UNDP GEF Jobs - 71188- Trainer in Protected Area Management Planning for

Trainer in Protected Area Management Planning for Protected Area Organisations

Publicado en nombre de

UNDP GEF

Localidad :

Mahe, Seychelles

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

17-Apr-2017

Fecha límite de postulación :

27-Mar-17 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

20 working days

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

Up to 20 days working days over a period of 2.5 months, including one visit to Seychelles

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Antecedentes

The Seychelles consist of over 100 islands of granitic and coralline origin with a total land area of 455 km2 and a coastal length of 151 km. Coral reefs surround the granitic islands. Coral islands are rich in marine life, and due to their size and homogeneity are considered part of the coastal zone. Tourism and fishing are the main industries, with light manufacturing and service sectors also contributing to the economy. Tourism employs 40% of the work force and provides the population with 60% of foreign currencies. The country’s tourism industry and socio-economic development mainly depends on its environment, more specifically its unique biodiversity and its high landscape value. The needs to extend Protected Areas and to strengthen the Protected Areas System are stressed in the 2013 PA Policy. Seychelles is in the process of operationalizing a major PA expansion on the basis of the new PA Policy. The project aims at securing the financing for PA more sustainably and it is organized into two components:

The first component of the project is focused on enabling planning and legal framework for an improved use of existing and new PA finance. This component will support the Government of Seychelles, SNPA and other entities managing PAs in evaluating the financial performance of the PA System, determining financial gaps and identifying opportunities for improving overall functionality of both the current and the proposed expanded PA estate. It focuses on the delivery side of the conservation equation. Under this component GEF funding will be used to develop a national PA System Investment Plan and site-level PA Financing Plans. GEF resources will also be used in this component to strengthen the financial management capacities of the national PA managing entities in order to reduce cost-inefficiencies, improve revenues and develop mechanisms for revenue-sharing.

The second component of the project is focused on increasing and securing revenue generation for PA management. The project will improve the financial sustainability of the PA System and the individual PAs to ensure that they have adequate financial resources to cover the full costs of their management at an optimal level. Among other things, GEF resources will be used to support the building and renovating small infrastructures, introducing new cost-effective practices, systems and schemes, all aimed at making sites more attractive to visitors and increasing their own revenue generation capacity. Thorough site-level and PA finance assessments have been carried out in connection with the project.

Under Activity 1.2.1 the project aims to ensure that conservation management plans are harmonized across PAs and institutions. Activity 1.2.2 further supports the development of management plans for Seychelles National Parks Authority managed PAs. As a result the project intends to deliver management plan training, available for all PA institutions, which will support PA institutions which are at the beginning of the process to develop management plans. The training will take into account IUCN best practice principles for management planning and how plans differ depending on their categorization. It is expected that the training will include, but not be limited to the:

Purpose and objectives of a management plan;
Process of developing management plans;
Types and level of research required to inform the formulation of plans including best practice, cost-effective methods for collecting required information;
Structure of a management plan;
Examples of management plans and processes in other small island states for both marine and terrestrial PAs; and,
Participatory exercises where PA teams are able to apply management planning tools to their specific location including an evaluation of participant understanding of management planning.

As part of the capacity building program, a series of video based training modules will be developed for conservation field work, based on video recordings of workshops, field visits, and associated documents and support materials. These modules are expected to reduce the high costs (due to their remote location) of future training for field staff at the Outer Island PA sites, as well as at other sites (the modules will be made available to all relevant partners in Seychelles and throughout the region.) The organization of the video recording of training sessions and compilation of the modules is a task of the Project Manager and will not be a responsibility of the consultant. The consultant does, however, need to be aware of and ready to participate in the video recording sessions.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The specific duties of the consultant will be:

Participate in an inception meeting (either face to face meeting or via skype) with the Programme Coordination Unit to clarify the terms of reference, deadlines and deliverables,
Training needs assessment, which incorporates a combination of survey and interviews to develop specific learning outcomes,
Facilitate a half-day workshop with senior PA management decision-makers to agree key principles that should be included in management plans in Seychelles,
Develop a training schedule and series of presentations on the process and content required for protected area management plans based on best practice,
Populate an online storage file developed by the Programme Coordination Unit with available learning material that can be disseminated to workshop participants prior to the training,
Deliver a four-day training based on an agreed schedule this should be split over at least two weeks, rather than four consecutive days, to allow broad participation.

Support will be provided by the PCU the organization of the workshop venue, invitation of participants and workshop materials.

Deliverables are as follows:

A short report based on the results of the inception meeting to be produced within three days of signing the contract (maximum 5 pages);
Training schedule and workshop presentations to be delivered at least one week before the proposed date of the training; and,
Workshop report and overview of recommendations resulting from half-day workshop on principles to be included within Seychelles management plans.

Competencias

Demonstrable ability to maintain effective communications with different stakeholders;
Fully computer literate;
Good presentation and reporting skills;
Have effective interpersonal skills and ability to work in complex, multi-stake-holder projects;
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 favouritism;
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Minimum of a Masters’ degree in environment, education, tourism or another relevant subject.

Experience:

At least 10 years’ experience providing direct support to PAs, preferably with experience in PA systems in Small Island Developing States;
Proven experience of developing management plans as well as management plan training;
Demonstrated leadership ability and technical ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing;
Prior UNDP/GEF project experience and knowledge of UNDP and GEF procedures and guidelines is an advantage.

Languages:

Excellent English, both written and oral;
Knowledge of French is an advantage.

Important Note:

Interested offerors are strongly advised to read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://www.mu.undp.org/content/mauritius_and_seychelles/en/home/operations/procurement/ for more detail about the terms of references, general terms and conditions of IC, and templates to be included when submitting offer;
Interested offerors above the age of 62: UNDP regulations require, at their own cost, to undergo a full medical examination including x-rays. Medical evaluation documentation does not need to be submitted with the other requested documents listed above, but will be requested should the candidate be chosen;
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