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The principal responsibility of the International Technical Expert is to make substantive contributions to the development and structuring of the GEF CEO Endorsement Request document and the UNDP Project Document for the Medium Sized Project (MSP) using the standard GEF and UNDP templates, to provide technical expertise during the process of drafting the project document
While working on his/her assignment, the International Technical Expert is expected to provide information to the International Biomass Expert Team – Leader with regard to providing input and support. The International Technical Expert will work in close cooperation with the relevant Georgian stakeholders including in particular the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources. In addition, the International Technical Expert will work with private sector partners on the project preparation activities.
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of UNDP Georgia Country Office and overall guidance of UNDP Regional Office in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Within the framework of this ToR, the International Technical Expert is expected to perform the following duties:
- Collect information about the potential of biomass in Georgia focused on all types of biomass (waste, wood, and agricultural) focused on resource availability, supply, and ownership issues.
- Examine specifically the availability of hazelnuts in Georgia and provide assessment of market demand without the project (baseline situation) and with the project (GEF alternative) as an input to the work of the International Biomass Expert, on incremental costs.
- Outline in detail all the barriers related to the development of a biomass industry in hazelnut based biomass in Georgia and provide an assessment of what should be undertaken to overcome these barriers
- Examine the technical specifications of a possible biomass based pellet plant using hazelnut as the feedstock
- Prepare a technical report entitled ‘barriers to biomass energy in Georgia – with a specific emphasis on biomass from hazelnuts and on a specific proposed project which might be leveraged using private sector investment as part of this project – (include inputs from 1,2,3,4 as part of this report) – Report 1
- Prepare a feasibility study report on ‘biomass from hazelnut – pilot pellet plant’ focused on the specific proposed private sector investment that might be leveraged under this project specifically focused on one specific site and one specific project (include inputs from 1,2,3,4,5 as part of this report) – Report 2
Key Deliverables:
- Participation in one-day kick-off workshop in Georgia (during a first mission), with particular emphasis on ensuring the adequate engagement of the national counterparts and local consultants. The workshop should clarify the objectives, approaches and outcomes of project design, and spell out the roles and contributions of different stakeholders, aiming at ensuring the national ownership from the very inception of the project;
- Report 1: Prepare Report on Barriers to Biomass Energy in Georgia (outlining all types of biomass but with a particular emphasis on hazelnut).
- Report 2: Participation in a second mission aimed specifically at collecting all the relevant mission for the biomass technical feasibility study in order to prepare the biomass availability feasibility study report. Prepare and finalize report 2.
Evaluation Criteria:
Experts will be evaluated against combination of technical and financial criteria. Technical evaluation stage encompasses interviewing of candidates that have passed the 70% threshold as a result of evaluation of applications. Experts not meeting any of minimum technical qualification requirements will be automatically excluded from the list of candidates for further technical evaluation.
Maximum obtainable score is 250, out of which the total score for technical criteria equals to 175 points (70%) (evaluation of applications 100 points (40%) and interviews 75 points (30%)). A financial criterion is valued as 75 points (30% of total obtainable points).
Candidates who pass 70% of maximum obtainable scores of the technical criteria (i.e. 100 x 70% = 70 points) as a result of a desk review of applications will be invited for an interview.
Only candidates who pass 70% of total technical score (122.5 points) will be requested to submit financial proposals - Lump Sum amount that should include remuneration (daily fee*number of total days), travel costs (ticket cost and Daily Subsistence Allowances (DSA) *number of total days to be spent in Georgia) and, other associated costs, if such. Daily rates shall not exceed UNDP maximum reference rates for national consultants; DSAs should not exceed UN DSA rates for Georgia (DSA for Tbilisi is USD 189, Outside Tbilisi – USD 122). For tickets the highest priority should be given to economy class air tickets.
A maximum of 75 points will be assigned to the lowest price offer. All other price offers will receive points in inverse proportion, using the formula: Financial score offer X = 75 * the lowest Price/Price offer X, Y, etc.)
Technical score: 175 points (70%)
- Desk review: 100 points (40%)
1. 1 Education (10 points)
1.1.1. Higher education
- Master’s degree in energy, environmental and/or natural resources management, environmental engineering or environmental economics: 5 points (minimum requirement*);
- PhD: additional 5 points
Work Experience (75 points)
Experience in conducting feasibility studies, both technical & economic feasibilities and/or technical research in the area of renewable energy:
- 7 years of experience: 5 points (minimum requirement*);
- between 7 and 10 years: additional 10 points;
- More than 10 years of experience: additional 10 points;
- Experience in conducting technical studies for: biomass energy: aditional10 points
Technical knowledge:
- Knowledge of biomass pellet markets, especially those of Western or Easter Europe: 25 points
Regional Experience:
CIS experience: 10 points
- up to 5 years: 5 points
- more than 5 years: additional 5 points
- Georgia’s experience: additional 5 points:
- Up to 5 years; 2 points;
- More than 5 years: additional 3 points
Other technical skills (15 points)
Language, technical writing:
- knowledge of spoken and written English: 5 points (minimum requirement*)
- technical writing in English: additional10 points
Interview: 75 points (30%)
Financial Proposal: 75 points (30%)
Total Score (100%) – 250
*For minimum qualification criteria/requirement either maximum obtainable score or 0 should be assigned to the candidates; For technical criteria additional to minimum criteria any score between 0 and maximum obtainable score can be assigned to the applicants.
** Scores against criteria 1.1, 1.2.1, 2.1, 1.2.3 and 1.3.1.1 will be assigned to the applicants based on CVs and/or filled in P11 forms, additional points can be assigned to the applicant on the basis of the interview in case the candidate is selected for the short-list.
*** Scores against criterion 1.2.2 and 1.3.1.2 will be assigned to the applicants based on CVs and/or filled in P11 forms and technical writing samples to be submitted to UNDP as part of applications, additional points can be assigned to the applicant on the basis of the interview in case the candidate is selected for the short-list.
Payment Schedule:
The payment of a lump sum will be made in two installments:
(1) 60% after submission to and clearance by UNDP Georgia and UNDP Bratislava Regional Center of the deliverable 1: Report 1 – Barriers to Biomass Energy in Georgia. Submission of the document should not exceed 31 November 2010.
(2) 40% after submission to and clearance by UNDP Georgia and UNDP Bratislava Regional Center of the deliverable 2: Technical Feasibility Study of Hazelnut based Biomass Pellet Plant. Submission of the document should not exceed 20 December 2010.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should submit their applications and supporting documentation to UNDP Georgia through uploading the documents to UNDP corporate web-site : http://jobs.undp.org/. Supporting documentation should include cover/interest letter, CV, filled P11 form and max. 2-page writing sample on biomass pellet production (supporting documentation might be complied in one PDF document and uploaded to the UNDP site).
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