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Location : Kampala, UGANDA
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required : English
Duration of Initial Contract : 50 working days, spread from June to September 2013
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Background
Applicants who previously applied need not apply.
The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Water and Environment- Climate Change Unit, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with funding from European Commission and the governments of Germany and Australia, has launched a Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Project.
The LECB Project focuses on strengthening Uganda`s technical and institutional capacity in the development of national Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory systems and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and their associated Measuring, Reporting and Verification Systems. The project will develop up to four NAMAs that have sustainable development co-benefits such as increased clean energy generation and access, new technology investment opportunities, improved health, increased employment opportunities and overall economic growth and poverty reduction.
The LECB project is seeking to engage consultancy services of a National Expert to provide technical knowhow on strengthening the elements and design of the National Inventory System in the priority sectors identified in the project document and support relevant project activities that are in line with GHG inventory systems.
Duties and Responsibilities
Working under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and the Climate Change Unit, the National Consultant will provide technical knowhow on strengthening the elements and design of the National Inventory System in the priority sectors identified in the project document. Relevant project activities that will involve the services of the GHG Inventory Expert(s) are described below; It is anticipated that the work conducted will be coordinated closely with national experts working on the compilation of the national GHG inventory for the National Communication and the LECB experts working on development of NAMAs, LEDS, and MRV systems.
Output 1: Planning process agreed for building a robust national system for preparation of GHG emission inventories and linkages to MRV, including definition of legal and institutional arrangements
Document the current inventory management team and sectoral roles and arrangements
Review & document the legal & institutional arrangements for elaborating the GHG inventory
Provide recommendations for strengthening the institutional frameworks and coordination mechanisms that ensure periodic GHG inventory updates, Biennial Update Reports, and national communications in the sectors covered by the Project
Recommend mechanisms at the national and institutional levels to link GHG Inventory system to MRV-related activities on a sustained basis
Output 2: Data, emission factors, sources, methods & assumptions documented and archived for selected key sectors
Document the selection process of national activity data& emission factors and related parameters (units, source, year of data, etc) used in the inventory preparation process for selected key sectors
Document the method choice, description and assumptions
Document the data collection methods of data providers
Elaborate a national manual of procedures to prepare the inventory
Identify data that must be compiled/developed to fill gaps for key categories and identify appropriate methods/approaches to overcome data gaps
Provide recommendations for improving the data collection system, including analysis of barriers to obtaining data and solutions for overcoming these barriers
Output 3: Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures described
Review the main elements of a QA/QC plan
List key QA/QC personnel and any country-specific additional QA/QC responsibilities
Elaborate a Tier 1 QA/QC checklist
Elaborate a Tier 2 QA/QC checklist as appropriate
Describe improvements to the QA/QC plan
Output 4: Archiving system described
Describe the existing archiving program and procedures, including responsibilities, procedures, and checklist
Provide recommendations for improving the archiving system
Output 5: Key category analysis
Complete the Tier 1 key category “base year level analysis” and “trend analysis”
Complete the Tier 2 key category “base year level analysis” and “trend analysis”, as appropriate
Output 6: Inventory improvement strategy developed, including awareness raising and sustainability components
Summarize priorities for improving national inventory system based on Outputs 1 to 5
Describe communication, outreach, and training activities/plans
Prioritize inventory improvements (i.e., immediate, medium term, long term), and review periodically over the lifetime of the LECB project
Develop a long-term in-country programme to improve inventory
Output 7: Strengthened national capacities for inventory planning and inventory management.
- Report on needs and capacity assessment for the GHG inventory systems in the sectors covered
- Provide technical inputs to the design of a capacity building program on national GHG inventory systems
- Participate as a resource person in trainings on applying best practices in GHG national inventory systems
- Other tasks that the National Inventory System Team Leader will identify as necessary to the success of the Project in attaining its objectives.
- Potential outputs and tasks for establishing a national inventory system are described below. Key resources to support the experts include:
- IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (1996 Revised, 2006) ) ) ) ) ) ) , )
- IPCC 2000 Good Practice Guidance& Uncertainty Manual (GPGAUM) (GPGAUM)
- IPCC 2003 Good Practice Guidance for Land-Use, Land-Use Change & Forestry
- UNDP 2005 Handbook: Managing the National GHG Inventory Process
- US EPA/US AID 2011Template Workbook: Developing a National GHG Inventory System (English, Spanish, French) (English, Spanish, French)
Detailed deliverables and target due dates:
- Output 1: Planning process agreed for building a robust national system for preparation of GHG emission inventories and linkages to MRV, including definition of legal and institutional arrangements. Target due date: 17 May. Estimated no of working days: 5.
- Output 2: Data, emission factors, sources, methods & assumptions documented and archived for selected key sectors. Target due date: 9 June. Estimated no of working days: 15.
- Output 3: Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures described. Target due date: 24 June. Estimated no of working days: 5.
- Output 4: Archiving system described. Target due date: 13 July. Estimated no of working days: 5.
- Output 5: Key category analysis. Target due date: 28 July. Estimated no of working days: 5.
- Output 6: Inventory improvement strategy developed, including awareness raising and sustainability components. Target due date: 4 August. Estimated no of working days: 5.
- Output 7: Strengthened national capacities for inventory planning and inventory management. Target due date: 18 August. Estimated no of working days: 5.
Working Arrangements
Working under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and the Climate Change Unit, the National Consultant(s) will provide technical
Duration of the Work
Expected duration of work is 50 working days, spread from May to September 2013 as per breakdown provided in the “Deliverables” section.
Duty Station
Kampala, Uganda
Competencies
Good coordination ability and team working spirit
Good organizational skills, with experience in organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops and writing reports
Good interpersonal/communication skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Required Skills and Experience
Application Deadline : 27-May-13
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