Antecedentes

Over the past decade more than 1.5 billion people have been affected by disasters that have cost at least US$ 1.3 trillion. Climate change, weak governance, and an increasing concentration of people and assets in areas exposed to natural hazards are driving disaster risk upwards, especially in poor and fragile countries. UNDP’s support to countries on climate change and disaster resilience is shaped by three important global agreements: the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development1.

 

UNDP works with countries to help them reduce greenhouse gases and advance a long-term goal of risk-informed zero-carbon development. At the same time, we work together with partners to adapt to the impacts of climate change, enhance access to clean energy, reduce the risk of disasters and, where needed, support resilient disaster recovery. Taken all together, these efforts are the path towards sustainable development that is risk-informed, zero-carbon and resilient.

 

UNDP’s work integrates issues of climate, disaster risk and energy at the country level, focusing on resilience building and ensuring development remains risk-informed and sustainable. To do this we assist governments in systematically and comprehensively delivering on risk-informed development through the communication, reduction and management of risk.

 

To support the achievement of UNDP’s strategic plan outcomes, as well as global agendas i.e. Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Sendai Framework of Actions for DRR and the sustainable development goals, the UNDP Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction team (CDT), under the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) focuses on four thematic areas:

  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Sustainable Energy

 

There is a small team in Geneva that leads on integrated areas across external engagement, insurance, investment and private sector work across disaster, climate and energy. A junior consultant is needed to work on some of the diverse work of the team.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Objective: The junior consultant will primarily carry out program coordination and administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the private sector team and provide direct support to the team in managing and executing the overall work plans, including dedicated work on range of private sector and insurance for development work including:

  • Several new and high-profile platforms for private sector financing of climate action at the country level
  • Our growing work in the insurance sector, which includes work on micro-insurance, natural capital insurance and investments
  • Supporting work on a developing portfolio of private sector work, especially around climate investments
  • Additionally, aspects of our resource mobilization work, including communications, will be a part of the function.

Reporting: The junior consultant will be based in UNDP Geneva within the BPPS sector and CDT team. The consultant will provide direct support to the CDT private sector and external engagement team and other external partnerships. For administrative and contractual purposes, the consultant will report to the Special Adviser for External Engagement, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction of UNDP Geneva.

Tasks and deliverables:

  • Play a critical role in helping run the work of the team, across insurance and private sector activities, namely NDC programming, Invest 4 Climate, insurance, and investment platforms. This will include:
    • Lead on team workplanning across all areas of work indicated above.
    • Undertake bespoke research into key areas relevant to these sectors.
  • Specific Programmatic Support:
    • Play a key role in planning and preparing UNDP’s work under the Invest4Climate and Climate Investment Platform
    • Support the planning and delivery of global NDC work, and connections to country focal points.
    • Support the development and roll-out of core insurance initiatives for UNDP.
    • Support engagement with private sector and investment communities.
  • Provide external information on CDT activities across platforms relevant to the above programmatic support, providing content for the website and other media outlets.
  • Support communications for the team, in collaboration with other colleagues in New York, and where appropriate support resource mobilization efforts.
  • Undertake preparatory and follow-up work for meetings and prepare documentation for records and support the management of the work by contributing to document management, retrieval and overall good practice
  • Any other tasks required by the team.

Competencias

Communication

  • Excellent personal and professional communication and presentation skills, with strong organisational abilities;

 

Teamwork

  • Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to lead and gain the assistance and cooperation of others in a team endeavour;
  • Ability to build trust through operating with transparency and creating an open, positive and enabling environment;
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

 

Technical Competencies

  • Knowledge of climate, insurance, investment and development concepts on a technical level
  • Ability to make compelling and clear presentations in PowerPoint
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Strong administrative skills with the ability to manage several projects at once, including prioritising one against another
  • Ability to pay great attention to detail and exercise sound judgment
  • Self-motivation and ability to self-manage when needed

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education

  • Advanced University degree in economics, finance, international relations, or development-related area of study or a first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience.

 

Experience

  • At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in development finance, insurance, climate change, disaster risk management, partnership programme development, fundraising, and/or relevant fields;
  • Management or project experience in the UN, World Bank or other multilateral agency, and proven ability to engage at a senior level with donors and member states;
  • Experience of working on project and programme development and implementation related to climate and disaster risk reduction;
  • Experience acting in a coordination role in preparedness or response, for the UN, World Bank or other multilateral agency;
  • Workplanning and management experience is highly recommended.

 

Languages:

  • Exceptional written and oral English skills;
  • Working knowledge of another UN language desirable

 

Other:

The consultant will be office-based and will be provided with an office desk and a computer in the UNDP Geneva offices.

 

Recommended Presentation of Offer

The following documents should be submitted:

  • Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP; http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=45780
  • Personal CV or P11 http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc, indicating all your past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) and at least three (3) professional references;
  • A motivation letter of why you consider yourself as the most suitable for the assignment is required for this assignment. A description of how you have played a similar coordination/secretariat role in the past will be highly regarded. Supplying an example of a work product you have developed previously would be advantageous to your application;
  • Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided.  For this assignment, all mission travel costs will be supported by UNDP, and do not need to be included in the Financial Proposal. If you are employed by an organization/company/institution, and you expect your employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing you to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), you must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. The interested candidates should provide their financial proposal on all-inclusive daily fee basis for requested services with detailed breakdown. Payments shall be made to the consultant based on a duly completed time sheet on monthly basis.

Applicants must apply online and submit all above to mahmood.zahir@undp.org , with the following subject heading: “Junior Consultant CDT" by the deadline for this vacancy. Applications received without a financial proposal and applications received after the deadline will be rejected.

Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer

Candidates will be evaluated using a combined scoring method with the qualifications and methodology weighted at 70% and the financial proposal weighted at 30%.  Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49% (out of 70%) points on the technical qualifications part will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Criteria for evaluation of qualifications and methodology (70% points maximum):

  • Relevance of University degree (15%);
  • Experience acting in a programmatic or project activities, ideally for the UN, World Bank or other development agency (20%);
  • Experience working in either insurance, investment, private sector, and/or relevant fields (20%);
  • Excellent oral and demonstrated written communication skills in English (15%).

Criteria for financial evaluation (30 points maximum):

The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: p = y (µ/z)

  • Where p=points for the financial proposal being evaluated;
  • y=maximum number of points for the financial proposal;
  • µ=price of the lowest priced proposal;
  • z = price of the proposal being evaluated.

Annexes to the TOR