Empleos en el PNUD - 79427- UNDP-GEF Midterm Review Consultance

UNDP-GEF Midterm Review Consultance

Localidad :

Sao Tome, Santo Tomé y Príncipe

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

02-Jul-2018

Fecha límite de postulación :

25-Jun-18 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

07/02/2018

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés Portugués

Duración esperada del puesto :

Three months

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Antecedentes

This is the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the UNDP-GEF Midterm Review (MTR) of the Full-sized project titled “Enhancing capacities of rural communities to pursue climate resilient livelihood options in the Sao Tome and Principe districts of Caué, Me-Zochi, Principe, Lemba, Cantagalo, and Lobata ” implemented through UNDP/Directorate of Agriculture, which is to be undertaken in 2018. The project started on the 27 April 2015 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 third 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.

STP is classified as a Least Developed Country (LDC) and Small Island Developing State (SIDS), both of which are recognized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country has ratified the UNFCCC in September 1999 and the Kyoto Protocol in April 2008. STP has published its First National Communication to the UNFCCC in 2004. This latter has identified five sectors as particularly vulnerable to climate change: fisheries, forest, health, education, water and agriculture. STP has completed and submitted its NAPA to the UNFCCC in December 2006. The NAPA has identified 22 urgent climate change adaptation priorities concerning the fisheries, infrastructure, health, water, agriculture/livestock/forestry and energy sectors.
This proposal is based on NAPA priorities and constitutes an integrated implementation at the community level of the priorities 6, 8 and 10: Reinforcement and diversification of agricultural production; Sustainable management of forest resources; Construction of Infrastructure for protection of vulnerable communities.

Indeed, this project aims to increase STP communities resilience to climate change by i) strengthening Central and local Institutions, CSOs and CBOs capacities to support communities resilience to climate change and variability, ii) developing and disseminate improved climate risk information and adaptation knowledge; and (iii) by protecting rural livelihoods from the impacts of climate change and poverty reduced through economic diversification. It’s worth to mention that this proposal was prepared with the full involvement of relevant stakeholders. Furthermore, this project, financing by GEF for 4 years, will be nationally executed to ensure that the country ownership and accountability prevails in line with Aid Effectiveness principle. This project also responds to the food security vulnerability of the most vulnerable groups of the districts of Caué, Me-Zochi, Principe, Lemba, Cantagalo, and Lobata.

Objectives of the MRT

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.

Deberes y responsabilidades

MTR Approach & Methodology

The MTR must provide evidence based information that is credible, reliable and useful. The MTR team will review all relevant sources of information including documents prepared during the preparation phase (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, UNDP Environmental & Social Safeguard Policy, the Project Document, project reports including Annual Project Review/PIRs, project budget revisions, lesson learned reports, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the team considers useful for this evidence-based review). The MTR team will review the baseline GEF focal area Tracking Tool submitted to the GEF at CEO endorsement, and the midterm GEF focal area Tracking Tool that must be completed before the MTR field mission begins.
The MTR team is expected to follow a collaborative and participatory approach ensuring close engagement with the Project Team, government counterparts (the GEF Operational Focal Point), the UNDP Country Office(s), UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisers, and other key stakeholders.

Engagement of stakeholders is vital to a successful MTR. Stakeholder involvement should include interviews with stakeholders who have project responsibilities, including but not limited to executing agencies, senior officials and task team/ component leaders, key experts and consultants in the subject area, Project Board, project stakeholders, local government and CSOs, etc. Additionally, the MTR team is expected to conduct field missions to the communities.

The final MTR report should describe the full MTR approach taken and the rationale for the approach making explicit the underlying assumptions, challenges, strengths and weaknesses about the methods and approach of the review.

Detailed scope of the MTR

The MTR team will assess the following four categories of project progress. See the Guidance For Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects for extended descriptions.

Project Strategy

Project design:

Review the problem addressed by the project and the underlying assumptions. Review the effect of any incorrect assumptions or changes to the context to achieving the project results as outlined in the Project Document.
Review the relevance of the project strategy and assess whether it provides the most effective route towards expected/intended results. Were lessons from other relevant projects properly incorporated into the project design?
Review how the project addresses country priorities. Review country ownership. Was the project concept in line with the national sector development priorities and plans of the country (or of participating countries in the case of multi-country projects)?
Review decision-making processes: were perspectives of those who would be affected by project decisions, those who could affect the outcomes, and those who could contribute information or other resources to the process, taken into account during project design processes?
Review the extent to which relevant gender issues were raised in the project design. See Annex 9 of Guidance For Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects for further guidelines.
If there are major areas of concern, recommend areas for improvement.

Results Framework/Logframe:

Undertake a critical analysis of the project’s logframe indicators and targets, assess how “SMART” the midterm and end-of-project targets are (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound), and suggest specific amendments/revisions to the targets and indicators as necessary.
Are the project’s objectives and outcomes or components clear, practical, and feasible within its time frame?
Examine if progress so far has led to, or could in the future catalyse beneficial development effects (i.e. income generation, gender equality and women’s empowerment, improved governance etc...) that should be included in the project results framework and monitored on an annual basis.
Ensure broader development and gender aspects of the project are being monitored effectively. Develop and recommend SMART ‘development’ indicators, including sex-disaggregated indicators and indicators that capture development benefits.

Competencias

Oganizational competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Core competencies:

Ability to work independently, deliver high quality outputs in a timely manner.
Sound judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Strong analytical and writing skills (structure, formatting, presentation).

Communication:

Strong capacity to communicate clearly and quickly.
Strong facilitation, negotiation and liaison skills.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Minimum a Master’s degree in natural resources management, environmental science, agriculture, business management, public policy, rural development, or other closely related field or other closely related field.

Experience:

The selection of consultants will be aimed at maximizing the overall “team” qualities in the following areas:

Recent experience with result-based management evaluation methodologies;
Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios;
Experience working with the GEF or GEF-evaluations;
Experience working in Africa;
Work experience in relevant technical areas for at least 10 years;
Project evaluation/review experiences within United Nations system will be considered an asset;

Language requirement:

Fluency in English and Portuguese are required.