| Description |
| Location : | Minsk, BELARUS | | Application Deadline : | 06-Aug-08 | | Type of Contract : | SSA | Languages Required :
| English | | Duration of Initial Contract : | 22 working days within two months |
THE CONSULTANT IS EXPECTED TO WORK IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE (WITH 10-DAY MISSION TO BELARUS). The project has been implemented since July 2006 and is expected to be completed in 2010. The project is nationally executed by the Ministry of Forestry of Belarus. The total GEF contribution amounts to $975,854, matched by $80,481 from international project partners, and by $2,237,000 from local project partners. The project aims to address peatland degradation in Belarus by achieving multiple environmental benefits in the areas of sustainable land management, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. The project builds on both national and international experience to introduce wetland renaturalization on 17 degraded peatlands covering a total area over 40,000 ha. To address existing barriers to renaturalizing degraded peatlands and ensure long-term interest and commitment to renaturalization, actions will be taken at three levels: strategic (enabling policy environment for peatland restoration), research and capacity development (monitoring, trainings), and on-the-ground investments in 17 pilot sites (actual restoration of 17 degraded peatlands). In accordance with UNDP/GEF monitoring and evaluation (M&E) policies and procedures, all regular and medium-sized projects supported by the GEF should undergo a mid-term evaluation (MTE). | Duties and Responsibilities | The evaluation should primarily focus on assessing project progress to date against the project document and come up with recommendations on improvements, as needed. The evaluator should determine, as systematically and objectively as possible, the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the project. The evaluation will assess the achievements of the project against its objectives, including examination of the relevance of the objectives and of the project design. It will also identify factors that have facilitated or impeded the achievement of the objectives. While a thorough review of the past is in itself very important, the in-depth evaluation is expected to lead to detailed recommendations and lessons learned for the future. Specific responsibilities of the evaluator include: - Lead and manage the evaluation mission;
- Design the detailed evaluation methodology and plan;
- Conduct desk-reviews, interviews and site-visits in order to obtain objective and verifiable data to substantive evaluation ratings and assessments;
- Validate the strategies for renaturalization of project sites and monitoring of restoration processes applied within the project;
- Verify on-site immediate effects of renaturalization from the hydrological, climate change, biodiversity and land degradation perspectives;
- Draft the evaluation report and share with the key stakeholders for comments;
- Finalize the evaluation report based on the inputs from key stakeholders.
| Competencies | - Proven track record of analysis and evaluation of projects focusing on integrated ecosystem management, combating land degradation, biodiversity conservation (relevant experience in the CIS region would be an asset);
- Familiarity with peatland restoration technologies and relevant international best-practices;
- Knowledge of UNDP-GEF M&E policies and procedures.
| Required Skills and Experience | Academic Requirements: - Advanced university degree in environment management, conservation, sustainable land management, or related area
Expirience: - Extensive (at least 10-year) experience and proven track record with policy advice and/or project development or implementation in integrated ecosystem management, wetland ecosystem restoration
Language: - Proficiency in English, knowledge of Russian would be an asset
- Prior experience with UNDP would be an asset.
Applicants should prepare and submit: - cover letter stating their interest in and qualifications for the position (in English);
- recent CV;
- price offer (in USD) indicating the daily fee. UNDP reserves its right to negotiate the final amount of consultant’s remuneration.
Deadline for submission of applications: 01 August 2008
Please refer to http://un.by/ru/vacancy/undp/21-07-08-va.html for a complete TOR for the assignment. |
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