Empleos en el PNUD - 77501- Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert

Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert

Localidad :

Home-based with Mission to Angola, Angola

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

26-Mar-2018

Fecha límite de postulación :

12-Mar-18 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

20 working days

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés Portugués

Duración esperada del puesto :

20 workings days

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Antecedentes

The Government of Angola has sought UNDP support to implement the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) for the UNDP-GEF full-sized project “Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade and Human Wildlife Conflict in Angola”. The project seeks to strengthen biodiversity conservation in Angola by reduce illegal wildlife trade and human wildlife conflict and has four components: 1) Strengthening the systemic and institutional framework for combatting IWT, 2) Strengthening the management effectiveness of the existing national PA estate, 3) Reducing IWT and poaching, and HWC, at site level, and 4) Gender mainstreaming, knowledge management, and M&E. The GEF resources allocated to the project amount to US$ 4,603,161 (including Project, PPG and UNDP Fee).

The GEF Council approved the Project Identification Form on 30 October 2017. Project development now will include a preparatory phase in the form of a Project Preparatory Grant (PPG). During the PPG, a team of international consultants together with the UNDP Country Office in Angola and the responsible UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor – and working in close collaboration with key government officials, donors, NGOs and CBOs – will undertake literature reviews, studies, stakeholder consultations and field visits, with the view to further develop the approved PIF into a fully formulated project ready for implementation.

The UNDP Country Office in Angola will lead the PPG/IP, in close coordination with the Ministry of the Environment of Angola. The Key Expected Outputs of the PPG/IP will be a technically robust UNDP Project Document (PRODOC) and a Request for CEO Endorsement package ready for submission to the GEF Secretariat. The preparatory phase will moreover fully determine the baseline and GEF incremental benefits, confirm the lead national implementing agency, identify further implementing partners and responsible parties, and negotiate and define implementation arrangements. Consultation with stakeholders relevant for project activities will put emphasis on building the partnerships required for realizing the project’s objectives and the mobilization of co-financing. The national consultation process will also include the local communities that are expected to benefit from the Project, and address gender issues as well as social and environmental safeguards as indicated.

Considering the above PIF approval date and the 18-month milestone established by the GEF, the GEF CEO Endorsement Request package and PRODOC must be submitted to the GEF by 29 May 2019. Failure to meet this deadline will lead to automatic cancellation of the project by the GEF. The PPG team (which includes the PPG consultants, the Government of Angola, UNDP Angola and the UNDP-GEF regional support team) is requested to submit final draft versions for internal clearance to UNDP at the latest two months before this deadline (i.e. by 29 March 2019). Subsequent revisions addressing UNDP-GEF or GEF Secretariat queries may be required and are part of the PPG. The final submissions to the GEF will require prior government validation and clearance. Submission to the GEF will only be effected after all due clearances have been obtained.

The UNDP Country Office (CO) in Angola is seeking the services of a Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert to lead the implementation of the Project Preparation Grant (PPG).

The Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert will be part of a team of consultants to work closely with, and under the overall guidance of, the UNDP Country Office, the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor and the project counterparts in the Angola Government. In addition to the Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert, the team is expected to consist of the following four consultants who will work under the supervision of the Team Leader:

International Specialist for GEF Biodiversity Project Development – Illegal Wildlife Trade and Human Wildlife Conflict (Team Leader);
An international Expert for Illegal Wildlife Trade;
An International Expert for Protected Areas Management and Human Wildlife Conflict; A national Gender and Livelihoods Expert.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Scope of work

The Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert will work in close cooperation with the project team to deliver the below technical studies.

Deliverables:

Provide access to literature and information relating to Angola’s IWT policy, legislative and legal framework, and access to/liaison with relevant individuals in key ministries and institutions;
Review Angolan policies, legislation and legal practice regarding Illegal Wildlife Trade and compare it to relevant legislation and legal practice in the southern Africa region (especially SADC);
Identify gaps and weaknesses in current Angolan legislation and its implementation (including laws and decrees, number and training of prosecutors, collaboration between authorities responsible for wildlife conservation and the police, etc.) that the project would have to address to create a legal basis for more effectively combating illegal wildlife trade in the country;
Review institutional responsibilities and collaboration needs and weaknesses and propose mechanisms for strengthening inter-institutional collaboration for combating IWT.

