PAYMENTS AND TRAVEL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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Project Officer (Gender and Social Inclusion) - (Open to Nepalese Nationals only - Kathmandu with some travel to fields

Kathmandu with some travel to fields, NEPAL Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)Duration of Initial Contract :One year with possibility of extensionThe Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Programme (CDRMP) has been formulated as part of the Strategic Partnership Framework singed between the BCPR and UNDP, in accordance with the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium. The programme aims to strengthen the institutional and legislative aspects of DRM in Nepal, by building the capacities of Ministry of Home Affairs, other ministries, and local governments. The CDRMP will also establish strategic linkages between DRM and development sectors. The programme’s intervention in the area of climate risk management, community-based disaster risk management, and emergency preparedness and response will strengthen the overall system of disaster risk management in Nepal. It will integrate gender equality and women empowerment as well as social inclusion issues for sustainable DRM. A knowledge management strategy will support all the programme interventions. In course of implementing the programme, UNDP would build partnerships with the government, NGO’s international agencies, and academic institutions and expand the institutional and knowledge base of disaster risk management in Nepal. Under the direct supervision of the CDRM Programme Manager (PM) and technical oversight of the DRM Advisor, the incumbent will ensure that Gender Equality and Social Inclusion considerations are integrated into  policy advocacy and capacity development support to national and local level DRM mainstreaming overall.  In addition, the GESI PO will support to the capacity development of the whole CDRMP Team in integrated GESI into DRM programming. Ensure the negotiation, design and implementation of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion considerations in selected priority policy advocacy and capacity development interventions for DRM at a national and local level in close collaboration with  the National DRM Policy and Capacity Development  SPO; the EPR and ER SPO; and the ICRM/DRM SPOs  and other POs  (35 %)
Guided by the higher level CDRMP programme objectives and design, and in consultation with component leads, national government partners and other key stakeholders, define a relevant and prioritized strategy for GESI integration in selected priority UNDP policy advocacy and capacity development interventions; Provide direct technical capacity development support to strategic national partners on mainstreaming GESI into DRM;Ensure the identification, mobilization and management of resources -- services and materials inputs-- needed to implement these selected priority GESI activities and ensure their insertion in a timely and quality manner to achieve maximum results;Identify potential issues and problems related to GESI  to prepare  recommendations and plans to address anticipated challenges and to obtain any support/ advice required for the management, planning and control of CDRMP;Ensure synergy and  integration  of  outputs  with those of other CDRMP components and relevant UNDP  supported programmes from a GESI perspective;Ensure coordination and information sharing on GESI strategies, tools and outputs with wider the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium stakeholders, under the relevant flagships;Ensure that capacity development strategies support affordability, sustainability and scalability of results;Develop and maintain effective relations with national government stakeholders and wider NRRC stakeholders to advance buy-in and national ownership of relevant aspects of the CDRMP.Working with SPOs and POS, support the development of focused strategies for integration of GESI considerations for each of the CDRMP components, providing specific technical inputs as needed (30%).Provide direct coaching support on identifying high potential entry-points for GESI;Provide specific technical support on the design and implementation of activities, providing guidance in contracting additional technical resources as needed (see all considerations for management of activities under A above.)Contribute to wider knowledge generation and knowledge sharing on GESI as well as specific capacity development support for the CDRMP Team. (20%)Ensure that knowledge including good practices and lessons learned about GESI in DRM are  documented  and disseminated among national and international stakeholders on an ongoing basis;Contribute to relevant knowledge networks and communities of practice; Ensure that latest external knowledge and learning on GESI in DRM are shared with national and international stakeholders in such a way as to contribute to programme results; as well as targeting the CDRMP Team members from an internal GESI capacity development perspective.Guide CDRMP Team members in learning exercises to build their skills in integrating GESI considerations in their programming.

Support monitoring and evaluation, planning and reporting responsibilities with a GESI sensitive lens. (10%)

Prepare inputs and regular updates to detail work plans,  action plans, calendar of events, M&E framework and plan, risk and issue logs in consultation with the implementing partners and stakeholders of  the GESI issues;Contribute to  timely  reporting - both internal and external (to the Government and  donors)following UNDP and CDRMP requirements and established procedures;In collaboration with relevant SPOs and POs, support the management and monitoring of related financial, administrative, procurement and logistical matters for GESI-related project activities for DRM. (5%)Ensure effective, transparent and accountable management of financial resources related to project activities, as per UNDP rules and regulations;In close coordination with the Administrative and Finance team prepare accurate and reliable financial reports related to expenditures for GESI.

Carry out additional related tasks to support the good implementation as per the request of the PM.

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion considerations will be integrated into strategic policy advocacy and capacity development support to national and local level DRM mainstreaming.  In addition, the capacities of the CDRMP Team in integrating GESI into DRM programming are strengthened.  At a higher level of results, the contributions of the PO will see increased national capacities for GESI-sensitive DRM.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrated high moral integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards, impartiality and discretion and proven capacity of initiative, discretion and autonomy;Promotes the vision, mission and strategy of UNDP;Displays respect to diversity and cultural, gender, religious, race, nationality and age sensitivity.

Functional competencies:

Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office though leadership and personal example;Activity works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Planning, results based management and reporting;Able to monitor and evaluate programmes and projects from GESI perspectives;Able to implement new systems with attitude change among implementing partners.

Management and leadership

Build strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and results for the client and responds positively to feed-back;Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;Effective communications skills and ability to establish good working relationships with national and international interlocutors;Demonstrated openness to change and ability to solve problems and manage complexities;Ability to work and act under pressure and with discretion in a politically sensitive environment within a minimum of comfort;Ability to travel under harsh conditions within the country whenever required;Excellent team building skills.

Education:

Master Degree in social science, gender studies or related fields.

Experience:

At least five years of extensive practical experience in the field of social inclusion and gender issues;Including at least three years of solid experiences on gender, social inclusion issues preferably linked to some aspect of DRM;Demonstrated ability to develop strategies for gender and social inclusion;Demonstrated knowledge of global guidance and good practices in GESI in DRM.

Language requirement:

Fluency in English and Nepali essential.
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.

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Global Programme Support Consultant - Home-based with limited mission travel

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Global Programme Support Consultant - Home-based with limited mission travel

Home-based with limited mission travelStarting Date :
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The UNDP-GEF Unit is based in the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) and is responsible for providing leadership, technical support and implementation oversight to the delivery of GEF Trust Funds. The Unit is organized into a number of substantive technical teams with staff located in both HQs and UNDP's Regional Service Centers in Addis Ababa, Istanbul, Panama, and Bangkok, and with a decentralized structure in terms of financial, operational, and budget managements with authority delegated to respective managers located in HQ or in the region.

With funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and a number of donor countries, the Green, Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development Strategies (Green-LECRDs) technical team is implementing a wide range of Enabling Activities and Medium sized projects in more than 100 countries, including the National Communications (NC), Biennial Update Reports (BUR) and the Capacity Building (CCCD) Programmes. The Programme Support Consultant is needed to assist Technical Advisors with programme and administrative support and oversight for Enabling Activities at a global level, liaising directly with Country Offices in all regions. On a large scope key responsibilities will include monitoring project progress, quality assurance, tracking of financial status, and reporting to internal and external bodies on progress and implementation. The position demands the ability to meet deadlines and maintain high-quality output while working under pressure, as well as, practical experience with relevant databases and an understanding of the UNDP-GEF Project Cycle.

The consultant will work under the supervision of the UNDP/GEF Technical Advisors and Programme Managers for Cross-cutting Capacity Development and National Communication projects and carry out the following activities:

Management and oversight of project processes

Examines, reviews, processes and records all incoming documents relating to project portfolio; Communicates directly with UNDP Country Offices (COs), and when necessary, UNDP-GEF Headquarters and Regional Coordination Units to support project development and implementation;Ensures compliance with UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules and the Internal Control Framework; Provides support to CO’s ensuring that UNDP and Global Environmental Facility (GEF) guidelines are followed for project formulation and implementation;Coordinates with the UNDP/GEF financial unit and COs regarding operational and financial aspects of project approval and implementation; Provides quality assurance in the form of organizing and updating project records, as necessary, in PIMS and any other reporting mechanism; Provides facilitation and oversight of program implementation and development, including processing of approval letters, assistance with technical and financial clearances, securing relevant signatures, and ensuring quality assurance within digital project files;Develops tailored spreadsheet tracking tools for project progress monitoring;Provides quality control and corrective/anticipatory feedback regarding project submissions, contributing to quality and accuracy of project proposals and documents.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitor project delivery and submission of progress reports;Tracks and reports progress as directed/necessitated by the GEF Secretariat, UNDP/GEF, and the UNFCCC in the form of bi-annual NC and BUR status reports;Responsible for collection, data completeness and analysis of relevant surveys and questionnaires including Project Implementation Reports (PIR)/Annual Project Reporting (APR), including review of relevant mid-term and final evaluations. Liaise with relevant COs, project team and/or RTA to ensure correction, completeness and quality of every PIR with due consideration of the PIR quality evaluation criteria, which will be provided.

Financial Support

Coordinate review and approval of budget revisions and approval of Authorized Spending Limits of individual projects in close collaboration with Country Offices and UNDP/GEF financial unit;Analyzes individual project budgets and advises COs on any adjustments that may be needed to comply with Project Documents and UNDP/GEF regulations; Assist COs with financial clearance of Project documents.

Country Office and Regional Coordination capacity support

Manage information flow among COs, RCUs and HQs;Advise, provide guidance and training on UNDP-GEF programming and regulations, facilitate understanding of the GEF project cycle, as well as, the development and implementation of projects funded by the GEF.

Key performance indicators (figures will be reviewed during the course of the year, as necessary):

All 150 pipeline and under-implementation projects are recorded and updated in the UNDP-GEF project database (PIMS); 30 PIF, EA and CEO approval requests, including Project Documents, are reviewed for data completeness and finalization; The finalization and signature of 70 PIF/EA-approved and CEO-endorsed projects are secured; 120 AWPs are reviewed and analyzed to ensure ASL is allocated; Project Implementation Reports (PIR)/Annual Project Reporting (APR) are collected, reviewed and finalized;Biannual status reports on the progress of BUR and NC projects are collected, reviewed and consolidated.

 Information on Working Arrangements

Irrespective of his/her location, the consultant will be expected to be available during the regular business hours of the ECIS-based UNDP-GEF team; The Consultant will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under this assignment;A monthly progress report will be required to be shared with the Supervisor, on the Status of the Portfolio; Due to the demand-driven nature of a number of activities, and the different peak-periods during the 12 months linked to the different Programming Cycles, monthly deliverables will be reassessed and agreed upon with the Supervisor on an ongoing basis;The Consultant will be responsible for providing her/his own working station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, etc.) and must have access to a reliable internet connection; Payments will be made once a month upon satisfactory submission and acceptance by the supervisor of the monthly progress report against deliverables and detailed time sheet and certification of payment form providing details of time spent on respective deliverables and their timely execution. 

Travel

International travel, not exceeding 30 days, may be required subject to discussion with and clearance by supervisor. The purpose of missions will include: Detailed administrative and financial support to country office teams and national stakeholder in order to advance project inception and early implementation and/or participation in inception meetings;Any necessary missions must be approved in advance and in writing by the supervisor; The Advance and Basic Security in the Field II courses must be successfully completed prior to commencement of travel; The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that s/he has the necessary vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director; The incumbent is responsible for obtaining any visas needed in connection with travel with the necessary support from UNDP; Consultants are required to comply with the UN security directives; The incumbent will be responsible for making his/her own mission travel arrangements in line with UNDP travel policies; All related travel expenses will be supported by the project travel fund and will be reimbursed as per UNDP rules and regulations upon submission of an F-10 claim form and supporting documents. 

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies:

Planning and Organizing

Sets priorities, produces quality outputs, meets deadlines and manages time efficiently; Ability to set and juggle multiple priorities and work under pressure; Strong attention to detail within an overall context of high-performance.

Client Orientation

Strong service and client orientation; Anticipates evolving client needs; Excellent interpersonal qualities with the ability to put people at ease and to communicate sensitively and effectively across different constituencies.

Teamwork

Ability to participate effectively in a highly team-based, information-sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating harmoniously with others;Willingness and ability to travel as work requires.

Communication

Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and in writing);Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; Proven ability to use information technology effectively as a tool and resource.

Education:

University degree in economics or other closely related field (7 points); Certification in project management would be desirable (5 points).

Experience:

Minimum of five years of experience in financial resources management, budget management, and/or a project management support functions (10 points);Solid experience with UNDP-GEF processes, project oversight and/or management (10 points); Knowledge of tools and methodologies to follow-up on projects and project cycle management (8 points); Experience at the national or international level with organizations that manage grants is a plus (5 points); Mastery in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, as a minimum; database management as a plus), (5 points);Experience with Capacity Development and National Communications project cycle work is an advantage (5 points).

Language requirements:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English language (5 points); Spoken and written fluency in French and/or Spanish highly advantageous (5 points).

Evaluation method:

Only those applications which are responsive, compliant, and acceptable will be evaluated. Applicants must submit a duly completed and signed UNDP Personal History form (P11). Kindly note you can upload only ONE document to this application. Incomplete applications will not be considered;Offers will be evaluated according to the Combined Scoring method – where the qualifications will be weighted at 70% (max 65pts), and the financial offer will be weighted at 30% (out of max. 100pts.);Only candidates obtaining 50 points or more from the review of qualifications will be considered for financial evaluation; Applicant receiving the highest combined score and has accepted UNDP’s General Terms and Conditions will be awarded the contract.

General Conditions of Contract for the ICs:

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/documents/procurement/documents/IC%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf.

UNDP Personal History form (P11) required of all applicants:

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/Careers/P11_Personal_history_form.doc. 

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.

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Senior Project Officer (Emergency Preparedness, Response and Early Recovery) - (Open to Nepalese Nationals only) - Kathmandu with some travel to the fields

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Senior Project Officer (National Disaster Risk Management Policy and Capacity Development) - (Open to Nepalese Nationals only) - Kathmandu with some travel to fields

Kathmandu with some travel to fields, NEPAL Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)Duration of Initial Contract :One year with possibility of extensionThe Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Programme (CDRMP) has been formulated as part of the Strategic Partnership Framework signed between the BCPR and UNDP, and in accordance with the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium. The programme aims to strengthen the institutional and legislative aspects of DRM in Nepal, by building the capacities of Ministry of Home Affairs, other ministries, and local governments. The CDRMP will also establish strategic linkages between DRM and development sectors. The programme’s intervention in the area of climate risk management, community-based disaster risk management, and emergency preparedness and response will strengthen the overall system of disaster risk management in Nepal. It will integrate gender equality and women empowerment as well as social inclusion issues for sustainable DRM.  A knowledge management strategy will support all the programme interventions. In course of implementing the programme, UNDP would build partnerships with the government, NGOs, international agencies, and academic institutions and expand the institutional and knowledge base of disaster risk management in Nepal. Under the direct supervision of the CDRM Programme Manager (PM) and technical oversight of the DRM Advisor, the incumbent will ensure UNDP inputs to a well-coordinated strategy of  policy advocacy and capacity development to strengthen national level  legal and normative frameworks for and mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Management/ Climate Risk Management.    Corresponding activities are primarily under the Institutional and Legislations Systems Strengthening (ILS) and Strategic Linkages with other Sectors (Mainstreaming) components of the CDRMP programme.  Detailed scope of work includes:
Ensure the negotiation, design and implementation of relevant, timely, effective and efficient interventions in policy advocacy and capacity development for DRM at a national level while ensuring linkages to work ongoing on developing DRM capacities and mainstreaming at local level.   (60%)Guided by the higher level CDRMP programme objectives and design, and in consultation with national government partners and other key stakeholders, define a relevant and prioritized UNDP contribution to capacity development for DRM at national level;Provide direct technical capacity development support on DRM ;Design and guide an appropriate policy advocacy strategy to support the development of a supportive policy and normative framework for DRM in Nepal;Ensure the identification, mobilization and management of all external resources -- services and materials inputs-- needed to implement activities to ensure their insertion in a timely and quality manner to achieve maximum results;Identify potential issues and problems related to ILS and Mainstreaming of DRM and to prepare  recommendations and plans to address anticipated challenges and to obtain any support/ advice required for the management, planning and control of CDRMP;Ensure synergy and  integration  of  outputs  with those of other CDRMP components and relevant UNDP  supported programmes;Ensure that gender equality and social inclusion considerations are integrated into policy advocacy and capacity development inputs, drawing on the technical support of the GESI PO as needed;  Ensure that capacity development strategies support affordability, sustainability and scalability of results;Ensure coordination and information sharing on DRM mainstreaming work with wider the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium stakeholders, under the relevant flagships, focusing primarily on Flagship 5 and linkages with other Flagships as appropriate;Develop and maintain effective relations with national government stakeholders and wider NRRC stakeholders to advance buy-in and national ownership of relevant aspects of the CDRMP.

Contribute to knowledge generation and knowledge sharing. (15%)

Ensure that knowledge including good practices and lessons learned about DRM legal, policy and normative frameworks and national capacity development for DRM are  documented  and disseminated among national and international stakeholders on an ongoing basis;Contribute to relevant knowledge networks and communities of practice;Ensure that latest external knowledge and learning on DRM legal, policy and normative frameworks and national capacity development for DRM are shared with national and international stakeholders in such a way as to contribute to programme results.

Manage monitoring and evaluation, planning and reporting responsibilities. (10%)

Contribute to strong results-based management of the programme including a strong results-focused AWP design, with measurable outputs, targets and indicators for EPR and ER; identification of strategic issues for review and evaluation and use of monitoring and evaluative data in management of the ILS and Mainstreaming components.Prepare inputs and regular updates to detail work plans,  action plans, calendar of events, M&E framework and plan, risk and issue logs;Contribute to  timely  reporting - both internal and external (to the Government and  donors)following UNDP and CDRMP requirements and established procedures.

