Background
Cambodia's landmine contamination is the result of a protracted sequence of internal and regional conflicts that affected the country from the mid-1960s until the end of 1998. The northwestern regions bordering Thailand have some of the highest concentrations of anti-personnel (AP) mines in the world. Other areas of the country, mainly in the east, have been impacted primarily by the presence of explosive remnants of war (ERW), including cluster munitions. More than 64,700 human casualties can be attributed to mines and ERW in Cambodia since 1979.
With support from the international donor community, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has made great efforts over the past 26 years to remove landmines and ERW throughout the country. When Cambodia became a signatory to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in 1997 and hostilities ceased in 1998, there was recognition of the need for Cambodia to more holistically plan and manage its national mine action programme. This led the Royal Government of Cambodia to create the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) in 2000, with the role to administer all demining and UXO clearance activities and assistance to mine victims in the RGC as per Royal Decree No.160. By that time, demining activities were at full speed with four main operators: the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the Halo Trust.
While the Government and the CMAA have the necessary planning, assurance and monitoring capacities to manage the land release process for improved efficiency and accountability, the National Mine Action Strategy (NMAS) 2018-2025 was a well-received strategic guideline complementing the work already underway. Approval of the NMAS 2018-2025 established a clear guide addressing each mechanism of the mine action programme with a goal of Cambodia free of mine by 2025.
UNDP’s works in mine action begun in 2006 through a partnership with the CMAA. The Clearing for Results Project (Phase I) from 2006 to 2010 aimed at building the national capacity of the Government to manage Cambodia’s national mine action programme. The Clearing for Results (Phase II), from 2011 to 2016 aimed to enhance national structures and mechanisms to ensure demining resources are effectively allocated and supported the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) wherein, “by 2015, more people living in Cambodia benefit from, and participate in, increasingly equitable, green, diversified economic growth”. The phase III (2016-2019) has sought to ensure:
Mine action policies and strategic frameworks are aligned to national, sub-national, and sectorial policies and planning strategies,
CMAA mine action programme Performance Monitoring System exists that delivers quality evidence on sustainable development outcome/impact, and
A minimum of 27 km² of the total mine/ERW contaminated areas located in the most affected and poorest provinces are impact-free.
The Clearing for Results, Phase III (CfRIII) aims to help CMAA transition from a purely humanitarian objective to a more sustainable development-oriented focus. The project is implemented by the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) with technical and financial support from DFAT, SDC, Canada, and UNDP.
UNDP is now looking to hire a qualified and experienced consultant to conduct an independent evaluation of the project.
Duties and Responsibilities
This evaluation is commissioned jointly between CMAA and UNDP in the final year of Clearing for Results Phase 3: Mine Action for Human Development.
The purposes of the final evaluation are to:
Provide information to RGC, project donors and other stakeholders about the project results/impacts and achievements of the key project deliverables
Ensure accountability of project expenditures and the delivery of outputs
Inform the implementation of the next phase of Clearing for Results, which is planned to start in January 2020, and other mine action initiative to support the National Mine Action Strategy (NMAS 2018-25).
Important Notice:
Interested Offerors must visit this link http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=57852 to download Individual Consultant Procurement Notice, Terms of Reference, and Document Templates to be included when submitting this online application.
Competencies
Familiarity with UNDP project’s implementation modalities (NIM, DIM and NGOs implementation etc.);
Excellent organizational skills with attention to details;
Excellent interpersonal, coordination and planning skills, and ability to work in a team;
Excellent oral, written, communication and reporting skills;
Computer literate (MS Office package)
Required Skills and Experience
Education: Master’s degree in social science, development studies or other relevant fields.
Experience:
At least 15 years of relevant professional experiences in designing, implementing and evaluating development projects with UNDP, UN or other international organizations;
Strong record of conducting evaluation of development projects, preferably in mine action related projects and the principles of Linking Mine Action and Development (LMAD);
Technical knowledge and experience in applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods;
- Experience working in Cambodia or other ASEAN countries with similar context and solid understanding of the mine action in Asian context, especially in Cambodia
Language Requirement:
Fluency in English;
Knowledge of Khmer is an advantage
Interested Offerors must visit this link http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=57852 to download Individual Consultant Procurement Notice, Terms of Reference, and Document Templates to be included when submitting this online application.
UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.
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