National PPG Consultant on monitoring and information, climate change - Moldova
Vacancy Number: Pr16/01318
Contacts:
Ms. Monica Moldovan.
Background
The GEF is funding the Project Preparatory Grant (PPG) phase for the Medium Size Project (MSP) “Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the Dniester River Basin”.
The project will contribute towards the joint management of the water resources of the Dniester River basin. The project builds on the on-going cooperation of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine based on the bilateral agreements (1994 and 2012) and the UNECE / OSCE / ENVSEC support since 2006.
The project includes three inter-related and mutually supportive components:
- In-depth analysis of the water resources, related ecosystems and their use.
- Development of the policy, legal and institutional set-up, mandate and capacities of the River Basin Commission for strengthened basin-level cooperation.
- Strengthening of water resources and biodiversity monitoring and conservation, and information exchange in the Dniester River Basin.
The PPG phase runs for a period less than a year to develop necessary background information, identify partners among the key national and international actors in the area, secure co-financing and develop the MSP Project Document. PPG funding, in combination with agency co-financing contributions will support the design of the proposed full-size project. The following activities will be undertaken during the PPG phase:
Development of the full-fledged GEF submission package:
- strategic documents and accompanying analysis,
- input from national consultants to support he preparation of a project document for the MSP,
- development of the project annual work plan & budget, with defined roles and responsibilities (with accompanying terms of reference) as well as the project document for the project implementing agency,
- stakeholder consultations with all key partners to get input for the project document and to validate that the project design meets the priority needs of the Dniester Basins Riparian and stakeholders.
Scope of work
The key objective of the consultant is to support the Team Leader develop a full UNDP/GEF project document and CEO Endorsement (full submission package), analyze current monitoring and information sharing systems, climate change adaptation policy relevant to the transboundary level and to contribute to the development of the draft project document "Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the Dniester River basin” based on GEF requirements.
Under the overall guidance of the UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor and UNDP Moldova country office direct supervision of an International PPG Consultant and a Team Leader, in close coordination with the UNECE Regional Adviser on Environment and, other national experts and the national partners the expert will perform the following:
- Advise on and contribution to development of a work plan and a timeline detailing the practical steps required to develop the project proposal.
- Analyse the PIF and provision of inputs to the project proposal with focus on monitoring, data sharing, climate change adaptation and demonstration projects.
- Contribute to the inventory of relevant documents to be used in the development of the project proposal.
- Identify and liaise with the relevant international, regional, national and local stakeholders to build strong country ownership of the project and support for project efforts, and collect of their opinions on the project content based on questions agreed on within team.
- Assist in organization of the two national stakeholder workshops (tentatively Chisinau in July 2016 and Kyiv in October 2016) to review and collect comments on the proposed project objectives and activities in order to ensure agreement is reached at the national level among key stakeholders (e.g. communicating with potential participants, drafting agenda, list of participants, reports).
- Advise on and contribution to the development of the budget proposal, costing estimates, risk analysis, M&E plan, logical framework, stakeholder involvement, possible co-financing sources, and action plan for incorporation of the gender aspects in the project.
Provide additional inputs as required to fulfil the duties to ensure successful finalization of the project document.
Requirements for experience
Academic Qualification:
- Advanced degree in the field of natural sciences
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of work experience in the field of water monitoring and data management.
- Experience on bilateral transboundary water cooperation is an asset.
- Experience in working with international organizations and projects.
Competencies:
- Good analytical, writing and communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.
- Ability to work independently and remotely with minimal supervision.
- Ability to accept direction and constructive criticism from team members and authorities in a positive and respectful manner.
- Capacity to submit high quality deliverables under time constraints.
- Ability to communicate effectively in Russian, Moldovan and English.
Language requirements:
- Fluency in oral and written Romanian or Russian.
- Knowledge of English is mandatory
Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Proposal explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
- Financial proposal;
- Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references or the dully filled Personal History Form (P11).
Financial proposal
Lump sum contracts
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.
In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including all related costs e.g. fees, taxes, travel, phone calls etc.) and the number of anticipated working days. The consultant shall bare costs for all supplies needed for data collection and data processing including possession of his own personal computer.
Travel
The assignment foresees travel Ukraine (2 overnight in Kiev) for stakeholders workshop (tentatively set for September 2016) All travel expenses associated with the trips (tickets, accommodation DSA) will be included in the financial offer (which needs to include (i) consultancy fees and (ii) estimated travel cost) as per UNDP rules and regulations.
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