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Short Term International Lead Consultant Project Development Specialist
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Sectors Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Laos - Asia & M East
Town/City Vientiane Capital, LAO PDR
Type Temporary / Contract / Seasonal
Status Full Time
Level Senior Level
Deadline 01/11/2011
Company Name UNDP
Contact Name Human Resources
Website Further Details / Applications
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Description
Lao PDR has been granted funds under the Least Development Countries Fund (LDCF) administered by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to prepare a project linked to the provision of small scale rural infrastructure, with specific focus on water resources, benefitting rural communities vulnerable to drought and flooding in the South of the country. The southern provinces are particularly vulnerable to drought and are facing longer and deeper dry seasons, as well as frequent delays in the onset of the rainy season. Local authorities need additional investment and technical support in ensuring that critical ecosystem functions, which underpin service provision with respect to small scale infrastructure provision, are not undermined by the changing climate.
 
This grant money will be utilized to conduct preparatory assessments and consultations for the formulation of a full-size, UNDP/GEF compliant project document. The main project components to be designed include: (i) strengthening planning, budgeting and budget implementation to reduce climate and disaster related risks; (ii) providing small scale rural infrastructure investments to address and minimize climate risks; (iii) and ensuring that infrastructure investment is linked to and underpinned by natural systems by securing critical ecosystem services and assets.
 
In this connection, UNDP Lao PDR seeks a qualified International Lead Consultant-Project Development to complete the elaboration of the Full Sized Project (FSP) Document in line with the national priority.
 
 
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1- Terms of Reference (TOR)
 
TOR and General Terms and Conditions for Individual Consultants can be also downloaded at http://www.undplao.org/vacancies/procurementnotice.php

 

Duties and Responsibilities
COMPONENT 1 – Technical Definition and Capacity Needs Assessment:  
  • Ensure that LDCF resources are used to address additional climate change-induced risks and existing community level vulnerabilities on top of the existing development baseline in the selected pilot regions/sites;
  • Ensure suitability of the selected adaptation options and ensure that they increase adaptive capacity and reduce long-term climate-change-induced vulnerability;
  • Identify and address gaps in information on activities underlying project outputs;
  • Ensure that criteria for the selection of pilot sites and adaptation options reflect long-term vulnerability to climate change.
  • Develop an Additional Cost Analysis for the full-size project, compliant with the requirements of the GEF Full Scale Project template for Adaptation projects;
COMPONENT 2 – Institutional Arrangements, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Propose a workable management arrangement for the project including decision making and hierarchical structure, roles and responsibilities and appropriate financial and technical workflow arrangements, taking into account existing arrangements for the disbursement of District Development Funds (DDF).
  • Undertake coarse capacity assessment of key ministries and local institutions to fulfil project management and implementation roles, including reporting, financial management and technical support;
  • Review inputs by the national consultant team on the definition of the Strategic Results Framework including a Project Objective, Outcomes, Outputs and indicative Activities and ensure compliance of the Full Size Project monitoring framework with UNDP/GEF quality requirements (particularly that the indicators used are specific, measurable, appropriate, relevant and time bound);
  • Define a project sustainability strategy to ensure replication of project benefits beyond the lifetime of the project.
COMPONENT 3 – Stakeholder Consultations and Involvement Plan:
  • Ensure that stakeholder consultations with relevant public and private authorities take place including mobilisation of project beneficiaries in defining project components, including mapping climate change adaptation needs and gaps;
  • Provide advice and quality control for the design and implementation of an appropriate stakeholder involvement strategy;
  • Support awareness raising for climate change adaptation and capacity building of key stakeholders throughout the PPG phase through meetings and outreach materials;
  • Ensure that the development of the overall project framework is participatory and based on a wide range of project stakeholders;
  • Facilitate and guide appropriate alignment of the project with related activities of other government, donor and private sector-driven activities in climate change adaptation;
  • Ensure that the workplan for the implementation phase of the project is appropriate and transparent in terms of activities and responsibilities;
COMPONENT 4 – Financial Planning and Cofinancing Definition
  • Capture and detail the co-financing arrangements for each envisaged project component;
  • Put particular attention to the design of project components requiring joint financing from different sources and stakeholders;
  • Support discussions with Government to clarify and finalise co-financing contributions to the project
  • Explore and clarify multilateral and bilateral cofinancing opportunities, in collaboration with the UNDP country office
Drafting of Full-size UNDP/GEF Compliant Project Documentation:
  • Consolidate inputs by the consultant team into a full-size UNDP/GEF compliant climate change adaptation project document;
  • Review the findings of the technical assessments undertaken during the preparatory phase and synthesize them in the relevant sections of the final project document;
  • Discuss and agree on the indicative project activities and compile a first Annual Work Plan (as per UNDP CO format) for project implementation;
  • Finalize the overall Project Logical Framework (Objective, Outcomes, Outputs, Indicators, source of Verification, Risks/Assumptions) and Additional Cost Analysis;
  • Compile Total Budget and Financing Plan;
  • Draft Organigram, timetable and Terms of Reference for key functions within the final project document taking into account the requirements and guidelines of UNDP/Results-Based Management;
  • Review and finalize stakeholder involvement plan;
  • Review Management Arrangements, M&E plan and M&E Budget for UNDP/GEF compliance, including the new GEF AMAT monitoring framework;
  • Finalize administrative mechanisms, including measures for effective delivery of LDCF financing (eg through the use of local government delivery mechanisms through GPAR) for the implementation phase, together with the UNDP Country Office;
  • Ensure that appropriate co-financing for the project is identified and that co-financing endorsement letters are available at the end of the PPG phase;
  • Compile Annexes for the full-size project document;
  • Ensure alignment of the full-size project document and CEO Endorsement Template with UNDP/GEF format and criteria;
  • Draft ToRs for all core project staff and national and international consultants

