Emplois au PNUD - 71232- Individual Consultancy

Individual Consultancy – National - Responsible Tourism and Biodiversity Specialist.

Lieu :

Beirut, LIBAN

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

28-Mar-17 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

National Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

20 working days between April 2017 – December 2017.

Langues requises :

Arabe Anglais Français

Durée prévue de la mission :

20 working days between April 2017 – December 2017.

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

Current land management practices in Lebanon are not sustainable as they continue to erode the country’s natural resource base (soil, water, green cover, and landscape). While traditional practices such as terracing, controlled grazing and forest management have helped protect the land, modern practices have significantly altered the natural and social make-up of the land including perceptions of natural resources. Population growth, the continued loss of arable land and biodiversity, concerns about food security and the expanding infrastructure due to population growth and urban sprawl are major factors
impacting land resources and the natural environment. Land degradation has been flagged as a serious environmental problem in Lebanon, resulting in losses estimated at US$132 million yearly. This is bound to be an underestimate due to the incomplete data, and damages and associated costs of environmental degradation are certainly higher and further exacerbated because of the Syrian conflict on the Lebanese environmental resources. Unsustainable growth is having a heavy toll on Lebanon’s natural resources with losses in forest cover, biodiversity and natural ecosystems, degradation of rangeland and desertification.
UNDP Lebanon in partnership with the Ministry of Environment is preparing a project proposal to be submitted to the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) which aims to work towards land degradation neutrality – restoring degraded land and preventing new degradation. The project plan is to survey and identify degraded land in mountain lands and high country environments of the North Lebanon and Mount Lebanon governorates and analyze the losses associated with this degradation in terms of lost agricultural productivity, deforestation and other loss of vegetation, loss of biodiversity habitats, reduction in environmental quality for ecotourism and outdoor recreation, reduced ecosystem services and ultimately unsustainable land use and impacts on society and communities. The project will assess why the baseline scenario is not working as it should and seek technical and institutional remedies which will be applied at a pilot scale to real-life impacts and problems.

Devoirs et responsabilités

This consultancy is one of a number being set up by UNDP to formulate the project document and related documentation leading to project implementation. The Objective of this consultancy is to carry out the necessary survey work, assessments, consultations and other data gathering, and contribute to building the elements of the project document on responsible tourism and biodiversity.

Compétences

Functional Competencies:

Ability to function successfully as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing from area of expertise and cooperating on common activities;
Ability to accept responsibility for area of specialization and take initiatives without supervision; but with the judgment of knowing when to ask for advice;
Access to efficient electronic communication.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
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.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete

Qualifications et expériences requises

Academic Qualifications:

Graduate degree in natural science, environment management, biodiversity, ecosystems science, agriculture or related field. Relevant trainings and certifications are an asset.

Years of experience:

At least 7 years of relevant work experience in protected areas management, biodiversity assessments, responsible tourism or environmental research/consultancy;
Demonstrated adequate technical experience and know-how to undertake the necessary baseline surveys and assessment work;
Adequate knowledge and/or experience of Lebanese responsible tourism sector and biodiversity/protected areas as well as knowledge in related national legal systems;
Familiarity with UNDP, its rules and regulations and its operational procedures;
Experience with GEF project design, implementation or evaluation is an asset.

Language requirements:

Excellent English and Arabic language writing and speaking skills.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete