UNDP Jobs - 41819- International Consultant on Energy Efficiency and

International Consultant on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (Architect) (EESE-A)

Location :

Ankara, TURKEY

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

16-Dec-2013

Application Deadline :

29-Nov-13 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

5 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 person - days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The overall objective of the “Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project” is to reduce energy consumption and associated GHG emissions in buildings in Turkey by raising building energy performance standards, improving enforcement of building codes, enhancing building energy management and introducing the use of an integrated building design approach. An integrated building design approach (IBDA), as promoted by this project, is a process of design that integrates climatic conditions, the capture and the conservation of the free solar and internal gains, the efficient and comprehensive reduction of all heat losses through walls and ventilation, the accurate control of all external energy introduced for providing thermal comfort, light, and hot water, and – last but not least – user awareness of new behaviors regarding energy use and good operations and maintenance practices. The ultimate goal of applying IBDA is to achieve high performance and multiple benefits at a lower cost than the total for all the components combined if these were considered separately. The project will address this through below tasks:

Preparation of an Integrated Building Design Approach (IBDA) Adaptation Report,
Development of an IBDA Implementation Guidebook,

In order to realize the above tasks, an IBDA Technical Assistance (TA) Team will be formed, through the participation of various consultants from several fields of expertise (ref: Annex 1). TA Team Leader (Architect) and TA Team Manager/Editor (Architect) has already been hired in order to lead, coordinate and manage the work of TA Team.

TA Team will collaborate for the production of the IBDA Adaptation Report and IBDA Implementation Guidebook in line with Annex 2 and Annex 3. The annexes are of indicative nature and can be modified in accordance with the TA Team Leader and TA Team Manager/Editor (yet no major alterations are expected).

For more details, please kindly refer to attached Terms of References located at following link.

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide required consultancy services into the TA Team work, for the production of the IBDA Adaptation Report and IBDA Implementation Guidebook for Turkey. The works to be conducted will consider the local conditions of Turkey and the limits of applicability, within the scope of "Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Turkey" project.

The consultant is expected to conduct services defined in Section C of this ToR document.

For more details, please kindly refer to attached Terms of References located at following link.

Competencies

Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior political and technical experts from national institutions;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Good oral communication skills and conflict resolution competency to manage inter-group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests of varied actors;
Excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports;
Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior political and technical experts from national institutions.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University degree in Architecture;
Advanced university degree from a related field would be an asset.

Professional experience

Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in building design; 20 years would be an asset;
At least 5 years of international work experience would be an asset;
Management experience within a complex stakeholder environment;
Experience working with Government entities, developers, municipalities and contractors on similar building projects,
At least 10 years of experience in designing sustainable, energy efficient buildings;
Experience on integrated building design approach;
Experience on tendering documents, application projects, and exploration documents.
Have written or published papers, books or chapters regarding designing sustainable, energy efficient buildings, would be an asset;
Experience on the applications of renewable energy technologies and techniques of energy efficiency in buildings would be an asset;
Proven knowledge in computer programs related with the sustainability of buildings (including energy efficiency and sustainability issues) would be an asset.

Language:

Fluency in English.