International Consultant on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage

• The Cultural Heritage Protection Office is an independent governmental administrative body, operating as a legal entity as a constituent part of the Ministry of Culture.
• National Conservation Center
• Eight regional offices for protection of culture monuments and museums

• Familiarization with the institutional and legal set up related to protection of cultural heritage in the country
• Familiarization with the climate scenarios till 2100 for the country
• Familiarization with the national inventory for cultural heritage
• Carry out a rapid vulnerability assessment to climate change impact on Macedonian cultural heritage that should comprise categories as specified in the Law on cultural heritage. In consultation with the Ministry of Culture and The Cultural Heritage Protection Office three most vulnerable sites for each relevant category will be selected. The consultant will be responsible to prepare vulnerability assessment report and recommend the best approach and steps for specific adaptation measures for each of them.  
• Prepare recommendations for adaptation of cultural heritage to climate change, including an Action Plan: planning time-scale, monitoring, management and maintenance,  funding, research and education

(Sites)
- Climate change damaging the architecture structures leading to greater humidity in the lower parts of the buildings and, consequently, to an increase in salt contamination of the structures and to the growth of vegetation (variations of precipitation and temperature, modification in precipitation regimes, increased soil temperature in response to increased atmospheric temperature, changes in sediment moisture, erosion, ground slumping)
 (Cities)
- direct physical effects on the buildings or structures (stability, corrosion or salt weathering, moisture, damaging crystallization on decorated surface, heavy rainfall, flooding and post flooding drying, Shocks (extreme and sudden variations) or changes in the amplitude of the diurnal or seasonal variation of temperature and humidity, migration of pests and their influence on timber and other organic building (biological infestation), storminess and wind gusts, Desertification, salt weathering and erosion)

• Carry out rapid assessment of the capacities of national institutions responsible for cultural heritage protection and management in regards to climate change adaptation/mitigation
• Provide recommendations  for short, medium and long term capacity building activities for the relevant national institutions 
• Prepare guidelines for targeted group  how to make rapid assessment of climate change impact over the cultural heritage sites and cities, how to mitigate the  climate change impact and how to take into consideration climate change in the planning and policy process
• Conduct a workshop for relevant counterparts to present the vulnerability and adaptation report and the guidelines
  All relevant documents will be provided to the consultant by the project office and focal points from the Ministry of Culture

• The assignment is estimate to be completed in 25 (twenty five) working days in period of  3 (three) months starting in October 2012 and ending in 7 December 2012.
• 2 Field missions are expected: Fact finding mission (4 days) in the beginning of the assignment and second mission for presentation of the vulnerability and adaptation assessment and the guidelines (2 days)

• Draft vulnerability assessment and adaptation report
• Final Report that will elaborate the key findings, recommendations and steps to be undertaken for minimizing climate change impact on cultural heritage, including an Action Plan; 
• Guidelines for targeted group (employees of the Ministry of Culture and other relevant institutions) how to mitigate  the  climate change impact over the cultural heritage sites and cities and take into considerations climate change impact on the cultural heritage in relevant sectoral policies and plans for protection of the cultural heritage on national and local level; 
• Workshop to present the report and the guidelines

The documents should be prepared in English.

• The incumbent shall execute agreed consultancy services honestly and fairly
• The consultant shall be independent of all parties, which stand to gain from the outcome of the evaluation processes conducted in the course of consultancy
• The consultant shall agree to hold in trust and confidence any information or documents (“confidential information”) disclosed to him/her, discovered or prepared by him/her in the course of or as a result of the consultancy services. He/she shall agree that it shall be only used for the purposes of project implementation and shall not be disclosed to any party

Ownership:

• First fact finding  mission to Skopje (4 days)after contract signing in October 2012
• The draft vulnerability assessment and adaptation report shall be submitted not later than 23 November 2012 
• The final vulnerability assessment and adaptation report shall be submitted not later than 30 November 2012 
• The Guidelines shall be submitted not later than 30 November 2012
• Second mission to Skopje (2 days) for presentation of the findings and training in beginning of December 2012

• 40% upon submission of draft report
• 50% upon approval of final report and guidelines 
• 10% upon finalization of second mission (presentation and training)

• First in the beginning of the assignment (4 days, 3 nights in Skopje, one in Ohrid) to Skopje and other local areas in the country to visit several sites of cultural heritage. The local transport outside of the Skopje will be provided by the project. All other expenses will be covered by the consultant
• Second in the end of the assignment (2 days in Skopje).

• Good presentation and communication skills, sense of initiative; 
• Excellent analytical and writing skills; 
• Full working knowledge of English.

•  University degree in the thematic areas relevant to the assignment (archaeology, architecture, environmental sciences, natural sciences). Advanced degree is an asset

• At least 5 years professional experience in areas relevant for the assignment (climate change and cultural heritage); Previous experience in projects in the SEE region shall be an asset
• At least 3 (three) similar assignments in nature and scope (vulnerability assessments and/or adaptation in relation with climate change and cultural heritage)

• A brief letter of motivation describing how your experience directly relates to the assignment. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application. 
• CV/P11 form including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees; 
• Brief methodology and approach on how the assignment will be carried out including detailed timetable of the proposed activities 
• Reference list of at least 3 (three) similar work/projects and contact details of the clients 
• Financial Proposal  - specifying a total lump sum amount in USD for completion of the the deliverables tasks specified in this announcement. The financial offer shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (number of anticipated working days, travels to Skopje, per diems and any other possible costs).. 
• Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, travel, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services). 
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials