Background

Project Title:  Integrated approach to proactive management of human-wildlife conflict and wildlife crime in hotspot landscapes in Namibia (Namibia GEF 7 GWP PPG)

This project sets out to incentivize conservation in selected Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC)/illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) hotspot landscapes by addressing the twin challenges of human wildlife conflict and wildlife crime in pro-active and integrated ways that generate benefits for rural communities from wildlife-based value chains. Through the adoption of these approaches, critical populations of high-value and at-risk wildlife species will be more strategically and effectively managed to reduce threats to their survival, and coexistence between wildlife and HWC-resilient communities will be incentivized, with increased benefits flowing to affected communities. The project will also work to enhance coordination, cooperation and knowledge-sharing to enable integrated and proactive management of HWC and wildlife crime, and build the HWC-IWT community of practice, both locally and regionally. The project is structured around four Components: (1) Management, prevention and mitigation of HWC; (2) Combating poaching and protecting wildlife populations; (3) Building the wildlife economy; and (4) Knowledge management, stakeholder coordination and M&E.  Its strategy is centred on socially-inclusive multi-stakeholder collaboration at national, regional and local scales; evidence-driven decision-making and management approaches (based on integrated social, economic and ecological research); implementation of innovative, fit-for-purpose technologies and best-practices that enhance capacity for prevention and management of wildlife crime and human-wildlife conflict; and entrepreneurship and sustainable business models that enable rural communities to gain greater benefits from wildlife conservation through diversified value chains. The project will operate in three broad areas in which there is both a high incidence of HWC and risk of IWT, but good potential to build rural livelihoods based on a vibrant wildlife-based economy.

Duties and Responsibilities

The National Gender and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist will provide technical expertise and guidance and lead the assessment/analysis of gender dimensions and stakeholder participation in the proposed project. The assessment will guide the project team to mainstream gender equality and women’s and youth empowerment into project implementation, taking into account the differences, needs, roles and responsibilities of men, women and youth.

The gender assessment will at a minimum utilise the UNDP GEF Guide to Gender Mainstreaming in UNDP Supported GEF Financed Projects for conducting gender analysis and will seek to provide guidance for the project to be gender responsive or gender transformative using the following gender results effectiveness scale as outlined in the UNDP evaluation of gender mainstreaming in UNDP:

Gender negative: result have a negative outcome that aggravate or reinforce gender inequalities and norms.

Gender blind: results pay no attention to gender and fail to acknowledge the different needs of men, women, girls and boys, or marginalized populations.

Gender targeted: results focus on the number or equity (50/50) of women, men or marginalized populations that targeted.

Gender responsive: results address differential needs of men or women and equitable distribution of benefits, resources, status and rights but did not address root causes of inequalities in their lives.

Gender transformative: results contribute to changes in norms, cultural values, power structures and the roots of gender inequalities and discriminations.  The aim is to redefine systems and institutions where inequalities are created and maintained.

Guidance should facilitate the mainstreaming of gender equality considerations into the Project Strategy and Result Framework through a process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, in all areas and at all levels. The project strategy should ensure that women’s, men’s, youth and other marginalised groups’ concerns and experiences are an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects so that all stakeholders benefit equally from the project interventions.

The following lists the overall responsibilities and deliverables that will be expected from the consultant. Note that the UNDP PPG Initiation Plan provides further and more detailed guidance regarding the tasks and responsibilities of the PPG team and must be followed accordingly.