 

Competencies
  •  Experience in the use of computers and office software packages, and in the handling of web based management systems.

 

Required Skills and Experience
I. Academic Qualifications:
  • Master’s Degree in either Natural Science or Social Science or equivalent in environment management, land use planning, development economics, sustainable development, or related field.
  • At least 7 years of relevant experience in adaptation to climate change, environment management and sustainable development or a related field at the national or international level.
  • Demonstrated experience in project formulation (English language), experience in GEF project formulation would be an advantage
  • Demonstrated experience in providing management advisory services
  • Demonstrated track record in the design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing/facilitating relationships between international organizations and national governments.
 II. Years of experience:
  • At least 7 years of relevant experience in adaptation to climate change, environment management and sustainable development or a related field at the national or international level. 
  
Requirements for submission of applications:
All interested and qualified candidates should apply on-line through the UNDP website at http://www.undplao.org/vacancies/procurementnotice.php  or http://jobs.undp.org/ UNDP Lao PDR will only accept applications submitted on-line. Documents to be included when submitting the proposals: Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:  or Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:
 
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
1)     Proposal:
(i)   Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
(ii) Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable);
 
2)     CV including past experience in similar project and at least 3 references;
 
3)     Detailed financial proposal: Lump sum offer with clear cost breakdown (international travel, consultancy fee and per diem).
 
Note: The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel 3 missions to duty station, per diems). All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. UNDP accept travel costs not exceeding of an economy class ticket.
 
Instructions for on-line submissions:
Step 1: Please prepare all required documents electronically;
Step 2: Combine all documents in ONE SINGLE FILE (preferably in PDF however Word formats can be also accepted) and upload to the UNDP Jobs using the link above;
Step 3: You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.
 
Evaluation of Proposals.
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:
 
 
 Cumulative analysis
 
The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
* Technical Criteria weight; [ 0.7]
* Financial Criteria weight; [ 0.3]
Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max. 70 points. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 point will  be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points
 
Technical Evaluation Form -1
Points
Name of Consultant
Max 70
 
 
 
 
1.1 Technical experience in climate change and development issues.
None or no relevance - 0
Climate Change – 10
Climate Change and Ecosystems or Water Resources – 20
20
 
 
 
1.2 Appropriate higher degree qualifications (minimum Masters level)
None or no relevance - 0
Bachelor degree (5)
Master degree (10)
10
 
 
 
 
1.3 At least 7 years experience in project design in developing countries
Less than 7 years: 0
7 years: 10
7 years including experience with GEF: 20
20
 
 
 
 
1.4 Ability to develop and manage a work plan, deliver results on time and report effectively
20
 
 
 
 
Sub-total for Technical Evaluation
70
 
 
 
 
Financial (Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points) Lowest technically acceptable offer will receive highest score i.e. 30 points
30
 
 
 
 
Total max points obtainable Technical + Financial
100
 
 
 
 
 

Note:  Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to the following e-mail diyer.rasulov@undp.org UNDP Lao PDR will respond in writing by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. 

The copies of the response will be also placed on our web-site at http://www.undplao.org/vacancies/procurementnotice.php and linked to the current Procurement Notice.

All interested candidates are encouraged to visit the above web-site for updates. 

 

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more detailed information about UNDP Lao PDR please visit our website at http://www.undplao.org

 

 
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