Background
Individual Contract/ Consultancy to develop the Africa State of Adaptation Report
Procurement Reference No.: RSCA/IC/2018/006
e-Tendering event ID: 0000002522
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites Individual Consultants to submit a Proposal to the consultant Recruitment Notice (RSC/IC/2018/006) for Consultancy to develop the Africa State of Adaptation Report. Detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) as well as other requirements are listed in the IC available on UNDP ATLAS e-Tendering system” (https://etendering.partneragencies.org) UNDP/ETH10/Event ID: 0000002522.
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Duties and Responsibilities
The Lead Consultant will prepare the Africa State of Adaptation Report. Expected deliverables, include:
An extended outline- include broad orientations, initial findings and advocacy messages will be prepared on time for a Steering Committee meeting, in Bonn, Germany;
A 1st draft draft
A validation workshop to allow for inputs from African adaptation experts
Final report, printed in English and French
A 2-pager brochure in English and French presenting the key points from the SoAR in attractive and digestible form (supported by infographic).
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
- Solid understanding of climate change challenges in Africa and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change;
- Solid understanding of climate finance architecture and traditional and innovative sources of climate finance;
- Good understanding of development issues in Africa;
- Knowledge and experience in global climate change negotiation processes;
- Solid ability to understand complex issues, and synthesize relevant data and findings for the preparation of quality analysis;
- Outstanding writing skills, including ability to translate complex issues (including those related to statistics, financial flows and climate investments) into a language that can be easily understood by decision-makers at the highest political level;
- Good understanding of strategies and advocacy approaches for effective resource mobilization;
- Ability to plan, organize, implement, and report on work;
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision;
- Client orientation;
- Ethics and integrity and teamwork.
Required Skills and Experience
Academic Qualifications:
- Masters or PhD level degree Development and Economics, Finance, Climate change or any other relevant field.
Experience:
- A minimum of 10 solid years of experience in conducting research on topical Africa development issues, in particular climate change (climate finance and climate change adaptation);
- Computer skills: full command of Microsoft applications (word, excel, PowerPoint) and common internet applications will be required.
Language and other skills:
- Excellent knowledge of English;
- Knowledge of French is an advantage.
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In consideration of your qualifications, we are hereby inviting you to submit an offer for this particular assignment. To assist you in understanding the requirements of this assignment, we have attached hereto the following:
- The Terms of Reference for the assignment described above;
- The standard Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability, which you must accomplish and submit to UNDP; and
- The Individual Contract and its General Terms and Conditions, which you would be expected to sign in the event you are the selected Offeror in this procurement process.
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Letter of presentation highlighting main qualifications and experience relevant to this TOR;
- CV;
- Copy of education certificate;
- Completed financial proposal.
- Any other as relevant.
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