conservation considerations will be incorporated into the plan. The desk review will also include a summary of all development related legislation such as: the Nevis Physical Development Ordinance (Revised 2010; The Christopher and Nevis Development Control and Planning Act (2002); The St. Kitts and Nevis Building Codes (2005); St. Christopher and Nevis, Nevis Ordinances Nevis Zoning Plan Ordinance (2009); St. Christopher and Nevis National Conservation and Environment Protection Act (revisedand all other legislation in support of the Nevis Physical Development Plan. The recommendations from the findings of the terrestrial ecological inventory should also be included in the planning. Near shore marine conservation areas should be mapped out in the development plan.

Task 2.

Collect data through extensive stakeholder engagement to gain input and build consensus on the content of the draft plan before the final updated Nevis Physical Development Plan is submitted to the Nevis Island Administration for approval. Review, with government and non-government stakeholders, all aspects of the plan to adequately reflect their interests and concerns. Careful consideration must be given to the needs each of the various stakeholder groups such as women, men, the elderly, persons with disabilities, youth and their respective land use requirements.

Task 3.

Based on Tasks 1 and 2, the Consultant will present proposed land use map to include, but not limited to; population distribution, risks, land cover, biodiversity hot spots/conservation areas etc.) with accompanying supporting land use descriptions and action plans

Task 4.

The Consultant will incorporate all stakeholders input and outputs of Tasks 1-3 to prepare the revised draft Nevis Physical Development Plan with detailed maps and action plans, printed maps and associated shape-files that will outline the various designated land uses, all of which will be widely circulated amongst the stakeholders for further comments. The shape-files and all printed documents of the land use map and all documents produced under this consultancy will become the property of the Nevis Island Administration.

Task 5

The Consultant will prepare a final draft revised Nevis Physical Development Plan. This final draft will have incorporated feedback from relevant stakeholders, including Government civil society and UNDP. The report will be supplemented by maps, GIS database and metadata, with stakeholder outreach used for future knowledge transfer.

Competencies

Strong technical report writing, data acquisition and analysis skills;
Strong verbal and written communication skills;
Timely delivery of high quality analytical work;
High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite-Arc GIS; and
Fluency in spoken and written English.

Required Skills and Experience

An advanced university degree in Urban and Regional Planning or a similar degree in a related field
A minimum of 10 years working experience in developing national development plans, citing most recent cases;
Demonstrable skills for conducting stakeholders’ engagement at the community and national level where government, NGOs, community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-affiliated community members contribute to decision making in development planning;
Evidence of gender inclusiveness in research methodology is required;
Demonstrated experience in developing reports and maps for national development plans;
Demonstrated use of Geographical Information Systems for land use planning, preferably urban, regional and natural resources land use planning;
Experience in similar assignments in the context of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), preferably in the Caribbean; and
Prior experience with UNDP and/or GEF projects would be an asset