UNDP Jobs - 79970- Three experts to assist with marine contingency pl

Three experts to assist with marine contingency plan and risk assessment

Location :

Tirana with travel to main harbour cities, ALBANIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

23-Jul-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

30 days within 8 months period (each participant)

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Both Adriatic and Ionian Sea have traditionally played an important role in the Albanian history, culture and economic development, with more than half of the Albanian population living in the coastal zone, namely in the most urbanized and industrialized cities such as Durres, Vlora, Saranda, Fier, Lezha, Shkodra etc.).

All these urban development bring a high environment pressure, risks & threats of sea pollution by oil, hazardous & noxious substances, from several activities, inevitably facing serious environmental challenges, especially taking into consideration that it constitutes an important oil transport route to the North-Adriatic ports of other Mediterranean Countries (Italy and Croatia), whereas, the marine area, plays an important role in tourism and recreation.

As a matter of fact, the GoA has addressed these issues through contingency plans, which continue to focus mainly on post-disaster emergency response and recovery, while emergency preparedness mechanisms are less developed and public awareness is relatively low. In the meantime, protecting the natural resources of the sea is one of the strategic objectives of the EU Maritime Policy. Therefore, there are big needs in introducing an interinstitutional coordination platform to the Albanian preparedness and response system, in order to respond to emergencies resulting in the spillage of oil and/or other hazardous substances into the marine environment (which captures improvements need in the national legal and regulatory framework on prevention, preparedness and response in case of accidental maritime pollution).

Hence, the main challenge of this UNDP project is to establish a mutual network for the prevention of risks and management of emergencies, aiming marine environment pollution risk reductions and strengthening the relevant capacities to respond to environmental and technological hazards caused by maritime incidents. This will include improvement of response coordination capacities, enabling adoption of national maritime quality standards and strengthen tools for implementation of the Contingency Plan at local level.

Duties and Responsibilities

The national consultants are expected to be engaged and provide services and local synergies among all concerned actors at national, regional and local level such as Inter-agency Maritime Operational Centre (IMOC) Regional Environmental Agency (REA), Albanian Coast Guard (ACG), Port Authorities, Municipality or Commune Mayors in diverse areas of responsibilities like overall Control and operations on shore, cooperation in case of operations at sea, managers of all other on-shore installations etc.

The consultancies are required to respond to assignments and duties such as:

Task 1 - Analyses and assessment of the legislation and institutional capacities jointly with the international consultancy, targeting mainly:

National laws, regulations and rules related to preparedness for and response to accidental spills and marine pollution from ships caused by oil and other hazardous and noxious substances;
Binding international treaties and regulations including international conventions and their protocols related to accidental spills from ships of mineral oils and other hazardous and noxious substances
An overview of obligations and rights of competent national authorities and local governments, arising from these regulations;
An overview of international regulations in the field of preparedness for and response to accidental spills and marine pollution from ships, caused by mineral oils and other hazardous and noxious substances, not yet in force in both countries at the time of preparing the Report.
Effective national contingency plans for dealing with accidental spills and marine pollution from ships, by mineral oils and other hazardous and noxious substances, at sea and on shore;
Existing multilateral agreements and contingency plans concerning preparedness for and response to accidental marine pollution from ships, by mineral oils and other hazardous and noxious substances, in the Adriatic region.

Tasks 2 – Development of Risk Assessment jointly with the international consultancy targeting mainly

National Risk assessment related to accidental spills and marine pollution from ships caused by oil and other hazardous and noxious substances;
National response organization to accidental spills and marine pollution from ships, by mineral oils and other hazardous and noxious substances, at sea and on shore
Effective national response strategy for accidental marine pollution preparedness and response.

Task 3 – Development of the National Training Program jointly with the international consultancy targeting mainly:

National capacities assessment in the field of oil pollution preparedness and response
Develop a comprehensive training program with three model training courses as follows:

Level One: Operational staff (First Responders)

Level Two: Supervisors and on-scene commanders

Level Three: Senior management staff (Administrators and Senior Managers)

Duration and deliverables:

The assignment will be 30 days from August 2018 – March 2019.

30 September - first draft report/ outlining main tasks is delivered

30 November - draft reports on Legislation & Institutional capacities, Contingency Plan, Risk Assessment and Training are delivered

31 December - Final reports are delivered

The reports must be submitted in Albanian and English language.

Competencies

Corporate and Core Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling 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
Communication - Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
Planning & Organizing – Develops clear goals in line with agreed strategies, identifies priorities, foresees risks and makes allowances accordingly.
Organizational Awareness - Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
Teamwork - Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Accountability – Takes ownership of all responsibilities and delivers outputs in accordance with agreed time, cost and quality standards.

Functional Competencies

Excellent inter-personal and teamwork skills, networking attitude;
Capacity to deliver as per deadlines;
Strong expertise in communication issues.
Familiarity with the International Conventions and EU Regulations
Ability to pick up new terminology and concepts easily
Ability to work in a team and to motivate other team members and counterparts

Required Skills and Experience

Education

University Degree with focus area maritime transport or related fields

Experience

At least 5 years of experience on maritime transport and maritime emergency situation and response
Acquainted with know-how & skills on marine transport infrastructure and management, maritime laws, IMO Conventions, EU Directives, rules & regulations, port management & techniques of transport at ports (shipping operations, chartering, containers transport
Excellent knowledge on techniques of transport at ports (shipping operations, chartering, containers transport

Language

Excellent report writing and presentation skills, including excellent English knowledge

EVALUATION OF APPLICANTS

UNDP applies a fair and transparent selection process that would consider both the technical qualification of Individual Consultants as well as their financial proposals. The contract will be awarded to the candidate whose offer:

Is deemed technically responsive / compliant / acceptable (only technically responsive applications / candidates will be considered for the financial evaluation)
And has obtained the highest combined technical and financial scores.

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

Criteria A - Educational background 10 points

Criteria B - Professional experience in maritime transport 25 points

Criteria C - Experience on maritime emergency situation 35 points

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max points: 30?

Application Procedure

Interested applicants are advised to carefully study all sections of this ToRs and ensure that they meet the general requirements as well as specific qualifications described. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.

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.
Completed and signed UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SC) and Individual Contracts (IC) – Blank form Download here.
Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability - please fill in the attached form: http://www.un.org.al/doc/PSU_%20Individual%20Contract_Letter%20to%20UNDP.docx
Financial Proposal in ALL* - specifying a total lump sum in Albanian Lek (working days, travel, per diems, and any other possible costs) for the tasks specified in this announcement. Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of service, etc.). http://www.un.org.al/doc/Financial%20Offer%20template.doc
Financial Proposal in ALL* - specifying a total lump sum in Albanian Lek (working days, travel, per diems, and any other possible costs) for the tasks specified in this announcement. Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of service, etc.) http://www.un.org.al/doc/Financial%20Offer%20template.doc
Copy of Diplomas and copy of Passport.

* Kindly note that Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal are two separate documents and should both be part of your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

How to Submit the Application:

To submit your application online, please follow the steps below:

Download and complete the UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs);
Merge your UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs), Financial Proposal Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and cover letter into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded;
Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement);
Click “Apply Now” button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click “Submit Application;”
Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above);
You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.

Due to a large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.