Key UNDP/GEF Deliverables for this Project/PPG:

GEF-6 Focal Area Strategy for Biodiversity;
PIF for “Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade and Human Wildlife Conflict in Angola”;
GEF Secretariat Review Sheet and GEF STAP Review of the PIF/Project;
UNDP Project Document and GEF CEO Endorsement Request package guidelines and templates;
UNDP & GEF M&E Guidance;
GEF Biodiversity Tracking Tools and UNDP Capacity Development Scorecard;
UNDP Environmental and Social Screening Procedure - Guidance Note and PIF Environmental and Social Screening;
UNDP Guidance on Gender Assessment;
Relevant UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures;
Relevant documents from regional IWT projects, especially GEF funded regional program
The Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert will contribute to the timely completion of the GEF CEO Endorsement Request Package and PRODOC in appropriate quality. This will involve writing and contributing to background documents, annexes and sections of these documents. The key deliverables under this contract will be reports on each of the items listed in Section 3 of this ToR;
UNDP may contact the contractor at any time during working hours and request the contractor’s expert support and guidance, technical inputs, participation in meetings (including by skype or telephone) and elaboration of a document pertaining to the execution of the PPG/Initiation Plan outlined above;
Payment is based upon output and will be made upon confirmation by UNDP that contract obligations have been met in a satisfactory manner in accordance with milestones, i.e. delivery of the services specified in the ToR to be approved by UNDP and meeting agreed deadlines. The tentative payment schedule is as follows: Upon contract signature: 20% of the total amount. Upon submission of a complete draft CEO Endorsement Request Package and a complete draft PRODOC and clearance for submission by UNDP: 40% of the total. Upon subsequent review and final approval by the GEF Secretariat of the PRODOC and issuance of CEO Endorsement: 40% of the total;
Approval: Review of the deliverables regarding quality and timeliness will be undertaken by the UNDP Country Office and the Angola Government counterparts, then the UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor and eventually the UNDP/GEF Senior Technical Advisor to ensure alignment and compliance with UNDP and GEF requirements.

Expected outputs and deliverables:

The Wildlife Crime Legal and Institutional Expert will contribute to the timely completion of the GEF CEO Endorsement Request Package and PRODOC in appropriate quality. This will involve writing and contributing to background documents, annexes and sections of these documents. The key deliverables under this contract will be reports on each of the items listed in Section 3 of this ToR.

UNDP may contact the contractor at any time during working hours and request the contractor’s expert support and guidance, technical inputs, participation in meetings (including by skype or telephone) and elaboration of a document pertaining to the execution of the PPG/Initiation Plan outlined above;
Payment is based upon output and will be made upon confirmation by UNDP that contract obligations have been met in a satisfactory manner in accordance with milestones, i.e. delivery of the services specified in the ToR to be approved by UNDP and meeting agreed deadlines. The tentative payment schedule is as follows: Upon contract signature: 20% of the total amount. Upon submission of a complete draft CEO Endorsement Request Package and a complete draft PRODOC and clearance for submission by UNDP: 40% of the total. Upon subsequent review and final approval by the GEF Secretariat of the PRODOC and issuance of CEO Endorsement: 40% of the total;
Approval: Review of the deliverables regarding quality and timeliness will be undertaken by the UNDP Country Office and the Angola Government counterparts, then the UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor and eventually the UNDP/GEF Senior Technical Advisor to ensure alignment and compliance with UNDP and GEF requirements.

Duration:

The duration of the work is estimated at 20 days spread over the period from 26 March 2018 to GEF CEO Endorsement (expected at the latest by June 2019).

Duty Station:

Home based in Angola with at least 2 visits to Luanda and 1-2 field trips (locations t.b.d.). The total duration of field trips is approximately 10 days.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates commitment to UNDP´s mission, vision and values;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty;
Treats all people fairly without favoratism; Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero toelrance for sexual harassment

Functional competencies:

Proven ability in conducting planning processes in developing countries;
Excellent written and oral communication skills in Portuguese and English;
Solid knowledge of proven post-2015 agenda and the sustainable Development Goals;
Proven ability in conducting work related to Millennium Declaration ;
Ability to work with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
Creativity, innovation and initiative;
Result oriented;
Analytical ability;
Logical ability;
Able to work under pressure in an adverse environment;
critical ability;
Capacity to dialogue with different sectors;
Determination and focus on goals and results;
Ability of facilitation;
Good management skills.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

At least MSc level in law or other relevant social science

Experience:

At least 3 years’ experience in working about IWT in Angola; additional experience in other African countries is an advantage.
Specific knowledge and experience of UNDP-GEF projects is an advantage

Language requirements:

Fluent written and oral communication in English and Portuguese.

Submission:

Applications should be composed of the following:

Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
Technical Proposal explaining why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment.
Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, with separately listed travel costs.

Proposals not including all items listed above will not be considered.

Proposals will be evaluated according to a combined scoring method where the qualifications and methodology will be weighted at 70% and the price offer will be weighted at 30%.