To facilitate the development of an inclusive and gender-transformative project, the expert will at a minimum:

• Lead the stakeholder identification (including identification of indigenous groups) and profiling process, by conducting an analysis of data on demographic profiles of communities in the project sites, and consultations and ensure that these are complete and comprehensive. This process should be informed by a review of the PIF Social and Environmental (SESP) pre-screening report, and the existing UNDP guidance on Social and Environmental Standards and other best practice approaches to stakeholder engagement[1] and gender mainstreaming
• Lead and advise on the stakeholder analysis and consultations and ensure that they are complete and comprehensive
• Prepare a comprehensive Stakeholder Engagement Plan and an Indigenous Peoples’ Plan based on the outcomes of the stakeholder analysis and consultations
• Determine the number of men and women, disaggregated by age, and their roles, responsibilities and priorities in relation to management, prevention and mitigation of HWC and IWT in the target landscapes
• Conduct a participatory analysis of the differentiated impacts of HWC and IWT on women and men, disaggregated by age
• Based on the findings, prepare a Gender Action Plan for incorporation into the Project Document (PRODOC) to ensure that the project strategy and its implementation are monitored as appropriate in terms of gender-responsiveness
• Using the findings of the gender analysis exercise, propose gender-disaggregated indicators and targets for integration into the Project Results Framework
• Provide responses to the UNDP SESP on sections related to gender and women’s empowerment and make recommendations for the Gender Marker Rating for the overall project strategy.

Key deliverables for the expert include:

• A profile of the stakeholders and right-holders in the proposed project areas, and the community institutions (norms, rules and procedures) governing access to, control over and use of natural resources, and the mechanisms for sharing the benefits derived from these
• A gender analysis report outlining the key findings for use in formulating the gender strategy for the project
• A gender responsive project results framework, including sex disaggregated indicators (also indicating the share of men and women direct beneficiaries).
• A gender action plan (outlining the process to be followed) for incorporation of gender aspects in the project
• A comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan
• Appropriately detailed documentation of community consultations and workshops

An Indigenous Peoples Plan, including a budget and progress indicators as described by UNDP’s Guidance Note on SES Standard 6: Indigenous Peoples

[1] For guidance of ‘meaningful stakeholder engagement’, see UNDP guidance here:  https://info.undp.org/sites/bpps/SES_Toolkit/SitePages/Stakeholder%20Engagement.aspx other guidance available here: https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/8454/Meaningful-Stakeholder-Consultation.pdf?sequence=3

Competencies

Competencies in all six categories at level 5.

1. Leadership: Plans and acts transparently, actively works to removes barriers · Creates awareness of substantive opportunities and risks among others · Navigates complex circumstances thoughtfully and is solution-minded

2. Communication and Relationship Management: Gains trust of peers, partners, clients by presenting complex concepts in practical terms to others.

3. Innovation:  Creates new and relevant ideas and leads others to implement them · Integrates diverse contributions to formulate coherent approaches · Aligns innovation to service delivery components        · Manages prototype / pilot efforts and seeks feedback.

4. People Management: Models high professional standards and motivates excellence in others.

5. Delivery:  Critically assesses value and relevance of existing policy / practice and contributes to enhanced delivery of products, services, and innovative solutions.

6. Technical Expertise Aggregate: Originate Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to pave a path for innovation and continuous improvement in professional area of expertise.  

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in Development Studies/ Political Science/ Political Ecology/ Sociology/Anthropology

Experiences: 

• Excellent knowledge and minimum 7 years of demonstrable experience in community development or project management
• Training on gender issues/ gender studies and participatory development theories
• Excellent understanding of the dynamics around gender and natural resource management;
• Demonstrated understanding of the national legal and institutional context related to local and indigenous communities in Namibia highly desirable
• Specific technical expertise in indigenous peoples engagement and application of FPIC
• Previous work on similar projects

Language

• Good command of English is a requirement
• Fluency in one or more of the local languages spoken in the target landscapes in Namibia is required 

To apply please access UNDP Jobs site http://jobs.undp.org.

Recommended Presentation of Offer;

• Completed Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
• Personal CV or a P11 Personal History form, 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;
• Brief description of approach to work/technical proposal of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a proposed methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment (max 1 page).

Financial proposal:

Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (based on the number of working days mentioned ToR.

Note:

• Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows uploading maximum one document.
• Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply;
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.

Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.

To view the full Terms of Reference (TOR) and download letter of confirmation of interest and P11 form, please access the UNDP Procurement Notice site on the below link;  Gender and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

http://procurement-notices-admin.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=57525