| Overview : BACKGROUND / PROJECT DESCRIPTION Ethiopia is among 12 countries that have received a grant from the GEF to pilot an integrated approach to Fostering Sustainability and resilience for Food Security in Sub Saharan Africa. The grant will support countries to integrate priorities that safeguard and maintain ecosystem services into investments improving smallholder agriculture and food value chains. The main objective of the consultancy is to prepare a full-sized projects showing precisely how, where, what and how much, need to be developed and submitted to the GEF within the next Seven and half months (August 15,2015-March 2016). The project concepts already contain some basic background and indicative information about baselines, however additional data is needed to explicitly design the projects in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner and to ensure that GEF support is provided only for 'incremental' activities. EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES The expected duration of this work is 7 and half months with a start date of August 15, 2015, and the completion of the final Full size project document by end of March, 2016. The following deliverables are required as part of these Terms of Reference: - Guide and the design and conduct of at least 3 national consultations, at the inception, draft document and conclusion of the project preparatory phase;
- An inception report which sets out the work plan for the project design phase, consultants needed, and budget lines. It should not exceed 5 pages;
- A stakeholder consultation plan with measures for documenting and including community inputs during the project preparation period;
- Provision of advice and technical guidance to the National Consultant on key outputs of the project preparatory phase, which feed into the comprehensive project proposal;
- Prepare the drafting of GEF compliant, full-sized Project Documents and associated CEO Endorsement Templates for submission to the GEF CEO for endorsement (the CEO endorsement will primarily draw on information in the Project Document, with some additional details on budgets and work plans that need to be defined);
- The Project Document (PRODOC), - as per the GEF template
- The GEF CEO Endorsement Request, as per the GEF template
- The GEF tracking tool, as per the GEF template
- Environmental and Social safeguards screening as per the GEF template
- Co-financing letters. (UNDP and the Regional Technical Advisor will provide all the templates required.)
- The report of the project preparatory phase, which will set out the achievements of the project design phase, stakeholders that were consulted and budget spent.
Please note all this work will be done jointly with the National Consultant. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) a. Academic Qualifications: - A minimum of Master’s degree in Economics, Social Policy Analysis, preferably a combination of academic and technical experience in both social and economic fields.
b. Years of experience: - A minimum of 10 years of experience (after MSC) in conducting similar assignment, experience in developing a Full Size Project Document for the GEF Financed Project on Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience Project is an asset.
c. Functional Competencies: - Proven real experience, in producing similar assignment in other developing countries.
- Proven Experience in Project Preparatory Grant (PPG) Project Document for the GEF
- Policy and institutional knowledge in Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience Project.
- Good knowledge of the national planning context (culture, politics, line ministries) is essential.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; knowledge of Amharic is an asset.
- Experience in international best practices in Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience Project,
- Solid analytical and conceptual skills, ability to do quick but robust Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience Project.
- Willing to do field visits to source data as necessary
d. Language and other skills: - Excellent knowledge of English language, including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions;
- Capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders (civil society, government authorities, local communities, project staff); and
- Computer skills: full command of Microsoft applications (word, excel, PowerPoint) and common internet applications will be required.
e. Core 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 favoritism;
- Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTION: - Strictly follow the instructions indicated in the IC Proposal Submission Form uploaded hereto.
- Group of Individuals and/or Firms are not eligible for this consultancy assignment (open only for individual consultant).
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: The following proposals must be prepared as per the IC Proposal Submission Instructions. The Proposals shall be submitted before application deadline August 18, 2015 via UNDP Ethiopia Secured mail address: procurement.et@undp.org - Technical Proposal in pdf
- Financial Proposal in pdf
Please note that these proposals shall be submitted to the designated secured email into two files but in one email unless both Files are Greater than 9MB file size IMPORTANT NOTE: - Failing to submit anyone of the documents stated above will automatically disqualify the candidate from further technical evaluation;
- Those prospect consultants who fail to submit both Technical and Financial proposals as per the IC Proposal Submission Form and to the designated secured email will not be further considered for evaluation.
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