Ensure the management and monitoring of related financial, administrative, procurement and logistical matters for project activities for DRM (10%)

Ensure full compliance of operations with UNDP rules, regulations and policies and monitoring of achievement of results related to ILS and Mainstreaming;Ensure effective, transparent and accountable management of financial resources related to project activities, as per UNDP rules and regulations;In close coordination with the Administrative and Finance team prepare accurate and reliable financial reports.

Additional tasks. (5%)

Support the PM in representing the team  in all relevant Country Office meetings, events and other activities as required;Serve as OIC for the PM as and when needed.

Impact of Results

The effective management of the activities related to ILS and Mainstreaming,   and delivery of CDRMP objectives in compliance with UNDP rules and procedures will impact efficient delivery of CDRMP results and outputs, fiscal and human resource management and administration.

Specific results include:

The outputs related to ILS and Mainstreaming are delivered and activities are implemented in a timely and politically sensitive manner;Integration is established among all activities of the CDRMP;Staff and team morale is maintained as per UN code of conduct;All necessary reporting deadlines are met and M&E processes built into the CDRMP;Constructive relationships are built and maintained with all internal and external actors that impact CDRMP delivery;Knowledge products, that capture both best and failed practices are developed and disseminated;The higher level results will contribute to the establishment of a legal and normative framework and national level capacities that contribute to the effective mainstreaming of DRM.

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrated high moral integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards, impartiality and discretion and proven capacity of initiative, discretion and autonomy;Promotes the vision, mission and strategy of UNDP;Displays respect to diversity and cultural, gender, religious, race, nationality and age sensitivity.

Functional Competencies:

Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example;Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Sectoral planning, results based management and reporting;Able to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate programmes and projects, as well as resource mobilization skills;Able to implement new systems with attitude change among implementing partners.

Management and Leadership

Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and results for the client and responds positively to feed-back;Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;Effective communications skills and ability to establish good working relationships with national and international interlocutors;Demonstrated openness to change and ability to solve problems and manage complexities;Ability to work and act under pressure and with discretion in a politically sensitive environment with a minimum of comfort;Ability to travel under harsh conditions within the country whenever required;Excellent team building skills.

Education:

Master Degree in social science, DRM or any related fields.

Experience:

At least seven years of extensive practical experience in the field of multi-stakeholder development programmes with national and international agencies;Including at least three years of solid experience on policy advocacy and capacity development with national level institutions  for disaster  risk management;Demonstrated ability to develop strategies for policy advocacy and capacity development for DRM;Demonstrated knowledge of global guidance and good practice in DRM policy and capacity development.

Language Proficiency:

Fluency in English and Nepali is essential.
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.

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International Planning and Budgeting Specialist - Home-based with travel to Indonesia

Home-based with travel to IndonesiaStarting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)Duration of Initial Contract :Expected Duration of Assignment :Indonesia issued Presidential Regulation No. 61/2011 stipulating the National Action Plan on Greenhouse Gases Emissions Reduction (RAN-GRK) in 2011. This Regulation elaborates on Indonesia’s commitment to make voluntary reduction to its Greenhouse Gases Emissions by 26% against a business-as-usual scenario using domestic resources, and reaching up to 41% with international support by the year 2020. The RAN-GRK specfies Indonesia’s action plan to mitigate climate change by setting emissions reduction targets per sector to be implemented by 5 priority sectors contributing to Indonesia’s emissions.As an input to the preparations for the implementation of Regulation on RAN-GRK, a Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) was undertaken, covering fiscal year of 2009 – 2011, with a focus on reviewing public expenditures related to climate change in the forestry and energy sectors. The outcome of the CPEIR was the development of Indonesia’s Mitigation Fiscal Framework (MFF) which was adopted in 2012. The CPEIR study is to be regarded as an input to a longer term policy dialogue and development on climate finance in Indonesia.
Since the development of the MFF, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) has been striving to achieve a transition from the current brown economy to green economy development pathways. To realise this, it is crucial to integrate the principles of green economy into the processes of policy decision making, namely planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and audit. As a next step from the MFF, The Green Finance for Development (GFD) project has been requested by the Ministry of Finance to focus on the greening of the budgeting process. The project targets three thematic areas: climate change mitigation, adaptation/disaster risk reduction and biodiversity. The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of the Government of Indonesia to green their budgeting drilling down to sub-national level. The project provides an overarching chapeau to accommodate three separate, yet highly complementary regional/global projects: the Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI); Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN); and Strengthening the Governance of Climate Finance to Benefit the Poor and Vulnerable (Governance for Climate Finance) funded by SIDA.   The project builds on the MFF prepared by the Fiscal Policy Agency of the Ministry of Finance.   One of the activities recommended by the MFF was to develop a climate budget tagging and scoring system. This recommendation has been responded through a policy study known as Low Emission Budget Tagging and Scoring System (LESS) has been supported by UNEP and PEI and will be further developed and rolled out by the Green Finance for Development project through national and provincial level pilots. In parallel to the RAN-GRK which states the national mitigation action plan, the Government of Indonesia has recently launched in February 2014 the RAN API which sets out adaptation action plan for the country. In anticipation of this, the GFD through the SIDA component is planning to conduct a CPEIR with a focus on adaptation expenditure in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province. The selection of NTT province is based on the two main reasons, namely, NTT as one of most climate vulnerable provinces and the presence of ongoing UNDP-GEF funded Strategic Planning and Action to strengthen climate resilience of Rural Communities (SPARC) Programme. One of the SPARC Programme outputs is to enhancing institutional capacity at the provincial and district levels for facilitating more effective adaptation planning and budgeting. The complementarity in the overall objectives of SPARC and GFD will thus offer an opportunity for synergy and partnership. The CPEIR for adaptation expenditure - overseen by Bappeda and in cooperation with the Fiscal Policy Agency (FPA) of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will analyze both expenditures and fiscal instruments, will help the provincial and district governments and parliaments to better understand and plan climate finance for adaptation actions, make climate investments more apparent, and better define roles and responsibilities of relevant institutes with regard to climate finance for adaptation.In addition, the findings and recommendations from the CPEIR will directly feed into the design of SPARC activities in the subsequent years (2015 onwards). Such activities will include facilitation of cross-sectoral, inter-institutional dialogues at the provincial-level and identification and implementation of priority adaptation actions in support of meeting the overall development objectives of the provincial and sectoral development plans. This assignment is part of the regional programme on strengthening governance of Climate change finance to benefit the poor and vulnerable in Asia-Pacific to support UNDP Indonesia country office and Indonesia government, as one of the programme’s focused countries, to conduct a gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR. The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR for adaptation actions in NTT, as with previous study on mitigation, will be specific to the province and is intended to assist the development of a better understanding of:The formulation and coherence of the climate change strategies and policies and whether they address the gender and poverty dimensions of climate change;The roles and mandates of the institutions involved in climate actions, poverty reduction and gender mainstreaming;The processes of resource allocation and effectiveness monitoring for climate, poverty reduction and gender equality, related activities;The interface between NTT local government and various national and international funding sources;The identification of climate, poverty reduction and gender equality actions, their allocations, actual expenditures and the sources of these funds;The identification of climate actions/expenditures co-benefits in terms of gender equality and poverty reduction;The progression of finance through treasury mechanisms to the delivery of services and actions;The processes of scrutinizing, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of all climate expenditures and their co-benefits regardless of their sources;The ongoing process on how to roll out the RAN API in an efficient and effective manner for NTT.The CPEIR for adaptation actions will contribute to the overall development objectives of NTT to strategically allocate resources and manage finance in order to achieve its adaptation commitments in a manner that is gender responsive and beneficial for the poor and vulnerable.   The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR has the following scope of work:To conduct CPEIR at the provincial level and in 2 selected districts (Sabu Raijua, Manggarai or East Sumba) as pilot for analyzing the public financing framework for adaptation actions, poverty reduction and gender equality at the community level;To provide baseline information and analyses at sub-national level on key climate financing issues with regard to existing policies, institutional arrangement, the planning and budgeting cycle, and non-public sector involvement;To provide recommendations to ongoing process on how to finance, implement and monitor RAN API in an efficient and effective manner for NTT;Develop recommendations for a climate financing plan to address gender responsive and poverty sensitive climate change adaptation priority issues at subnational level. This could be in the form of a climate fiscal framework (required investments, potential sources of finance, fiscal instruments, delivery mechanisms, and accountability framework).The above mentioned objectives will be achieved by using the “Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR)” methodology developed by the UNDP in consultation with the Word Bank, ADB and the OECD. The methodology will be adjusted to the country (in this case sub-national - NTT) specific focus and needs. It will build on the experiences in Cambodia that have recently updated and refined the CPEIR methodology with support from UNDP. It will also and for the first time, adopt a “co-benefits” approach by mainstreaming into its analysis the gender and poverty dimensions of the climate change policies, institutions and actions it reviews. The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR approach includes:Policy, institutional and budgetary analysis at national and provincial levels

The CPEIR takes forward several of the issues identified in national climate change strategies and plans and analyses the climate relevant policies, institutions and budgets. The analysis should also adopt a “co-benefits” approach and analyze how the policies, institutions and budgets are impacting poverty reduction and gender equality. Care should be taken by the CPEIR team in this case to reflect national perspectives in the gap analyses to properly contextualize the sub-national issues. For example, the CPEIR should provide recommendations to the ongoing process on how to finance, implement and monitor RAN API in an efficient and effective manner for NTT;

Reviewing the institutional arrangements, accountability and coordination mechanisms for climate change

This will include reviewing some of the provincial policies that directly or indirectly relate to Climate Change, particularly in relation to the RAN GRK, RAD GRK and RAN API. As the CPEIR’s focus is one on Adaptation, it should develop recommendations for a climate financing plan to address gender responsive and poverty sensitive climate change adaptation priority issues at subnational level. This could be in the form of a climate fiscal framework (required investments, potential sources of finance, fiscal instruments, delivery mechanisms, and accountability framework). It will also include examining the impact of other legislation that have a direct impact on the delivery of climate change related activities, such as legislation relating to key sectors and policy documents addressing poverty reduction and gender equality such as “the National Strategy to Accelerate Gender Mainstreaming through Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting”. While there has been significant progress in establishing the necessary institutional arrangements to deal with climate change, limited coordination has constrained strategic resource allocation and efficient climate finance management.   The CPEIR will examine the current institutional arrangements to identify where improvements could be made to ensure the setup of institutional mechanisms that will allow the efficient delivery of gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate adaptation public goods and services. In reviewing the institutional arrangements, the team will also explore underlying political economy issues that impact the status quo as well future scenarios that may emerge post CPEIR. The CPEIR should identify institutional opportunities and bottlenecks at the sub national level: The assessment will then analyze the various institutional and organizational opportunities and bottlenecks that are currently in place that either facilitate the effective delivery of climate change related activities and finance. As part of this, there will be an analysis undertaken to unravel the complex relationship between the central government, sector ministries and the provincial/local government for the delivery of gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate finance. This comparison is necessary to highlight any overlaps in roles and responsibilities, gaps in capacity and responsiveness to community needs;

Budget allocation and actual expenditure

The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR will review the public financial management systems for planning, allocating, procuring, spending tracking, gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate related expenditures. It will also review any existing monitoring and evaluating system to measure the effectiveness of climate related expenditures and their co-benefits in terms of poverty reduction and gender equality in NTT. This will involve reviewing the integration of climate change, poverty and gender objectives within the resource allocation process including as part of budget planning and implementation. The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR team will attempt to undertake trend and composition analysis on both budgeted and actual expenditures. In addition to the activities identified above, specific focus will be placed at the provincial level and two district level analysis to examining the following issues:
Identifying the sources of funds and treasury / transfer mechanisms from central government to provincial and district level: There is a need to have a clear understanding about the sources of funds, allocation mechanisms and funds transfer mechanisms from the national to the sub national level. The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR will identify all current modalities such as the general grant via Government Treasury, donor funding to NGOs, and existing national funds available to provincial government (if any). This should consider both allocation mechanisms and transfer of funds. In doing this, the analysis will look at all institutions at the provincial level who are involved in the delivery of climate, poverty and gender related activities, including: line departments, local governments, CSOs, both national and international;Conducting District level case studies: To complement the financial analysis, a case study may be undertaken to provide illustrations of how climate finance is being delivered. The case studies should take into account the poverty and gender dimensions of climate finance. The intention with the case study is to capture the diverse nature of the district levels within the province and the varying levels of capacities of key stakeholders. Classifying climate change expenditures

 The absence of a national definition and a consensus internationally, on what constitutes a body of climate, or climate change, expenditure constrains stakeholders in tracking resources allocated for financing climate actions. The gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR will propose an inclusive methodology to define climate change expenditure that is appropriate in the NTT context, reflecting both adaptation and mitigation related expenditures. The classification methodology should also allow for the identification of poverty reduction and gender equality co-benefits resulting from these climate expenditures. At the same time, there should also be a space for local institutions and practitioners to influence how central government classifies ‘gender responsive and poverty sensitive climate change’ and ‘gender responsive and poverty sensitive climate expenditure’, based on local experiences as well as international practices. Such a classification may be used to inform future national climate policy and plans’, ensuring it is aligned with local planning and budgeting processes.  The assignment requires a careful review of planning, budgeting expenditure records and accounts that relate to climate change, poverty reduction and gender equality at local levels and also an assessment of the governance and capacity of institutions in managing gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate finance. The methodological approach requires that the gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR team works inter-actively with the government agencies and other stakeholders to identify the scope of the exercise, priority sectors for in-depth analysis, how to address cross cutting issues such as the poverty reduction and gender equality dimensions of climate finance and a detailed work plan at the inception of the exercise.  Given the newness of methodologies in the area of gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIRs and the importance of building national capacities, international experience shows that a combination of international and national expertise is important.   An initial inception mission will be used for international expertise to train the national technical assistance team and to facilitate consultations over priority focus sectors for the duration of the exercise, as well as well as to ensure an appropriate launch of the gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR through the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning (Bappenas).  The consultant will also support regional meetings sharing Indonesia’s experiences. During the process of review, government staff members will be actively involved in the implementation of the gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR and provided with learning sessions on the issues and methods through focus group discussions with the gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR consultancy team.The expected outputs from this assignment:
Gender Responsive, Poverty Sensitive CPEIR ReportThe gender responsive, poverty sensitive CPEIR report will be conducted at the NTT provincial and in 2 districts level as pilot (either Manggarai/Sabu Rai Jua/ East Sumba district) and is expected to provide: A review of existing policies and regulatory frameworks on climate change at national and provincial levels.A review of key sectoral plans and linkages to the climate change as stated in the RAN-API;A review of how climate change and sectoral plans through a poverty reduction and gender equality lens.A review of any other issue relevant to climate change in the NTT context;An identification of gaps in the 4 steps above and recommendations to address them.A review of existing institutional arrangements to address climate change at national and provincial levels and between them;A review of the allocation of climate change business between public institutions at national and provincial levels and between them;A review of the capacities of institutions and institutional arrangements to address climate change at national and provincial levels and between them;A review of the existing coordination mechanisms at national and provincial levels and between them;A review of all the institutions and mechanisms reviewed above through a poverty reduction and gender lens.An identification of gaps in the 4 steps above and recommendations to address them;An analysis illustrating how gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate finance is mainstreamed into the annual budget cycle and medium term fiscal framework. This includes reviewing the annual and medium term planning, budget formulation, budget execution, tracking, monitoring and evaluation phases of the cycle and their responsiveness to gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate finance. Reforms necessary to strengthen the country systems and their ability to attract additional domestic and foreign funding should be highlighted. A review of on and off-budget domestic inter-governmental transfer mechanisms and how they could be strengthened;A methodology to define gender responsive, poverty sensitive climate finance;A classification and measurement of domestic expenditures according to their climate, gender and poverty relevance based on the definitions developed in the previous step;A review of foreign financed funding mechanisms (on and off budget) to provincial government and NGOs and classification and measurement according to the methodology developed above if possible;District level case studies will enhance the analysis and should be included as annexes to the full report. The case studies address, but not limited to: 1)  The review of financing structure for implementation of climate adaptation activities. 2) The review of existing fiscal measures, incentives and Public Private Partnerships. 3) A financing Plan for expenditures to meet the sub-national climate adaptation targets. 4) Recommendations for next steps.Lesson learning document and dissemination strategies for other Indonesian provinces;Lesson learning document and dissemination strategies for regional south-south exchanges.

Provision of monitoring and control

UNDP Indonesia in close collaboration with the Fiscal Policy Agency of the Ministry of Finance will provide guidance to the Consultant as part of the broad consultancy team. The SPARC programme team in Kupang will provide facilitation to the CPEIR consultation team including facilitating consultations with key stakeholders in NTT. The team of consultants to be recruited will report to UNDP Programme manager and to the FPA of the Finance Ministry as per their individual Terms of References.UNDP CO will hire a team of three technical consultants in consultation with the FPA, and will provide quality assurance over the implementation of the CPEIR, and will support organizing the inception workshop, mid-term workshop and final workshop. UNDP APRC will also provide overall support, quality assurance and guidance to the consultants, ensuring they have access to the latest data, information and experiences on CPEIR methodology development and implementation elsewhere.Documents to be included when submitting proposalInterested individual consultant must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate your  qualifications:Proposal: Brief motivation letter (not more than one page) indicating why the applicant thinks is an outstanding candidate for the job including a methodology on how applicant will approach and complete the assignment;Financial proposal: The financial proposal must indicate lump sum professional fee in USD;Personal CV and/or P.11 including past experience in similar projects and the name and contact details of 3 references.

The contract will be based on lump sum amount

The financial proposal will specify the lump sum professional fee in USD and payments will be made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked and upon completion of the deliverables. 

The contractor is expected to travel to Indonesia.  In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

Contract Duration

9 months (May 2014 - January 2015).

