Background

 

Please note!

Interested candidates should send their proposals to the following address: procurement.kz@undp.org indicating Ref. 2019-038 in the e-mail subject no later than 15.00 (Nur-Sultan time zone) 14 January, 2020.

For detailed information on the position and the package of documents to be submitted, please refer to the Terms of Reference and  announcement posted at: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=62358.

Background:

Electricity consumption in Kazakhstan has been rising steadily since the late 1990s.  This consumption leads directly to high emissions of CO2 from the country’s predominantly coal-fired generation sector, with annual totals approaching 70 million tonnes in 2014.  There is significant technical potential to reduce emissions by increasing the efficiency of common electricity-intensive appliances and equipment – most notably, refrigerators, distribution transformers, and motors – but to date, this challenge has gone unaddressed because of the absence of regulations and the weakness of market signals about energy-related performance and value.

The project addresses the development challenge through integrated activities directed at these barriers.  The core focus will be the implementation of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS), which have a growing track record of achieving large-scale savings throughout the world.  The project will also support the introduction of voluntary high-efficiency performance standards (HEPS) in conjunction with product labelling and government procurement rules.  Enforcement of both MEPS and HEPS will be carried out by accredited certification laboratories, which the project will support with methodological guidance and needed equipment.  The project will also conduct supporting market research, informational outreach and technical support to residential and industrial consumers.

There are four components to achieve this objective. These are:

  • Project Component 1: Development and adoption of EE standards and labels (EESL);
  • Project Component 2: Monitoring, verification, and enforcement of EESL;
  • Project Component 3: Boosting demand for EE appliances and equipment;
  • Project Component 4: Ensuring supply of products compliant with EESL;

The UNDP-GEF EESL Project team is located in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. There are 6 full time project staff in Nur-Sultan. The primary beneficiaries are the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Institute for Standardization and Certification. The GEF Grant for the Project budget is $3,500,000 with over $11,000,000 in co-financing from national partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

The MTR consultant will assess progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Document, and assess early signs of project success or failure with the goal of identifying the necessary changes to be made in order to set the project on-track to achieve its intended results. The MTR consultant will also review the project’s strategy, its risks to sustainability.

Scope of work:

The MTR consultant must provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful. The MTR team will review all relevant sources of information including documents prepared during the preparation phase (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, UNDP Environmental & Social Safeguard Policy, the Project Document, project reports including Annual Project Review/PIRs, project budget revisions, lesson learned reports, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the project team considers useful for this evidence-based review). The MTR team will review the baseline GEF focal area Tracking Tool submitted to the GEF at CEO endorsement, and the midterm GEF focal area Tracking Tool that must be completed before the MTR field mission begins. 

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
  • Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional competencies:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Demonstrable analytical skills

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • A Master’s degree in economics, energy management, policies in the area of environmental protection or other closely related field.

Experience:

  • Recent experience (within 5 years) with result-based management evaluation methodologies required
  • Experience applying SMART targets and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios required
  • Experience in adaptive management
  • Experience working with the GEF evaluations required
  • Experience working in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Caucasus in energy efficiency field required, in evaluation of project implementation preferred
  • Work experience in energy efficiency field for at least 5 years required
  • Experience in gender sensitive evaluation and analysis and demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender
  • Project evaluation/review experiences within United Nations system will be considered an asset

Language skills:

English is the working language of the UNDP-GEF Project and required. The ability to communicate in Russian is an asset.

The following documents only in PDF should be attached to the application (proposal) and sent by e-mail to the following address: procurement.kz@undp.org indicating Ref. 2019-038 in the e-mail subject no later than 15.00 (Nur-Sultan time zone) 14 January, 2020:

  • Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP; Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided;
  • Detailed personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) and other supporting information confirming that the Candidate meets the qualification requirements;
  • Candidate should also provide Brief Description of Approach to Work.
  • Copies of higher education diplomas and other relevant documents.

Due to the technical features of e-mail, the size of the file should not exceed 9 Mb per message.

Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.