Empleos en el PNUD - 81636- Vetted Experts Roster: Climate Change Adaptation,

Vetted Experts Roster: Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Response and Recovery Roster

Localidad :

Home-based, with possible missions

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

14-Nov-18 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

Various short-term consultancy assignments

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been working in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (ECIS) since 1992, and serves over 18 countries and territories in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build better lives.

The UNDP Regional Hub for Europe and the CIS – based in Istanbul, Turkey - provides advisory support and knowledge management services to UNDP Country Offices (COs) and its partners in the ECIS region in the areas of Sustainable Development, Governance and Peacebuilding, Gender Equality, Knowledge and Innovation, and Energy, Climate Change and Disaster Resilience. In addition, the Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) supports the programme development of these offices at the national level. In its work IRH and UNDP Country Offices in ECIS rely on high-quality external expertise.

In order to better serve Country Offices in the ECIS region, and to provide a transparent and variable system of very specific expertise in all areas of the UNDP mandate, IRH has established a regional vetted roster of experts/consultants. The roster provides an instant access to vetted regional consultants and makes the recruitment as quick and easy as possible.

Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery and Response are key UNDP priorities, very relevant to the needs of the ECIS countries. In this context, the UNDP IRH announces a special call for applications to the Vetted Experts Roster in the areas of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery and Response. UNDP is soliciting the submission of CVs/P11s (individuals, not firms) from experts and experienced consultants to be considered for registration in such a regional expert roster.

Interested consultants are advised to carefully study all the sections of this ToR and ensure that they meet the general requirements as well as specific qualifications described. Only applicants who pass all screening procedures will be included into the roster and recommended to COs in the region.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The consultants will work closely with the clients (UNDP COs, national project teams, and national stakeholders including Governments, civil society organizations and affected communities in the region) to provide targeted technical support for the development and/or implementation of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery and Response projects, as well as advisory support on development of strategic policies and tools, based on requests from UNDP COs/client countries.

The roster will cover the following sub-profiles:

Understanding of risks;
Managing risk – mainstreaming DRR into development;
Preparedness and response.
Climate Change Adaptation and Climate Risk Management
Climate polices and strategies

The tasks under each of sub-profiles may include but are not limited to the following, and will be finally specified in the Terms of Reference for consultancy assignments and agreed upon in the contract negotiations:

Assessment

Conduct analytical work and thematic research;
Conduct needs identification and capacity assessments on a country or regional level;
Conduct Capacity Assessments of public institutions and government ministries/ institutions
Conduct risk assessment and analyze available data;
Review strategic policies, legislation, programmes/projects at regional, national and local level.
Analysis of climate risks and hazards, climate scenarios, trends and vulnerabilities, to support planning and decision-making;
Economics and cost-benefit analysis (including ecosystem and social costs and benefits) of adaptation interventions;
Assessment of barriers and identification of solutions in the public sector to effectively plan, design, and implement medium and long-term climate change risk management measures.

Scoping and Programming

Contribute to the development of relevant strategies, plans and programmes/projects;
Articulate the distinction between baseline and additional/incremental strategies, policies and measures;
Contribute to design of capacity development action plan to enhance Climate Change Adaptation and DRR and response management;
Contribute to development of country office or government counterparts’ analytical capacity and skills through high-quality training or coaching; liaising with other development partners, assisting in donor coordination and preparations for donor meetings;
Identify other experts that may be required in the development of the programme/ project;
Contribute to develop cross-sectoral and sectoral Climate Change Adaptation and DRR strategies, policies and measures;
Negotiation and coordination with public/private partners and stakeholders, partnership development, community engagement and outreach including through social media, training, report drafting, peer review, and others;
Contribute to partnership building and resource mobilization efforts for regional and country level initiatives;
Some advisors might be asked to directly support high-level government officials in preparing and operationalizing institutional development strategies, and in locally applying best practice principles.

Project Development and Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation/ Knowledge Management:

Provide advice and technical inputs on key outputs of the project development phase, which would feed into the preparation of the comprehensive project proposal;
Contribute to the preparation and successful implementation of workshops, including stakeholder consultation workshops, inception workshops, and other activities in the project development phase;
Provide guidance and input to the preparation of a comprehensive project proposal. This should comprise the provision of advice and guidance;
Formulation and implementation of bankable development projects including: logframe development; identification of target areas/beneficiaries and partners; timing, sequencing of activities; mobilization of climate finance;
Identification, formulation and implementation of interventions that focus on gender, gender and social equality, and strengthening of vulnerable population groups (including indigenous people) in the context of climate change and DRR projects and programs;
Provide quality control of the outputs of the project development phase to the standard required by UNDP;
Provide strategic and operational advice to Governments on the formulation, execution and mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and DRR policies and sound practices;
Support to improving institutional framework for effective and efficient execution of Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, recovery and response management functions;
Support to improving legislative framework, processes and procedures for effective and efficient Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, recovery and response management as applied by the government institutions and authorities;
Contribute to the integration of Climate Change Adaptation, climate risk management, DRR, recovery and response risks into national development strategies, plans and programmes;
Develop enabling environment and institutional/individual capacities to advocate, develop, implement and monitor/ evaluate Climate Change Adaptation and integrated DRR, recovery and response policies, plans and measures at the national, sub-national and community levels;
Support implementing projects and concrete Climate Change Adaptation, DRR, recovery and response measures at national, sub-national and community-levels;
Designing and delivering various trainings in the areas of Climate Change Adaptation, DRR, recovery and response;
Support to raising awareness and understanding of Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, recovery and response concepts among government and non-government partners, stakeholders and general public;
Developing toolkits, guidelines, publications in the area of Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, recovery and response;
Support establishing of strategic partnerships with relevant initiatives at the regional, national, sub-national and community-levels;
Contribute to the development and implementation of the strategies to scale up Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, recovery and response through private-public partnerships, innovative financial mechanisms, etc.;
Support mobilizing financial resources for project implementation;
Support to the monitoring and evaluation framework including impact indicators and sources of verification;
Develop substantive reports, publications and technical papers;
Capture and disseminate knowledge, experience, good practices and lessons learned in Climate Change Adaptation and DRR, recovery and response area;

