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Consultant: Course Curator
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Location Belarus - Europe
Town/City Home-based, 1 trip to Minsk and 1 possible in-country
Type Temporary / Contract / Seasonal
Status Full Time
Level Senior Level
Deadline 03/05/2009
Company Name United Nations Development Program
Contact Name Human Resources
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Description
Within the current planning system and practice of formulating strategic initiatives applied in Belarus, a majority of developments at the national and/or local levels result from the implementation of a national, sub-national or local policy, programme or plan for socio-economic, sectoral or spatial development. The elaboration of national or sectoral strategic initiatives in Belarus is the responsibility of respective ministries, research institutes, which belong to these ministries, and of the local authorities. The governmental institutions formulate a significant number of policies, strategies, plans and programmes that would provide a basis for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) application in the country.
The UNDP Project #00062796 “Building capacity for Strategic Environmental Assessment and environmental conventions implementation in Belarus”, funded by the European Commission, was launched 6 November 2008. It is jointly implemented by UNDP Belarus and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus (Ministry of Environment).
The project aims to assist Belarus in developing domestic capacity for an effective integration of environmental concerns into the national decision-making through introduction of SEA and enhancing environmental conventions implementation in the country.
The current activity of the project will assist the Ministry of Environment by carrying out five training workshops in Minsk to develop expert capacity of Belarusian specialists in SEA methodology, approaches and techniques. It focuses on application of environmental objectives in SEA; identification of the SEA scope and baseline scenarios; analysis of possible substantial environmental impact, including cumulative impact; comparison of alternatives; consultations with environmental and health authorities and with the general public; analysis of trans-boundary effects and arranging trans-boundary consultations; and managing a SEA process.
More information about the project can be found at www.un.by

 

Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will be based in his/her home country. He/She will be also required to make one trip to Minsk for participation in the inception workshop (21 May 2009) and one possible in-country mission (to be negotiated additionally). The incumbent will work in close cooperation with the project team and will be responsible for development of a detailed training programme for five workshops on SEA methodology in Belarus.
Specific Responsibilities:
  • Prepare a presentation on international experience in SEA application, draft work plan of the course and deliver the presentation at the one-day inception workshop in Minsk (scheduled for 21 May 2009);
  • Develop a detailed training programme for the course on SEA methodology (consisted of five training workshops) for Belarusian experts and professionals;
  • Identify prospective trainers – international experts and negotiate with them; prepare Terms of Reference for the trainers;
  • Organize training in Belarus (distant assistance or possible in-country mission).
Deliverables:
  • Output 1 (3 working days): Presentation on international experience in SEA application prepared and delivered at the inception workshop in Minsk (21 May 2009), a training course work plan;
  • Output 2 (10 working days): Detailed training programme for the course on SEA methodology submitted, prospective trainers for the course among international experts identified, Terms of Reference for international experts developed.
The Course Curator will directly report to the Task Coordinator (SEA-Conventions) in close coordination of his/her work with the UNDP Belarus and Ministry of Environment.
All reports shall be in the English language and be provided in MS Office electronic format.

 

Competencies

  • Training experience in the field of SEA methodology;
  • Outstanding analytical and organizational skills.

 

Required Skills and Experience

  • Master’s Degree or equivalent in natural resource management, environment, biology, geography science or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of work experience in SEA;
  • Good knowledge of written and spoken English;
  • Computer literacy (knowledge of MS Word, Excel and email communication software).
Applications procedures:

Applicants are requested to apply on-line.
Applicants should:
  • complete the form stating their interest in and qualifications for the position (in English);
  • recent CV;
  • price offer (in USD) indicating the daily remuneration rate.

Deadline for submission of applications:   3 May 2009

Women are encouraged to apply. UNDP is non-smoking work environment
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