Duty Station

The assignment will be undertaken in Indonesia.  The consultant will be working in part-time and home-based basis with travel to various districts in Indonesia.

Demonstrated strategic technical and intellectual skills in the substantive area;Demonstrated leadership, facilitaiton and coordination skills, ability to manage technical team and long-term strategic partnership;Demonstrated entrepreneurial abilities and ability to work in an independent manner;Demonstrated ability to work in team with strong communicaiton skillsDemonstrated ability to work under pressure and time constraint; andExcellent written and oral communication skills.

Education:

Master’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Environment, Social Science or other related field

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of experience in economics of adaptation, climate change policy, institutional arrangements, accountability and coordination mechanisms for climate change adaptation and Public financial management ; Familiarity with government planning systems and institutional roles;Ability to interact with senior government officials;

Language requirement:

Fluency in both English and Bahasa is desirable

Evaluation:

The award of contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable; andHaving received the highest score out of pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the socilitation.

Technical Creteria weight: 70%

Experience related to services: 30 pointsWritten test/proosal and interview result: 30 pointsExpertise and availability: 40 points

Financial Proposal weight: 30%

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 350 technical points would be considered for the Financial Evaluaiton.

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.

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Protected Area Planning Management Consultant - Home-based with travel to Indonesia

Home-based with travel to IndonesiaStarting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)Duration of Initial Contract :Expected Duration of Assignment :The Indonesian island of Sumatra is one of the most biodiversity rich islands in the world, as measured either by species richness or endemism. It is also home to several iconic and highly threatened species such as the Asian elephant, tiger, Sumatran orangutan and Sumatran rhino, and in many cases represents the last remaining strongholds for these species. In order to conserve Sumatra’s globally significant biodiversity, the government of Indonesia, since 1982, has established a network of 40 terrestrial Protected Areas (PAs) on the island. Despite the government’s efforts, the remaining natural habitats and rich biodiversity continue to be severely depleted.

These threats are ubiquitous across Indonesia and, for Sumatra, exemplified by those facing the tiger and its prey:

Forest habitat conversion and degradation: Over the past two decades, Sumatra has been losing just over 2% of its entire forest estate each year. Thus, forest cover on the island has shrunk from 25.3m hectares (in 1985) to 12.8m hectares (in 2009);This loss, largely driven by increased land demands for oil palm and pulp for paper, is disproportionate and has primarily occurred in the more accessible lower elevation forests, which are the most biodiversity-rich and best quality tiger habitats. In addition, forest fires, largely recorded from Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra, are used to clear land for agricultural plantations, typically on peat swamp that can burn for days and release huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere posing risks to both wildlife and human health. Illegal exploitation of wildlife and retaliatory killings of tigers:
Tigers are directly poached for their body parts to supply illegal domestic and international markets;
Given the illicit natural of tiger trafficking, all estimates are conservative, but at least 50 tigers have been poached on average each year from 1998-2002 (approximately 80% for trade and 14% in retaliation for a human-tiger conflict incident. For an island-wide population that is estimated at 500-700 adult individuals this is significant. The government of Indonesia has clearly identified biodiversity conservation as a priority and is making significant efforts to create the conditions for sustainable PA management as a key strategy to conserve biodiversity. The Ministry of Forestry requested the Global Environment Facility (GEF) support to carry out a full-sized project entitled, “Transforming effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in priority Sumatran landscapes”. The project aims to address the institutional issues facing biodiversity management in Indonesia by focusing on Sumatra, and in particular on five national parks (Kerinci Seblat, Bukit Barisan Selatan, Leuser and Berbak-Sembilang) and their surrounding landscapes (covering 5.49 million ha) and the Kampar-Kerumutan landscape (0.98 million ha) that contains Sumatra’s last significant tract of peat swamp forest. The project will be implemented by the Department for Forest Protection and Nature Conservation of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, Sumatran Tiger Conservation Forum (known as HarimauKita), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL).The Project Preparation Grant (PPG) has been obtained to conduct the necessary assessments and stakeholder consultations for developing a full project plan. A key objective of the PPG will be to establish the baseline context, to clarify the GEF increment and to plan activities with all stakeholders, and to develop project strategy, approach and results, and a strategic results framework. In order to assess the baseline situation and develop a project plan for the Sumatra-wide project, the service of an international Biodiversity and Strategic Planning Specialist is required.

Under the guidance of the UNDP Regional Technical Adviser and working closely with the Biodiversity and Strategic Planning Specialist, the Specialist will develop the Project Document for the full size project entitled “Transforming Effectiveness of Biodiversity Conservation in Priority Sumatran Landscapes” in collaboration with Ministry of Forestry and the project partners. The consultant will also assist with supporting the review process for the Project Document and responding to comments (e.g. from the GEF STAP).

