Individual Consultant (Ugandan Nationals) - National Expert for the Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory System

• Document the current inventory management team and sectoral roles and arrangements
• Review & document the legal & institutional arrangements for elaborating the GHG inventory
• Provide recommendations for strengthening the institutional frameworks and coordination mechanisms that ensure periodic GHG inventory updates, Biennial Update Reports, and national communications in the sectors covered by the Project
• Recommend mechanisms at the national and institutional levels to link GHG Inventory system to MRV-related activities on a sustained basis

• Document the selection process of national activity data& emission factors and related parameters (units, source, year of data, etc) used in the inventory preparation process for selected key sectors
• Document the method choice, description and assumptions
• Document the data collection methods of data providers
• Elaborate a national manual of procedures to prepare the inventory
• Identify data that must be compiled/developed to fill gaps for key categories and identify appropriate methods/approaches to overcome data gaps
• Provide recommendations for improving the data collection system, including analysis of barriers to obtaining data and solutions for overcoming these barriers

• Review the main elements of a QA/QC plan
• List key QA/QC personnel and any country-specific additional QA/QC responsibilities
• Elaborate a Tier 1 QA/QC checklist
• Elaborate a Tier 2 QA/QC checklist as appropriate
• Describe improvements to the QA/QC plan

Output 4: Archiving system described

• Describe the existing archiving program and procedures, including responsibilities, procedures, and checklist
• Provide recommendations for improving the archiving system

• Complete the Tier 1 key category “base year level analysis” and “trend analysis”
• Complete the Tier 2 key category “base year level analysis” and “trend analysis”, as appropriate

• Summarize priorities for improving national inventory system based on Outputs 1 to 5
• Describe communication, outreach, and training activities/plans
• Prioritize inventory improvements (i.e., immediate, medium term, long term), and review periodically over the lifetime of the LECB project
• Develop a long-term in-country programme to improve inventory

• Report on needs and capacity assessment for the GHG inventory systems in the sectors covered
• Provide technical inputs to the design of a capacity building program on national GHG inventory systems
• Participate as a resource person in trainings on applying best practices in GHG national inventory systems
• Other tasks that the National Inventory System Team Leader will identify as necessary to the success of the Project in attaining its objectives.

• IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (1996 Revised, 2006) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) 
• IPCC 2000 Good Practice Guidance& Uncertainty Manual (GPGAUM) (GPGAUM)
• IPCC 2003 Good Practice Guidance for Land-Use, Land-Use Change & Forestry
• UNDP 2005 Handbook: Managing the National GHG Inventory Process
• US EPA/US AID 2011Template Workbook: Developing a National GHG Inventory System (English, Spanish, French) (English, Spanish, French)

• Output 1: Planning process agreed for building a robust national system for preparation of GHG emission inventories and linkages to MRV, including definition of legal and institutional arrangements. Target due date: 17 May. Estimated no of working days: 5.
• Output 2: Data, emission factors, sources, methods & assumptions documented and archived for selected key sectors. Target due date: 9 June. Estimated no of working days: 15.
• Output 3: Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures described. Target due date: 24 June. Estimated no of working days: 5.
• Output 4: Archiving system described. Target due date: 13 July. Estimated no of working days: 5.
• Output 5: Key category analysis. Target due date: 28 July. Estimated no of working days: 5.
• Output 6: Inventory improvement strategy developed, including awareness raising and sustainability components. Target due date: 4 August. Estimated no of working days: 5.
• Output 7: Strengthened national capacities for inventory planning and inventory management. Target due date: 18 August. Estimated no of working days: 5.

Working Arrangements

• Good coordination ability and team working spirit
• Good organizational skills, with experience in organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops and writing reports
• Good interpersonal/communication skills
• Good oral and written communication skills

Education:

•  Advanced degree or higher (Master’s or higher) in areas relevant to climate change, environment and national development

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in National GHG Inventories, particularly in the priority sectors identified under the project
• Substantial knowledge of methodologies for inventories (IPCC Revised 1996 Guidelines or 2006 Guidelines and Good Practice Guidance)
• Good knowledge of global and national climate change issues

Language requirements: 

•  Fluent in oral and written English.

Schedule of Payments:

• 20% at the delivery of acceptable inception report, and completion of GHG INventoryStatus Report and NAMA Fact Sheets
• 30% at the delivery of elaborated output 2,3, and 4 as outlined above and conclusion of baseline & mitigation scenario development
• 20% at conclusion of outputs 5,6 and 7 as outlined
• 30% at the delivery of elaborated status report on GHG Inventory processes in Uganda approved by UNDP

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
• Technical Criteria weight; 70%; Financial Criteria weight; 30%
• Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation

Technical Criteria – Maximum 70 points:

• Relevance of education – 10 points
•  Language skills – 5 points
• Knowledge of the Uganda/East African Mitigation Actions and  climate stakeholders – 10 points
•  Relevance of professional experience in conducting similar assignments in the field of Climate Inventory syatems and/or business – 15 points
• Relevance of experience in report writing and drafting – 15 points
• Interpretation of the assignment, methodology and work-plan – 15 points

Application procedure

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

• Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II).
• Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
• Technical proposal: Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment; A methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment; Workplan.
• Financial proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price in Ugandan Shillings, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (Annex II)

ANNEXES (to be downloaded from UNDP Uganda Website, procurement notices section: www.undp.or.ug):

•  ANNEX I - Individual Contractor General Terms and Conditions
• ANNEX II – Offerors Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual Contractor Assignment

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