UNDP Jobs - 95851- National Consultant - Terminal Evaluation for UNDP

National Consultant - Terminal Evaluation for UNDP-supported GEF-financed projects

Location :

Home Based with Travel to project locations, THAILAND

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

25-Dec-2020

Application Deadline :

17-Dec-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

25 working days over 6 weeks

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

25 working days over 6 weeks

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

UNDP Thailand Country Office is looking for a National Consultant who will work together with an international consultant in conducting the Terminal Evaluation (thereafter referred to as the “Evaluation Team”).

In accordance with UNDP and GEF M&E policies and procedures, all full- and medium-sized UNDP-supported GEF-financed projects are required to undergo a Terminal Evaluation (TE) at the end of the project. This Terms of Reference (ToR) sets out the expectations for the TE of the full-sized project titled Maximizing carbon sink capacity and conserving biodiversity and through sustainable conservation, restoration and management of peat-swamp ecosystems (PIMS 4951) implemented through the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). The project started on the 21 July 2016 and is in its final year of implementation. The TE process must follow the guidance outlined in the document ‘Guidance For Conducting Terminal Evaluations of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects’ (Guidance for Conducting Terminal Evaluation of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects).

The national consultant will work together with an international consultant in conducting the project terminal evaluation (thereafter referred to as the Evaluation Team).

For details please see the TOR attached in Annex I

Application Procedure:

Interested individual consultant must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications.

Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application system only allows to upload maximum one document:

Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability with Financial Proposal (in THB) using the template provided as Annex III;
CV and a Personal History Form attached Template as Annex IV;
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 (in THB) that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price and all other travel related costs (such as flight ticket, per diem, etc.), supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template attached to the Letter of Confirmation of Interest template Annex III. If an applicant is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the applicant must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.

**Failure to submit the above-mentioned documents or Incomplete proposals shall result in disqualification

**Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application system only allows to upload maximum one document.

The short listed candidates may be contacted and the successful candidate will be notified.

ANNEXES:

Annex I - TOR
Annex II - General Terms and Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Individual Contractors
Annex III - Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability and financial proposal
Annex IV - P11 Form for ICs

All documents can also be be downloaded from: UNDP Procurement Notice for this Job

Duties and Responsibilities

For details please see the TOR attached in Annex I

Competencies

For details please see the TOR attached in Annex I

Required Skills and Experience

For details please see the TOR attached in Annex I