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Position Title:
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT: LOW-EMISSION CAPACITY BUILDING (LECB) PROJECT GHG
INVENTORY
Organization:UNDP -Uganda
Primary Location:Kampala, UGANDA
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Additional Category: Environment and Energy
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 23-Jun-2014
Duration of Initial Contract : 40 Working Days
Expected Duration of Assignment : 40 Working Days
Brief Company Profile:
The focus of the Low Emission Capacity Building Project in Uganda is
strengthening technical and institutional capacities for the development of a
greenhouse gas (GHG) national inventory system, nationally appropriate
mitigation actions (NAMAs), and the associated measuring, reporting and verification
(MRV) systems.
The project is aligned to the United
Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Uganda 2010-2014, which
priorities focus on supporting national efforts and capacities to ensure
growth, prosperity and social transformation while integrating climate change
concerns into the development process and accelerating progress towards
achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It responds to Uganda’s
socio-economic development challenges pertaining to environment and climate change
as captured in the country’s five year National Development Plan 2010/11 –
2014/15 that emphasizes, among others: developing national capacity to deal
with climate change challenges; ensuring climate proof development planning;
and promoting low carbon economic development path. It further responds to
capacity gaps in establishing a national GHG system as identified in the
Initial National Communication (INC) to the UNFCCC.
Consultancy Rationale:
Under the project’s Outcome 1: “Robust national systems for preparation of
GHG emission inventories have been established”,an international GHG inventory
expert will support national GHG staff and build local capacity to ensure
further development of the GHG inventory system.The international consultant
will apply and reinforce the following reports that have already developed
under this project:
·
Report on GHG Inventory Planning
Process, including Institutional Arrangements;
·
National Manual of GHG Inventory
Sources, Methods, Data, Emission Factors and Assumptions for Uganda;
·
Report on GHG Inventory Sources,
Methods, Data, Emission Factors and Assumptions, plus Rules of Procedure
·
Report on Key Category Analysis ;
·
Report on Current archiving
system and proposal for improvements.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Programme Management Unit is seeking to engage a consultant to:
Provide technical know how and capacity building in order to strengthen the
National Inventory System.
The consultant shall develop a GHG inventory manual together with the
national consultant. At this stage of the project it is also vital to start the
institutionalization of the GHG inventory work and to build the capacity within
the group of people that will work with GHG inventory in the future.
The consultant is therefore also expected to support the capacity building
of the GHG inventory staff and working group.
Detailed Consultancy Activities
·
Develop step-by-step manual of
procedures for Uganda(together with the national GHG consultant), building on
the reports outlined above;
·
Act as lead resource person at
two on-site trainings and prepare technical materials and presentations for the
trainings;
·
Improve the data collection
system, including analysis of barriers to obtaining data and solutions for
overcoming these barriers based on regional and international experiences, and
provide guidance on how to establish a linkage between the national GHG
inventory system and the planned national MRV system.
Consultancy Final Deliverables:
Facilitate two on-site
trainings(including the preparation of technical materials and presentations,
e.g. share examples of international best practices 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, guidance on mechanisms to link GHG Inventory
system to MRV-related activities on a sustained basis, guidance on data
collection and improvement strategies in the sectors covered by the Project,
and recommendations on improvements of emission factors, Advise on archiving
tools and databases)
Improve the data collection
system, including analysis of barriers to obtaining data and solutions for
overcoming these barriers based on regional and international experiences;
GHG inventory step-by-step manual
for Uganda describing how to institutionalize the GHG inventory system.
Deliverables/ Outputs:
·
Inception report with a detailed
work plan for the assignment within one week of engagement;
·
Three days GHG inventory workshop
(including preparation with the national consultant);
·
Three days GHG inventory workshop
(including preparation with the national consultant);
·
GHG inventory step-by-step manual
for Uganda describing how to institutionalize the GHG inventory system;
·
Improve the data collection
system, including analysis of barriers to obtaining data and solutions for
overcoming these barriers based on regional and international experiences.
Note:
All deliverables will be reviewed and approved by the Project Manager LECB/
UNDP/CCU.
Consultancy Implementation Arrangements:
The consultant will be under the overall supervision and guidance of the
LECB Programme Management Unit (PMU). The consultant shall be home based 30
days and spend 10 days in Uganda (two workshops in Kampala).
Competencies
Functional competencies:
·
Mature judgment and initiative;
·
Ability to present complex issues
in simple and clear manner;
·
Ability to work under pressure
and deliver high quality results on time;
·
Initiative and independence;
·
Analytic capacity and
demonstrated ability to process analyze and synthesize complex, technical
information from different disciplines;
·
Ability to innovate, combining
methodological approaches and data from various levels and disciplines
including economics, finance, development and conservation;
·
Strong communications and
interpersonal skills;
·
Positive, constructive attitude
to work;
·
Ability to act professionally and
flexibility.
·
Proven ability to support the
development of high quality knowledge and training materials, as well as
audio-visual communications product.
Corporate Competencies:
Demonstrates integrity and
ethical standards;
Displays cultural, gender,
religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
An advanced post-graduate
university degree in a subject related to climate change and/or environmental
management, or equivalent work experience.
Experience:
·
At least 10 years of experience
in application of IPCC methodologies for GHG inventories;
·
Extensive experience working in
developing countries on GHG inventory issues;
·
Familiarity with international
negotiations and processes under the UNFCCC.
Language:
Excellent spoken and written
English language.
Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments:
·
Payment shall be by the lump sum
modality in the following 4 instalments. These shall be all inclusive and the
contract price is fixed regardless of changes in the cost components;
·
Upon submission of acceptable
inception report (1 week after signing of contract) - 20%;
·
Presentation of acceptable and
approved output 2- 20%;
·
Presentation of acceptable and
approved output 3-5 - 60%.
Evaluation Method and Criteria:
Cumulative analysis
The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose
offer has been evaluated and determined as:
·
Responsive/compliant/acceptable;
and
·
Having received the highest score
out of a pre -determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria
specific to the solicitation.
·
Technical Criteria weight; -
70%;
·
Financial Criteria weight; -
30%.
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total
technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Technical Criteria – Maximum 70 points.
Criteria
·
Education (Advanced degree or
higher in natural resource management or related) - 10;
·
Knowledge of the GHG inventory
systems - 15;
·
Relevant experience in conducting
similar assignments in developing countries- 15;
·
Relevance of experience in report
writing and drafting - 10;
·
Description of
approach/methodology to assignment- 20.
Closing date: 11-Jun-14
Mode of Application:
The consultant is required to submit an on line application with the documents/information in one single PDF
document:
Duly accomplished Letter of
Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP
(Annex II);
Personal CV or P11, indicating
all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details
(email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3)
professional references.
Technical proposal:
Brief description of why the
individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
A methodology, on how they will
approach and complete the assignment;
Financial proposal that indicates
the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of
costs, as per template provided (Annex II).
For further information, please
email Diana.nabbanja@undp.org and copy justine.naiga-bagonza@undp.org .
Annexes:
Annex I: Individual Contractor
General Terms and Conditions;
Annex II: Template to
Confirmation of Interest and Availability and Submit the Financial Proposal.
Annexes (to be downloaded from UNDP Uganda website, procurement notices
section:http://www.ug.undp.org).
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.
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