The Specialist will act as the lead consultant to ensure generation of necessary information for project formulation under the guidance of the UNDP Regional Technical Adviser. In general, the Specialist will: Liaise closely with the Ministry of Forestry and subsidiary provincial and national park agencies as well as relevant agencies working outside of PAs, the project partners (HarimauKita, FFI, WCS and ZSL), civil society organisations, private sector and communities working in the target areas, ensuring their participation and inputs into the PPG process; Coordinate generation of necessary data and information for project development, providing technical expertise for information analysis, planning and development of the Project Document and CEO Endorsement Document; Organise meetings and consultation sessions, and provide necessary data, information and analyses for all PPG activities; Compile the GEF BD-1 Tracking Tool consisting of the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) and the Financial Sustainability Scorecard Ensure the soundness and appropriateness of the project plan based on the reality and issues on the ground; Ensure appropriate stakeholder consultation, including private sector and communities, in the target landscapes to ensure meaningful participation in subsequent project implementation. In particular, the Specialist will work with the project partners to complete the following tasks. Sumatra and PA landscape profile compilation for the target sites through desk-top studies as well as field-based research and stakeholder consultations, to cover critical information gaps, including an analysis of: (i) threats to biodiversity in the priority landscapes, their root causes, and law enforcement strategies to mitigate them;
(ii) policy, regulatory, socio-economic, institutional, technical and knowledge barriers to the establishment of the ecological linkages and effective management of the landscapes;
(iii) the developmental context (key business sectors, socio-economic development, political environment) and its current and future impacts on biodiversity conservation in the landscapes;
(iv) the government and partners’ baseline activities projected budgets, existing inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms including agreements between relevant agencies, as well as complementary activities by various partner organisations;
(v) the spatial distribution and different land use status of forests and other natural habitats;
(vi) the spatial extent and development of satellite images and maps of the proposed priority landscapes;
(vii) conservation and economic development plans, projects, programmes and initiatives affecting or impacting on the proposed project activities; and(viii) conduct a review and ensure establishment of baseline information including budgetary information for each of the priority landscapes, including community carbon pool/village forest schemes, REDD + pilots, conservation of wildlife habitats in production areas, management of wildlife conflicts, logging concessions/spatial planning evaluations. Institutional review of Sumatra PA system and target PAs including: (i) review of each of the five focal national parks’ management structure including reporting, decision making functions and financial flows, as well as an analysis of existing institutional frameworks against conservation and sustainable development objectives;(ii) identification of gaps and recommendation of measures for strengthening and rationalising institutional arrangements and elaborate on new institutional models for demonstration at the target PAs;
(iii) review of the Resort Based Management (RBM) initiative and implementation status, and make recommendations for the project support for accelerating the speed and effectiveness of RBM site level implementation;
(iv) review the existing staff profile, identifying gaps and making recommendations for priority capacity building needs using the UNDP capacity development scorecard;
(v) assess the status of existing park management plans and recommend concrete steps for development of park management plans for all the parks in an integrated manner; and, (vi) apply the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tools (METT) to each of the target PAs in close consultation with the executing agencies and stakeholders, determining scores for the current situation and five years before. Conduct a stakeholder assessment and development of a stakeholder involvement plan, including:
(i) identify government, private sector, civil society and community stakeholders and their responsibilities pertaining to land, forest and natural resource management in target PAs and surrounding landscapes;
(ii) assess socioeconomic situations surrounding the target PAs to be fed into the PA landscape profile;
(iii) identify opportunities for livelihood interventions in target landscapes;
(iv) ensure that select community representatives understand and agree to the project and their participation in its implementation;(v) conduct an environmental and social screening process; and;(vi) and gender assessment reviewing the role of both females and males in the project development and implementation and the potential impacts of the project on each gender group. Develop Sumatra wide and local level project indicators:  Including local threat reduction indicators, biodiversity condition indicators, spatial indicators and indicators to show increase in capacity to respond to threats to biodiversity. Baseline situation and targets for each indicator will be established and measurement methodologies will be documented to ensure standard measurement of the indicators throughout the duration of the project.   Contract Duration: May 2014 – January 2015Duty Station: Home-based but will be required to spend a total of up to 60 days in Indonesia and will need to travel to related project sites as necessary.The final deliverables of the consultancy will be the UNDP Project Document, GEF CEO Endorsement Request Document and associated annexes, responses to review comments, and GEF Tracking Tools. Major sub-products are: Review of applicable policy and regulatory frameworks for the demonstration landscapes, and institutional capacity for each of the focal national parks (including biodiversity status, threat status, conservation targets, legislation and human resources for the focal Sumatra PAs including capacity development scorecards for relevant agencies; Conservation needs assessment and PA Profiling (including Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT assessments and financial sustainability scorecard) for the focal PAs, and socio-economic and natural resource profiles for the wider demonstration landscapes (including GIS maps showing the landscapes and all related PAs);  Environmental and social screening conducted using the UNDP environmental and social screening procedure (ESSP), from which a monitoring and mitigation framework will be developed; Stakeholder involvement plan (focusing on their engagement, goals and objective for involvement and principles of their participation) including documentary evidence of stakeholder consultation.                                                     Provision of monitoring and Progress Controls:The consultant will be supervised by the assigned Regional Technical Advisers for biodiversity and ecosystems, including technical quality assurance of the consultant’s work at the milestones.   Functional Competencies: Demonstrated strategic technical and intellectual skills in the substantive area; Demonstrated leadership, facilitation and coordination skills, ability to develop and effectively manage long term strategic partnerships; Demonstrated entrepreneurial abilities and ability to work in an independent manner; Demonstrated ability to work in a team, ability for managing timely and effective delivery of both quantity and quality before the deadlines; Demonstrated ability to produce concise and clearly written technical reports to a high standard; Computer proficiency, especially related to professional office software packages (Microsoft Office). Master’s degree in zoology, ecological sciences, biodiversity conservation or closely related field. PhD degree an advantage.

Experience:

A minimum of 12 years of demonstrable experience in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem planning and management, and protected area management; Working experience with international organizations is an advantage as is knowledge of GEF, UNDP policies, procedures and practices; Experience in working in the relevant field in Indonesia (preferably Sumatra) and with its government, experiences working in international organizations in Indonesia or elsewhere in SE Asia is another strong assets.          Excellent communication (both oral and written) and partnership building skills with multi-dimension partners, people skills for conflict resolution and negotiation; Proficient in English language and Indonesian language, both spoken and written. Excellent ability to write project reports particularly for international funded projects and ability to make high-quality project presentations. Documents to be included when submitting the proposal:Interested individual consultant must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate your qualifications:Technical Proposal: Brief motivation letter indicating why the applicant thinks is an outstanding candidate for the job including a methodology on how applicant will approach and complete the assignment; Financial proposal: The financial proposal must indicate lump sum professional fee and travel costs in USD; Personal CV and/or P.11 including past experience in similar projects and the name and contact details of 3 references. Financial Proposal: The contract will be based on lump sum amountThe financial proposal will specify the lump sum professional fee and travel costs in USD and payments will be made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked and upon completion of the deliverables. To submit Financial Proposal, please use Template of Submission of Financial Proposal provided in Annex I.The contractor is expected to travel to Indonesia.   In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.The award of the contract will 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%Experience related to services - 30 points Written proposal/test AND/OR interview result -30 points          Expertise & Availability 40 - points Financial Criteria weight: 30%Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 350 technical points would be considered for the Financial EvaluationUNDP 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.

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