Republic of Moldova

National consultant to support the preparation of a project proposal for the EU-UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme in Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr12/00170

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	21 Aug 2012, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	31 Aug 2012, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	01 Sep 2012
Reference to the project:	Low Emission Capacity Building Project
Expected Duration of Assignment:	August-October, 2012
Submission Instructions: Proposal should be submitted by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org no later than August  21, 2012. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to silvia.pana-carp@undp.org. The UNDP Officer will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individial Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Ms. Silvia Pana-Carp.

silvia.pana-carp@undp.org

Background

 In 2009 Moldova associated with the Copenhagen Accord with an emission reduction target of no less than 25% of the base year (1990) level total national GHG emissions to be achieved by. However it is recognized that significant financial, technological and capacity building support will be needed to achieve this target. A very high priority for UNDP as an implementing agency with a climate and development mandate is to develop capacities of the countries to formulate, access finance and implement low-emission development strategies.

As a result of the commitment of all parties to support climate change efforts at the national level, UNDP has developed with the European Union (EU) a collaborative Programme focused on capacity building for climate change. The seeks to strengthen national capacities to: 1) Develop/establish greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory management systems; 2) Measure, report on, and verify (MRV) greenhouse gas emission inventories; 3) Identify opportunities for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the context of national development; 4) Design low-emission development strategies (LEDS); and 5) Facilitate the design and adoption of mitigation actions by selected industries.

The EU-UNDP Climate Change Capacity Building Programme is in response to the need for capacity development at the country level, as well as to opportunities that have been identified for engaging Public Sector and Industry support and participation in addressing the issue of climate change.

Moldova is currently in the preparatory phase for the programme. In this context a comprehensive context-assessment and stocktaking exercise is undertaken with the aim of generating the information and process feeding into the Moldova-specific project proposal identifying project outcomes and activities. 

Scope of work

In view of developing a targeted and practical project proposal agreed by all stakeholders a group of national consultants to be selected as a response to these TORS[1]  will support the international consultant in:

i) Conducting a systematic stocktaking exercise ensuring that that the project builds on the activities, studies, outcomes, experiences and institutional settings of existing policies and other interventions relating to climate change.

ii) Support the national stakeholder consultation process and stakeholder analysis including the activities intended to identify appropriate institutional and stakeholder roles and responsibilities, capacity constraints and strategies for stakeholder engagement during the implementation of the programme

iii) Based on the above support the international consultant in identification of  priorities and key activities for the  programme and draft the Project Proposal (following an annotated UNDP template)

The national consultants will be led by the international  expert and will cooperate closely with the UNDP Moldova Country Office, the Ministry of Environment, National Climate Change Office, line Ministries and other stakeholders as identified by the UNDP  CO. 

Requirements for experience

1. Academic Qualification

• University degree in environment/natural resource management, environmental economics or closely related areas.

2. Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in technical assistance and consultancy related to climate change mitigation and climate change capacity building;
• Experience in developing analytical products and project proposals in the climate change field;
• Previous experience in developing or setting up Low-Emission Development Strategies, Measurement,      Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems, GHG Inventory Systems, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), both the Public Sector and Industry, is a very strong advantage;
• Familiarity with the UNFCCC and international climate change negotiations is expected.

 

3. Competencies

• Proven track record of participation in project design and proposal formulation, research and analysis, including capacity assessment and development;
• Strong technical skills related to climate change mitigation frameworks;
• Proven ability to collect, verify and analyze information, and to finish and present work with a high degree of accuracy and technical quality;
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, in order to communicate complex, technical information to both technical and general audiences;
• Prior experience with UNDP and international donor organizations is advantage;
• Experience in working with government officials, civil servants and technical public administration agencies and      authorities is desired;
• Proficiency in standard computer software (word-processing, excel, presentations, databases and internet).

4. Language requirements:

• Good knowledge of written and oral communication in English;
• Knowledge of Romanian or/and Russian is a must.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Technical Proposal:

• explaining how applicant responds to each of the qualification requirements and why he/she is the most suitable for the work;
• describing a short vision on achievement of tasks.

1. Personal information (as a detailed CV or as a Personal History Form /P11) including records on past experience in similar projects/assignments and concrete outputs obtained;
2. Financial proposal (in USD, specifying a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days).

Financial proposal

Each candidate will be required to submit a financial proposal which specifies 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 travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).  

Travel:

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP does not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between UNDP Moldova and the consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by the PMT and UNDP that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

 

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