Emplois au PNUD - 73576- International Consultant for UNDP-GEF Midterm Revi

International Consultant for UNDP-GEF Midterm Review (MTR)- for Project Promoting Utility Scale Power Generartion from Wind Energy

Lieu :

Khartoum, SOUDAN

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

15-Aug-2017

Date limite de candidature :

31-Jul-17 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

15 working days

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

15 working days

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

This is the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the UNDP-GEF Midterm Review (MTR) of the full sized project titled Promoting Utility Scale Power Generation from Wind Energy (PIMS4726) implemented through the Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity which is to be undertaken in 2014. The project started on the 4th of December 2014 and is in its third year of implementation. In line with the UNDP-GEF Guidance on MTRs, this MTR process was initiated before the submission of the second Project Implementation Report (PIR). This ToR sets out the expectations for this MTR. The MTR process must follow the guidance outlined in the document Guidance For Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects. ( http://web.undp.org/evaluation/documents/guidance/GEF/mid-term/Guidance_Midterm%20Review%20_EN_2014.pdf ).

The project was designed to: Support removal of barriers to the adoption of utility-scale wind energy tied to the national grid in Sudan. Wind energy has been identified as a priority mitigation technology by the Government of Sudan, and, although it is a mature technology globally, it has not yet been adopted in Sudan. A systems approach is proposed to integrate energy policy analysis within the broader developmental objectives of Sudan. The project will also establish regulatory frameworks for encouraging private investments in grid-connected wind energy. Sudan currently has plans to develop utility-scale wind farms in four regions: Dongola in the North, Nyala in the South, the Red Sea coastal region and Khartoum.

The project includes four components: the implementation of an initial wind farm; support to policy and regulatory development, particularly to encourage private sector participation; strengthening the support for wind technology in the country; and support an adaptive learning and replication plan. Support to the implementation of the first wind farm in Sudan, Dongola, will align the wind farm with international best practices. It will also create a case study for replication in later wind farms. The Dongola wind farm will be implemented in five phases over the lifetime of the UNDP-implemented, GEF-financed project. This phasing will allow lessons-learned in it to be applied in the later phases and, perhaps more importantly, will provide five years of continuous wind farm construction-commissioning-operation that will serve as a laboratory for training personnel and developing associated tools and guidelines. The opportunity to have such continuous exposure is very rare and will assist in transferring knowledge and experience to neighbouring countries.

The project aims to help diversify Sudan's power sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, particularly for future expansion and to reduce greenhouse gas (G H G). The project will therefore help increase Sudan's energy security and support its development. The project has been designed to play a catalytic role in this transformational scaling-up of wind energy, and renewable energies more broadly. The project implementing partner is the Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity. The project is expected to last 60 months.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The MTR 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 will also review the project’s strategy, its risks to sustainability.

Compétences

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;
Ability to work with a multi-cultural and diverse team.

Functional Competencies:

Experience working in the Arab Region;
Project evaluation/review experiences;
Excellent communication skills;
Demonstrable analytical skills.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Qualifications

A Master’s degree in energy, environment, climate or other closely related field.

Experience

Work experience in relevant technical areas for at least 10 years;
Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development); experience in gender sensitive evaluation and analysis;
Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios;
Experience in adaptive management, as applied to Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development;
Experience working with the GEF or GEF-evaluations;
Recent experience with result-based management evaluation methodologies;
Project evaluation/review experiences within United Nations system will be considered an asset.

Language Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.