Competencias

Functional competencies:

Strategic vision, strong technical and analytical capabilities;
Strong reporting and writing abilities;
Ability to work in a team, develop synergies and establish effective working relations with government counterparts, donors, NGOs and other development partners;
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment, tact, and negotiating skills, and the ability to cope with situations which may pose conflict;
Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
Ability to accommodate additional demands on short notice;
Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations;
Ability to manage heavy workload and solve complex problems with minimum supervision.

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; and
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master, PhD) relevant to the Climate Change Adaptation, DRR, preparedness, recovery, response area.
Academic background in environment and climate risk studies is an asset.

Experience:

At least 7 years of proven working experience in Climate Change Adaptation or DRR, recovery and response;
Extensive experience with projects in Climate Change Adaptation, DRR, recovery and response areas.
Work experience with communities and livelihoods development initiatives and gender mainstreaming is an asset.
Proven working experience Europe and CIS region in DRR or CCA area is an asset;
Familiarity with regional and global Climate Change Adaptation and DRR trends and international structures and mechanisms for DRR is an asset.
Experience with training and facilitation is an asset.
Familiarity with UNDP mandate and/or approach relevant to the area; experience working with other international organizations or in conflict/post-conflict settings or in public sector; experience with public policy or capacity development is an asset

Languages:

Fluency in spoken and written English is a must, knowledge of Balkan languages is preferred, with Russian a particular asset.

Computer skills:

Full IT literacy;
Ability to operate with on-line web-based applications;
Knowledge and/or hands-on experience with the statistical or data-analysis software are an asset.

Evaluation of Applicants
Applicants will be screened against qualifications and the competencies specified above. Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal.

The inclusion into the Vetted Roster of Experts will be offered to those individual consultants whose offers have been evaluated and determined as (a) responsive / compliant / acceptable, and (b) having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical (P11 desk reviews and interviews) and financial criteria.

Technical Criteria – 70% of total evaluation – max. 70 points:

Criteria A - Relevance of education – max. 5 points;
Criteria B - Relevance of experience in Climate Change Adaptation or DRR, recovery and response – max. 10 point;
Criteria C - Ability to operate with on-line web-based applications and knowledge and/or hands-on experience with the statistical or data-analysis software are an asset- max. 5 point;
Criteria D - Regional knowledge and experience in the ECIS region – max. 5 points;
Proven drafting and formulation skills (based on the record of existing publications) – max. 5 points;
Criteria E - Fluency in English; knowledge of Russian or another language of the region as an asset – max. 5 points;
Criteria F - Familiarity with UNDP mandate and/or approach relevant to the area; experience working with other international organizations or in conflict/post-conflict settings or in public sector; experience with public policy or capacity development max. 3 points;
Criteria G - experience with training and facilitation – max. 2 points;
Criteria H – Interview (working experience in DRR and or CCA) – 15 points
Criteria I – Interview (familiarity with regional and global Climate Change Adaptation and DRR trends and international structures and mechanisms for DRR and CCA) – 15 points

Financial Criteria – 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points.

Only candidates who receive min 70% of points in desk review (Criteria A-F) will be considered for interviews. Only candidates who receive min 70% of points in technical evaluation (Criteria A-G) will be considered for the financial evaluation.

Contracting Arrangements
Successful candidates will be included into the relevant thematic area of the UNDP RBEC Vetted Exerts Roster for the period of 3 years. Entry into the expert roster system does not necessarily mean that contract with UNDP is guaranteed. This will depend on forthcoming needs. During this period, IRH as a roster coordinator can regularly follow up with consultants as well as UNDP offices in ECIS on their assignments. Financial proposal (daily fee in USD) provided by the consultant is bound to the period of 3 years, unless the consultant applies to the roster during its re-opening.

Profiles of roster members will be published at UNDP internal platform and accessible to UNDP IRH and Country Offices.

Where a request for services arises, the UNDP IRH or UNDP office will share a specific Terms of Reference (TOR) outlining specific services, outputs and timeline for that assignment with consultant(s) matching the requested profile and consultants will be requested to provide a price offer. A consultant offering a best value for money will be contracted.

Payments
Payments will be made as specified in the actual contract upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contractobligations in a satisfactory manner.

Application procedures

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:
Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
Filled P11 form or CV including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees (blank form can be downloaded from http://www.eurasia.undp.org/content/dam/rbec/docs/P11_modified_for_SCs_and_ICs.doc); please upload the P11 instead of your CV.
Offeror’s Letter (blank template can be downloaded from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yCHvoIir4sCz3qEtJ-QzlC9uF1x1Ua33/view?usp=sharing).
Financial Proposal* in USD – specifying all-inclusive maximum daily fee
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials

*Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor (e.g. fee, health insurance, office supplies, communications, vaccination, personal security needs and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...).

Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org
General Terms and conditions as well as other related documents can be found under: http://on.undp.org/t7fJs.

Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply.
Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.