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Individual Consultant - Coordinating Lead Author for the “Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure” (for International only) | |
Location : | Home based (with flexible working arrangement to travel to India or other locations as necessary) |
Application Deadline : | 26-Jan-21 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Time left : | 1d 4h 54m |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | International Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 200 days |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 02 years |
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 |
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The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was launched by the Government of India in September 2019 at the UN Climate Summit. The CDRI is a partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development. The CDRI intends to publish a biennial Flagship report on Global Infrastructure Resilience titled Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure. The report will be CDRI’s principal vehicle for engaging and focusing the attention of a global audience of political leaders, policy makers, practitioners and researchers. The Flagship report will contribute to the development of the Strategic Priorities of the CDRI around Research and Knowledge Management and Communication and Partnerships. The Flagship report is expected to be launched in 2022 with intermediary outputs to be ready in late 2021 coinciding with COP26. The report is envisaged to be based on five key pillars. These are: Global Risk and Resilience Assessment of infrastructure systems: This will entail the update and enhancement of the Global Risk Model (GRM) along with a sophisticated analysis of the disaster and climate risk to infrastructure systems. It will include developing an
The Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure report will be guided by a high-level International Advisory Board, the Members of which will be invited by the CDRI Secretariat. The Board will review and approve the draft 2022 Flagship Report before publication and will then advise the development of the concept and overall direction of future editions. The CDRI will be inviting its members including governments, multilateral development banks, bilateral agencies, technical and academic organisations to contribute material to the different sections of the report. UNDP’s Synergy with Infrastructure Resilience and CDRI UNDP has been a key partner to the CDRI right since its inception. UNDP supported the CDRI in its two International Conferences in 2018 and 2019 which paved the way for its formal launch. Globally, UNDP’s role in infrastructure resilience has been in the following ways:
UNDP is supporting the CDRI in the coordination, drafting, editing and production of the 2022 Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report. As part of this responsibility, UNDP intends to hire the Lead Author for the “Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure” Report of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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Strategic Guidance to the Report 1. On the basis of a literature review and, taking into account the rationale and objective of CDRI, define the core messages of the Global Flagship Report, for consideration by the CDRI Secretariat and Executive Committee and the Advisory Board of the Report. 2. Participate in and chair, when required, meetings, on-line workshops and other kinds of fora organised by the Project Management Unit in order to scope the content of each Pillar and ensure coherence between each Pillar, taking into account the core messages of the Report. 3. In line with the overall framework of the Report, review concept notes and terms of reference for the development of each Pillar of the Report, prepared by the substantive coordinators of each Pillar. 4. Contribute to the development of a timeline for the Global Flagship Report in coordination with the Project Management and advise the selection of technical partners and the commissioning of contributing papers and studies, to ensure timely production of inputs to the Report. Coordination and Supervision of the Stakeholders 5. Substantive coordination of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 of the Flagship Report: A Global Risk and Resilience Assessment of Infrastructure Systems and the Disaster and Climate Resilience Index. This would include the substantive supervision and validation of contributions from technical partners, including terms of reference, proposed methodologies and data, the review of draft results and ensuring coherence between the different contributions. 6. Overall substantive supervision of the contributions produced under Pillars 3, 4 and 5, in close coordination with the Substantive Coordinators of each Pillar and the Project Management Unit to ensure the coherence of the five Pillars in the context of the concept and messaging of the Flagship Report as a whole. 7. Supervise the Peer Review process of contributions from technical partners in each Pillar of the Report, in close coordination with the Project Management Unit. Drafting of the Report 8. Draft the chapters of the Global Flagship Report, foreseeing at least three drafts (first, second and final), weaving and threading the contributions from technical partners produced under Pillar 1 – 5, into the overall structure of the Report, together with material drawn from contemporary literature and case studies. Draft the Executive Summary of the Report and ensure the timely production of preliminary text (Foreword, Index, List of Tables and Figure, Abbreviations, ISBN number etc.) and post-text (Bibliography, Annexures, contributing author credits etc.). 9. Prepare periodic reports on the findings of the Global Flagship Report for the CDRI Secretariat and Advisory Board, participate in briefings as required. Ensure that feedback and recommendations are enfolded into subsequent drafts of the Report. Advisory Role 10. Advise the Project Management Unit in the organisation and supervision of the Peer Review of the first, second and final draft of the Report. 11. Advise the design and layout of the final Report, in both print and digital versions, including the development of Apps to facilitate data consultation and visualisation. Review proofs from the printers to ensure quality control of the final version. 12. Advise the CDRI Secretariat and Project Management Unit in the development of a communication strategy for the Report and participate as required in launch events, briefings to CDRI Members and the media. 13. Advise the Project Management in engaging the potential users as well as other stakeholders of the report (as well as associated data systems) during the process of development of the report.
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Competencies |
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Key technical and core competencies: Knowledge of the political, social, cultural, and economic parameters that condition the challenge of infrastructure resilience in CDRI Member Countries and globally; Ability to lead informed and strategic discussions with government counterparts and stakeholders;
The evaluators selected should not have participated in the project preparation and/or implementation and should not have conflict of interest with project related activities.
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Evaluation Method & Criteria: The consultant would be selected based on the following criteria: Technical: 70 points Financial: 30 points Criteria for Technical Evaluation would be as under:
Technically qualified consultants will be requested to submit their daily fee rate i.e. consultants who score more than 70% i.e. 49 marks with respect to the above-mentioned evaluation criteria. Consultant should not specify their consultancy fee on their CV or with the submission. The CV will not be evaluated further in case the consultant submits the same. The Consultant is required to submit the following documents, in a single combined PDF file, as the system has provision for uploading only one attachment:
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UNDP strives to have a workforce which reflects diversity and gender balance, and applies an equal opportunities approach. Qualified femalecandidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All selections are on merit. |
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