| Overview : UNCDF shall enter into a non-exclusive long term agreement (LTA) with the selected Consultant(s) and shall provide specific deliverables and time frames for each task, as and when required. Prospective individuals are requested to take note of the following: - This solicitation is for a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for one year and renewable up to three years linked to satisfactory performance of the individual consultant. “LTA” refers to a mutual arrangement whereby the Consultant will provide services as required, over a specific period of time.
- An LTA is a mutual arrangement between UNCDF and an individual to provide the required services at prescribed prices or provisions over a period of 12-36 months, with potential extension of one year. UNCDF reserves the right to rescind the agreement during that period should performance of the consultant not meet its requirements.
- Under an LTA, UNCDF does not warrant that any quantity of services shall be purchased during the term of this Agreement. Where a request for services arises, UNCDF shall directly contract the consultant based on its need to carry out those activities. A specific Term of Reference (TOR) outlining the outputs for each assignment shall be provided and an Individual Contract would be issued to the consultant, detailing the time frame.
Objectives
The objective of this consultancy is to effectively support financial service providers and energy enterprises – through risk capital and technical assistance – in expanding their energy businesses serving the low-income segment.
To this end, selected consultants will focus on: - Scoping business opportunities for the CleanStart Programme;
- Developing implementation strategies and/or national level business plans;
- Identifying & selecting local implementation partners such as financial service providers and energy enterprises; providing pre-investment technical assistance to develop high-quality business plans;
- Designing & implementing risk capital instruments and selection processes as well as technical Assistance that maximize partners’ potential to achieve results;
- Supporting due diligence, monitoring and reporting of investment partners;
- Supporting knowledge management and documentation of lessons learnt.
For details of this consultancy, please visit Jobs at www.undp.org: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=58617 Application deadline: 17th August 2015. |
