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International Consultant - REDD+ (GEF Full Scale Project)

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Sectors Terrestrial / Aquatic Ecology & Conservation
Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Turkey - Europe
Type Temporary / Contract / Seasonal
Status Full Time
Level Mid Level
Deadline 10/10/2011
Company Name UNDP
Contact Name Human Resources
Website Further Details / Applications
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Description
The full project aims to promote an integrated approach to management of forests in Turkey, demonstrating multiple environmental benefits in high conservation value forests in the Mediterranean forest region.
 
The objective of this Project Preparation Grant (PPG) is to develop a full project document for a UNDP/GEF project in line with Programmatic approaches or major multi-focal area projects that combine resources and objectives in more that one of GEF‘s focal areas of biodiversity, climate change, and land degradation, aiming for a transformative impact in sustainable forest management.
 
This consultancy will contribute to implementation of the PPG in ways described in the Terms of References located at,  

 

Duties and Responsibilities

The REDD+ Specialist will be available for approx. 60 days for the whole contract period. The REDD+ Specialist is the key expert with direct responsibility to submit the deliverables below:
  1. Carbon stock and flux methodology and estimates report
  2. MRV framework
  3. NAMA framework
  4. Tracking tool 2: CCM 
He/she will have indirect responsibility to attend meetings and workshops, including inception and validation workshops and periodic team meetings, feasibility analysis and budget related activities and to submit the deliverables below, in collaboration with NC2, NC3 and NC4:
  • LULUCF unit description (led by NC2)
  • Tracking tool 1: Biodiversity (led by NC3)
  • Site information sheets (led by NC4)
 
Details regarding the scope of work are presented in Section E. of the Terms of References located at http://www.undp.org.tr.
 
The Descriptions of Abreviations for consultants ID's are:
  •  IC-1=Lead international consultant
  •  IC-2=REDD+ specialist
  • NC-1=Lead national consultant
  • NC-2=Forest policy, law & institutional structure specialist
  • NC-3=Protected areas specialist
  • NC-4=LULUCF specialist
  • NC-5=Socio-economic specialist
  • NC-6=Pest management specialist
  • NC-7=Forest fire management specialist
  • NC-8=Silvicultural specialist.

 

Competencies

  • Strategic thinking skills
  • Strong reporting and communication skills both in Turkish and in English
  • Excellent communication skills with various partners including donors
  • Team work skills and experience in leading teams
  • Result oriented

 

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
  • Advanced university degree (M.A. or Ph.D.) in natural resources, forestry, agronomy, environmental sciences or equivalent.
  • Good knowledge of the related UN Framework Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD).

Experience:

  • Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: nature conservation, sustainable forest management (SFM), forest monitoring (remote sensing, forest inventory), FLEGT, reduced impact logging (RIL) and general land use planning.
  • At least 5 years practical experience in carbon forestry and other land use projects in developing and/or transition countries
  • Demonstrated up-to-date knowledge on REDD, international forest issues, implementation of carbon forestry projects, validation, verification and certification of LULUCF projects.

Language:

  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
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