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| Consultants selected for the roster will be working with the Country Offices and with the UNDP Bratislava Regional Center and reporting technically to the relevant Regional Technical Advisor (RTA) of UNDP/GEF in UNDP Bratislava Regional Center. Final agreement on operational reporting lines will be made during the contract negotiations. The consultants will be expected to undertake specific tasks in order to fully develop the Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) projects at the country level (i.e. projects dealing with energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport), these tasks may include but not limited to, the following, and will be finally agreed upon, in the contract negotiations.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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- Assist the Regional Coordination Unit and the UNDP Country Offices in responding to the government requests for developing Project Identification Forms (PIF) for the nationally identified priorities in climate change mitigation;
- Based on desk review and mission travel to the country, develop a PIF in collaboration with the government, the UNDP CO and the relevant Regional Technical Adviser;
- Based on the identified long-term solution to be sought by the project, identified the barriers hampering the achievement of this solution, the proposed outcomes and outputs, as well as accompanying impact indicators;
- Identify potential co-financing contributions from potential partners of the project and in particular, advise on steps required for securing such co-financing contributions during the project preparation period;
- Draft a Project Preparation Grant (PPG) request;
- Assist the relevant RTA in providing responses to the comments on the PIFs and PPGs received from the GEF secretariat, GEF agencies and STAP and incorporate issues raised in to the revised documents;
- Contribute to the project preparatory phase and work with the relevant governmental and non-governmental partners and UNDP in the development of the UNDP Project Document and other GEF required documentation, including Request for CEO Endorsement, letters of co-financing, project results framework, and others, based on the latest GEF requirements;
- Review all comments received on the draft Project Document from countries, GEF Sec and other agencies and finalize the Prodoc and Request for CEO Endorsement for final approval;
- Undertake mid-term and final independent evaluation of CCM projects
- Assist UNDP-GEF CCM projects throughout project inception and implementation phases with organization of project inception workshops, Project Board and Steering Committee meeting, preparation of project inception reports and annual Project Implementation Reviews (PIRs), developing and implementing project monitoring plan, including to account for and track greenhouse gases emission reduction impact;
- Support UNDP-GEF CCM project teams in regular designing and implementing knowledge management plans, including preparation of project-related publications, capturing and analysis of best practices and lessons learnt, substantive contribution to project public events and other PR and KM products and activities; and
- Undertake any other duties that will ensure successful execution of this consultancy.
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Competencies
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- Knowledge and experience with the GEF project development cycle, including the formulation of GEF Project Documents;
- Knowledge of the latest GEF Focal Area Strategies in general and Climate Change Mitigation focus areas in particular;
- Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities;
- Proven communication and leadership skills.
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Required Skills and Experience
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- University degree in energy, engineering, economics or related field from a recognized university;
- At least 10 years of professional experience in the field of climate change mitigation, i.e. with projects and policies on energy efficiency, renewable energy and/or sustainable transport;
- Proven and recent experience in the last 3 years with development and/or implementation and/or evaluation of international technical assistance projects;
- Fluent in English (written and spoken);
- Experience in Europe and CIS is an asset; and
- Knowledge of Russian is an asset.
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